After 35 Years, Unilever CMO Keith Weed Will Retire in 2019
Keith Weed, leader of the world's second largest marketer, is retiring. After 35 years with Unilever, Weed will depart in May of 2019. The news follows a leadership shakeup in late November at Unilever...
View Article10 Campaigns That Show How Wieden + Kennedy Impacted Culture in 2018
Advertising is ubiquitous across all media, even as repeated surveys show modern consumers moving away from "traditional" platforms. But how many of these ads are truly memorable? How many prove the...
View ArticleThe Necessary Growing Pains of Programmatic Are Evident in Latest Cutbacks
Programmatic has been an ad industry buzzword for a number of years, but the rapid growth of the sector is not without its pain points for the workforce involved amid brewing fears of recession and...
View ArticleGannett CEO Robert J. Dickey to Retire Next Year
After more than 25 years at Gannett, president and CEO Robert J. Dickey intends to retire next year. Dickey agreed to stay on until May 7 or until a replacement is named, the publisher said in an...
View ArticleBudweiser Placed These Billboards Outside Competitors’ Offices to Celebrate...
For 13 years, drinking alcohol in the U.S. was forbidden, thanks to a little thing called Prohibition. It may not seem like something to think back on with any sort of affection, but on the 85th...
View ArticleNielsen Social Content Ratings Is Now Tracking Social Media’s Top TV Talent
Nielsen Social Content Ratings added a new chart for the week of Nov. 26, which tracks the top TV talent on social media, and Tyra Banks finished atop the inaugural list for her role in Life-Size 2: A...
View ArticleWorkplace by Facebook Achieves ISO 27018 Certification
Facebook's Workplace by Facebook enterprise solution achieved ISO 27018 certification, meaning that it meets the International Organization for Standardization's privacy-focused international standard...
View ArticleFacebook Revealed Several Updates to Its Test of Subscriptions to Instant...
Facebook announced several updates to its test of subscriptions to Instant Articles, as well as 26 new publishers that were added to the test group. The social network began testing subscriptions in...
View ArticleFollowing Anti-Gay Tweets, Kevin Hart Steps Down as Oscar Host
This week, ABC and the Academy of Motion Pictures had tapped a new celebrity Oscars host who seemed to have the Midas touch with brands--Kevin Hart--to help reverse the ceremony's ratings spiral. "I...
View ArticleOmnicom Executive Mainardo de Nardis Is Stepping Down After 38 Years in the...
Mainardo de Nardis, executive vice chairman of Omnicom Media Group, announced to employees this morning that he will be stepping down from his position and leaving the holding company world after...
View ArticleThe First Avengers: Endgame Trailer Is Exactly as Bleak as You’d Expect After...
If you've seen Avengers: Infinity War, you know that it ends on the most soul-crushing note in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (That's your cue to stop reading if you'd rather avoid...
View ArticleGlued to Your Phone at the Dinner Table? Marshawn Lynch Wants to Have Some Words
Will we ever collectively return to a time when dinners around the table included little more than food, your friends or loved ones, and polite conversation? Let's be real--probably not. In this...
View ArticleYouTube: Here’s How to Add Stickers to a Stories Post
YouTube recently expanded the availability of its Stories feature to eligible creators with more than 10,000 subscribers. YouTube Stories lets content creators share photos and videos on their channels...
View ArticleFilm Marketers Need to Stop Wasting Time and Money Advertising to People Who...
When it comes to the movie box office, bright spots like Ralph Breaks the Internet, Creed II and A Star Is Born are lifting the spirits and fortunes of Hollywood studios. It is much-needed good news as...
View ArticleHow Online Reviews Can Foster a Deeper Connection Between Brands and Consumers
Influencers and anything social media are the words du jour in brand building. Brands are clamoring to create branded connections via tactics like Instagrammable moments or encouraging their users to...
View ArticleBud Light Brings Its Love of Music and Sports Together With a Super Bowl...
Bud Light is known for making a big splash during the Super Bowl, debuting many memorable ads over the years, including its 2018 spot featuring the Bud Knight and the "Dilly Dilly" universe. While the...
View ArticleTime Magazine Selects Group of Persecuted Journalists as Person of the Year
Time named a group of journalists it called "the guardians" from "the war on truth" as its Person of the Year. All of those named "have paid a terrible price to seize the challenge of this moment,"...
View ArticleWPP to Cut 3,500 Jobs, Refocus on Creative and Data With No More Agency Mergers
During today's extended investor day conference, WPP CEO Mark Read positioned his business not as a formerly dominant network pivoting to retain its relevance, but as a "creative transformation...
View Article4 Cyber Week Trends That Will Influence Consumer’s Choices This Holiday Season
As predicted, Cyber Week 2018 delivered good news for retailers. The period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday brought increased sales across the industry, fueling a promising start to holiday...
View ArticleWhat Marketers Can Learn From Burger King’s Geo-Conquesting Strategy Against...
History has given us many storied accounts of competition: Coca-Cola versus Pepsi; Apple versus Microsoft; Marvel versus DC; Starbucks versus Dunkin. The ferocity of rivalry competition has propelled...
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