Facebook introduced some tweaks to the way developers submit their applications for review. The social network created a new getting started guide, which presents three common use cases and scenarios for integrating apps with the Facebook platform: integrate Facebook Login, get started with the Pages API and implement Marketing API. Vijay Natarajan, who works on…
It seems like every online publication has its version of a gift guide. And while fashion, tech and cooking magazines might have different ideas of what’s “best” this holiday season, they all start to blur together like lights on a tree. To blend the innovative with the old-fashioned, Huge created a print version of its…
Approximately 2.77 billion. That’s the estimated number of people that will be using social media by 2019. We’ve come a long way from the days of Myspace in the early 2000s and from when there were less than a billion social media users in 2010. Social media continues to change and evolve, and social networks…
M&M’s is back in the game. The Mars candy brand announced it will run a 30-second spot during the first quarter of the Big Game, held this year on Feb. 3. Fans will see the spot air during the first commercial break. “We’re excited to bring M&M’S back to such an iconic stage as the…
YouTube recently expanded the availability of its YouTube Stories feature to all eligible creators with more than 10,000 subscribers. The feature allows users to share photos and videos on their channel that will be available to view in the YouTube mobile application for seven days. Our guide will show you how to add a lens…
Sometimes it’s hard to see the proverbial forest through the trees. So it is with data, which is easily the most [ab]used word and topic in marketing and media circles today. It is definitely a dense topic with lots of layers and applications, which often get conflated and misappropriated. My aim here is to shed…
There have been a lot of questions in the news lately about emotional support animals being allowed on flights. Should they be limited to certain breeds? Should they be certified? But no one has stopped to ask: Should they be deep fried? Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has answered anyway, and now you can pick up an…
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Marketers’ jobs have never been more complex. They have to juggle vendors, evaluate complicated technology and draw insights from reams of data, all while meeting skyrocketing customer expectations.
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M&M’s is returning to the Super Bowl with its fifth Big Game spot in the past decade.
The 30-second commercial, produced by BBDO New York, will air during the first commercial break following the kick-off of Super Bowl LIII on Feb. 3.
“You’ll see the return of fan-favorite spokescandies, along with big news from the brand that we know fans will love,” Allison Miazga-Bedrick, brand director at M&M’s, said in a statement.
Facebook’s Instagram played a much bigger role in Russia’s manipulation of U.S. voters than the company has previously discussed, and will be a key Russian tool in the 2020 elections, according to a report commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
The Russian Internet Research Agency, the troll farm that has sought to divide Americans with misinformation and meme content around the 2016 election, received more engagement on Instagram than it did on any other social media platform, including Facebook, according to a joint report by three groups of researchers.
“Instagram was a significant front in the IRA’s influence operation, something that Facebook executives appear to have avoided mentioning in Congressional testimony,” the report says. IRA activity shifted there after the media began to write about Russian activity on Twitter and Facebook. “Our assessment is that Instagram is likely to be a key battleground on an ongoing basis.”
(TrendHunter.com) From Oregon Trail-style glamping to tequila barrel sleeping pods, the 2018 travel trends reveal the increasing demand for unique travel experiences and unorthodox accommodations.
In recent years,…
(TrendHunter.com) From pint-sized bean grinders to mess-free French presses, the 2018 kitchen trends reveal a major change in the way consumers prepare their daily cup of joe.
While previous years have been…
(TrendHunter.com) The 2019 world trends highlight a variety of different immersive experience that are offered all over the globe. Some important elements covered include social good and health consciousness. These…
(TrendHunter.com) The 2019 business trends round-up spotlights how some businesses are expanding themselves in the market and how they are curating unique experiences for their consumer base.
Brands like The North…
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| THE ORIGINAL? Volvo V70 – 2009 “1400 KM on a single tank” Watch full campaign here Forsman & Bodenfors (SWE) |
LESS ORIGINAL United Airlines – 2015 “Connecting the world” Watch full campaign here Miami Ad School Hamburg (GER) |
LESS ORIGINAL EasyJet – 2018 “Don’t hesitate, choose both” Watch full campaign here Agency : Creatives Geneva (SWI) |
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Les Moonves won’t get any severance pay from CBS. The former chairman and CEO stepped down in September amid multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, and the CBS board hired two laws firms to investigate, and to determine if Moonves was eligible for a $120 million exit payment. The answer: No. CBS cited Moonves’ “willful and material misfeasance, violation of company policies and breach of his employment contract.”
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