Instagram's digital ad share to double despite Facebook issues

Instagram is poised to reign as the darling of Facebook Inc. apps, offering a life boat for the core platform during a bout of privacy concerns.

Cowen says the photo-sharing app’s share of digital video budgets from ad buyers will double from 2018 to 2020. In fact, Instagram has grown as the go-to choice for launching new brand campaigns looking to reach ages thirteen to thirty-four, according to 61 percent of survey respondents to a Cowen study representing about $14 billion in ad spend.

“Stories” — a relatively new Instagram feature — are helping to grow the app into a campaign favorite. Instagram Stories appear “poised for greater adoption” as more ad buyers allocated some portion of their spend to the feature in 2018 than the year prior, said Cowen’s John Blackledge in a note. Instagram even beat out TV in this younger target group, a medium only 3 percent of respondents said was a primary platform.

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With new CMO and AOR, Massage Envy rolls out brand campaign


A year ago, Massage Envy was a brand in crisis, plagued by some 200 accusations of sexual assault of customers at its facilities. Since then, the 1,200-unit chain has implemented new safety measures to reassure consumers, and it is now ready to push a brand awareness campaign.

“A few bad apples put us in the headlines in a not-so-positive way,” says Kathy Collins, who joined the Scottsdale, Arizona-based brand as chief marketing officer last July, noting that she came onboard in order to “take all the good in this brand and blow that up.”

Last year, Collins tapped Fallon as Massage Envy’s agency-of-record after she worked with the Minneapolis-based shop at H&R Block. A series of ads designed to challenge the perception that massages are a luxury only for the affluent by conveying them as a routine necessity for a healthy life, debut next week. The chain is budgeting between $20 million and $25 million on the media for the new push, more than previous efforts which cost between $16 million and $20 million, Collins says. In 2017, Massage Envy spent $17.9 million on measured media in the U.S., according to Kantar Media.

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Miami Heat / Nike: Uniform

Nike was partnering with the League to become the official NBA uniform partner beginning in the 2017-18 season. Each team would be debuting a City Edition uniform, and the story behind these alternate, one-year-only jerseys would be local – based on the personality, topography, or character of the team’s hometown.

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Compact Music Festival Bags – The Lunchbox is a Secure and Convenient Accessory for Any Festival (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Music festival bags are extremely important, especially in the summer when one could get seriously dehydrated. The Lunchbox offers a feasible solution for those who are looking to carry their…

Stylishly Modern Phone Booths – ROOM Transcribes the Traditional Phone Booth to the Modern Setting (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It is the essence of modes of communication to become obsolete as time goes on but ROOM attempts to revive one “outdated” example as a modern phone booth for the office. Through…

Clinique Puts a Trendy Twist on a Beloved Product: Personalization

Clinique launched its signature product, Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion, way back in 1968, and it’s been one of the brand’s biggest sellers ever since. A version of it–there’s also a Dramatically Different gel for those with oilier skin and a jelly, which claims to help protect skin against pollution–is purchased somewhere in the world every…

Aplicativo de podcasts do Google ganha suporte para Android Auto

O Google Podcasts agora tem suporte para o Android Auto. A atualização, reportada pelo AndroidPolice, vem sendo antecipada pelo público desde o lançamento do aplicativo no ano passado. A integração, que já acontece com o Pocket Casts desde meados de 2015, é tão simples quanto se espera de quem busca usar aplicativos no menu do …

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Sadia resgata campanha dos anos 80 para mostrar que sua qualidade não mudou

Em sua nova campanha, a Sadia relembra uma de suas propagandas mais icônicas, lançada em 1984. Na época, o filme apresentava um garoto fazendo um teste cego e reconhecendo o presunto Sadia só por identificar o sabor. Criado pela África e produzido pela Alice Filmes, o novo vídeo traz o tom de nostalgia ao mostrar …

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Sony cria toca discos de vinil com conexão Bluetooth

Se você é daquelas pessoas que ama ouvir música pelo vinil, mas não aguenta mais comprar adaptador e cabo pra fazer o toca discos funcionar, a Sony pelo visto acabou com seus problemas com um reprodutor de vinil que conta com uma conexão Bluetooth em seu sistema. Anunciado durante o CES 2019, o PS-LX31OBT é …

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Fotos da “garota da água” do Globo de Ouro foram ação “improvisada” da marca Fiji Water

Depois de virar meme durante o Globo de Ouro 2019 aparecendo ao fundo de diversas fotos de famosos no tapete vermelho, a “garota da água” ganha uma nova explicação. A modelo Kelleth Cuthbert não roubou a cena por acaso. Sua aparição, assim como os cliques, eram parte de uma ação da marca Fiji Water. De …

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Mercedes apresenta carro autônomo com visual inusitado na CES 2019

Esta semana está acontecendo em Las Vegas a Consumer Electronics Show, uma convenção de tecnologia que mostra para os visitantes algumas das últimas novidades de algumas das grandes empresas. A Mercedes-Benz é uma das principais presentes e mostrou vários de seus novos projetos, incluindo um que chamou bastante a atenção. O novo modelo autônomo da …

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Heineken vai investir $50 milhões em cerveja sem álcool nos Estados Unidos

A Heineken recentemente introduziu no mercado estadunidense uma nova leva de vídeos que promove a sua cerveja sem álcool, a Heineken 0.0. Ainda que a bebida exista desde 2016 em mercados como a Espanha, ela só agora está chegando aos Estados Unidos – e este debute não vem por acaso. Isso porque a marca começou …

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Instagram's digital ad share to double despite Facebook issues

Instagram is poised to reign as the darling of Facebook Inc. apps, offering a life boat for the core platform during a bout of privacy concerns.

Cowen says the photo-sharing app’s share of digital video budgets from ad buyers will double from 2018 to 2020. In fact, Instagram has grown as the go-to choice for launching new brand campaigns looking to reach ages thirteen to thirty-four, according to 61 percent of survey respondents to a Cowen study representing about $14 billion in ad spend.

“Stories” — a relatively new Instagram feature — are helping to grow the app into a campaign favorite. Instagram Stories appear “poised for greater adoption” as more ad buyers allocated some portion of their spend to the feature in 2018 than the year prior, said Cowen’s John Blackledge in a note. Instagram even beat out TV in this younger target group, a medium only 3 percent of respondents said was a primary platform.

Continue reading at AdAge.com

The Exclusive That Wasn’t? Publication Retracts Moonves Interview

Agenda, a news service owned by The Financial Times, published an interview with someone claiming to be Mr. Moonves shortly after he was fired as chief executive of CBS.

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Brilliantly Spoofs M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’

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HBO Created Soprano Nicknames for Brands, Celebs and More. Here Are Some of the Best

Most of us go through life hoping not to earn a strange nickname, but a Sopranos nickname worthy of the mob lifestyle? That might just be an offer you can’t refuse. HBO’s Twitter account today has been having a blast coming up with Sopranos-inspired nicknames for just about anyone who wants one, especially if it’s…