The New York Times Co. Reports $709 Million in Digital Revenue for 2018

The company is nearing its goal of $800 million in digital revenue ahead of a 2020 target. Paying subscribers rose to 4.3 million, a record.

Spotify, in Major Podcast Push, Buys Gimlet Media and Audio Tool Start-Up

The deals will help the music-streaming giant expand beyond its core service and reduce its reliance on the major record labels.

Cirque du Soleil Buys Magic Show Company

The company acquired The Works Entertainment, the makers of the Illusionists magic franchise and other shows.

All-Surface Aftermarket Chargers – The Zoon Wireless Charger Turns Any Surface into an Outlet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Wireless charging is quickly becoming the standard for smartphones and other small technology devices, so the Zoon wireless charger is presented as a way to retrofit your living space to be ready….

‘The World’s Best’ Judge Alberto Belli Is Responsible for Several Viral Advertising Hits

Alberto Belli’s path has been an unconventional one. Even though he started his career as a computer science engineer, he’s always loved ads and marketing, and after feeling “miserable” in engineering, he took a leap into the industry via moving to Los Angeles. Little did he know, that would lead to a position as a…

Governo britânico prometeu US$ 100 milhões à Nissan como proteção aos efeitos do Brexit

O governo britânico prometeu à Nissan um investimento de 80 milhões de libras (cerca de US$ 104 milhões), para que a montadora continuasse a produzir novos modelos no Reino Unido após o referendo do Brexit. O acordo, feito em 2016, serviu como um tipo de garantia do governo à empresa em relação aos possíveis efeitos …

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O “storydoing” e a jornada do usuário das campanhas do Squarespace

É uma noite gélida e Idris Elba está sentado em uma calçada, dublando a música “Que Sera, Sera”. De repente, acompanhamos todos os sonhos do homem que já conhecemos como ator, mas que também se imagina astronauta, boxeador, designer e piloto de corridas. Famosa por seus sites com templates artísticos e relativamente mais caros, a …

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O ano do podcast: Spotify compra Gimlet e Anchor de uma só vez

Confirmando os rumores que começaram na semana passada, o Spotify anunciou a aquisição de duas das maiores especialistas em podcasts atualmente: a Gimlet Media e a Anchor, a primeira com foco em conteúdo e a segunda com dedicação ao desenvolvimento de tecnologia e publicação. A Gimlet Media já produziu diversos podcasts de sucesso, como o …

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MSD: The Art of Besting Cancer


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Treating cancer, oncologists often deal with professional loneliness, loss and grief – but their POV is seldom noticed. In order to empower the medical caregivers – pharmaceutical company MSD Israel turned their work into art. Literally. The Art of Besting Cancer is the first art exhibition made of authentic clinical materials, that were twisted into 4 exhibits, each represents a step in the journey of cancer treatment. This way, MSD highlighted the oncologists as true artists – who save lives, creatively.

Advertising Agency:Hooligans, Tel Aviv, Israel
Oncology Business Unit Director:Iris Aharoni
MSD Israel:Iris Aharoni, Lahan Shlomovitz, Boaz Ben Porat, Nataly Hason, Inbal Chen
Marketing & Digital Manager:Lahan Shlomovitz
Oncology Brand & Sales Managers:Boaz Ben Porat, Nataly Hason
Communications Manager:Inbal Chen
Chief Creative Director:Sahar Lewenstein
Chief Art Director:Miriam Moshinsky
Project Manager:Sapir Dagan
Creative Director:Tal Manor
Art Director:Yanay Halevy
Creative Team:Lior Bergman, Ori Agmon
Design:Vova Belenkii
Production:Oproduction – Osnat Aharon, Moshe Shtivy, Shelley Katz
Director:Or Kaplan
Cinematographer:Or Kaplan
Editor & Post production:Yam Tal

Facebook cautions magazine execs, SunnyD gets depressed and Snapchat lures advertisers: Wednesday Wake-Up Call


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What people are talking about today

“Facebook cannot be the entire solution to your problems,” Facebook exec Campbell Brown told magazine executives at a conference in New York yesterday. “By its very nature, Facebook is constantly changing and not dependable.” Read more about her comments from Ad Age’s Garett Sloane.

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Prime-Time Trump Splits the Cable Pundits

After the president’s State of the Union address, commentators had both praise (“pretty pragmatic”) and criticism (“incoherent”) for his 80-minute performance.

McDonald’s da França mostra com delicadeza quando delivery é necessário

O McDonald’s da França escolheu uma forma delicada de mostrar aos clientes quando pedir o delivery da rede se faz necessário. As imagens representam vistas da capital francesa através de janelas totalmente molhadas em dias de chuva, e que lembram as artes impressionistas. A campanha “Rain” é criação da agência TBWA Paris e fica …

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Brand Playbook: The table stakes for sports betting


New York is on the threshold of legalizing sports gambling, and while it likely will precipitate a rush for legislatures to do likewise throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, the first draft of the proposal seems to have put the kibosh on mobile and in-game wagering.

The New York State Gaming Commission’s 33-page proposal to authorize sports betting was released on Jan. 28, and while many see nothing but an upside in mobile wagering, that’s not on the table. The commission has instead presented the state with a rather conservative plan that would limit the development of sportsbooks to four upstate casinos.

But for the relatively booming metropolis of Schenectady, New York, the casinos are located in tiny, obscure towns. Among these are Nichols, New York, which rests in a hard bend of the Susquehanna River at the Pennsylvania border, and Waterloo, New York, a village of 5,000 in Seneca County. In other words, New York City gambling enthusiasts will be placing their (legal) wagers in New Jersey, at least for the time being.

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City Spotlight: Chicago


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Whisps: A Fishy Situation

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