Aug
18
Ellen DeGeneres Tells Her Staff That 3 Top Producers Are Out
Posted in: UncategorizedAfter former employees described a toxic workplace, the facade is cracking at her namesake talk show.
Aug
18
Facebook Unveils an Educator Hub for the 2020 Version of Back to School
Posted in: UncategorizedFacebook introduced an Educator Hub to help teachers navigate a school year altered by the coronavirus pandemic. The social network said in a Newsroom post that the Educator Hub was designed to help teachers find or build online communities and locate resources that will help them in the classroom, virtual classroom or beyond. Facebook wrote,…
Aug
18
Faroe Islands, Population 50,000, Lured in 700,000 Virtual Visitors With Gamified Tours
Posted in: UncategorizedThe remote Faroe Islands continue to show the rest of the world how it’s done on the marketing front, attracting 700,000 visitors from 197 countries with its recent gamified, live virtual tours. For context, the sparsely populated Nordic nation–where its 80,000 sheep far outnumber its 50,000 human inhabitants–had about 130,000 real-life visitors in 2019. During…
Aug
18
Watch Snoop Dogg’s first Corona ads
Posted in: UncategorizedThe brew, which struck a marketing deal with the rapper earlier this year, releases its first ‘La Vida Más Fina’ ads.
Aug
17
Usaram deepfake pra colocar Tobey Maguire e Kirsten Dunst no jogo de PS4 do Homem-Aranha
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Um fã da trilogia do “Homem-Aranha” lançada entre 2002 e 2007 usou um deepfake para colocar, em imagens do jogo de PlayStation 4 lançado em 2018, os rostos de Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst e Willem Dafoe nos personagens do jogo (respectivamente, Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson e Norman Osborn). O resultado impressiona pois mostra como …
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Aug
17
Microsoft se despede do Internet Explorer e do legacy Edge em 2021
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Após longos anos de insistência com seus navegadores, a Microsoft finalmente decidiu dar adeus ao Internet Explorer e ao legacy Edge. Segundo o The Verge, a empresa encerrará o suporte para o IE 11 em seus aplicativos e serviços Microsoft 365 em 2021. No dia 17 de agosto do próximo ano, o IE 11 não …
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Aug
17
Presidential campaign ad spending surges past $1.5 billion
Posted in: UncategorizedTrump spending heavily to secure advance bookings of TV time for campaign ads set to air from Labor Day through Election Day.
Aug
17
TransUnion Dives Further Into Digital Marketing With Signal Acquisition
Posted in: UncategorizedTransUnion, the nation’s third-largest credit reporting agency, is diving further into the data-driven marketing world with the acquisition of technology company Signal. TransUnion makes its consumer data set available for marketers who are looking to acquire new customers. Acquiring Signal will help address retention and customer loyalty. “In combining these strengths, we are able to…
Aug
17
Pinterest Adds Andrea Wishom to Board of Directors
Posted in: UncategorizedPinterest CEO Ben Silbermann promised in June to add a person of color to the company’s board of directors by the end of the year, and that promise was kept Monday with the addition of Skywalker Holdings president Andrea Wishom. Before joining holding company Skywalker in June 2015, Wishom spent more than 20 years at…
Aug
17
Cruisers Tell the CDC: Let Us Back on Board
Posted in: UncategorizedFans of the cruising industry can now air their grievances about the federal No Sail Order issued in March directly to the government agency that issued it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is responsible for regulating health standards for the industry, has formally requested information from cruise lines on how they plans…
Aug
17
You Can’t Meet in Person, but You Can Meet Face to Face
Posted in: UncategorizedI miss meeting new people. I miss bumping into people I know. So, necessity being the mother of invention, my team has been experimenting with different ways to gather our community–and we have a plan. Introducing the Shelly Palmer Online Networking Salons. They are free, category-specific, weekly, 20-minute, super-curated, small Zoom meetings where you will…
Aug
17
McDonald’s Happy Meal Toy Provides Sanctuaries for Finland’s Endangered Birds
Posted in: UncategorizedTiny Finnish birds will soon be the envy of all their Scandinavian flying friends. McDonald’s Finland is placing 1,400 Happy Meal look-alike hardwood birdhouses in the country’s forests for small feathered families to have safe havens and shelters for their nests. The campaign also includes a 10,000 euro donation from McDonald’s toward the protection of…
Aug
17
Just Salad Appoints 2 New Executives, Including First CMO
Posted in: UncategorizedJust Salad today announced two executive appointments: Andy Rooks as the brand’s first chief marketing officer, and Apolinar Chavez as the new chief operating officer. Founded in 2006, Just Salad has set new sustainability standards in the fast casual restaurant category through innovations like its reusable bowl program and carbon labeling on its menu. It’s…
Aug
17
Oculus from Facebook Reaches Multiyear Partnership With NBA
Posted in: UncategorizedOculus from Facebook was named the official virtual reality headset partner of the National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA G League following a multiyear partnership that was revealed Monday. The partnership was timed to the start of the NBA Playoffs Monday, and Oculus is the presenting partner of the NBA…
Aug
17
Venables Bell & Partners Debuts New AI-Centric Offshoot Agency
Posted in: UncategorizedVenables Bell & Partners is getting its own artificial intelligence-driven partner shop. The San Francisco-based agency has announced a new offshoot firm called Braive, which aims to provide creative and strategic consulting services to help brand marketers hone their use of AI. While Braive will operate independently from the agency, it was developed in partnership…
Aug
17
Cardi B interviewed Joe Biden for Elle magazine. Because, sure, why not?
Posted in: UncategorizedTrump has the MyPillow guy in his corner and Biden has … Cardi B.
Aug
17
Hulu looks to woo small brands who haven't advertised in streaming TV
Posted in: UncategorizedHulu’s new Creative Partner Program will help brands develop and repurpose ads for streaming TV.
Aug
17
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s Raunchy ‘WAP’ Rockets to No. 1
Posted in: UncategorizedThe rappers’ single debuts at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 while Taylor Swift earns a third consecutive week leading the Top 200.
Aug
17
Kamala Harris Cartoon in Murdoch Paper Is Denounced as Racist
Posted in: UncategorizedKevin Rudd, a former prime minister, lodged a complaint against The Australian for publishing material he called “racist and sexist.”
Aug
17
How the CEO of Authentic Brands Intends to Grow His Retail Empire
Posted in: UncategorizedAs a number of big-name merchants file for bankruptcy, including conglomerates such as Ascena and Tailored Brands, a new retail empire is emerging. Sparc Group, a retail operating platform controlled by brand management firm Authentic Brands Group and real estate investment trust (REIT) Simon Property Group, either received or sought court approval for its bids…
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