SXSW Announces Online Portion of 2021 Festival With Plans for Physical Events TBD

Following its first cancellation in 34 years in March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, South by Southwest today launched the online portion of its 2021 programming, with details on the physical event to come. The annual conglomeration of festivals, which includes programming related to tech, branding, music, film, education and more, draws nearly 400,000…

Dunkin’ Is Taking Over National Coffee Day, Offering Free Brews All Day

Dunkin’ doesn’t care what your calendar says: Sept. 29 is officially National Dunkin’ Day, not National Coffee Day. The chain is giving out a free medium hot or iced coffee with any purchase–except Nitro cold brew and cold brew–at participating Dunkin’ shops nationwide. The promotion is not available on delivery platforms or on the mobile…

Harry’s Largest Ad Campaign Ever Celebrates Being an Individual

In an ode to individuality, men’s care brand Harry’s has debuted the biggest ad campaign in its history. A series of 15- and 30-second spots appearing on TV, digital and streaming platforms shows men being themselves–whether that means walking around a park carrying a well-coiffed standard poodle or sitting into a truck bed reimagined as…

This Animated Pangolin Is Trying to Get Hollywood’s Attention

At first glance, the World Wildlife Fund’s latest campaign looks like a Pixar trailer–which is exactly the point. The nonprofit recently collaborated with creative agency Arnold Worldwide to create Lin, an excitable animated pangolin with a lisp. In a 60-second video, Lin makes the case for why he should star in a movie and become…

6 Must-See Sessions From Brandweek 2020

More than 6,000 marketers from more than 80 countries and every state in the U.S. gathered, virtually, for the reimagined Brandweek. They tuned in for more than 100,000 hours of programming over five days, hearing from some of the leading voices in marketing today. We wanted to share six must-see presentations in their entirety, from…

Diageo reinventa experiência da coquetelaria em casa com “TheBar.Box”

A Diageo une alguns dos rótulos de seu portfólio para o lançamento do TheBar.Box, uma nova maneira de consumir drinks. Composta de receitas e insumos para a elaboração de drinks clássicos com Johnnie Walker, Tanqueray e Ketel One, a novidade tem como proposta reinventar a experiência do bar e da coquetelaria levando-os para dentro de …

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“Enola Holmes” injeta temas feministas em narrativa para a família

Muito se reclama da tendência atual de Hollywood por revisitar insistentemente as mesmas histórias para manter a indústria funcionando, mas por mais que exista uma razão neste criticismo há de se acrescentar que ora ou outra este sistema de dependência fabril dos estúdios e produtoras rende alguns revisionismos, mesmo quando preso às cacofonias do momento. …

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Justice Dept. Case Against Google Is Said to Focus on Search Dominance

The decision to narrow the case to search could set off separate lawsuits from states over Google’s power in other business segments.

Facebook Gaming, Universal Music Group Team Up on NBA2K21 Bragging Rights Tournament

Facebook Gaming is teaming up with Universal Music Group on the NBA2K21 Bragging Rights Tournament, which will be livestreamed exclusively on Facebook Gaming Tuesday at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET. The tournament will feature UMG artists including Bas, Blocboy JB, J.I the Prince of N.Y. and Tainy, as well as Facebook Gaming creators including iPodKingCarter,…

Campbell Ewald Hires Pair of CCOs

Campbell Ewald welcomed a pair of new creative leaders, ushering in a new creative phase following the agency’s rebranding last year. The agency hired Silmo Bonomi and Clarence Bradley as co-CCOs. In the roles, Bonomi and Bradley will be tasked with overseeing creative and production across Campbell Ewald’s Detroit, Los Angeles and New York offices….

Email Automation Is a Major Ecommerce Revenue Booster

Email marketing performance has skyrocketed in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. And a new report shows that while performance is holding steady, ecommerce brands that automate email and SMS messages are outperforming those that don’t. Marketing automation platform Omnisend’s report on email, SMS and push messaging performance for Q2 2020 found that automated messages…

Jeff Bezos Gives a Sneak Peek Into the First of Many Tuition-Free Preschools

The first free preschool funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ $2 billion Bezos Day One Fund will open on Oct. 19 in Des Moines, Wash., which is about 16 miles south of Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle. Bezos announced the opening date with a classroom photo on Instagram. Known as the Bezos Academy, he said it…

You Can’t Vote If You’re Not Registered, Austin Agency Reminds Texans

Amid the clutter of news, advertising and communication about the upcoming election, there is one crucial step that isn’t necessarily being explicitly addressed: One must be registered to vote in the first place. Sure, it’s nice to talk about voting, but without taking care of that piece of business, the messages are rendered moot. Down…

SXSW já anuncia edição online para 2021

O festival South by Southwest já anunciou a sua edição 2021, que será realizada de forma online por conta da pandemia de Covid-19. “Esse tem sido um ano de mudanças e nós, como o mundo inteiro, estamos reformulando nossa perspectiva sobre como nos conectamos. Temos o prazer de apresentar o SXSW Online como parte do nosso …

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Nova campanha do McDonald’s traz estudo neurocientífico que comprova a “fome de Méqui”

Em sua nova campanha, o McDonald’s conseguiu provar que provoca reações neurobiológicas diferentes no público. A agência DPZ&T e o Instituto Forebrain, empresa pioneira em serviços de pesquisa na área de Neurociência do Consumo, acabam de realizar um experimento no Brasil que constatou que a #FomeDeMéqui é um fato neurocientífico. A pesquisa contou com a participação de voluntários …

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P&G shares diversity data after its own marketing raises expectations

Company hadn’t previously disclosed ethnic diversity data, but a shareholder resolution spurs it to reveal breakdown.

Betty Bushman, an Early Female Baseball Voice, Dies at 89

Hired in 1964 to provide the women’s perspective on radio broadcasts of the Kansas City Athletics’ games, she made history. But her tenure was brief.

Prime Day Has an Unofficial Date, Which Would Kick Off the Earliest Holiday Shopping Season Ever

We may finally have a start date for Amazon Prime Day 2020: Tuesday, Oct. 13. That’s according to CNET, which cited “four people with knowledge of Amazon’s plans.” CNET also linked to a Reddit thread on Reddit from the Amazon fulfillment center community in which users discussed why there was a vacation blackout in Amazon…

YouTube Updates Efforts to Keep People Under 18 From Viewing Inappropriate Content

YouTube provided an update on steps it is taking to prevent viewers under 18 from seeing inappropriate content. The Google-owned video site said n a blog post Tuesday that it already encourages users and creators to age-restrict their own content when appropriate, and its trust and safety team applies age restrictions while reviewing content for…

Paramount Network Plans Yet Another Rebrand and Name Change

Key Insight: Few cable networks have been rebranded as much as Paramount Network over the years. ViacomCBS, fresh off announcing plans to rebrand streamer CBS All Access to Paramount+, is readying another major overhaul for one of its cable properties. Paramount Network, the cable channel owned by ViacomCBS that airs an eclectic combination of scripted…