Acast Launches Self-Serve Platform to Get Brands of All Budgets Running Podcast Ads

Podcast platform Acast has made its self-serve ad platform widely available to all advertisers, including those running campaigns as low as $250, ahead of an uncertain economic climate. The tool has been running for two months, available for just 100 of Acast’s ad customers, and is already seeing early signs of success. The tool lets…

Gauging the value of interactive video in your 2023 ad strategy

Marketers can apply their social channel experiences to digital video on the open web, where interactive video ads now are a necessity.

Commenting a road safety action / Déjà-vu? tout à fait Thierry!

THE ORIGINAL?
Road Safety Luxembourg – December – 2021
Sportscaster who describes an action
not on the soccer field as expected but on the road
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Source : Williwood Blog
Agency : Wili (Luxembourg)
LESS ORIGINAL
Road Safety / Sécurité Routière – November – 2022
Sportscaster Yoann Riou who describes an action
not on the soccer field as expected but on the road
Watch the Video
Source : Sécurité Routière
Agency : Babel, Madame Bovary (France)

Spotify’s 2022 ‘Wrapped’ Curates Listeners’ Personality Through Their Favorite Tunes

Audio streaming platform Spotify unveiled this year’s Spotify Wrapped Wednesday, and it is highlighting Latin artist Bad Bunny as this year’s most streamed artist globally on the platform through a video campaign. It’s Bad Bunny’s third consecutive year as the most-streamed artist globally, marking the first time any artist accomplished this on Spotify. Spotify For…

Inside Super Bowl 2023—go behind the scenes with Big Game advertisers

The Ad Age Super Bowl Playbook livestream takes place on Feb. 7, 2023.

Behind Superette, DoorDash’s in-house creative studio

DoorDash Executive Creative Director Mariota Essery discusses Superette’s mission and some of its biggest projects.

Why ‘multicultural market’ is inaccurate—three ways to replace it

Don’t damage a brand’s reputation with an audience it doesn’t accurately understand.

‘Avatar’ and the Mystery of the Vanishing Blockbuster

It was the highest-grossing film in history, but for years it was remembered mainly for having been forgotten. Why?

How Lego and Epic Games Aim to Make Online Experiences Safe for Children

Initiatives to protect children on digital platforms have seen recent setbacks, putting more of the onus on parents to police their kids’ online experiences. In the U.K., the government plans on removing proposals of its Online Safety Bill that would force Big Tech platforms to remove harmful content. Meanwhile, Twitter’s recent job cuts have reportedly…

Social Media, Online Experience Remains Poor for Marginalized Groups

A survey conducted by YouGov and commissioned by GLAAD, Kairos, UltraViolet and Women’s March did not paint a pretty picture of the online experience for LGBTQ+ people, people of color and women–and the survey was conducted months before Elon Musk took over Twitter and gutted its internal and contract content moderation teams. The survey of…

Posten Delivers Stormy Climate Romance With An Important & Timely Message

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Let’s Talk About Brand Podcast: Creative B-to-B Branding With Hope Morley

When we think of creative branding efforts–especially videos–we often think of b-to-c brands. It is for this reason that creative b-to-b branding has an opportunity to stand out and be noticed. Let’s Talk About Brand Podcast: Rebranding With Marisa Messick In the latest episode of Let’s Talk About Brand, host Christine Gritmon is joined by…

Brave Commerce Podcast: Anton Vincent Talks Brand Experience and Consumer Relationships

On this weeks episode of Brave Commerce, Anton Vincent, president of Mars Wrigley, North America, joins hosts Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter to discuss empathy in customer experiences. Brand experiences can help consumers create emotional attachment with their favorite products. This attachment can help brands transition their consumers to supporters of the overall brand. In…

Cyber Monday Breaks Records Following Robust Black Friday

After declining for the first time ever last year, Cyber Monday spending is back to setting records with online stores pulling in a grand total of $11.3 billion over the course of the day, per Adobe Analytics. The figure marks a 5.8% jump from last year when retailers seemed to spread out discounts and promotions…

Keurig Dr Pepper Demands 360-Day Payment Terms in PR Agency RFP

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) completed a U.S. PR review of its water, tea and juice portfolio this week after kicking off the RFP process on Oct. 3. Now the brand is facing scrutiny for stipulating that pitching agencies either agree to exceptional 360-day payment terms or obtain financing from a third-party bank. KDP declined to…

Hive: How to Stop Users From Asking You Questions

By default, Hive users can ask other people questions on the social networking platform through an “Asks” feature. However, users can turn this feature off if they don’t want others to be able to ask them questions. Our guide will show you how to turn off the questions feature in the Hive mobile application. Note:…

Campbell Ewald promotes Kari Shimmel to CEO

Shimmel is the first woman to be CEO in the agency’s 112-year history.

Snap Wants Employees Back in the Office 4 Days Per Week Starting in February

Snapchat has a ghost for an icon, but Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel wants to see more living human beings in the company’s offices. Spiegel wrote in a memo to Snap employees, reviewed by Alex Barinka of Bloomberg, “I believe that spending more time together in person will help us to achieve our full potential,”…

Twitter analytics staff decimated by layoffs and resignations

Departures raise questions about whether Twitter can track audiences and brand safety.

Hive: How to Allow Users to Send You Anonymous Questions

Hive’s “Asks” feature allows users to send other people questions on the social networking platform. By default, users will be able to see the people who have left them questions using the Asks feature. However, users also have the option to change a setting that will allow other people to send them questions anonymously. Our…