Sony's free, ad-supported streaming service Crackle will rebrand as Sony Crackle this spring, the outlet announced at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour. The new name will allow Crackle--make that Sony Crackle-- "to lean into the power of what Sony stands for," Eric Berger, GM for Crackle and evp and chief digital officer for...
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Streaming Service Crackle Will Rebrand As Sony Crackle This Spring
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Adweek’s Arc Awards: Recognizing the Best Brand Storytelling of 2017
January is an interesting month for storytelling. At the outset you have the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This annual behemoth of a conference has traditionally focused on products and gadgetry. Notably, as computing power steadily increases and the promise of 5G connectivity floats tantalizingly on the horizon, brands will increasingly have...
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Infographic: How Consumers Perceive and Respond to LGBTQ-Themed Ads
There's a fine line between authentic representation and exploiting a minority group, and many brands steer away from that space entirely. Others fear they'll lose customers by getting into "political territory." However, the times, they are a-changin', and consumers are making it known: The public is more than ready for LGBTQ representation in their ads,...
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Why Eliminating Net Neutrality Is Bad for Women
The FCC's recent vote to eliminate net neutrality stands to impact some of the country's most enterprising innovators. It's a shortsighted action likely to result in unintended consequences for many individuals and businesses. One industry certain to feel the effects is online marketing. Consider specifically influencer marketing, a field comprised mainly of small businesses which...
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As Voice Continues Its Rise, Marketers Are Turning to Sonic Branding
Sound is a powerful tool that can trigger specific memories or emotions. It's a staple for marketers who have used jingles (think, "I'm a Toys R Us Kid") to connect emotionally with consumers, whether on TV or radio. But as technology like Amazon's Echo or the Google Home Assistant become more embedded in our daily...
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Where Is the Line Between Creepy and Creative in Advertising?
In 2018, consumers have largely accepted that marketers use an online log of their behaviors and spending habits to target digital audiences with relevant ads. A Pew Research Center study found last year that most Americans determine their online privacy rights case by case, with 47 percent saying they're comfortable with retailers tracking their purchases...
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Girls Trip’s Tiffany Haddish Will Star in Groupon’s Super Bowl Commercial
Last summer, while promoting Girls Trip, comedian Tiffany Haddish appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live. She told a delightful story about taking Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith on a Cajun swamp tour with a deal she had purchased on Groupon. Now, Haddish has been named as Groupon's new spokeswoman, and as part of that deal,...
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Influencer Marketing in 2018: Becoming an Efficient Marketplace
Influencer marketing has expanded exponentially over the past two years. We've seen the industry go from a rising marketing tactic to an essential part of most marketing budgets. Brands and marketers have recently grasped how Influencer marketing is helping their bottom line and continuing to implement additional campaigns. In fact, Activate by Bloglovin's research has...
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SNL’s My Drunk Boyfriend Is the Sloppy A.I. You Never Knew You Needed
If you thought Sophia the Robot was creepy, check out Saturday Night Live's My Drunk Boyfriend--a life-size doll whose artificial intelligence has mastered the art of having no intelligence at all. The parody infomercial from this weekend's SNL pitched My Drunk Boyfriend as the perfect facsimile of your real boyfriend--which is great for when he's...
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The Ad Community’s Reaction to Facebook’s News Feed Algorithm Change
Facebook's announcement on Jan. 11th about its latest changes to its News Feed algorithm brought swift reaction from social media, agencies and others in the sector--and most of that reaction hasn't been exactly positive. The social network announced in a Newsroom post by vice president of News Feed Adam Mosseri and in an accompanying Facebook...
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6 Ways to Create a Live Event That Encourages Social Sharing
It takes a lot of work to create a live event that will attract the largest attendance possible. Having put the work in, you'll want to pay just as much attention to getting those attendees to share that they are at your event with their social network of potential future attendees. It's at these live...
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Tired of H&M’s Gendered Kids’ Clothes, These Moms Made the Ads They Wanted to See
We like it when people get sick of waiting for change to happen, because then, they often make the change themselves. This is the case for Torny Hesle and Ingrid Lea, a pair of Norwegian mothers who work as creatives at The Oslo Company. Fed up with the subtle stereotypes constantly being imposed upon their...
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Why the Weight-Loss Industry Is Starting to Use More Male Celebs as Spokespeople
Diets: They're not just for gals anymore! And by the way, it's not a diet. It's a lifestyle. There are major changes afoot in the weight-loss industry, with many marketers focusing on health and wellness, rather than calories, scales, inches and tape measures. And two powerful brands, Atkins and Weight Watchers, have recently taken the...
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Meet the Woman Behind Some of the Most Recognizable Brand Typefaces
While art and writing go hand in hand, they're typically thought of separately in the advertising industry. Agencies have copywriters, and they have designers; those roles rarely cross. But that's not the case in Nadine Chahine's world. The U.K. type director at Monotype beautifully combines words and designs to deliver some of the most identifiable...
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This Agency Puts Storytelling First to Connect Brands and Consumers in a Mobile World
When Day One opened its doors in March 2014, its main mission was to "stop the world in its tracks with stories that connect," according to agency CEO Josh Rosenberg. That's happening more and more on mobile for a lot of brands, including some of Day One's clients: American Express, Chipotle, Nike and Victoria's Secret....
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How WWE Raw Turned the Brand Into a Global Entertainment Company
For Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Cena, becoming a cultural icon began on WWE Monday Night Raw. It's the longest-running weekly episodic program in TV history, and will celebrate its 25th anniversary live from New York on Jan. 22. Raw consistently ranks as the top cable entertainment show on Monday nights, and is one...
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How Sweet’N Low Taught Americans to Say No to Sugar
Louis Armstrong had two great loves in life--music, of course, and eating. The legendary trumpet player "ate just like a dog," he once said. Armstrong adored soul food and Chinese food, scarfing down so much of both that he'd also swallow antacids and laxatives in an attempt to keep his weight in check. In 1968,...
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BlackBerry Introduces ‘Jarvis,’ a New Security Platform for Connected Cars
At the North American International Auto Show on Monday, BlackBerry CEO John Chen unveiled "Jarvis," a new security platform for connected and autonomous cars. The software scans the cars' inputs and outputs for both standard and manufacturer-defined protocols, and automatically identifies any bugs, potential exploits and nonconforming code. "Future cars will have half a billion...
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The Secret to Retail Tech Success Isn’t the Tech. It’s the Planning and Training
Kicking off the tech industry calendar, the Consumer Electronics Show is a prime opportunity for innovators to make their mark on often-crowded marketplaces, or to introduce their goods to valuable new audiences. So it was surprising to me that this year, retail innovation was a somewhat underwhelming affair in comparison to the buzz around other...
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72andSunny Welcomes New Managing Director From Wieden + Kennedy, Promotes ECD From Within
After strengthening its leadership team in Los Angeles in November, 72andSunny has set out to build up its New York office with some key strategic moves--hiring Jessica Monsey as managing director, promoting Justine Armour to executive creative director and moving its current managing director and partner, James Townsend, into a global role. Monsey is slated...
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