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Thanks to GDPR, Marketers Will Wield Data Like a Scalpel, Not a Broadsword

Remember learning that "there's no such thing as a Magic Bullet"? Over the last decade or so, an onslaught of third-party data and cookies have made brands and advertisers dismiss this basic rule of...

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Dee Rees and Rachel Morrison’s Lovely Samsung Ad Urges You to Make Something,...

Rachel Morrison, the cinematographer behind Dee Rees' movie Mudbound, is up for Best Cinematography at this Sunday's 90th Academy Awards--the first woman ever nominated in that category. Samsung's...

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Facebook Messenger: Here’s How to Name a Group Chat

Did you know that Facebook Messenger allows you to name your group conversations? For instance, if you're part of a group chat consisting of only your family members, you may wish to name the...

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Horizon Promotes 3 Women to Executive Vice President Amid Industry Call for...

Horizon Media announced today it has promoted three of its female leaders to executive vice president, as the rising #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have the industry calling for better representation of...

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Allbirds Celebrates Its Birthday With a Limited-Edition Shoe Collection...

Allbirds, the comfortable shoe that people can't stop talking about, celebrated its second birthday by releasing a limited edition shoe collection. The catch? You can only buy it on Instagram. The...

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Kimberly-Clark Launches Global Creative Review, Forcing WPP to Defend a Major...

CPG conglomerate Kimberly-Clark recently launched a global creative agency review as it seeks to restructure the roster of shops responsible for marketing its extensive brand portfolio. The Irving,...

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Laura Dern, Sasheer Zamata and Tavi Gevinson Talk Life Advice in Kate Spade’s...

If Laura Dern were to write a love letter to herself, it would say, "You've got this, Dern." That's one of the 22 versions of a new digital campaign that Kate Spade rolled out this week; the campaign...

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Univision Is Planning the First Experiential Upfront

Univision is scrapping the traditional Upfront presentation this year and planning a two-day experiential gathering. The leading Spanish-language U.S. media company is also moving out of the stuffy...

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It’s Time to Hire a Chief Brand Safety Officer

Earlier this week, Bank of America became the first major company to announce that it had appointed a brand safety officer to ensure a positive customer experience and protect the firm's reputation...

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Ferrero Is Using the Oscars to Introduce Kinder Joy—a Chocolate Treat With a...

If you're going to mimic theatrical trailer tropes like "In a World..." as part of your marketing campaign you might as well do so during the Oscars. Ferrero is doing just that, positioning its Kinder...

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This Year’s Oscars Audience Plummeted 20%, to the Show’s Lowest Ratings Ever

ABC's efforts to market the 90th Academy Awards with a campaign that leaned heavily on last year's Best Picture envelope snafu couldn't hold off a 20 percent drop in ratings from 2017's telecast. Just...

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‘Diet Madison Avenue’ Goes Dark on Instagram as Female Agency Veterans...

Instagram appears to have shut down Diet Madison Avenue, an account that had 18,000 followers as of Sunday and was dedicated to "exposing sexual harassment and discrimination" in the ad agency world....

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This Creative Director Intends to Find Out ‘Where Are the Boss Ladies?’

Where are the boss ladies? Mara Lecocq, a freelance creative director and self-described "detective," isn't just posing that question to the advertising industry--she's setting out to answer it...

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The ACLU Used All Tools at Its Disposal to Ensure Donald Trump Sees This...

Today marks the deadline imposed by President Donald Trump to end DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program established under the Obama administration in 2012 that allows those brought...

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This Bostonian Design Director Helps Hotels Find Their Brand Identity

While many people move between jobs over the course of a career, Denise Korn has worked at the company she founded for 25 years. In 1992, Korn established Korn Design, specializing in real estate,...

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Brands Are Finally Embracing Augmented Reality, but Not Without Speed Bumps

Pok?mon Go and a dancing hot dog: two augmented reality stars that burst into the tech universe over the last two years. One hundred million people downloaded Pok?mon Go. And the hot dog, which was a...

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A Pioneering Single Mom Created Liquid Paper, and It’s Been Fixing Typos for...

Bette Nesmith Graham was in a terrible fix. It was 1954, and the Texas Bank and Trust, where she worked as a secretary, had just replaced its old manual typewriters with new IBM electrics. Graham had...

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Why Brands Are Faking Out Consumers With Ads Disguised as Movie Trailers

In the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, movie buffs were surprised to find IMDb pages popping up online and unexpected trailers dropping for what appeared to be a reboot of Crocodile Dundee. The...

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Infographic: As Gen Zers Become Parents, Here’s What Brands Need to Know

Sure, children are the future, but perhaps even more so, parents are the future. Now that Gen Z is growing up, how can brands access the ever-changing demo and target them as parents? Pregnancy and...

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Spike Jonze and FKA twigs Made a Jaw-Dropping Short Film for Apple’s HomePod

Spike Jonze has long been deeply embedded in the dance world. He explored movement in everything from the Fatboy Slim videos he helped to choreograph in the late '90s, to Levi's "Crazy Legs" commercial...

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