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All Things Video Marketing and Why it Matters

Are you having trouble with engagement and interaction on your social media posts? If you’re not up to date with video marketing, it is time you should be.Video marketing is one of the most powerful marketing trends on the rise. 68% of people say they prefer short...

3 Ways Influencer Marketing Will Further Mature in 2020

3 Ways Influencer Marketing Will Further Mature in 2020 Influencer marketing is no longer in its infancy and has instead reached its somewhat awkward and gangly teen years. Like social media marketing before it, marketers know intuitively that it deserves a dedicated...

Government might try to block Facebook integration of Instagram, WhatsApp

Regulators are considering a plan to stop Facebook from further integrating Instagram and WhatsApp, a sign that Washington is ready to take drastic steps to police big tech companies, according to antitrust experts. Any regulatory action is still far off, and would...

Pepsi Gets Into the Canned Iced Coffee Game With Pepsi Café

Pepsi Gets Into the Canned Iced Coffee Game With Pepsi Café Iced coffee drinkers looking for another kind of pick-me-up will soon have a new option, courtesy of Pepsi. The soft drink brand is launching Pepsi Café, a Pepsi-coffee hybrid product, in April 2020. Pepsi...

Rather Than Show Diversity in Images, Brands Should Tell Stories That Normalize it

As broadcast TV networks prepare to launch their fall lineups, many of us are anticipating how creators, in both programming and advertising, will answer the call for diversity and inclusion. While diversity and inclusion rightfully reign as top concerns in both...

Augmented Reality Can Bring ‘Incredible Joy’ to Advertising

Augmented Reality Can Bring ‘Incredible Joy’ to Advertising Facebook wants its advertisers to lean into the augmented reality craze. Following the roll out of a suite of interactive ads this past September, the social giant announced today the integration of its...

Procter & Gamble is Ad Age Marketer of the Year

Only two years ago, things looked dire for Procter & Gamble Co. The company had been losing market share since the Great Recession began in 2007. Conventional competitors and direct-to-consumer startups gnawed away at its customer base. Activist investor Nelson...

Release the Influencers! Quibi’s Plan for Streaming Success

Release the Influencers! Quibi’s Plan for Streaming Success Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, the founders of Quibi, a short-form video app scheduled for an April 6 debut, are trying to create a platform for the smartphone age. To entice subscribers, they have...

Peloton Woman needed a drink after her viral ad. She got one in new spot for Ryan Reynolds’s gin.

Peloton Woman needed a drink after her viral ad. She got one in new spot for Ryan Reynolds’s gin. The gin ad only makes sense if you’re in on the Peloton joke. Last month, high-tech fitness company Peloton released an ad timed for holiday shopping that featured the...

Nothing Says Christmas Like … a KFC Fried-Chicken Fire?

Nothing Says Christmas Like … a KFC Fried-Chicken Fire? The sights and sounds of the holiday season are familiar to us all: snow falling gently outside, stockings overflowing with gifts, “White Christmas” playing softly in the background. Now imagine that scene,...

How Elf Cosmetics Created the Most Influential Campaign on TikTok

How Elf Cosmetics Created the Most Influential Campaign on TikTok When Elf Cosmetics first rolled out its hashtag challenge featuring an original song on TikTok, the brand was trying to test out the platform and see how its customers engaged with the company. In the...

Podcasts and Travel Apps? Facebook Is Working on Those

Podcasts and Travel Apps? Facebook Is Working on Those Facebook is exploring the creation of new products such as apps and programs for podcasts, travel, workplace services and newsletter tools, according to three people with the knowledge of the company’s plans, as...

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF BRANDING