Viacom Media Networks will announce a deal Monday that allows the company to sell premium and custom social content, supporting linear, digital and mobile through an agreement with WhoSay, a platform aimed at supporting celebrities on social and publisher Web sites. ...Read the whole story
The Sweden start-up Wrapp has brought social gifting to the United States, along with specials from Gap, H&M, Sephora, Bjorn Borg, Gant, and SpaFinder Wellness, among others. ...Read the whole story
Social media has hit the big time -- or at least has become the province of big companies. A recent study on the fitness of social media reported that large and mid-size brands significantly outscored their smaller counterparts, and reveals intriguing insights into the state of social media. ...More
On the eve of this week's PTTOW! Youth Media Conference in Laguna Niguel, Calif., MediaDailyNews caught the ear of skateboarding star, actor and youth marketing expert Tony Hawk about the ups and downs of reaching today's youth amid the twists and turns of digital media. ...More
A CSR component used to be a 'nice to have' in a marketing campaign, but today it's essential to a brand's DNA. Companies without a social good element integrated into the business model fail to connect authentically with their consumers. ...More
What's that on your jeans? Do I see a hashtag? To promote its new line of eco-friendly laser-blasted denim, Replay created an in-store and social media campaign that projected tweets onto denim in real time. ...More
According to published studies by Dr. Tina McCorkindale, an assistant professor at Appalachian State University's Department of Communication, "18- to 29-year-olds are the Facebook generation," and it's not the Millennial "likes" that assures ad success, but perks. ...More
Can too much data make attribution more complex? Matt Ackley, director of media and platforms at Google, argues that too much data can cloud the outcome and make it too complicated -- especially for execs of business units within an organization who don't understand online marketing. ...More