by Joe Mandese
New empirical research revealed Tuesday by a mix of respected industry experts made the case that marketers need to shift from a decades-old practice … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Omnicom Media Group has entered into an upfront agreement with National CineMedia to bring Omnicom client brands to movie patrons across NCM's network. The … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
The Federal Trade Commission says in new court papers that it is entitled to continue pursuing a lawsuit against AT&T, despite the new net … Read the whole story
by Erik Sass
Vistar Media, which operates a cross-channel system for advertising via mobile and out-of-home, announced a partnership with Instantly to measure the effectiveness of out-of-home … Read the whole story
by Sarah Mahoney
Big changes are coming from Target Corp., with the retailer vowing to regain its lost cheap-chic luster, sharpen its appeal to Millennials, woo more … Read the whole story
by Aaron Baar
Take that, Pandora, SiriusXM, Spotify, et al. Ninety-nine percent of consumers are happy with AM/FM radio in their cars. For all the emphasis on … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Steve Sternberg, Featured Columnist
As I was watching this year's Academy Awards broadcast, I had to ask myself, is it this excruciatingly boring every year? Then I remembered … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Traditional pay TV providers -- cable, satellite, and telco companies -- posted modest losses in subscribers, registering a net loss of 0.1%, or 125,777 … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
The performance of mobile banner advertisements doubled in Q4, with higher unit engagement rates, video play rates and video completion rates, per a recent … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
The lottery organization confirmed Tuesday that McCann and MRM//McCann along with media shop UM will handle its advertising assignments for the next five-year contract … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
February was truck month. With gasoline prices dipping to historic lows, people rushed out and bought crossovers, SUVs, and pickups like nobody's business. U.S. … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
After a rough fourth-quarter advertising market, Discovery Communications is seeing better results in the early going for 2015 -- which has been surprising. David … Read the whole story
by Erik Sass
Several magazine publishers announced high-ranking executive appointments this week, with Active Interest Media promoting Andrew Clurman as CEO, while in the business-to-business arena, SourceMedia … Read the whole story
by Gavin O'Malley
Video and broader digital distribution are great ways to engage new audiences. On a mission to do just that, Twitter this week is rolling … Read the whole story
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by P.J. Bednarski
AOL will use some of its sites to support the new Ad Council campaign ”Love Has No Labels” starting today -- showing a series … Read the whole story
by Tyler Loechner
Xaxis, WPP's programmatic media-buying unit, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Karl Bunch as VP of global product development. Xaxis is bringing Bunch on … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
Icelandic actress, musician, artist and creative polymath Bjork is driving Volkswagen to New York for her first-ever museum exhibition. The installation includes music, video, … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
Chris Thomas has been named CEO The Americas, with responsibility for 21 BBDO agencies in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Thomas is filling … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wendy Davis, Staff Writer
The White House's proposed privacy bill of rights, which dropped late Friday afternoon, is leaving just about everyone unhappy. Some privacy advocates immediately said … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Daisy Whitney, Op-Ed Contributor
Online video continues to win ad dollars with its promises of efficiency and targeting, and it is also nabbing money from a softening TV … Read the whole story