Some 24 brands with 60 pieces of creative have aired on TV through January 27, totaling $2.9 million in TV spend. TV ad data is down from the same period … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Hennessy, Jack Daniel's and upstart Tennessee whiskey Uncle Reacher are reaching Big Game fans via regional and pre- and post-game media buys. Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
The Super Bowl may be America's biggest media buy, but it's also one of its biggest retail buys. According to a Statista analysis of data from the National Retail Federation, … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
CBS has the TV rights to this year's game and will make it free to stream on its websites, connected TV and mobile apps. It will not require any authentication, … Read the full story by Alex Weprin
Plenty of sports fans may be shouting at their TV's during the Super Bowl Sunday, but some connected home consumers can shout specific voice commands to enhance their game experience. … Read the full story by Chuck Martin
Based on a preliminary analysis of Super Bowl LIII ads previewed to date, M&M's "Bad Passengers" spot featuring Christina Applegate has been the most physiologically engaging to date, according to … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Some 36 brands have released 108 pieces of Super Bowl ad creative that totaled 110 million online views -- with over 60.4 million of those coming from YouTube earned media … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
The singer demonstrates some comedic flair in the new brand's first Big Game ad. Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
Yahoo Sports will have a pop-up truck installation called the "Fan Cave" making stops at popular locations around Atlanta, where fans can play trivia and games to win prizes. Read the full story by Sara Guaglione
I hope you have low expectations for the ads, because they will surely be met. Read the full story by George Simpson
"'The Big Match' campaign is intended to break through traditional thinking around Big Game advertising," Cars.com's Seth Goldberg tells "Marketing Daily." Read the full story by Tanya Gazdik
The now-released 30-second TV ad is barely less risque than the 'uncensored' 60-second, digital-only version. Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
The Association of National Advertisers suffered a phishing attack last year that may have resulted in the theft of employee data, including names and social security numbers, MediaPost has learned. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Ambiguities in the law "could result in reduced choice and privacy for consumers," the major ad trade groups say in a new letter to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Uploaded ads are analyzed through the Brandzooka creative testing algorithm, and the ad is issued a score. Read the full story by Larissa Faw
eBay President and CEO Devin Wenig pointed to changes in the company's ad strategy intended to increase revenue after it witnessed slower growth from "non-structured data SEO pages" that deliver … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
This special week, with Super Bowl Sunday right around the corner, is a good time to celebrate all that's special in advertising. Read the full story by Dave Morgan
Some 44% of those surveyed (compared to 16% in 2014) indicated they now offer a performance-based fee/bonus to their media agencies on top of hourly fees. Read the full story by Richard Whitman
A viewer watching a show hits pause and a silent, static ad appears on the screen with relevant messaging. Charmin would present an image of their bear mascot and logo, … Read the full story by Alex Weprin
This year's State of the Union speech will likely be a huge draw, since it contains the best characteristic a reality TV show can have: Conflict. Read the full story by Adam Buckman
The service is available in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, even though Apple now has 1.4 billion active devices worldwide. Read the full story by
Citing a "noticeable uptick in enthusiasm for Amazon's ad business," Wall Street securities firm BMO Capital Markets upgraded its outlook for Amazon's ad revenues for Q4 2018, as well as … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Reddit's new bid type, pay-per-click advertising rolls out Wednesday and can be accessed in the Reddit Ads dashboard. The cost-per-click ad type will run across all platforms and devices as … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
Marketers are gaining more options to speak with consumers through search-related, performance-related advertising. Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan
The song shown being rehearsed appears to support the sentiment that "Advertising ruins everything." Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
Several months ago, I saw an interesting story on MSNBC. A new study had found that since 1994 the percentage of Democrats and Republicans who disapprove of the other party … Read the full story by Steve Sternberg
We're in serious trouble, said Rushkoff: We've let tech run amok. We need to stop blaming tech, and start embracing the team that matters: Team Human. Read the full story by Steven Rosenbaum
Sometimes I think we get so caught up by the hype about how ad tech is, or will, transform advertising that we forget it is fundamentally is about tech. Read the full story by Joe Mandese
PMC, the owner of numerous publications, including 'Variety' and 'Deadline,' has acquired the remaining shares of Rolling Stone the company did not already own. Read the full story by Sara Guaglione