by Richard Whitman on Sep 2, 5:49 PM
Doh! The boys get caught acting like boys again. In "Marketing Magazine," Nicola Kemp writes, "Tinder is having a moment. Wedged in the back of a sweaty lift at a London advertising agency last week, I was the unfortunate eavesdropper on two male executives discussing the relative merits of a client. 'I'd swipe right for her' was the consensus. The ubiquitous dating app has entered the vernacular, and technology has presented the uninspired with yet another platform for sexual objectification.
by Richard Whitman on Sep 1, 5:34 PM
A recent UK study queried ad agencies about their thoughts on native advertising. While 77% of agencies are now comfortable explaining native advertising to clients, many are concerned about how to scale the practice and 63% don't think the practice is effectively regulated. Furthermore, 83% of agencies now include the practice of native advertising as part of their digital offering and the other 17% plan to do so in the immediate future. In aggregate, the study -- conducted by FaR Partners on behalf of ad platform Adyoulike -- found that UK agencies believe native advertising will comprise 9.2% of total …