- Healthcare Providers Cannot Shield Prices From Serving Up In Search
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, April 16, 2021
Under new federal requirements, hospitals insurers, and healthcare providers can no longer use special codes that shield pricing information in web services on Google and other engines. The Wall Stre ...
- 'Now This,' TikTok Partner On Weekly COVID-19 Series
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 14, 2021
"Viral" will feature coverage of vaccine efficacy, transmission timelines, treatment and myth-busting. ...
- Microsoft Acquires Speech-Recognition Firm Nuance In A Deal Valued At Nearly $20B
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, April 12, 2021
Nuance is a pioneer in conversational AI and cloud-based ambient clinical intelligence for healthcare providers, known for powering the speech-recognition engine behind Siri. The acquisition of Nuance Communications, announced toda ...
- TBWA\Chiat\Day LA Leads Effort To Curb Vaccine Skepticism Within BPOC Community
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Thursday, April 8, 2021
The agency orchestrated the production of a filmed roundtable featuring Black artists and health experts addressing vaccine benefits. ...
- Justice Department Warns About Fake Post-Vaccine Survey Scams
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 5, 2021
Fraudulent emails and texts are promising prizes to their intended victims. ...
- To Fight Skin Cancer, J&J's Neutrogena Makes Movies
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, April 5, 2021
New Neutrogena Studios division is kicking off with the release of "In the Sun," a documentary short produced by actress Kerry Washington. ...
- Facebook Explores Ranking Some Key Content Categories Differently
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, April 2, 2021
Facebook has been exploring how and whether to rank some important content categories differently such as news, politics, and health, to make it easier to find posts it deems valuab ...
- Biden Admin Bows National Vaccine TV Campaign, Outreach Through Trusted Organizations
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, April 2, 2021
The Department of Health and Human Services is spending $10 million to air four new TV ads in the campaign, themed "We Can Do This," on cable and broadcast ...
- Trojan 'Stimulus Package' Aims To Help Couples Through Hard Times
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The company is giving away 100 variety boxes full of free Trojan brand condoms through its "Pleasury Department." ...
- Reuters' Vaccine Data Collaboration With Amazon Is Likely To Disappoint
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Thursday, April 1, 2021
Reuters claims Amazon customers will get answers to questions about the availability and eligibility for vaccines in more than 85 countries and all 50 U.S. states. ...
- Code and Theory Overhauls Commonwealth Fund
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, March 26, 2021
The agency regrouped information for easier navigation and streamlined the design to amplify the organization's mission. ...
- Microsoft Taps Suzy For Real-Time Consumer Research, Survey Finds Preference For Minimalism
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, March 26, 2021
The latest report focuses on behavior and trends in various subjects, including travel, retail, health and wellness, technology and finance. ...
- Children's Healthcare Atlanta Calls In The Pros
Out to Launch, Larissa Faw - Thursday, March 25, 2021
The creative reminds parents teens need specific medical treatment. ...
- Attorneys General Urge Facebook And Twitter To Ban Anti-Vaxxers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Facebook and Twitter should more aggressively combat misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, 12 attorneys general say in letters to the companies. ...
- Ideal Image MedSpas Build Back Better
Brand Insider, Steve Smith - Friday, March 19, 2021
Do I really look like that? Staring at our imperfect mugs on ZOOM meetings for the last year drove many to seek professional cosmetic help. The problem for the medic ...
- Google Blocked 99 Million Fake COVID-19 Ads
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The blocked topics range from fake miracle cures and vaccine doses to counterfeit N95 masks. Google's annual Ads Safety Report detailed the company's 2020 efforts to combat misinformation. ...
- Have More People Become More Awful?
Media Insider, Gord Hotchkiss - Tuesday, March 16, 2021
There seems to be a little more ignorance in the world, a little less compassion, a little more bullying and a lot less courtesy. ...
- Mask On, Mask Off And Other Thoughts On The New TV Season
Research Intelligencer, Steve Sternberg - Monday, March 1, 2021
There is apparently no standard for how prime-time series handle the Coronavirus pandemic. Many incorporate it into their storylines, while others touch on it briefly and then move on ...
- Lawmaker Wants Twitter And Facebook To Crack Down On COVID-19 Anti-Vaxxers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 19, 2021
Sen. Richard Blumenthal is urging Twitter and Facebook to aggressively police their services for posts espousing anti-vaxxer conspiracy theories -- particularly ones that target pregnant women. ...
- How 2021 Could Play Out, Given Anticipated CPG Sales Declines
CPG FYI, Steve Ellwanger - Friday, February 19, 2021
Given continued economic uncertainty, consumers will be looking for value in general and private-label products in particular. ...
- Rite Aid Expands COVID-19 Testing, Vaccines
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, February 14, 2021
Rite Aid says all of its more than 1,200 drive-thru locations are offering no-charge COVID-19 testing. Additionally, Rite Aid is participating in the federal retail pharmacy program, offering COVID-19 vaccin ...
- Preparation H: The H Is Also For Honesty
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Monday, February 15, 2021
The brand's #RealRelationshipGoals campaign touts idea that no topic should be taboo in a relationship, including butt care. ...
- Incorrect COVID-19 Vaccine Emails Sent In Philadelphia: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, February 8, 2021
Residents were given the incorrect information about the scheduling of COVID-19 vaccines. ...
- 23andMe To Merge With Virgin Unit, Goes Public As Just 'Me'
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, February 4, 2021
23andMe, a direct-to-consumer DNA testing service, on Thursday announced the intent to merge with Virgin Group's VG Acquisition Corp. The transaction is estimated to close during the second calendar quart ...
- With First Mouthwash, Quip Tackles Mask Breath
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Designed to be as pretty on bathroom counters as its other products, it's also part of the brand's expanding definition of healthy oral care. ...
- At Super Bowl, P&G's Microban 24, Safeguard Want A Good Clean Game
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Brands underscore their relevance in the pandemic era with sanitizer samples and promotion honoring stadium sanitation staffers. ...
- Fertility App Must Inform Users About Privacy Prosecution, FTC Says
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 14, 2021
In a first, the Federal Trade Commission is requiring a company prosecuted for privacy violations to notify consumers that it shared information about them with outside companies. ...
- Yelp Creates User-Generated COVID-19 Feedback And Ratings For Businesses
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, January 14, 2021
Disneyland's parking lot in Anaheim, California soon will become one of the largest drive-through locations to get a COVID-19 vaccine, as the state hits an all-time high for cases ...
- CES Researchers Tout 'Connected Health,' Other Technology Solutions Spurred By Pandemic
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Monday, January 11, 2021
In a CES opening day briefing, the Consumer Technology Association's top researchers made the case that the COVID-19 pandemic helped to accelerate many consumer media technologies, including the "connected healt ...
- Marketing All-Star: Claudine Patel
MediaPost All Stars, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Following a year of ultimate disruption, MediaPost is recognizing Claudine Patel as an All-Star for a career based on embracing disruption. As general manager of marketing for Reckitt Benckiser’s Nor ...
