Connecting With The Global Market: Q&A With Kantar’s Heath Greenfield

Greenfield explains the Kantar Marketplace, a “one-stop, research and insights store that includes key offerings across Kantar’s portfolio of solutions.”

Disney Spends $14 Million Plugging ‘Endgame,’ Overwhelms Pre-Sale Ticket-Buying Sites

In what could be one of the greatest returns on advertising investment this year, Walt Disney Co. has spent $13.6 million on ads promoting this weekend’s release of “Avengers: Endgame,” the much
anticipated culmination of a series of blockbuster Marvel film releases. Why is that such a significant ROAI? Because some already are speculating that it could set a new opening weekend box office
record — maybe even $1 billion in domestic and overseas receipts.

Will Consumers Buy Cereal Online? Magic Spoon, a DTC Breakfast Brand, Is Hoping The Answer Is Yes

The direct-to-consumer craze has birthed businesses that have challenged the mattress marketplace, the eyeglass shopping experience, options for luggage and sneaker selections, among many other sectors. But rarely has it come for one specific category: your groceries. Magic Spoon, a DTC company that launched earlier this month, is changing that. The company sells cereals in…

3 Attributes Children Learn From Their Working Mothers

It’s three o’clock on a Wednesday, and if you’re a working mom, your mind might wander to a list of competing priorities. Likely, your children will shortly be dismissed from school, dinner plans are up in the air, and you’ve got a list of tasks to complete before you shut down your computer for the…

Snap Inc. Hires Kenny Mitchell as Its First Chief Marketing Officer

Snap Inc. is bringing on its first chief marketing officer to help lead the company’s boosted advertising efforts. The company has hired Kenny Mitchell today, who previously served as vp of marketing at McDonald’s. Prior to that, he was head of consumer engagement at Gatorade, where he helped the brand become one of the first…

Fox, NBCUniversal and Viacom to Release New Marketplace for Linear, Digital Ads

Fox, NBCUniversal and Viacom have again come together to offer a marketplace for buying linear and long-form digital video, the companies announced today. The platform–dubbed OpenAP 2.0–will be available in time for fall programming. With the new platform, buyers can construct segments for long-form digital video and linear in the same place and request those…