The Big Story: The Summer Of Uncertainty

Nothing says Fourth of July like a big helping of hot dogs, potato salad and The Big Story podcast. It’s the middle of the year (well, a little past the middle), and this week, the AdExchanger team takes stock of what happened so far and what will likely happen in the year to come. TheContinue reading »

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A Travel Site Convinced 61 Strangers To Get A ‘Collective Tattoo’ In the Name of Unity

We’ve all seen the weird brand tattoos people get (remember when Flyers fans started plastering Gritty on their bodies when the NHL mascot was unveiled?), but it’s not every day that a company can convince a group of strangers from around the world to get inked up for an ad campaign. However, it appears as…

Publicis CEO Claims Epsilon Deal Will Give His Network An Advantage Over Consultancies Like Accenture

Arthur Sadoun was in full sales mode as Publicis Groupe finalized its $3.95 billion Epsilon acquisition this week. According to the holding group CEO, the addition of that data-driven marketing firm will provide his company with an advantage over not only direct rivals like WPP and IPG but also the consulting firms encroaching on its…

Anheuser-Busch Makes a Move to Legally Become the Official Beer of Esports

What does it mean to be the “official beer of esports?” Not much. Yet. Still, Anheuser-Busch may be able to officially claim that title after filing a trademark request last week. Unlike spendy sponsorships to become the official beer of a major sports league, the wide open esports scene only required an opportunistic filing. No…

This Tiny Canadian Town, Known for Nothing, Playfully Disses Itself in Rap Video

“Picture Ned Flanders and the Brady’s, every day’s the same pace as the 80s.” Those are the descriptive and funny lines that define this three-minute video promoting Mount Pearl, a city with a population of about 25,000 people in Newfoundland, Canada (the smallest in the province). The short comes from Target Marketing, an award-winning ad…

US House Democrats Warn Facebook to Pause Its Cryptocurrency Plans

It’s been only a few weeks since Facebook debuted its long-awaited cryptocurrency plans, and lawmakers are already calling on the social media giant to hold off on rolling out the red carpet. On Tuesday, several Democratic members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee published an open letter to Facebook’s executives requesting they “immediately agree…