Facebook Pledges $1 Billion Toward Affordable Housing Initiatives

Facebook said it will invest $1 billion over the next decade to address the affordable housing crisis in its headquarters state of California, as well as in other areas where the company operates. Chief financial officer David Wehner broke down where the funds will go in a Newsroom post: $250 million will go to a…

4 Ways Marketers Can Build Emotional Connections With Their Audiences

Your first job as a marketer is to connect with the audience on an emotional level. Many companies revert to salesy, aggressive, buy-now behavior, but that doesn’t work often. Creating meaningful, authentic content such as high-quality podcasts, animations and videos are imperative because it allows you to make the connection and build upon it over…

How The Changing Nature Of Creativity Impacts Agency Pitches

Earlier this year energy giant Centrica ran a global holding company pitch. It lasted six months but in a recent debriefing Group CMO Margaret Jobling said the decision boiled down to two drivers.

Verizon Will Give Its Subscribers A Free Year of New Disney+ Streaming Service

Disney+ will offer top productions from PIxar and Marvel studios, a new Star Wars production, National Geographic fare and entertainment pieces from Disney and 20th Century Fox studios.

Some Advertisers See Loopholes In California Privacy Law

A draft compliance framework issued Tuesday by the IAB suggests that some advertisers plan to aggressively interpret ambiguities in California’s new privacy law.

Verizon Offers Free Yearly Deal For Disney+

Verizon says the deal will be available to Verizon wireless unlimited new and existing customers, including new Fios Home Internet and 5G Home Internet customers.

Roku Buys DSP Dataxu For $150 Million In Cash/Stock Deal

The move is intended to boost Roku as a full-service platform to better compete with other major OTT platforms including Amazon Fire TV, which has its own DSP.