Chinese ecommerce platform Alibaba has some new products and services it hopes will help U.S. small businesses attempting to go digital and reach new audiences abroad in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The offering includes a freight service to book and track bulk shipments by air and sea; a financing option for cross-border trade,…
Amazon’s Big Style Sale Is Coming to Fill the Summertime Promotional Void
Just days after reports that Amazon plans to delay the summertime deal extravaganza known as Prime Day, the ecommerce platform confirmed it is hosting a Big Style Sale later this month. An Amazon spokesperson said the June 2020 event will “include seasonally relevant deals from both established and smaller fashion brands.” Citing a document sent…
Roku Adds Live TV Guide As Its Ad-Supported Channels Exceed 100
Roku already generates more revenue from advertising and licensing than from its devices, and The Roku Channel is growing faster than its overall platform. Its new channels include some from competing
AVODs Pluto TV and Xumo.
AVODs Pluto TV and Xumo.
Every Company Should Ask: How Do We Use Our Platform?
I have heard from several industry peers that while they are disturbed by recent events and supportive of change, they act on the principle that venture capital money should only be used for “direct business activities.” And this “business of business is business” point of view seems to be held widely, whether you run a…
June 3, 2020 – If desperate times breed…
If desperate times breed desperate wordplay, we need to prepare for a pundemic.
Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for Wed, 03 Jun 2020
English Quiz Show Scandal Gets Dramatized In New UK Miniseries
The “TV Blog” always harbors a preference for TV shows about TV — especially if they are as good as this one.
Former 72andSunny Creative Leader Keith Cartwright Launches LA Agency With WPP’s Backing
Last December, Keith Cartwright left 72andSunny L.A. as the agency’s executive creative director. It was another high-profile creative departure from the agency (Justine Armour also moved from the MDC shop’s New York office to Grey New York to become CCO). Today, Cartwright announced the launch of a new agency bearing his name. The eponymous shop…
How Social Ads Survived The Pandemic
Most brands pressed pause on their social media campaigns — but those that didn’t enjoyed exceptionally efficient campaigns throughout the month.
Dating Apps Reevaluate Ethnicity Filters; BET Addresses Racism: Wednesday’s First Things First
Welcome to First Things First, Adweek’s daily resource for marketers. We’ll be publishing the content to First Things First on Adweek.com each morning (like this post), but if you prefer that it come straight to your inbox, you can sign up for the email here. Dating Apps Speak Out Against Racism, With Some Forced to…