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Last week, Mark Zuckerberg announced a massive shift in what Facebook’s 2 billion users will see on their news feeds: fewer posts from businesses and media companies, and more from friends and family. It’s a change that Zuckerberg says is a direct result of community feedback that “public content–posts from businesses, brands, and media–is crowding…

Loved, hated, respected, but definitely not ignored: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was the most mentioned National Football League player during the 2017 season, at more than 3 million mentions. The Patriots will take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII Feb. 4, and despite suffering a season-ending injury Dec. 10, Eagles quarterback…

Groupon released its full 30-second Super Bowl LII ad featuring Girls Trip actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish from the brand’s agency of record, O’Keefe Reinhard & Paul. In the spot, Haddish walks down a street promoting Groupon and its support of local business. The ad then shifts gears, flashing to a scene depicting two football…

Instagram recently introduced the ability for users to add GIFs to their Stories posts, in the same way that they would add normal stickers. Powered by Giphy, this feature allows users to browse trending GIFs or search for GIFs manually. Our guide will show you how to add GIFs to your own posts. Note: These…

The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s social media, native and content committee has produced an in-depth guide for publishers considering new influencer marketing options as part of their branded advertising packages and for marketers and their agencies trying to figure out how to best leverage influencer marketing programs. Publishers are turning to influencer marketing to reach consumers…

Adidas Originals boldly celebrates the creative spirit and its ability to break through demoralizing cycles of complacency in a dazzling new brand video. Developed by Johannes Leonardo, the 90-second spot resonates with thrilling sights and sounds, and packs plenty of star power. Just don’t expect a big finish. That’s because the spot, both inspired and…

Following a wave of criticism from shoppers, social media users and anti-slavery organizations, Amazon pulled various products with the slogan “Slavery Gets Shit Done” off its website. The offending products included bibs, mugs, T-shirts and other apparel–some of which was modeled on the website by children and toddlers. Users called out the retailing giant questioning…

Toyota-owned Lexus dropped an extended version of its action-packed Super Bowl LII ad, “Long Live the King,” today, showcasing both the 2018 Lexus LS 500 and the upcoming Marvel Studios superhero film, Black Panther, set to hit theaters on Feb. 16. In it, we see King T’Challa (the Black Panther, aka actor Chadwick Boseman) kicking…

The largest deal came in the film/TV content subcategory — Walt Disney’s announced $68.4 billion deal for about half of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment businesses.

You might think branded content is a relatively newfangled marketing ploy. But one production company wants you to know it’s actually been around for a while–actually, since the days of Michelangelo’s David. A gag promo from Above Average–an online comedy subsidiary of SNL creator Lorne Michael’s Broadway Productions–details the history of branded content since 1501,…