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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel are viewed as the most respected world leaders, while U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had
the highest disapproval ratings, according to the first ever edition of Y&R’s highly respected BAV (Brand Asset Valuator) research study that asked about world leader brands. The survey, which is
being published in collaboration with U.S. News & World Report and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, is based on a global study of people in 80 countries across a wide range of
economic, citizenship and quality of life criteria.

Apple will start selling its voice-activated speaker HomePod in stores Feb. 9, bringing an end to a delayed launch that cost the company sales during the critical holiday shopping season.

A series of anti-sexual harassment films made last year by Sigal Avin and David Schwimmer are finding new life as a set of powerful 30-second TV ads. Three spots, ominously titled “The Boss,” “The Politician” and “The Coworker,” illustrate the kinds of real and exploitative scenarios to which women are frequently subjected in job settings….

Some users on Snapchat will now be able to share videos and other content they encounter within the app outside the walls, as the social-media app comes under pressure to grow.

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The cookie is under pressure. On Tuesday, Amsterdam-based cross-device vendor Screen6 released a tool that CEO David de Jong says can add cookies to cross-device graphs in real time before they have a chance to decay. Device fragmentation, Apple’s recent moves to prevent third-party tracking in iOS 11 and environments where there are no cookies,… Continue reading »

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Harvard Business Review famously described data science as the “Sexiest Job of the 21st Century” in 2012, causing a massive explosion in opportunities in this space. Today, data science has spread its hold over the digital marketing landscape. Particularly for social media marketing, data science promises a lot. From advanced analysis of social media activity…

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The paid ads folks at mattress brand Purple and online watch retailer MVMT spend their days obsessing about measurement – and stressing over data silos. Budgets are lean, and they’re under pressure to tie spend to success. A six-person team at Purple manages paid advertising across more than 15 channels. But combining, analyzing, comparing and activating… Continue reading »

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“First name Stephen, last name Curry/He came into my life and now everything is less blurry.” Those catchy lyrics are from a Brita stream commercial that premiered earlier this month. It was corny but laughable and instantly became an internet ear worm. Brita, a Clorox Company brand, had little choice but to let it become…

USIM, the independent media services agency founded by Dennis Holt, has been named print and broadcast media agency of record for sporting goods and apparel retailer Modell’s Sporting Goods. Billings
were not disclosed, but USIM was selected following a formal review.

WPP has made good on a promise it made in September to launch a next-generation global brand agency comprised of five of its consultancies and design shops by January. Today, the holding company opened the doors of Superunion, which combines WPP’s Brand Union, The Partners, Lambie-Nairn, Addison Group and VBAT. The agency said in a…