Category: Data-Labor-Technology Stories

Lincoln has named Serena Williams as its new celebrity brand ambassador for the 2018 Lincoln Navigator. “Serena is an amazing athlete who has won 23 Grand Slams, but she also has a family and her own clothing line, she sits on major boards and she’s philanthropic–she has all these competing demands on her time,” The…

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Spend on Omnicom’s trading desk Accuen continues to decline as brands increasingly favor disclosed programmatic buying models. Accuen’s Q4 revenue declined by $12 million globally and $17 million in the US year over year. Before Q3, when Accuen’s revenues first began declining YoY,  Accuen’s revenue had grown between $18 million and $45 million each quarter… Continue reading »

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LiveRamp has acquired B2B audience marketplace Pacific Data Partners to boost its B2B data footprint, the company said Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company’s co-founders, Pieter De Temmerman and Grant Ries, both formerly of BlueKai and Oracle Data Cloud, will join LiveRamp to expand its IdentityLink business and its B2B data… Continue reading »

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Playing the lottery is all about chasing a fantasy. And a new ad for the New York Lottery’s Cash4Life scratch-off game offers a delightful little vignette from one man’s unexpected dream. In the :60, created by McCann New York, a swing set squeaks on an abandoned playground in an unnamed small town. The streets are…

Facebook users had their minds on health and wellness in January, as bodyweight exercise, regenerative medicine and spiral vegetable slicer were all Topics to Watch for the month, according to Facebook IQ. Conversation about bodyweight exercise and related terms aerobic exercise, burpee, calisthenics, fitness, functional training, gym, kettlebells, pull-up, squat and strength training was up…

Subway’s reintroduction to the public doesn’t include any company backstory like its previous campaign. It doesn’t mention five dollar footlongs or reference vegetables. And of course, longtime spokesperson Jared Fogle is nowhere to be seen. Instead, the minute-long anthem spot debuting today during the Olympics focuses on variety, the so-called spice of life. A series…

R/GA announced today the promotion of Richard Ting, an 11-year employee of the agency, to executive vice president and the new role of global chief design officer. The shop said in a statement it is placing all design disciplines under one hood, “fostering even greater integration.” Ting will be responsible for the growth and evolution…

Read a Q&A with Pew Research Center’s Ruth Igielnik and Scott Keeter about a recent study about voter files.

Facebook is opening up its Community Help feature to businesses and organizations in times of crisis. Product lead for social good Asha Sharma said in a Newsroom post that this update will give businesses and organizations an easier way to reach out in times of crisis, adding, “They might post about helping people find everything…

Sometimes, albeit rarely, it pays to forget it’s Valentine’s Day. This was true for some lucky couples in London yesterday who had slacked off and failed to make restaurant reservations for the romantic holiday. Thankfully, Snickers had their back–as the Mars candy brand tends to do every Valentine’s Day–by opening its own restaurant catering exclusively…