Category: Data-Labor-Technology Stories

I’ve seen the rise of mobile and omnichannel retail from within the industry. Ten years ago, when I worked at Walmart.com, Amazon was becoming a powerhouse beyond books and Walmart was redesigning its delivery network in response to rising ecommerce sales. When I was at Apple in 2011, the company was redefining the concept of…

President Trump’s comments referring to certain nations, including Haiti, as “shitholes” provoked widespread anger and outrage. But one agency creative in the Caribbean nation is working on a more lighthearted response–raising money to run out-of-home and print ads in Washington, D.C., that aim to use Trump’s words against him to boost the image of Haiti….

With new, more stringent consumer privacy regulations poised to take effect in Europe soon, a leading digital advertising exchange has become the first to announce it will be fully compliant, offering
advertisers, agencies and trading desks inventory that measures up to the new standard. OpenX this morning said that effective Jan. 18, 100% of the inventory listed on its exchange will be compliant
with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), months ahead of when the new rules take effect in May.

She was by the wall, asleep, wearing a black sleeveless dress picked out by her personal stylist, who was busy applying a layer of makeup to her resting face. The room, deep in the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, was the antithesis of what Las Vegas stands for. There was no glitz or glamour. It…

Picture a future where machines make better decisions about influencer campaigns than even the savviest marketers. Software won’t just automate aspects of recruiting influencers and encouraging them to post content. It will learn about everything from exactly which types of influencers drive the most brand engagement to optimal ways of enticing influential customers to recommend…

Screenvision Media has revealed its lineup of jurors for its first annual Hegarty ACE (Advertising in Cinema Excellence) Awards–the winner of which, to be announced at the 2018 Cannes Lions festival, will receive $1 million in media consideration in Screenvision’s Front + Center cinema program, for any pro-bono work from June 2018 to June 2019….

Every great king eventually gives a great wartime speech. Think of Henry V at Agincourt. Or William Wallace at Stirling Bridge. Or … the Bud Light king in Wieden + Kennedy’s “Dilly Dilly” campaign? Well, he tries. The Bud Light monarch isn’t quite as eloquent as his forebears, but to be fair, he does get…

How’s this for teamwork: Verizon, which last year acquired Yahoo for $4.5 billion, will be offering eight free out-of-market National Basketball Association games on mobile devices through Yahoo
Sports and will offer its League Pass subscription at a discounted $99 a season on all of it platforms. The new arrangement expands a $400 million content marketing partnership Verizon and the NBA
signed in late 2015.

The ad industry’s Trustworthy Accountability Group will require publishers to implement the anti-fraud tool ads.txt in order to receive a seal stating they are “certified” against fraud.