Heinz Brings in a Real Hostage Negotiator to Resolve Parent-Child Standoffs at Dinner

When it comes to dinner, your kid might as well be a terrorist, says an amusing new ad from Heinz. A crisis negotiator offers tips on how to de-escalate the situation after a young menace discovers there’s no ketchup left to go with his chicken nuggets in the chuckle-worthy 1:15 spot, created by Taxi. Jack…

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SapientRazorfish, Spark Foundry Win Global Marriott Media

The agencies will shepherd the account via a dedicated unit called Marriott One Media, which will work with the client’s internal media teams around the world.

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What’s the Next Social Network? Think Music

We plug into it with our closest friends, dance to it with complete strangers and discuss it among our newest acquaintances. There’s no doubt about it: Music is a deeply powerful connection point for humans. Nielsen found that on average, Americans spend more than 32 hours per week listening to tunes. And by mid-2017, they…

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The 500 Scripted Series Universe

It’s been a quarter century since cable TV pioneer John Malone coined the concept of a “500-channel universe,” but new data suggests 2018 could be the year we look back on when we entered the “500
scripted TV series universe.”

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Study Shows That Every $1 Spent on Radio Advertising Returns $12 In Purchase Activity

Radio network Westwood One wanted to get a sense of the return its advertisers were getting on their investments–it promised as much last fall, when it established ROI guarantees–so it partnered with Nielsen Catalina Solutions to determine how a product in the consumer-packaged-goods realm performed and found that radio delivered $12 in sales for every…

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Marriott International Sends Global Media Account to Publicis

Marriott International has handed its global media buying and planning account to Publicis Groupe. The appointment concludes a review launched last October. MEC had handled media buying and planning for Marriott International since 2011. Publicis Groupe will create a dedicated Marriott One Media unit from its SapientRazorfish and Spark Foundry agencies, which will partner with…

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The Media Agency’s Guide To GDPR And EPrivacy

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On May 25th, when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect, media agencies will be subject to a new set of laws around targeting European consumers. The GDPR, which makes it illegal for businesses to use EU citizens’ data without proper basis or consent, will limit media agencies’ ability to targetContinue reading »

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