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You can’t take Tom Brady home and stick him inside a cage after he leads the New England Patriots to victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Sunday’s Super Bowl. (Go Pats!) You can, however, adopt Cuddles, the quarterback in Annie’s Homegrown Bunny Bowl II, after today’s livestreamed action on Facebook, beginning at 1 p.m. ET….

Toyota’s Super Bowl appearance will be its biggest to date with three in-game ads created by the brand’s agencies of record, Saatchi & Saatchi and Dentsu. Two of the three spots debuted today. The third will roll out on Saturday, the day before Super Bowl LII. “This is an unprecedented opportunity for our team at…

A Super Bowl ad is a huge investment for any brand, but especially for smaller companies. The question is: Are they worth the cost? And are they equally beneficial for small and big brands? Crimson Hexagon analyzed the social media conversations about the 77 major commercials from last year’s Super Bowl to understand the impact…

Mobile has just overtaken tv. It’s a massive opportunity, with even larger risk if adland gets it wrong.

Local advertising on mobile devices is estimated to show continued strong growth for the next five years, overtaking local TV as the second-biggest local media platform. Over the next five years,
local mobile advertising is expected to rise by a 17.8% compound annual growth, to $38.7 billion.

Instagram appears to be surpassing Facebook in terms of popularity, indicating a significant shift in social media. Who knew that this photo-sharing application would become one of the most popular apps in the world, particularly among younger demographics? Omnicore has gathered some pretty incredible statistics as to why brands should be engaging with Instagram followers….

The companies, which split as publicly traded stocks in early 2006 after being together since 1999, set up special committees of independent directors to evaluate a potential combination.

This may well be the best help-wanted ad we’ve read lately. While nowhere near “Best Job in the World” caliber, it clearly draws inspiration from that general direction … and sure beats the City of Los Angeles’ slyly horrific call for graphic designers. The gig is for a Professional Slacker. “The ideal applicant takes great…

Mika Brzezinski declared her show “Morning Joe” to be a No-BS Zone Thursday morning and then promptly dismissed “Fire and Fury” author Michael Wolff from the show.

Houseparty has proven itself to be a force to be reckoned with as it continues to redefine the social media landscape. Despite Facebook’s and Snapchat’s 2.072 billion and 178 million users, respectively, the video group chat application is shaking up the industry with just 20 million users. These social media giants are now playing catch…