In Sprint’s Super Bowl Ad, Robots Ridicule Their Maker for Having Verizon

Sprint unveiled its full 60-second Super Bowl LII ad today, set to air in the first quarter of the game. While the ad mirrors last year’s Sprint commercial in ridiculing its biggest competitor, Verizon, its tactics have apparently evolved. The Super Bowl spot, “Do the math and switch to Sprint,” (the second Big Game commercial…

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Tips for Reaching the Selective Ultra-High-Net-Worth Market

In a now very digital society, marketers have adapted to reach consumers where they are–on their phones, tablets, computers and any number of devices with internet access. While a mastery of online marketing is absolutely essential to brand success, providing an engaging offline experience is becoming increasingly important, particularly for those who operate in the…

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WeatherTech Says Its Latest Patriotic Super Bowl Ad Isn’t Meant to Be Provocative

Vehicle accessories brand WeatherTech’s fifth consecutive Super Bowl ad plays on a familiar theme: American products made by American workers in American facilities. As founder and CEO David MacNeil put it to Adweek on Wednesday: “Our spot this year doesn’t have dogs, no models, no stunts, no jokes; we don’t even have voiceover.” What the…

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Coca-Cola Delivers a Beautiful Message of Inclusion in Its Super Bowl Ad

Coca-Cola has long made a name for itself based on its inclusive messaging in its advertising. Think back to the iconic “Hilltop” ad, or the brand’s 2014 “It’s Beautiful” Big Game spot, set to “America the Beautiful.” Now, the brand is back with another message of diversity and inclusion in its 12th consecutive Super Bowl…

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Bud Light Marches Into the Super Bowl With Its Biggest ‘Dilly Dilly’ Ad Yet

Super Bowl advertising is often about going big, and Bud Light does so literally with its latest “Dilly Dilly” spot, a 60-second ad that broke online Thursday and will air in the second quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl LII on NBC. The new spot picks up where the last one, “Ye Olde Pep Talk,” left…

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Cats Have Insane Conspiracy Theories About What We Do With Their Poop

There’s a reason why the rich and powerful throughout history have always had feline companions. And there’s an explanation for all the time people spend these days watching wacky cat videos online. It’s just not what you think. Humans may be obsessed with these adorable, camera-ready four-legged creatures, but there’s more to the symbiotic relationship…

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Demystifying Agency Data Platforms

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Advertisers want to market using the type of rich data provided by walled gardens – but that’s not possible on the open web. So the major holding companies have each developed data platforms to meet their clients’ needs. The question is: What’s the difference between their offerings? Publicis Groupe’s Spine, IPG’s AMP, WPP’s mPlatform, DentsuContinue reading »

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How Mastercard’s CMO Spends Half of His Time At CES Roaming for Ideas

Nobody knew who he was, and nobody asked. He blended into the crowd, bespectacled and wearing a sweater over his gingham-style button-down shirt. He wasn’t wearing his name tag, which perhaps let him saunter past the stands, past promise after promise about the future of technology. He moved slowly yet methodically from booth to booth…

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Why NBC Sports Made 3-D Body Scans of Tom Brady and Nick Foles for the Super Bowl

While Super Bowl advertisers are always trying to top the previous year’s spots, each network broadcasting that year’s game unveils a new technical innovation to dazzle audiences, like last year’s player’s-eye view from Fox Sports and Intel. Now, it’s NBC’s turn. The Super Bowl team has completed body scans of six players from the New…

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