LinkedIn: Here’s How to Turn On Two-Step Verification
Did you know you can add extra security to your LinkedIn account by turning on two-step verification? With this feature turned on, you'll need to enter a PIN the first time you sign in to your LinkedIn...
View ArticleQuotes That World Leaders Wanted Suppressed Are Now Billboards in Google...
The Swedish branch of global advocacy group Reporters Without Borders has been planting digital Easter eggs around the world, and they might come as quite a shock to those who stumble across them....
View ArticleFormer GroupM CEO Irwin Gotlieb Steps Down as Global Chairman After 19 Years...
A longtime executive leader and former CEO at WPP media agency GroupM is stepping down as global chairman. Irwin Gotlieb is transitioning from that position into a senior advisory role at WPP. Gotlieb...
View ArticleFacebook Live Was Rolled Out to All Users 2 Years Ago Today
Facebook Live became available to all users two years ago today, and vice president of product Fidji Simo marked its "anniversary" by providing a look at the feature's progress. Simo shared the...
View ArticleFacebook Will Now Require Authorization of Issues-Based Political Ads and...
Facebook will soon require political- and issues-based ads to receive verification before they're served to users on the platform. Today, the company said it will require advertisers to confirm the...
View ArticleThe Fallout Continues Over Those ‘Egregious’ Sinclair Promos
Actress and comedian Amy Schumer canceled an interview scheduled for a local, Sinclair-owned TV station. And a slew of Democrats running for office have vowed not to have their commercials air on...
View ArticleHow to Find the Corporate Partnership That Works Best With Your Brand
Sponsorships, discounts and donations. What has historically been a safe ground to build goodwill for your brand has suddenly turned into a reputational minefield. The social, political, environmental...
View ArticleJohn Oliver, Samantha Bee Throw Support Behind Unionizing The Onion
More than 150 writers and comedians are supportive of staff at The Onion unionizing, including Samantha Bee, John Oliver and Chris Gethard, who signed a statement of support. More than 90 percent of...
View ArticleNetflix May Spend $300 Million to Buy a Billboard Company
Brands have a wide variety of ways in which they promote their products. Print media, digital and linear television are considered mainstream marketing channels. But another method of advertising that...
View ArticleAgency Insiders Debate Whether the Erin Johnson Harassment Settlement Will...
The two-year legal battle former J. Walter Thompson global chief communications officer Erin Johnson waged against her employer and its onetime CEO Gustavo Martinez came to an end earlier this week,...
View ArticleCharles Schwab Places Its $100 Million-Plus Media Account in Review
San Francisco-based bank and brokerage firm Charles Schwab has issued an RFI for its U.S. media business. This marks the company's first formal media review since 2009, which saw UM San Francisco beat...
View ArticleTwitter Has Permanently Suspended 1.2 Million Accounts for Terrorism Since...
Twitter announced that it permanently suspended 274,460 accounts for violations related to the promotion of terrorism between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2017, bringing its total from Aug. 1, 2015, through...
View ArticleWith $2 Million Ad Push, Cannabis Retailer MedMen Hopes to Finally Ditch the...
Just in time for 4/20, the largest marijuana retailer in Southern California is launching its most significant marketing push to date with a campaign aimed at busting 1970s-era, Cheech-and-Chong...
View ArticleHow Twitter Handled Tweets About the Shooting at YouTube HQ
Twitter provided some insight as to how it handles tweets related to breaking events, describing its actions during the fatal shooting at YouTube's headquarters earlier this week. Vice president of...
View ArticleFacebook Really Wants People to Use Stories
Facebook is testing out three ways to encourage users to embrace its Stories feature. The tweaks being experimented with are: Making "Your Story" the default option when users begin creating posts. If...
View ArticleDavid & Goliath Founder Talks Life After Hyundai’s Innocean Bought His Shop
Speaking to Adweek at the 4A's Accelerate conference in Miami, David & Goliath founder and chairman David Angelo discussed life at the creative shop after Innocean Worldwide, the Hyundai Motor...
View ArticleAs Broadcast Companies Like Sinclair Get Bigger, ‘We Keep Losing Editorial...
The corporate-mandated "fake stories" promo that recently aired across most of Sinclair Broadcasting's 193 stations has sparked a conversation about what an increasingly consolidated news media means...
View Article#MeToo and #TimesUp Have Done Their Part. It’s Time for Higher-Ups to Do Theirs
I was 26 years old and living in Toledo, Ohio. I had just landed my first big job, running two of the biggest accounts at an interactive agency. I was on my first business trip to visit one of these...
View ArticleYounger Consumers Are Abandoning Casual Chains. Here’s What Restaurants Are...
Casual restaurants are at a critical breaking point. Consumers--hello, millennials and Gen Z--are increasingly fleeing legacy chains, from Applebee's to Olive Garden, in favor of trendier, tech-savvy,...
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