Cheetos calls attention to its support of the Hispanic community through its Deja tu Huella (“leave your mark”) initiative in a spot starring Bad Bunny.
The Ad Age Amp community weighs in on reports that the Supreme Court has decided to strike down Roe v. Wade and whether brands have a responsibility to speak up.
As brands begin to experiment with the metaverse, they should be mindful of historic trends around user adoption and build on familiar behaviors and products.
In November 1991, Chelsea Clinton was at her father's presidential campaign headquarters stuffing envelopes while a news segment aired. Magic Johnson had earlier that day publicly disclosed he was HIV positive. News commentators, Clinton remembered, remarked on Johnson's "courageous decision" to disclose his HIV status. Tony Coles, president of the Black Information Network, interviewed Clinton...
Malala Yousafzai has received numerous accolades since she attracted the world's attention for facing down the Taliban's draconian prohibition against women's education in her Pakistani town. The Nobel Peace Prize winner can now add another acknowledgment to her list: the 2022 Cannes LionHeart. The Cannes Lions honor is given to a person who has used...
The poop emoji was born in Japan in 1997 and made its way to the U.S. in 2007. While it has been used in many ways, this week was the first time it was deployed to potentially drive down the price tag of a $44 billion acquisition. Elon Musk, who agreed last month to acquire...
When users sign up for BeReal, they're asked to enter their full name, which will be displayed on their in-application profile. However, users have the option to remove their full name from their profile after they've created an account. Our guide will show you how to delete your name from your BeReal profile. Note: These...
Meta shared its Community Standards Enforcement Report for the first quarter of 2022 Tuesday, covering enforcement of 14 policy areas on Facebook and 12 on Instagram from January through March, but its handling of the livestream and subsequent shared videos of the tragic shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., this past weekend took center stage during a...
Every organization seems to have an employee that makes meetings miserable by rejecting any idea that's not theirs. Ecommerce tech platform Commercetools and Chicago-based b-to-b digital agency Walker Sands cast Arrested Development and BoJack Horseman star Will Arnett to embody both that frustrating coworker and a dated, inflexible commerce mindset in "The Naysayer Campaign." The...
ABC's fall lineup adds a Hilary Swank drama and a Rookie spinoff while tapping Bachelor in Paradise to fill the void created by the departing Dancing With the Stars. Ahead of parent company Disney's upfront presentation this afternoon at New York's Basketball City, the network unveiled its new fall lineup. While ABC once again came...
Rothy's has made its grand entrance into a brand awareness push. The sustainable DTC fashion brand launched "That's More Like It," an energetic spot featuring dancers fusing contemporary, ballet, jazz and hip-hop dance styles. It was released following the Billboard Music Awards on May 15. The campaign began running across broadcast, digital, paid social, OTT...
Mars Blackmon, the motormouthed Knicks superfan and movie-star-turned-advertising-legend, is back to help Nike celebrate its 50th anniversary with a shoutout to history and an eye on the future. Spike Lee, reprising the over-the-top character he originated in the indie hit She's Gotta Have It, also directs the long-form spot called "Seen It All" which includes...
For fans in the U.S. who haven't been watching--and recent trends indicate that's a lot of you--it's been a particularly exciting postseason for the National Hockey League. Five of the NHL's eight first-round playoff series went to Game 7. Four of those Game 7s were decided by one-goal wins. Six of the eight teams that...
A potent quake recently shook the Martian desert.NASA's InSight lander — sent to probe Mars' inner workings — observed the largest temblor ever detected on another planet on May 4. The marsquake was an estimated magnitude 5, which is nearly the strongest shake planetary scientists expected to observe on the red world. Earth experiences much […]
Yes, you've heard this one before. Apple released a slew of security updates Monday along with its latest operating system iOS 15.5. While numerous and varied, broadly speaking, the fixes will prevent malicious apps or, in some cases, stop remote attackers from running arbitrary code on victims' iPhones. Which, to be clear, you don't want […]
It's no secret that Steve Carell means the world to everyone who worked on The Office.Over the years, Carell's former castmates and crew members from the workplace comedy have sung his praises and shared how devastating it was to lose him at the end of Season 7. Carell even described saying goodbye to Michael Scott […]
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UPDATE: May. 17, 2022, 11:30 a.m. EDT We've updated this post with the best deals from across the Apple universe, including markdowns on the 45mm Series 7 and 2022 iPad Air. BEST MAC DEAL: The 2021 24" iMac (M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU) is a solid desktop that's back down to […]
Apple’s first foldable device is likely still a few years away, but that won’t stop the rumor mill from churning out juicy info about it.The latest news on that front comes courtesy of analyst and prolific predictor Ming-Chi Kuo. According to Kuo, Apple is testing the Electronic Paper Display (or EPD) technology developed by Chinese […]
For years, Disney has been churning out live-action reboots of its popular animated films for better and (mostly) worse. Now, they've hit the point of creating their own parody, made to gently mock while promoting many, many of the properties under the ever-expanding Disney umbrella. Playing like Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the new Disney release […]
Save $102: It's way past time to invest in a decent gaming TV. And go beyond decent with the popular Samsung Q80A 55-inch QLED TV now on sale for $897.99 at Amazon. As of May 17, this is the best price ever on this Samsung that was just released in 2021, after about a 10% […]
On Tuesday, the Biden Administration announced that it would be offering free at-home COVID test kits for the third time. U.S. households are now eligible to order up to eight test kits by going to the website covid.org/tests and following the order instructions in the site. It should only take a few moments to complete. […]
Asahi, Japan’s No.1 beer brand has made a substantial mark in Hong Kong, right after its lockdown and ahead of the summer season to launch its first ever 3D billboard by dentsu International in the heart of Hong Kong’s busiest district. The ad serves as an extension to Asahi’s global brand campaign under the platform […]
Mercedes-Benz in partnership with Team X Thailand has launched this groundbreaking campaign to end 30 years of harassment directed at Thailand’s booth babe industry “The Pretty”. Think about a car show, besides the cars, what else do you expect to see? Motor shows are one of the biggest events for the automotive industry, but not […]
Mercedes-Benz in partnership with Team X Thailand has launched this groundbreaking campaign to end 30 years of harassment directed at Thailand’s booth babe industry “The Pretty”. Think about a car show, besides the cars, what else do you expect to see? Motor shows are one of the biggest events for the automotive industry, but not […]
To demonstrate how Bremick Multi One Screws allow tradies to get a job done at a top quality, super fast, we jumped on the construction site vernacular and coined the term 'Proper Quick'. The spots in the radio campaign use a race caller fast tracking the listener through a day on the job site as […]
Patties has released its first major, national integrated advertising campaign “Reason to Party” since the late ‘80s. The creative concept developed by BWM isobar (a denstu company) applies the feeling of a party to a diverse range of occasions in a modern and witty take on the much-loved, heritage brand.Category: FoodClient: Patties FoodsAgency: BWM isobarExecutive […]
Auda has always administered the country-code top-level domain of Australia. Until now it’s always been .com.au. But it’s changing to be even shorter and even more Australian - just .au. We chose words that have uniquely Australian interpretations and juxtaposed them with their meanings in other places. Our evocative and authoritative voice over and stripped-back […]
Auda has always administered the country-code top-level domain of Australia. Until now it’s always been .com.au. But it’s changing to be even shorter and even more Australian - just .au. We chose words that have uniquely Australian interpretations and juxtaposed them with their meanings in other places. Our evocative and authoritative voice over and stripped-back […]
Auda has always administered the country-code top-level domain of Australia. Until now it’s always been .com.au. But it’s changing to be even shorter and even more Australian just .au. We chose words that have uniquely Australian interpretations and juxtaposed them with their meanings in other places. Our evocative and authoritative voice over and stripped-back sound […]
AuDA has always administered the country-code top-level domain of Australia. Until now it’s always been .com.au. But it's changing to be even shorter and even more Australian just .au. We chose words that have uniquely Australian interpretations and juxtaposed them with their meanings in other places. In order to create consistency we used the same […]
AuDA has always administered the country-code top-level domain of Australia. Until now it’s always been .com.au. But it’s changing to be even shorter and even more Australian - just .au. We chose words that have uniquely Australian interpretations and juxtaposed them with their meanings in other places. In order to create consistency we used the […]
Every email you send and every update that goes live is an opportunity — and that includes the opportunity to generate revenue. You’ve carved out your space on the world wide web and built a community of like-minded people interested in reading what you provide. You also created an email list from that community and […]
Save time on design and get a jumpstart in spicing up your emails with a free Fall or Halloween-themed email template! A simple and easy way to bring the holidays into your email marketing – without having to start a design from scratch – these Quick Start templates are available in every FeedBlitz account year-round. […]
Google has announced that Feedburner's email services will end in July 2021. Here's a guide for you to help you plan your move to a new email service as painlessly as possible.
Learn how you can turn your emails into revenue streams. Growing an audience is one of the most exciting and engaging things you can do online. Through a variety of many different outlets, including email, you’re able to offer value to like-minded people across the planet. And as a bonus, you also have the opportunity […]
More hassle-free set it and forget it email campaigns at your fingertips. The beauty of automated RSS-to-email campaigns is the set it and forget it factor, knowing your email campaigns will be sent as scheduled with your new content – that was the foundation in creating FeedBlitz.And now, continuing our mission to provide the most […]
Win the Inbox with eye-catching email campaigns and save time when it comes to design. Designing a template, especially one from scratch, can be a major frustration. But what if the hard work was already done for you? What if templates showcasing your products, image layouts highlighting your work, invitations ready to be sent, podcast […]
Gmail’s recent broad rollout of promotions tab bundles will reward good, engaging emails with more opportunities to solidify that engagement.FeedBlitz is helping you make the most of that opportunity, out of the box, today, by making every email we send bundle-ready with a featured image. Here’s how this gives you competitive advantage: The vast, vast […]
Zoom in to discover where your emails are being read. A great new feature offering more insight into your subscribers is now available with every email send and monthly insight report:Geographic data on engagement stats.And not just the numbers, the team went a step further and added a mapping feature for visual representation. A new […]
There’s more to running a remote company than keeping up with technology. You probably didn’t plan on taking your company 100% online, but yet – here you are.Under normal circumstances, companies who shift to being fully remote plan for weeks, sometimes even months before taking the leap. During that time, they’re working to retain both […]
If you’re like the rest of us, distractions seem to be at an all-time high. Nothing is normal. Whether there are more people at home, you have to homeschool on top of your career, or you’re struggling with worry, everyone is busy. These circumstances zap your time, energy, and focus.And when your attention span is […]
The owner of Giant grocery stores is teaming up with a company called Badger Technologies to launch robots in 172 of its mid-Atlantic stores.At 6'3", it's a rather tall robot, unlike small roombas that scoot around partially undetected. It's end result helps consumers in some way, by making sure products are stocked on shelves and […]
Awareness is often a key, and important, marketing objective for brands to get consumers started on the path to purchase. However, sometimes not enough effort is placed on, or invested in, their true brand loyalists.Take Arby's, who created a 6-month monthly subscription box, that doesn't contain food, but rather sandwich and Arby's themed merchandise for […]
Emotional support animals run the gammet these days, and more and more people are trying to bring them on planes, from peacocks to fish.Fast food chain Popeyes created a limited edition carrier, served at the Philadelphia airport, for passengers to take on board as their "emotional support chicken." It's a TSA-approved way for consumers to […]
It seems that every year, more and more artists release their own covers and versions of holiday songs. Probably for good reason - consumers love revamps of the classics and new hits to keep their holiday playlists fresh.So why shouldn't brands get in on this holiday trend? Enter Kool-Aid and Lil Jon, who just released […]
Whether we realize it or not, haircuts are a big part of the holiday season for many. Whether it's for holiday parties or family, it's nice to take a moment for yourself and freshen up your look.Dove Men+Care is building on that and transforming it into a way for Dads and their kids to spend […]
The Super Bowl isn't just about the football - it's also about the ads, and of course the halftime show. Bud Light is creating its own brand experience centered around music and hosting an entire music fest the weekend leading up to the big game in Atlanta, where its being hosted. And they are getting […]
Travel companies have used unique ways in the past to encourage consumers to travel (and hopefully use their services to do so). Lufthansa create an experiential photography exhibit to show people photographs of truly unique places they've never seen before - but then revealed the reason why that is, is because they don't actually exist. […]
Luxury outerwear brand Canada Goose has really grown in popularity, and if you've been intrigued by how warm the coats look and googled it or asked someone who owns one, you know they cost more than your average Patagonia or North Face down coat (sometimes 3x+ as much).The company knows they need to put their […]
Let's throw another shrimp on the bah-bee, and pour another pint o'Guiness for a meal with loved ones overseas!Terrible cliches aside, Samsung is creating pop-up restaurants that allow people in Dublin to virtually enjoy a meal with an expat loved one in Sydney, Australia, based on the high volume of Irish citizens that move to […]
Aaaaahhh...there's nothing quite like the smell of savory sausage on Christmas morning, emanating from your....wrapping paper. Yes, wrapping paper - not your kitchen.For sausage enthusiasts, Jimmy Dean is giving away free branded items in exchange for pictures of consumers' favorite recipes and dishes featuring JD's sausage. Other items include a glass sausage ornament, an apron […]
The last truly great Super Bowl ad I've seen is from 1999.See it here, my latest post for Digiday, also read the reasons why all this year's spots—yet again—suck.
Great ads are in fact just like great sex: you feel it in your gut, or thereabouts. Here are five recent ads that will make you say Ooh Baby Baby (maybe)—LINK on Digiday.