Tag: branding

October 29, 2018

For over 100 years, marketing and branding have been the backbone of every industry. And yet ad tech has failed to learn even the most basic lessons that have built great companies around the world. According to one industry expert, […]

August 20, 2018

I’m judging marketing awards during the dog days of August, with steaming heat in New York City. There’s no better time than now to gather 100 or more data-driven marketing storytellers, strategists and creatives to judge this year’s Data and […]

July 11, 2018

In my last article, I outlined several tactics for building links in challenging industries. I focused on different ways to create link-worthy content, but as we all know, that’s only half of the equation. The other half is planning a […]

June 28, 2018

No two consumers are alike. We know this is true and of critical importance to marketers. Yet when it comes to search, retailers are often still focusing on certain keywords performing well rather than gleaning insights on distinct consumer journeys […]

June 27, 2018

Google is rebranding its line of advertising products, retiring mainstays like DoubleClick while streamlining a new suite of services for media buyers, publishers and small businesses. This month and next month, the company plans to introduce three new brands for […]

June 26, 2018

CANNES, France—Most people have a favorite Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Colonel. From Rob Riggle’s frenetic energy to Rob Lowe’s cool space vibe to the awesome country legend Reba McEntire, the list is impressive and a veritable “who’s next” in brand […]

June 26, 2018

Spotify named Dawn Ostroff chief content officer Tuesday, signaling an intent to make a major push into original content. According to the company, Ostroff “will lead all aspects of Spotify’s content partnerships across music, audio and video” and will be […]

June 21, 2018

Today, most social media platforms are visual platforms. From static photos to animated GIFs, long form video, short form video, ephemeral content, live videos and also text (because you need to read it), everything is almost visual. But what about […]

June 15, 2018

When it comes to copyright laws, there is a grey area that many companies find confusing to navigate. “Fair use” in its most general sense is a copyright law intended to determine when unauthorized use of content infringes on the […]

June 14, 2018

Location analytics platform Placed (owned by Snap) is introducing TV-to-offline store measurement as part of its broader “Placed Attribution” suite. The new product involves a partnership with Inscape (owned by Vizio) and Kantar. Last year, Vizio agreed to pay a […]