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Doritos drops its logo to spark UGC from ad-adverse Gen Zers

August 26, 2019August 27, 2019 Rob Williams

Doritos is removing its logo from its advertising as the PepsiCo-owned snack brand unveils a campaign targeting ad-adverse Generation Z. Read more…

Food, UncategorizedNo Comments

Social commerce sees highest adoption among retail technologies, study says

August 26, 2019August 27, 2019 Rob Williams

Social commerce is the most popular new retail technology among U.S. internet users, ahead of visual search, augmented or virtual realty (AR/VR) and voice commerce through smart speakers. Read more…

E-CommerceNo Comments

Quibi’s head of advertising Tim Connolly exits amid exec shakeup

August 26, 2019August 27, 2019 Rob Williams

Tim Connolly, a former Hulu executive who last year joined Quibi as head of partnerships and advertising, left the mobile TV startup founded by Jeff Katzenberg and Meg Whitman. Read more…

Mobile VideoNo Comments

Google: Publishers Lose Half Of Ad Revenue From Cookie Blocking

August 23, 2019August 26, 2019 Rob Williams

Digital publishers lose 52% of revenue on average when readers set their web browsers to block cookies, the data files used to track the online activities of internet users, according to a study by internet search giant Google. Read more….

Digital Advertising, Publishing, Search AdsNo Comments

Google rebrands Android, nixing dessert themes

August 23, 2019August 27, 2019 Rob Williams

Google refreshed the logo for its Android mobile operating system and said it will stop naming updates after sweet treats. Read more…

Mobile Phones, TechnologyNo Comments

Study: Lack of innovation stretches phone replacement cycle to 33 months

August 23, 2019August 27, 2019 Rob Williams

U.S. consumers are holding onto their smartphones for an average of 33 months as a lack of innovation gives them reason to upgrade less frequently. Read more…

Mobile PhonesNo Comments

Miller Lite drafts Vatom Labs for blockchain-powered mobile trivia game

August 22, 2019August 26, 2019 Rob Williams

Miller Lite worked with partner Vatom Labs on a mobile game called Great Taste Trivia as part its “Know Your Beer” campaign. Read more….

Blockchain, FoodNo Comments

Facebook’s new off-site activity tool likely to impact marketers

August 21, 2019August 26, 2019 Rob Williams

Facebook introduced software that aims to let people better control the information gathered about their online activities outside of the social network’s ecosystem. Read more…

Social MediaNo Comments

In-app ad impressions jumped 26% in Q2 on video strength, study finds

August 21, 2019August 26, 2019 Rob Williams

In-app ad impressions rose 26% in Q2 from a year earlier amid improvements to the quality of mobile ad inventory and transparency for media buyers. Read more….

Mobile Ads, Mobile AppsNo Comments

Subaru, Frito-Lay top ranking of 6-second ads on YouTube

August 21, 2019August 26, 2019 Rob Williams

Subaru, Frito-Lay, Eggo, Halls and Charmin had the most popular six-second ads on YouTube from July 2018 to July 2019. Read more…

StreamingNo Comments

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