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McCann comes out fighting in new US Army campaign

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Armed services ads on both sides of the Atlantic have traditionally tried hard to skip the obvious, to wit if they give you a gun you’re likely to have to shoot or be shot at. No such beating about the bush in this latest campaign from McCann for the US Army. The US Army seems.

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What is a Second Price Auction and How Does It Work? [VIDEO]

InMobi

Watch Our Whiteboard Video About Second Price Auctions Among all of the mobile advertising auction mechanisms, perhaps few raise as many eyebrows as do second price auctions. Why is this price auction model used, and how does this type of auction differ from other options like an English auction? To answer these questions, check out our latest Whiteboard Wednesday video featuring Ryan Gauss, InMobi’s Platform Product Manager.

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Your Daily Budget In Google Ads

UNI Digital Advertising

What is the Google Ads daily budget? Google Ads allows you to control your costs by setting a daily budget for your ad campaigns. If you are running a search campaign, this means that Google will continue to run your text ads for search queries that trigger your keyword bdigital until your budget is exceeded. At that point, your ads will no longer be served for the rest of the day.

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Principal Group Delivers An Ocean of Emotion

AdPulp

“This place isn’t for me,” the dad intones with disappointment hanging in the air. “This is for me, son?” the dad asks, incredulous when presented with a plan of action that pleases everyone. Principal Financial, with TBWA’s help, is making commercials that matter. Let’s look at another. And another. Damn, these are good.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Untold Studios and Artefact launch new-style UK agencies

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While there’s much hand-wringing in UK adland over the demise of WCRS (and fears over whatever grisly fate WPP CEO Mark Read has in store for his creative networks) hope springs eternal among creatives. In particular the hope that they can combine things in a new way, especialy tech and creativity. Interestingly there are a.

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Adglow at 10 - The Next 10 Years

AdGlow

When Adglow was founded in 2008, we didn't have plans to become a social advertising specialist.

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In Timberland Pro’s World, There Are Talkers And There Are Doers

AdPulp

Timberland PRO launched from a new campaign from The Martin Agency that showcases real workers in real-life work situations. But first, the office workers at the agency and the brand got a few digs in. You know, as a way to self-loathe. Timberland is for preppies and other urban creatures, but Timberland Pro is not. […]. The post In Timberland Pro’s World, There Are Talkers And There Are Doers appeared first on Adpulp.

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Interpublic sets the pace for marcoms organic growth

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Embattled WPP CEO Mark Read would doubtless like to know what’s in Michael Roth’s secret sauce at Interpublic. IPG Q3 organic growth was five per cent in the US and six per cent in Europe, way ahead of everyone else, and is forecasting four to 4.5 per cent for the year. Net revenue for the.

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AcuityAds on Cannabis Advertising

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According to Statista , legal cannabis sales are projected to reach 23 billion USD by 2025 (up from 9.84 billion USD this year alone). It’s a no-brainer that cannabis industry digital advertising will be a powerful tool to capture consumer attention in this booming market as cannabis entrepreneurs continue to grow their brands. We understand the advertising hurdles facing cannabis regulations, and we are here to help.

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Influencer Marketing – Three Golden Rules

All About Advertising Law

My kids watch a lot of YouTube videos, ranging in topics from taking an alligator to the vet to the world’s longest walk on Legos. They have their favorites – YouTubers under the names LoserFruit and Dude Perfect come to mind. I have caught my daughter practicing for her own channel about making slime. Those aspirations had me thinking about the career path of being an “influencer.” Indeed, trickshot stars and video game aficionados have been hired as brand ambassadors for ever

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Retail media advertising: How e-commerce is becoming AdTech’s next frontier

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Merkle launches data goldmine DataSource in UK

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Dentsu Aegis Network’s performance marketing agency Merkle is launching what it calls its “people-based” data platform DataSource in the UK. Merkle claims DataSource is combines the best offline and online datasets to create one identity graph overlaid with the most up-to-date view of UK consumers. It contains 51 million consumers across 26 million addresses, 40.

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Independent agency Isobel wins Caffè Nero account

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Caffè Nero has appointed independent creative agency Isobel as its lead agency for marketing campaigns in the UK. The pitch was managed by Pimento. Caffè Nero now operates over 650 stores in the UK, with 900 stores worldwide across ten countries, making it the largest independent coffee house brand in Europe. Isobel will major on.

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Are these the most important agencies of the 21st century?

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Forbes commentator Avi Dan has produced a list of the 25 most important agencies of the 21st century, noting that most of them didn’t exist at the turn of the century. For the ad agencies he’s picked a campaign, so CP+B makes the list for KFC’s ‘Subservient Chicken’ although that seems a long time ago.

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Tech to the fore as Publicis lines up Xebia and Dentsu Switzerland’s Namics

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Arthur Sadoun’s Publicis Groupe is planning to buy Xebia France, a mid-sized consulting firm, to combine with existing consultancy operation Publicis.Sapient. Xebia France employs 170 people – the so-called “Xebians” – and works for established clients Axa, Air France and BNP Paribas as well as numerous start-ups. It also runs the annual XebiCon event for.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Now Engine joins the rush to scrap agency brands

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London agency WCRS is having its best year for decades but, it emerges, owner Engine is planning to consign it to history in another one of those mystifying agency shake-ups aimed at persuading clients they’re getting more from less. Engine, founded by WCRS founder Peter Scott (now departed) is now owned by California’s Silver Lake.

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Wieden+Kennedy tells it like it was in striking Ford debut

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Here’s Wieden+Kennedy New York’s first work for Ford since being appointed to take over (some) of the creative reins from WPP’s GTB agency. BBDO seems to have the AOR role. ‘Built Proud’ is the line (although some of the logo has gone missing in translation – deliberately maybe.) Ford, rather like WPP, is in the.

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VW drops DDB in the US as global ad review lumbers on

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Adweek reckons that Omnicom’s DDB has been cut from VW’s North America pitch, part of a massive global review that plans to appoint teams from holding companies on regional basis. DDB made its name in New York handling Volkswagen back in the days of black and white TV but hasn’t handled the account for decades.

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FCB Inferno keeps up the Sport England standard with new ‘Fit got real’

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Sport England’s ‘This Girl Can’ campaign from FCB Inferno is arguably the best long-running UK ad campaign – helped, no doubt, that it’s Lottery funded so can actually be long-running – and this new one keeps up the standard. Showing that generously proportioned ladies can still get fit – ‘Fit got real’ – a nice.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Philip Morris sets off vaping row with ‘hold my light’

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Much huffing and puffing over this new ad from Philip Morris – ‘hold my light’ – using a Mission Impossible set-up to persuade people to switch from smoking to vaping. Or maybe do both. Well why not? Hypocritical maybe as PM makes mega-bucks from smoking and there are restrictions on vaping ads in the UK.

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WPP’s Read faces some uncomfortable shareholder questions

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New WPP CEO Mark Read (below) faces one of the less than joyous occasions that go with the new job on Thursday when he updates shareholders and others on WPP’s Q3 performance. Analysts expect revenue and profit to be down with organic growth inching forward by just 0.3 per cent. WPP has not had a.

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WPP in dire straits as net sales fall – Kantar up for sale and more surgery on the way at creative networks

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WPP net sales in Q3 2018 fell by 1.5 per cent – far worse than the performance of its holding company rivals – after inching ahead in the first half of 2018 by O.6 per cent. It shares dropped below the psychologically important £10 level, hitting £8.40 at one point, a drop of 20 per.

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Mother wins Dune London’s big new brand campaign

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Mother seems set fair for a strong end to the year, adding Dune London’s upscale shoes and accessories business to the flagship Sky corporate account. Dune is now a substantial business with over 100 standalone stores and numerous concessions in 18 countries and an online business with customers in 140 countries. Dune London marketing and.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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The&Partnership’s AllTogetherNow wins Nelsons Healthcare

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The&Partnership’s digital engagement agency AllTogetherNow has been appointed to create a global social content strategy and campaigns for Nelsons Healthcare following a competitive pitch. AllTogetherNow (ATN) has been tasked with building the brand identity of Nelsons’ natural healthcare products across the world, underlining the brand’s claim to be the world’s number one emotional wellbeing brand.

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France’s CDiscount hymns 20th with interplanetary ennuie

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France’s CDiscount is celebrating 20 years in business with a new campaign from Rosapark featuring…a bored to tears rapping alien on another planet entirely. Somehow don’t think this notion would make it past the data/research/planning wizards in the UK or US. Good job it did in France though. MAA creative scale: 8.5.

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Credit Suisse outlines likely cost of WPP restructuring

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Investment bank Credit Suisse has been looking at WPP ahead of its Q3 trading statement tomorrow (Thursday) and lowered its organic growth forecasts slightly to 0.5 per cent this year and 0.6 per cent next. One reason is a number of recent account losses including Kimberly Clark, Ford creative, some Pepsi business, Glaxo, Amex and.

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Big name brand ambassadors Bacon and Freeman bottom out in battle of mobile phone networks

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There is barely an advertising break on TV without a mobile phone ad. The interesting point is that everyone now has a mobile phone, so what are the networks trying to do? Ultimately upsell. But is the advertising really helping generate potential long term brand growth? Gone are the days of the iconic ‘Hello Moto’.

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Solving the Biggest Tech Challenges in RevOps

In this eBook, we’ll run through real-world examples that show how RevOps teams can benefit from modern solutions for the access, management, and activation of their GTM data. Whether you need to improve lead response times, boost adoption of core tools, improve lead qualification, or target and automate your GTM motions, you’ll find examples of how revenue teams are solving some of the toughest problems in modern business.

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HSBC’s business pitch needs an idea, not a trendy presenter

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Comedian and presenter Richard Ayoade is evidently beloved of HSBC. After appearing in two unremarkable efforts from JWT for the bank’s consumer business he’s now in the hands of Grey, saying that HSBC is open for business, “supporting UK businesses everywhere.” Now there’s a thing – maybe. Corporate advertising like this is vanilla wallpaper however.

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The FTC’s New Data Tool: The first edition may be setting the stage to go after gift and prepaid card retailers, program managers, and other vendors?

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This week, the FTC launched a new interactive tool to view its aggregated consumer complaint data. Previously released annually , data collected through the Consumer Sentinel Network will now be reported quarterly. The FTC’s data tool is interactive and allows users to narrow the data by state, type of fraud, contact method, age of victim, amount of loss, and more.

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