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Nike’s girl team stops at nothing in new Wieden epic

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Nike seems to be trying to change the world – again – this time with Nike Italy’s ‘so-called ‘Stop at Nothing’ (Nulla Puo Fermaci) movement, more female empowerment but you probably guessed that. But a pretty fearsome lot they are, headed by paralympic fencer Bebe Vio. From Wieden+Kennedy London, directed by Park Pictures’ Georgia Hudson.

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Prepare To Lift Your Cognitive Ceiling

AdPulp

Human rights is a battle fought by people with disabilities every day of their lives. People with disabilities are not widely recognized for their contributions to society and the multiple gifts they bring to the people in their lives. National Down Syndrome Society and Saatchi NY are working to fix this. To mark NDSS’s 40th […]. The post Prepare To Lift Your Cognitive Ceiling appeared first on Adpulp.

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Reefer Madness Redux

Advertising to Baby Boomers

First post: 22 June 2018 Reefer Madness … If I listed all of marijuana’s claims – valid, maybe valid, yet-to-be-determined, complete poppycock – you’d go mad … Since then, even before then, we’ve been using : The mature stoner: why are so many seniors smoking weed? Older people are the fastest-growing group of cannabis users, as stigma fades and some seek an alternative to prescription drugs.

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Bid Shading Explained [VIDEO]

InMobi

Watch Our Whiteboard Video on Bid Shading Today, to determine the winner of an in-app programmatic auction, bid shading is becoming an increasingly common way to determine the final price paid of the demand-side platform (DSP) winning the auction. This model of bidding has arisen as more publishers and supply side platforms (SSPs) are moving to first price auctions - or considering this bidding strategy - as DSPs are not always keen on the highest bidder paying exactly what they bid.

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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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IPG continues to outperform peers with 7.1 per cent growth

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Interpublic continues to set the pace among the holding companies, with organic net revenue growth of 7.1 per cent in Q4 – way ahead of its peers. For the full year 2018, organic net revenue growth was 5.5 per cent. IPG’s Q4 growth rate was 6.3 per cent in its home market of the US.

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David Martínez Padilla, our new Agency Director

AdGlow

Linked before to the Dentsu Aegis, Havas and Universal McCann groups, Martínez Padilla brings an extraordinary knowledge of the advertising market. Adglow reinforces with this incorporation the attention and service to large accounts and media agencies, among which holds the largest market share. Adglow , one of the most prominent Spanish multinational companies in t echnology and advertising services for the main social networks , announces the incorporatio n to its management team of a profess

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Mobile In-App Advertising and Trust: What You Need to Know [VIDEO]

InMobi

Too often, in-app advertising and trust are not associated terms. Why is both business and consumer trust in the digital advertising industry so low? To learn more about what InMobi is doing to improve and guarantee trust and transparency throughout the mobile in-app advertising and marketing ecosystem, download our white paper on 5 Ways InMobi Ensures Trust and Transparency today.

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Where’s the beef? KFC stays faithful to its first love, chicken, on Valentine’s Day

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KFC France announced the launch of a new product, the Beef Bucket, earlier this month, causing social media outrage among its loyal followers. A couple even started petitions to stop the lunacy. Today, on Valentine’s Day, KFC reveals that the Colonel had only been flirting with beef; chicken is his one true love. This film.

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FTC and FDA Issue Warning Letters to Supplements Companies

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Earlier this week, the FTC and the FDA announced a joint effort to combat unsubstantiated health claims in the supplement space. In three warning letters—to Gold Crown Natural Products , TEK Naturals , and Pure Nootropics, LLC (collectively, the “Companies”)—the agencies explain that certain efficacy claims may lack competent and reliable scientific evidence for support.

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The Answer to Your Protein Problems? Lean Meat

AdPulp

Jack Link’s Jerky is made from the same original protein that fueled our ancestors – lean meat. Hey, it worked way back then to fuel the course of history; it can definitely help us power through the typical day, today. Or, so goes the snack brand’s thinking. With this humorous new campaign from GSD&M, Jack Link’s […]. The post The Answer to Your Protein Problems?

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

what retail media advertising is what a retail media network is how the changes in the privacy landscape benefit retail media networks how retail media network functions market overview of retail media networks

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IAB Adops Committee – Feb 6 2019 – Bi-monthly meeting recap

Toronto AdOps

Welcome to 2019! As co-chair of the IAB Adops committee, I wanted to start posting recaps of what is discussed during our bi-monthly meetings scheduled at the IAB offices and over the phone. The most recent one occurred on February 6 in the afternoon at their new offices located at 111 Peter St. We had a few members come in despite the storm while some also called in.

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Paddy Power and Sky Bet plumb new depths in TV ad wars

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The debasement of UK TV advertising at the hands of bookmakers grow apace – we keep hearing there’s a ban coming but it’s taking its time – and here’s our old friend Paddy Power with a new “ambassador’ for his Rewards programme, Rhodri Giggs, brother of Ryan. Rhodri hove into public view when it transpired.

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BlueHippo in the Red? Not on the FTC’s Watch

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Several high profile bankruptcies have occurred in recent years. Most would consider a bankruptcy proceeding a last resort. But some, seeking to expunge a debt, have contemplated that bankruptcy may be a safe way to avoid the long-arm of the law. The Federal Trade Commission, however, has taken great steps to ensure that an FTC judgment firmly stays on a wrongdoer’s balance sheet.

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Marketing Resolutions for a New Year

illumin

New year, new you. Each year, our resolutions hit us in the face as we join the masses to be better versions of ourselves. However, many marketers find themselves trapped on the execution treadmill. They are churning out messaging incredibly fast without taking into account the impact it has on the consumer journey. We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to blow the whistle on some tired marketing practices.

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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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Gender discrimination: JWT knows when it’s been Tango’d

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J Walter Thompson is facing an employment tribunal from a group of straight, white, middle-aged men who claim that they were victims of a diversity drive. According to Campaign, one of them turns out to be Chas Bayfield, who was a creative director at HHCL in the 90s. Bayfield made the famous Blackcurrant Tango “St.

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Paul Simons: the perils of in-housing and Specsavers

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I was wondering what is going on at Specsavers after seeing some sponsorship idents several times and thinking how awful they were: a full 180 degrees from their often award winning standard. They have been an internal creative department hiring in the production as and when they need it. They seem to be highly productive.

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Ridley Scott falls into Turkish Airlines propaganda trap

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It’s been decades since Ridley Scott worked in commercials but the great man is back for Turkish Airlines. Teased during the Super Bowl it’s an ode to, among others, the spanking new Istanbul airport. And that’s the trouble: there’s absolutely nothing here that Turkey’s president Ertogun could object to (and he objects to quite a.

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Shoe company Dune London claims “Clothes are overrated”

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It’s a simple strategy — make your product the hero — but it’s well executed in Mother’s first campaign for Dune London. The pictures are taken by well-known fashion photographer, Lacey, who has also worked with upmarket brands like Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Coach, as well as on high street retailer River Island’s recent “100%.

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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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Brexit vs Brussels: it’s like clients vs agencies, Sorrell says

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Martin Sorrell still provides good quote, although his closing session at the IAB Annual Leadership Meeting in Arizona, sounds like it was a long one, even by his standards. Adweek called it a “sprawling” conversation, but found a few gems in there. Sorrell drew a startling comparison between Brexit and the state of the ad.

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Dentsu Aegis Network’s organic growth reached 12 per cent in EMEA in Q4 2018

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Dentsu Aegis Network has reported 4.3 per cent organic growth in 2018, and 3.4 per cent in Q4. The Japan-based communications group is forecasting 3.9 per cent growth for 2019 Europe, the Middle East and Africa was the standout region in the fourth quarter, with 12 per cent organic growth – its best performance in.

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Adidas “Recodes” running by turning it into an extreme sport

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You won’t see any middle-aged men in lycra in these four-minute films for Adidas running. Instead you get runners as creators: the “Trash Runners” of Shanghai who, under cover of the night, pick up litter as they make their way at speed through the city streets. And the “punk” runners who sprint the 267 miles.

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Giles Keeble: why Australia reminds you of the tyranny of distance in modern day marketing

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Some years ago, I was creative director of BMW Australia – from the UK. It was the first step in the WCRS plan for global expansion that resulted in the take-over of (or merger with) The Ball Partnership. On that first trip, I was in the air longer than I was in Australia. The advertising.

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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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BMW goes for extraordinary with Zanardi, Toyota for the opposite with its new Corolla

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Car advertisers need to go the extra mile with sales in seeming freefall. Alex Zanardi lost both his legs in a horrific motor racing crash in 2001 but he’s back behind the wheel of a rather terrifying BMW M8 in a new campaign from Goodby Silverstein & Partners. It’s the ultimate driving machine once more.

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Josko Grljevic of Talon Outdoor: transforming OOH – an “outsider’s” perspective

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Talon Outdoor’s chief transformation officer Josko Grljevic explains the 2019 roadmap for technology and automation in Out of Home advertising. Since taking on the newly-created and in vogue role for developing companies – that of chief transformation officer at Talon – I’ve had the challenge of managing and implementing disruption in a digitally changing business.

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Google’s Home Alone ads in danger of becoming franchise

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Ads about ads are becoming events – if that doesn’t sound too double Dutch. So Google Assistant scored mightily with its ‘Home Alone’ starring a grown-up Macauley Culkin and now Joe Pesci, who played one of the baddies in the film, is getting a welcome top-up to his retirement fund. Macauley’s on 39 million YouTube.

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George Parker: the unvarnished (and newly bionic) solution for the ad business

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So, I just spent four days in hospital being transformed into the Bionic Man. (Having a Pacemaker installed in my manly chest.) Everything went fine, although the picture in the attic is now at its final stage of magnificent putrefaction. A few drinks will fix that.

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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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Omnicom Group organic growth up as it continues to invest in agency brands

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Omnicom Group posted organic growth of 3.2 per cent for Q4 2018 and operating profit up 0.1 per cent to $0.7 million, but a 2.2 per cent fall in revenue to $4.09 billion was enough to send the share price down. Omnicom celebrated $1.

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ASA bans two Imperial Tobacco ads, and tightens the rules on gambling

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Imperial Tobacco is in trouble with the Advertising Standards Authority for two outdoor ads that appeal to under 18s, and suggest that smoking is safe. It’s not quite the return of big tobacco – these banned ads are for Rizla cigarette papers – but they show that Imperial Tobacco is willing to push its luck.

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London-based Impero makes a splash in Argentina

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Agencies have to re-invent themselves these days and Impero is an interesting London operation, combining creative, social and digital and operating in a number of markets including Argentina. Here’s its latest for Pedidos Ya, Argentina’s biggest app-based food and delivery service. It’s kind of sales promotion on video wheels. Other clients include Beefeater gin and.

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New-look Engine’s first win is Saxo global fintech business

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Engine Group has won its first piece of business since it ditched agency brands in favour of a single group identity. Saxo Group, a fintech specialist, has appointed the agency to handle the global advertising for its “active traders” account, following a pitch. The Danish bank is on a drive to democratize share trading with.

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Drive GTM Efficiency with Tech Stack Consolidation

Consolidating your tech stack is an effective cost-saving measure that drives GTM efficiency and adds value to your enterprise. With a cohesive, integrated tech stack, your revenue teams can deliver an excellent customer experience that sets you up to win faster than your competitors.