Q&A: New York Media’s New Editor in Chief on Reinventing the Brands and...
Not long after Adam Moss told staffers on Tuesday that, after 15 years, he'd be leaving as editor in chief of New York Magazine, David Haskell was named as his successor. Haskell was described by CEO...
View ArticleLes Moonves Is Taking CBS to Arbitration Over Denial of $120 Million Severance
Former CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves isn't letting his $120 million severance go away without a fight and has decided to take the company to arbitration. Moonves informed CBS of his intentions...
View ArticleHow Slack’s Logo Redesign Solidifies the Brand as the Future of Group Chat
Ever since Slack unveiled a new logo this week that swapped out its instantly recognizable hashtag icon for a simplified, multi-colored pinwheel, the design world and many others on Twitter have been...
View ArticleSimple and Spectacular, This Patiently Crafted Ad Transforms Flowers Into...
On paper, the concept is simple: Flowers bloom, set to the booms and crackles of fireworks. But creating such a visual experience in a way that does it justice? That's no small floral feat. TBWA\Paris...
View ArticleWhat Makes British Drama Characters Compelling? In These Ads, They Tell You...
Hard-bitten detective Vera Stanhope doesn't give a damn if people like her. She's a crusty crime fighter who outsmarts bad guys and suffers no fools. Disheveled and dowdy, she will not be wearing...
View ArticleNetflix Now Has 139 Million Subscribers and Says It Competes With ‘Fortnite...
It will now be even tougher for the four big streaming services scheduled to debut in the next year--from Disney, AT&T, Apple and NBCUniversal--to catch up with Netflix. The streaming giant now has...
View ArticleNew York Post Is Getting a New Publisher and CEO
After 20 years at the company, Jesse Angelo is leaving as the publisher and CEO of the New York Post to "let someone else write the next chapter," he said in a statement. Sean Giancola will replace...
View ArticleStreetwear Designer Benny Gold Closes His Store and Heads to Goodby,...
Over the past 15 years, Benny Gold became one of the premier streetwear designers in San Francisco by parlaying his fame as a skateboarder into his own eponymous brand of shirts, hats and outerwear....
View ArticleVerizon Will Thank First Responders for Saving 12 NFL Stars in Its Super Bowl...
After sitting out the Super Bowl since 2011, Verizon rejoined the game last year with an emotional campaign thanking first responders. The brand will once again tap that theme, showcasing the stories...
View ArticleMSG Networks’ Wellness Week Will Promote Healthy Living on Digital, Social
Sports production and content development company MSG Networks revealed "Wellness Week," a weeklong event beginning Monday (Jan. 21) that will promote healthy living across the company's digital and...
View ArticleBET CMCO Jeanine Liburd Humanizes Culture With Passion to Enact Meaningful...
Jeanine Liburd, chief marketing and communications officer of BET, and I met last year at Brandweek in Palm Springs. As I sat listening to her talk about one of my favorite topics--culture--I knew I...
View ArticleTribune Publishing Names New Execs as CEO Justin Dearborn Steps Down
After almost three years as Tribune Publishing's CEO, Justin Dearborn is stepping down from the role and from his position as the company's chairman of the board. Those roles will now be split between...
View ArticleLessons From 3 Interactive Branded Content Videos That Debuted Before...
Whether you follow popular culture or not, Netflix's latest interactive Black Mirror episode has got marketers and consumers all over the world talking. But what does this new technology mean for...
View ArticleA Bug Affected the Protect Your Tweets Setting on Android as Far Back as...
An undisclosed number of Android users who enabled the Protect Your Tweets setting on Twitter may not have been protected, after all. In a post on its Help Center, the social network said Twitter for...
View Article5G Isn’t a Reality Yet, but It’s Looking Promising
Just because everyone's thinking about 5G doesn't mean everyone understands what it is or what it might imply for their industries and brands. You might have a better idea if you'd attended CES where...
View ArticleChevron to Review Its Global Media Business After 16 Years With WPP
Energy giant Chevron, a longtime staple of WPP's client roster, has placed its global media planning and buying business in review, a company spokesperson confirmed this week. "Chevron's global media...
View ArticleThere Was No War on Christmas on Facebook and Instagram in December
People on Facebook and Instagram were caught up in the holiday spirit in December, as Christmas and New Year's Eve absolutely dominated conversation on both networks for the month, according to the...
View ArticleHow 3 Legacy Brands Are Using Tech to Personalize Beauty
While products you'll soon see in retailers like Best Buy made up the bulk of this year's CES activations, brands that you more often find in the aisles of CVS and Walgreens also took part. Neutrogena,...
View ArticleLuke Wilson Gets Uncomfortably Close in Colgate’s Super Bowl Ad
Get ready to up close and personal with Luke Wilson's smile--and his mouth--in Colgate's ad for the Super Bowl LIII. The 30-second spot which will air during the second commercial break of the third...
View Article3 Retro Design Themes That Are Suddenly Resurgent in Modern Culture
Whether it's from a desire to escape the anxieties of modern life or simply an artistic form of nostalgia, the visual techniques of the recent past are now helping define the look of the present. In...
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