Facebook is stirring things up this week. We thought we should round up some good bits for you. Facebook Rolling Out Pages-Only Feed By Tim Petersen – Adweek Amid the marketer outcry over their page posts reaching fewer News Feeds, Facebook said today that is has begun rolling out a “Pages Only” News Feed that … Continue reading »
To Ban or Not to Ban: Is Asda’s ‘Mum’ Ad Sexist? By Shareen Pathak – Creativity Online British holiday ads are usually great. But not all of them are resulting in warm fuzzies this year. The Advertising Standards Authority is now investigating one ad, created by Saatchi & Saatchi for supermarket chain Asda, after it … Continue reading »
‘Fighting Mad’ Anthony Bourdain Trashes Travel Channel Over Ad Integration By Jeanine Poggi – Ad Age More and more people are fast-forwarding through traditional commercials, Mr. Bourdain noted in his “Fighting Mad” post. “For this reason,” he wrote, “there’s pressure from networks to ‘integrate’ products into the body of the actual shows whenever possible: to … Continue reading »
We are just going to leave you with this insightful essay by the late Linds Redding. Now, log off, go home, and enjoy your life. A Short Lesson in Perspective Via Adweek and The San Francisco Egotist “So was it worth it? Well, of course not. It turns out it was just advertising. There was … Continue reading »
Big Brands Are Pouring Money Into Their Own Custom News Sites By Max Nisen – Business Insider On top of their multi-million dollar advertising budgets, huge companies are now diving into an arena previously dominated by traditional media. They’re producing videos, releasing interviews with top executives, and providing unique looks inside their organization on their … Continue reading »
Algorithm Can Predict the Next Big Trend on Twitter 5 Hours Before It Happens By Emma Hutchings – PSFK A team from MIT has created an algorithm that is faster and more accurate than the social network’s own. Read more… 7 Brands Helping Out Post-Sandy By Saya Weissman – Digiday We already showed you brands … Continue reading »
Analyst: Hurricane Sandy to Cost Ad Industry $500 Million By Rupal Parekh – Ad Age The storm that hit the Northeast this week — and with it many companies in the media and ad space — has prompted the yanking of ads and a slowdown for many U.S. marketers in a key area of the … Continue reading »
…we can’t focus on anything serious today. It’s Halloween! Here’s a trick. AT&T Ghostbombs Its Own TV Commercial for Halloween By Tim Nudd – Adweek How many ghouls did you spot? And here’s the treat. thinkLA Corporate Members Happy Halloween! Let’s check in on thinkLA corporate members and see what kind of shenanigans they are up … Continue reading »
We probably have seen newsjacking at its worse in the past few days as brands moved in on the trending topic with mixed results. Digiday takes a brief look at Duracell and Barney’s while Adweek calls out American Apparel and Gap as a flat-out fail. On the general reach and impact of social media, Forbes reflects on the … Continue reading »
Our thoughts are with our friends and families on the East Coast. Since everyone is focusing on Hurricane Sandy, today’s Daily Dish will be on the lighter side. Speaking of Sandy… So now you know Photos that are NOT of Hurricane Sandy There are a few photos being circulated around that are actually not of … Continue reading »
