To assemble this installment of The Power List, we considered the profiles and results of global corporate titans, taking into account criteria such as company value, revenue and growth, market performance, consumer reach, their standing among rivals, industry accolades and media buzz. This list is not intended to chart earnings or track executive performance year...
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Morning Digest
April 24, 2017
What marketers need to know today
Jeff Bezos grabs the No. 1 spot this year
By David Gianatasio
To assemble this installment of The Power List, we considered the profiles and results of global corporate titans, taking into account criteria such as company value, revenue and growth, market performance, consumer reach, their standing among rivals, industry accolades and media buzz. This list is not intended to chart earnings or track executive performance year...
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Sets of numbers can be misunderstood if they lack integrity
By Julie Fleischer
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Potus inspires a wave of protest work
By Patrick Coffee
There’s still a lot to figure out in terms of performance
By Marty Swant
Why people are (and aren't) buying headsets
By Emma Bazilian
Virtual reality has been all the rage among the tech cognoscenti over the past few years, but the real test of VR's value is whether consumers will catch on. Looking to gauge the public's feelings about this emerging technology, research-based consultancy Magid surveyed two groups of 1,000 people ages 18-64 about VR, conducting one wave...
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Droga5 spotlights photojournalists' search for the truth
By Kristina Monllos
The New York Times wants readers to understand what it takes to produce the journalism it does--that there's real work behind the words and photos they see, and that some of the paper's journalists risk their lives for stories. That's why the Grey Lady has released a new set of ads directed by Darren Aronofsky,...
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The latest Colonel Sanders introduces a new menu item
By Christine Birkner
With Budweiser planning to brew beer on Mars, it's perhaps only fitting that KFC is plotting to launch a chicken sandwich into space. The Zinger, a spicy, crispy breaded-chicken sandwich that debuts in the U.S. on April 24 is already one of the top-selling sandwiches in KFC's international markets. To promote the Zinger, actor Rob...
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Bill Nye Saves the World is The Daily Show, but with science
By Sami Main
With original series galore, Netflix has some of the most premium comedy and dramatic programming available to viewers. But as millennials choose on-demand content, with or without ads, they have the opportunity to opt out of content from news stations on TV or online through social media and their websites. And social media has become...
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Will it drive people together or apart?
By Marty Swant
While Facebook's VR world might seem at first glance as gimmicky and depressing (which it likely is if you have too much fun and ditch all your real friends), F8 attendees who stood in long lines to try Spaces said they were impressed with the product. At its annual F8 developers conference this week in...
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Finding ways to keep viewers engaged
By Sami Main
Technology around TV keeps advancing, and advertisers are desperate to keep up with changing viewer behaviors. If people walk out of the room when ads appear on traditional TV, will the rise in streaming platforms change their habits? Companies like BrightLine and true[X] have tried to solve the problem by creating targeted and interactive ads...
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