Happy 4/20, everyone. Did you know the federal government continues to classify marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug despite 24 states and the District of Columbia having legalized it in some form and eight states passing laws allowing its recreational use? Twenty years ago, actress Rachael Leigh Cook, then 18, appeared in a famous PSA...
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Morning Digest
April 21, 2017
What marketers need to know today
Star of famous '90s PSA has a message on 4/20
By Patrick Coffee
Happy 4/20, everyone. Did you know the federal government continues to classify marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug despite 24 states and the District of Columbia having legalized it in some form and eight states passing laws allowing its recreational use? Twenty years ago, actress Rachael Leigh Cook, then 18, appeared in a famous PSA...
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New ad from Zero takes on the psychology of the impulse buy
By Robert Klara
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BBDO's Robin Fitzgerald picks her 3 favorite ads
By Tim Nudd
Tumi, Dyson and Tito's Vodka will sponsor site's first wellness summit
By Christine Birkner
Consumers are flocking to smaller screens
By Kevin Eck
Gone are the days when the only way to watch TV was from your couch. "You can watch content when you're waiting in the doctor's office. You can watch it when you're waiting for your car to be repaired. It is not uncommon to occasionally see some people try to watch while they're in my...
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Industry players weigh in on a novel idea
By Christopher Heine
In an Adweek magazine feature story this week about Facebook's and Google's metrics issues, Treasure Data CMO Kiyoto Tamura offered what seemed like a novel idea. What if Twitter, Snapchat and Pinterest joined up in a consortium--perhaps with either the Advertising Research Foundation or the Interactive Advertising Bureau at their side--to establish common ad metrics?...
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The show centers on the life of Albert Einstein
By A.J. Katz
As a way of strengthening its bond with both its audience and with the advertiser community at large, National Geographic is moving beyond its famed yellow border and going "further" in 2017. "Further" is part of a total Global rebrand that was set in motion last year with the genre-busting part-scripted/part-docuseries Mars, which has been...
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Will still connect with partners early this summer
By Sami Main
Yet another company has decided it will not present at the 2017 Digital Content NewFronts. Warner Bros. Digital Networks, which acquired Machinima last fall, will not participate this year. Machinima is a digital programmer with a focus on gaming and fandom culture, much like a multi-channel network. At the time of the NewFronts's schedule announcement,...
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6 key brands are producing short- and long-form video
By Sami Main
After Verizon Communications Inc. and Hearst Corp. (Verizon Hearst Media Partners) acquired Complex Networks last year, Complex finally had the funds to fully invest in its video products--and gained the go90 platform for video distribution. Complex wants to explain to advertisers about its plan for its core set of networks/brands and its full commitment to...
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IPG shop wins business-to-business review
By Patrick Coffee
Most ad trade stories about Accenture concern the international consultancy's efforts to compete with "traditional" agencies by acquiring creative shops and offering more strategic services to clients. Today, however, the company named UM as its global media agency of record after a review to help promote its digital and mobile-first services to clients across industries...
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