It's not often that supermarket ads break the glass barrier of their home countries, but German supermarket Edeka swings it systematically. It has shown it can touch our hearts, make us laugh, bring the mundane to life and even appeal to our darker selves. It's a brand that's as curious and dynamic as the people...
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Morning Digest
February 22, 2017
What marketers need to know today
Edeka presents 'Eatkarus'
By Angela Natividad
It's not often that supermarket ads break the glass barrier of their home countries, but German supermarket Edeka swings it systematically. It has shown it can touch our hearts, make us laugh, bring the mundane to life and even appeal to our darker selves. It's a brand that's as curious and dynamic as the people...
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Steve Jobs' last creation and its lasting legacy
By Robert Klara
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Calm, Headspace and Mindfulness gain popularity
By Christine Birkner
The skateboarding term is now the definition of individualism
By Robert Klara
The ambitious plan comes together
By Katie Richards
If, in recent months, you've come across some weird trends, like dudes crimping their hair during New York Fashion Week or men and women getting anti-aging facials using snail products, and you had absolutely no idea what was going on, there's finally an answer for you. It's all been part of a wacky campaign from...
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New campaign has included the Super Bowl and soon, SXSW
By Christine Birkner
StubHub is continuing its rebranding strategy to help customers embrace and enjoy live experiences by ramping up its experiential marketing efforts. The brand's StubHub Live campaign, which launched in January, features activations at live music festivals and sporting events. It kicked off with an experience at BroadwayCon in New York, followed by activations at the...
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Telecom giant will produce more of its own campaigns
By Patrick Coffee
Today Verizon followed Sprint, Chipotle, Coca-Cola, Facebook and more in establishing its own in-house creative advertising agency. The telecom giant, which is currently one of the five biggest ad buyers in the U.S., hired global group creative director Andrew McKechnie away from Apple to run the new department. The chief creative officer will work out...
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Competition heats up for consumer attention on mobile devices
By Marty Swant
Advertising agencies and tech companies are increasingly getting into the shark tank game. As competition heats up for gaining and retaining consumer attention on mobile devices, a growing number of agencies are betting on--and buying into--startups focused on emerging technology. With more major tech companies, consultancies and PR firms getting into the mix, following the...
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Teads commissioned the research with Time Inc. and The Atlantic
By Marty Swant
Publishers' own websites could be mightier than the almighty news feed when it comes to impact for advertisers, according to new neuroscience research comparing social platforms and premium sites. Neuro-Insight, a neuro-marketing company, examined content from four major publishers--Cond? Nast, Forbes, Time Inc., and The Atlantic--and found that test subjects were 16 percent more likely...
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Carter Jensen turned Periscope into a mini innovation lab
By Lauren Johnson
For Carter Jensen, installing cameras into ceilings and drilling digital displays into the walls of Minneapolis-based agency Periscope to test prototypes of new mobile and emerging technology is just a typical day at work. As Periscope's senior emerging media and platform innovation strategist, Jensen is the agency's go-to guy responsible for understanding future-looking innovations like...
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