2017

How the Trump era is shaping this year’s Super Bowl ads

Melissa McCarthy tries to save the environment in Kia’s Super Bowl 2017 ad A lot has been made of the anti-Trump comments Lady GaGa might utter during her halftime performance at the 2017 Super Bowl this Sunday (4 February), but marketers are just as primed to touch on the political tensions that are currently engulf […]

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Colorful Inspiration For Gray Days: Illustration And Photography At Their Best

    If it’s still snowy where you live, then you’re probably tired of the cold weather by now. Winter may be in full swing but that shouldn’t stop us from hunting for inspiration. While the gray days always seem to find a way to make us more and more anxious for springtime to finally

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Snap Inc files for $3bn IPO as it admits its ad model is still at an ‘experimental’ stage

Snap Inc has admitted it faces a challenge in convincing advertisers of the veracity of its ad business as it files for a $3bn (£2.4bn) IPO that could be one of the largest by a tech firm in years. In its filing, Snapchat’s owner says advertising accounted for 98% and 96% of its total revenue

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Consumers will spend more on simple brand experiences

Being classed as ‘simple’ isn’t always seen as a positive but when it comes to brand proposition, being simple is most definitely an advantage. The majority of consumers (62%) are prepared to pay more for a simple experience, new research finds, while 61% would recommend a brand if it has a clear proposition that saves them time. Offering a straightforward shopping

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Programmatic: Is going in-house the wrong answer to the right question?

Some 90% of advertisers are reviewing and resetting how they buy programmatic ads as concerns around transparency, rebates and ad fraud rise. That was the conclusion of study by the WFA this week, which found in-house desks are now used by a fifth of its members, up from almost none two years ago. And use

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Illustration: Daily Renders: Dimensional UI

Illustration: Daily Renders: Dimensional UI abduzeedo Feb 02, 2017 Daily Renders: Dimensional UI is an illustration, motion graphics and UI/UX project created and shared by Fyn Ng on his Behance profile. There’s a not a lot of information shared by Fyn but the illustrations are quite descriptive in terms of what the project is all about. Basically

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Mobile-First Is Just Not Good Enough: Meet Journey-Driven Design

    In a recent sales meeting for a prospective healthcare client, our team at Mad*Pow found ourselves answering an all-too-familiar question. We had covered the fundamental approach of user-centered design, agreed on leading with research and strategy, and everything was going smoothly. Just as we were wrapping up, the head of their team suddenly

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Suki Thompson: 2017 is the tipping point for marketing transformation

Close your eyes for a moment and think about the one big thing that has happened in your business environment over the past year that has directly impacted you. Brexit and economic instability, tech disruption, being hired and fired, downsizing, new marketing and agency structures, information overload, the need for speed… the list is endless.

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