Topic: Media
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It’s finally starting to feel like fall. And with it, The Week has its eye on the election/debates, new styles, the importance of relevance, and, of course, the continued saga of TikTok. Here are our 9 favorites from the past week. Legal expert unpacks what Trump’s executive order on diversity training means for…
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The shift toward more user data privacy (e.g. EU’s GDPR, Chrome killing the cookie in 2022) has been underway for some time with the collective change having massive implications for the marketing industry. It is critical that digital marketers remain abreast of this sustained evolution in order to understand the implications of these changes and…
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The more things change – the more they stay the same. That’s our feeling here at The Week where the Cantenna, TikTok drama, facemark evolution and (sad face) Macy’s parade going TV-only feel quite 2020. Whereas another Facebook boycott and agencies’ struggle to implement diversity initiatives feel, well, like 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016… Here are…
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Amazon Prime or Walmart Plus? TikTok or Instagram Reels? Old favorites or new brands? Not only is choice on the rise – but consumers are experimenting – with more than 1 in 3 saying they purchased an unknown brand during quarantine. Big takeaway for marketers from The Week: the competition today isn’t necessarily the competition…
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These are hot-button times, everywhere a marketer turns. The Week includes great insights from HBR, as well as a couple brands that are leaning in. Here are our 10 favorites from the past week. Marketing in the Age of Resistance Harvard Business Review Marketing tactics have undoubtedly changed in 2020, especially due to the…
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Truth and trust have been on trial for quite some time. Across all of our institutions and even ourselves. And we’re not even talking politics here. The Week looks at some of those trying to earn or re-earn trust – as well as what it means to be a Chief Meme Officer (yes, you read…
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The old saying is that it only takes a couple of seconds to say hello, but forever to say goodbye. For advertisers, it’s more that you have 2 seconds to turn hello into something else – or your customers will say goodbye. That’s the key finding of a major Mars study of digital advertising, reminding…
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Crises often produce two things that can be at odds with each other: intensifying existing trends and accelerating change. You can see it in just about every industry, and here at The Week, it brings a mix of serious, fun and completely offbeat. QR-code payments, copycat platforms, the re-emergence of dormant logos, rewriting the cannabis…
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The desire to belong, to feel like you’re part of a community, is a basic element of the human experience. Modern life was already challenging this – before the pandemic amplified it. This week, we’re intrigued by stories of those who are appealing to, building platforms for, or just diving into community. And, of course,…