New Orleans is one of the country’s most walkable cities, and we were among the 100,000-plus visitors in town for Super Bowl LIX who took advantage of sidewalks and side streets to cover the short distances between event and activation venues—even when it got a bit hot and humid outside. Strolling around the city allowed […]

Joybird’s mobile 3D Space Planner is an expansion of its desktop version and allows shoppers to view 3,500 furniture pieces in augmented reality. Furniture brand Joybird has expanded its 3D product design feature to now include the mobile web. The tool, called 3D Space Planner, allows shoppers to view 3,500 of Joybird’s furniture pieces in […]

Considering this year’s big game was a blowout by halftime (congratulations to CFX’s Eagles fans), it left others—especially those rooting for the Chiefs—more time to scrutinize every advertisement.

With thanks to Igor Skokan, Global Marketing Science Director, Meta Understanding advertising effectiveness is the cornerstone of successful marketing, yet marketers often shy away from the most reliable tools for the job. Why? Because true experimentation – the kind that reveals hard truths about what works and what doesn’t – is uncomfortable. It challenges assumptions, […]

Oh my, oh my. “For the first time in 8.5 years as a public company, our results came in below expectations,” The Trade Desk CFO Laura Schenkein told investors during the company’s Q4 and full-year 2024 earnings reports on Wednesday. “It was on us,” she said. When the company sets revenue guidance, as opposed to […]

Ops teams are getting to clients earlier, deadlines are coming in later—and extreme weather is changing the entire game.

Athletic apparel brand Fabletics adds call-to-action messages on product and search pages to spur shoppers to click buy.   Sometimes all shoppers need to convert is a nudge of confidence that other consumers like the product and a bit of fear-of-missing out, said Ashley Kechter, brand president at Fabletics.  Actress Kate Hudson co-founded the direct-to-consumer […]

This year marked New Orleans’ 11th time hosting the Super Bowl—tying with Miami for the most NFL Championship games—and, as expected, the Big Easy certainly showed it knows how to party. What else would we expect from the home of Mardi Gras? Local food, music, architecture and traditions shined through the events and experiences presented […]

The vast majority of audiences tune out jargon. Nobody wants to hear from a robot. But more often than not, speakers are experts on something, and they really want to nerd out. Here’s some steps on how to find that balance and simplify complex messaging in speechwriting to move an audience.

Like Kendrick Lamar during the Super Bowl halftime show, Interpublic Group CEO Philippe Krakowsky had a message for all the haters out there: the impending Omnicom merger won’t affect IPG’s ability to do business in the meantime.