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Decoder
FTC’s COPPA Rule Update—What Publishers Need to Know
The FTC has finalized significant updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, marking the first drastic overhaul since 2013. These changes, set to take effect in early 2025, reflect growing scrutiny of how companies handle children’s data online.
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B-to-C Events
Sundance 2025 Experiential: Chase’s Glass Chalet, Acura’s Energy House and More
The winds of change are in the air, but the Sundance Film Festival is once again taking place in Park City and Salt Lake City, UT, bringing together the movers and shakers of the filmmaking ecosystem, and a selection of sponsors, for 11 days of storytelling and community engagement. While Sundance 2025 (Jan. 23 to […]
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Tech & AI
Uplift Desk elevates its customer experience with headless architecture
After migrating its site to headless architecture, premium standing desk brand Uplift Desk increases its page speed, improves its Google search ranking and provides shoppers with a more intuitive checkout page. Uplift Desk and its shoppers are reaping the rewards of a better customer experience after the brand’s migration to a headless architecture. The December 2024 launch included […]
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Digital & Technology
Unlocking the Full Potential of Data in PR
Recent findings from Hotwire Global’s Data Maturity Survey of PR and communications executives responses reveal that while there is strong data adoption in the industry, there is still a gap between what teams are doing and what they could be achieving.
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Cynsiders
Marketing: The Next Frontier
Jonathan Gudai, Co-Founder and CEO of AdOmni, sees a world where social media, video, and digital out-of-home advertising will converge for performance and brand marketers. Here, he shares his thoughts on AI opportunities, audience trends, and more shaping the future. As video consumption continues to fragment across platforms, what do you see as the biggest […]
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Online Advertising
CTV, Retail And Measurement Will Spur Ad Tech M&A This Year
This year, expect ad tech consolidation to center on the biggest growth opportunities in advertising: retail media, connected TV and addressing the gaps in measurement.
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Data-Driven Thinking
The Hidden Dangers Of Privacy-Preserving Attribution – And A Smarter Solution
Meta and Mozilla have proposed a new browser-based attribution system for web ads that they’re calling Privacy-Preserving Attribution. The goal is to track how advertising leads to conversion with less privacy risk to users. Unfortunately, while PPA appears to solve an interesting math problem, if applied to real-world advertising, it will increase privacy risks for […]
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Tech & AI
For marketers, the TikTok contingency plan might be the actual plan
As TikTok still faces an uncertain future, publishers, advertisers, and creators brace for the ripple effects of a potential ban, exploring new platforms and strategies to maintain engagement. As a brand, the social media platform TikTok has only existed for about seven or eight years. But the past few weeks have been the roller coaster […]
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Crisis Management
Former “Vanderpump Rules” Star, James Kennedy, Faces Public Downfall: A Reputation Management Case Study
As professionals in the art of reputation management, this disastrous scenario is one to learn from. Let’s zoom out and see where James Kennedy’s PR team could have done better or, perhaps, opted out of representing the unpredictable “Vanderpump Rules” star.
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Branding/Marketing
PRNEWS Live Discusses Anniversary PR Strategies for the Goodyear Blimp
PRNEWS talks with Doug Grassian, VP of Global Communications at Goodyear, to discuss the communications plans for the 100th birthday of the Goodyear Blimp, and what communicators can learn from planning, strategizing and publicizing a significant brand anniversary or event.
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