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Taco Bell is opening a hotel in brand's biggest lifestyle play yet
The "tacoasis" in Palm Springs, California, included a pool, on-site salon and gift shop offering exclusive merchandise.
By Peter Adams • May 16, 2019 -
Axe
Axe taps 'Stranger Things' star for hair-focused social push
The Unilever brand will donate $1 to an anti-bullying charity for every hairstyle that teens share with the #AXEpressYourself tag.
By Robert Williams • May 16, 2019 -
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Top stories that underscore the leading influences on retail marketing, including the creator economy, '90s nostalgia and Gen Z.
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Carsharing platform Getaround rides with Jonathan Van Ness in first global ad campaign
Developed with creative agency Eleven, Inc., the campaign includes audience-targeted TV, out-of-home, radio, social and digital ads.
By Barry Levine • May 16, 2019 -
Hershey's embraces emoji for summer packaging play focused on sharing
The brand's signature milk chocolate bars will feature 25 of the most popular emoji — including the poop variant — marking the first change to the candy's look in 125 years.
By Peter Adams • May 15, 2019 -
Halo Top Creamery preps pop-up drive-thru for Canadian travelers
In an effort that includes a Waze integration, the brand will dish out free pints to people leaving town for the upcoming holiday weekend.
By Dianna Christe • May 15, 2019 -
Trader Joe's debuts YouTube channel
The videos give shoppers a behind-the-scenes look at the cult favorite's recipe ideas and "how it's made" episodes.
By Lauren Manning • May 14, 2019 -
YouTube's new 'Bumper Machine' automates 6-second ad production
GrubHub repurposed two older ads with the tool, which uses machine learning to pick out key parts of commercials and condense them into a shorter clip.
By Robert Williams • May 14, 2019 -
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Behr to pay 'Color Explorer' $10K to travel, name new paint colors
An essay contest winner will travel across North America to find inspiration for the brand's new paint colors.
By Barry Levine • May 14, 2019 -
Sears' new logo panned by customers
Media and social media users pilloried the rebranding campaign for its similarity to that of vacation rental platform Airbnb.
By Ben Unglesbee • May 13, 2019 -
Facebook sues Rankwave over alleged misuse of user data
By filing the suit, the social giant is sending a message to app developers that it's serious about enforcing privacy policies.
By Robert Williams • May 13, 2019 -
Natural Light taps humorous YouTube video to find an intern
The Anheuser-Busch brand is using its latest marketing campaign to find a brand-appropriate summer intern.
By Dianna Christe • May 13, 2019 -
Instagram unveils curated @shop account to showcase online merchants
The new account will feature community trends including fashion, beauty and home decor, available for direct purchase.
By Robert Williams • May 13, 2019 -
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Deloitte Digital buys agency Pervorm to strengthen search, social and programmatic
Founded in 2010, the shop is headquartered in Amsterdam and has an office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
By Peter Adams • May 10, 2019 -
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La-Z-Boy spins Kristen Bell's social spat into sponsorship
The furniture retailer taps the "Veronica Mars" and "The Good Place" actress to pitch items beyond its iconic recliner.
By Barry Levine • May 10, 2019 -
Nike runs shoppable Snapchat lens to support women's soccer
On May 9 only, fans could virtually try on team jerseys and make direct purchases ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup next month.
By Robert Williams • May 10, 2019 -
Chick-fil-A has the strongest QSR brand personality on social, study says
Fast food giants were ranked on five personality dimensions, placing Sonic and Dairy Queen close behind the chicken chain while Papa John's and Burger King earned low marks.
By Lauren Manning • May 9, 2019 -
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Study: Chatbots to drive $112B in retail sales by 2023
Retailers that don't adopt chatbots will face strong challenges from more technologically adept disruptors, Juniper Research warns.
By Robert Williams • May 9, 2019 -
Facebook expands WhatsApp mobile payments, eases policy on crypto ads
The social network also announced a crackdown on ads for financial services that are associated with predatory behavior.
By Robert Williams • May 9, 2019 -
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Brands' cause marketing efforts fail to break through with Gen Z, report says
Just 12% of younger consumers readily associate familiar brands with the causes they support.
By Barry Levine • May 9, 2019 -
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Tropicana hotline rescues kids with tips for making Mother's Day brunch
Meanwhile, Reed's Ginger Beer shoots down moms' advice for upset stomachs in its first fully integrated campaign.
By Barry Levine • May 9, 2019 -
Chick-fil-A has the strongest QSR brand personality, study says
Fast food companies were ranked on five personality dimensions, placing Sonic and Dairy Queen close behind the chicken chain while Papa John's and Burger King earned low marks.
By Lauren Manning • May 9, 2019 -
Toyota and other auto brands favor Facebook, Instagram for social media ads
Volkswagen and Nissan placed 100% of their social ads on Facebook, while Tesla skipped paid social altogether.
By Robert Williams • May 8, 2019 -
'Detective Pikachu' star Ryan Reynolds trolls fans with link to movie 'leak' on YouTube
The actor, who voices the titular Pokémon, called attention to a video purporting to contain the full film that's since gone viral.
By Peter Adams • May 8, 2019 -
Study: Mobile is key to preventing higher subscriber churn
A disappointing mobile experience is most likely to lead U.S. viewers to cancel a subscription to streaming video, music, gaming or news services.
By Robert Williams • May 8, 2019 -
Axe teams with gaming influencer for social contest
Fans can submit a clip of themselves playing a video game to Instagram or Twitter for a chance to win a trip to VidCon.
By Robert Williams • May 8, 2019
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