Marcy Wilder walked into her boss’s corner office at law firm Hogan Lovells in 2010 with an idea that seems quaint in retrospect: Start a team dedicated to cybersecurity and privacy. Many companies at the time were only beginning to face the threat of cyberattacks, and the European Union hadn’t yet set off a global
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Twitter is making a series of moves in the area of brand safety, the area frustrates advertisers the most about social platforms. The company is following in the footsteps of YouTube and Facebook by committing to audits by the Media Rating Council to assess its brand safety controls and measurement metrics. An MRC accreditation is
The United States Postal Service endured more than most public services this year, but letter carriers across the country still delivered a record number of ballots, and they’re gearing up for a holiday season where, rather than gathering together, millions of Americans will send gifts to loved ones. A new campaign for the USPS created
If you’re asking yourself, “What’s the perfect gift for my favorite co-worker?” Or, “What should I get that manager who sends me too many one-word responses for my comfort?” And even, “What to gift my entire team to inspire jealousy across the rest of the company?” This is the list for you. We polled agency
By Richard Yao This was the year of acceleration. Thanks to unprecedented circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers and businesses have been and will continue to adopt digital channels and tools across the board, enabling new behaviors and opportunities for marketers to explore. For the past four years, the marketing experts at UM
Huw Griffiths from UM Worldwide discusses how to get better returns from media channels and platforms. As brands have had to adapt their media plans during COVID-19, some changes might be temporary – but some represent an acceleration of more fundamental trends, says Huw Griffiths, Chief Product Officer at UM Worldwide. So what is going
By Lawrence Dodds Advertisers need to be clear on their strategies before jumping on the shoppable media trend, argues Lawrence Dodds, client director at UM London The current crisis has accelerated e-commerce in a way that none of us could have imagined at the start of the year. Amazon’s share price hit new highs and
For months now, marketers and media buyers alike have been focused on near-term rather than long-term planning. That mindset is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. The near-term focus has already continued throughout the third and now the fourth quarter of this year — with some marketers so focused on meeting fourth-quarter goals to
IPG Mediabrands is expanding its creative content practice with the launch of Mediabrands Content Studio (MBCS) globally across 12 markets. MBCS is a data-driven content practice built on the intelligence and insight that media provides about which content connects brands with people in the most compelling and personalized way. MBCS will focus on creating content
In today’s fragmented media landscape, the message has to fit the medium. Media agencies are often in the best position to make that link because of the audience data they sit on and their expertise across media platforms. That’s why IPG Mediabrands said on Tuesday it’s formalizing a content offering across its agencies — UM,
