Chad Stoller, Richard Yao/August 2020/Emerging Technology,Retail Since 2006, global media agency UM’s IPG Media Lab division has been helping retail brands break down the barriers to innovation. With today’s retail landscape fraught with uncertainty, many brands are unsure how to proceed. Here, Chad Stoller, UM’s global chief innovation officer and managing partner of IPG Media
Category: Thought Leadership
TikTok is stepping up efforts to counter the spread of hate speech on its platform. But it’s still playing catch-up with other social-media companies, including ones that have been criticized for their handling of the issue. The company announced Thursday that it’s improving its hate-speech policies, providing more transparency and investing in partnerships to help
IPG Mediabrands agency UM will handle strategy, planning, buying, research, and data and analytics for Lazada Group across Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, and Thailand. The agency-of-record win follows a pitch that began in March. The company had previously worked with Dentsu Aegis Network agency Vizeum in these markets, starting in 2019. UM starts work immiediately
UM, the global media agency network of Mediabrands, has been appointed Media Agency of Record for Southeast Asia eCommerce platform Lazada Group. Working with Lazada, the regional flagship of the Alibaba Group, UM’s remit covers Southeast Asia markets Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, and Thailand will encompass all media duties including strategy, planning, buying, research, and
UM, the global media agency network of Mediabrands, today announced that it has been named Media Agency of Record for Lazada Group, Southeast Asia’s leading eCommerce platform and regional flagship of the Alibaba Group. UM’s remit which covers Southeast Asia markets Singapore, Malaysia, The Philippines, and Thailand will encompass all media duties including strategy, planning,
Lazada Group has appointed UM to manage regional media duties for Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, encompassing strategy, planning, buying, research, and data and analytics. The news follows a pitch which started in March this year and was held virtually across multiple markets. According to UM, it was praised for its professionalism, competitiveness and its ability
Amanda Cosindas is gearing up to move across the country from Los Angeles to Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, with her 10-year-old son later this month. Uprooting her family is necessary for Cosindas, director of marketing and communication at the creative agency The Many, to be able to manage her job and her son’s education this year. As
The social media platform audit was based on the Media Responsibility Principles Mediabrands recently released to the public, which are geared toward protecting brands and the communities that a brand serves, weighing the impact of harmful content, and evaluating the policies of different platforms and their enforcement. The Media Responsibility Audit included doing a comprehensive assessment of
Integral Ad Science and Channel Factory, a brand suitability and ad performance platform for YouTube, released a joint product on Wednesday that combines content curation with optimization and measurement for YouTube campaigns. The product, dubbed Channel Science (a portmanteau of their names), is generally available, but only on a manual basis for now. The companies
Brand safety is always top of mind for advertisers. But it’s become more important than ever as issues from coronavirus misinformation to the ongoing Facebook ad boycott dominate industry headlines. For Joshua Lowcock, chief digital officer at UM and global brand safety officer at IPG Mediabrands, the renewed focus is an opportunity for advertisers to
