Since the Facebook ad boycott there has been a push to civilize social media, with renewed focus on brand safety, but there is only so much platforms can do to eliminate all the potentially offensive and misleading material surging through their pages and videos. The best brands might hope for on social, it seems, is a well-lit
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A new brand-safety product from Integral Ad Science is off to a less than ideal start after the company promoted the tool’s technical chops through an open demo on its website last week. The product, dubbed Context Control, is critical to IAS’s long term future, but its launch went south after IAS rival Check My
Fortnite – for many, we wouldn’t need to say anything else. Equally regarded as the joy and despair of kids and parents all around the world, Fortnite has risen up the charts in recent years and it looks like it’s there to stay – at least until something like Fall Guys makes it falter. But what happens when
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
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