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Data Points: Digital Holidays Black Friday is coming, and with it, the first multiscreen shopping season

Multi-screen behavior has pervaded many aspects of consumers’ lives, and that’s certainly true when it comes to shopping. Google commissioned Ipsos MediaCT to find out how people plan to get…

October 29 2012

The Great Brand of China The Eastern power aims to become a formidable player in the U.S. marketplace

While China bashing took center stage during this presidential election, with both candidates blaming the Eastern power for U.S. economic woes, things are a little different on the consumer front.…

October 29 2012

Costs Driving Creative Reviews Marketers say they’re increasingly focused on efficiencies but deny creativity is taking a hit, poll shows

As if there weren’t enough Orwellian examples of creative advertising reviews sans creative, along comes the global HSBC contest and a new poll that finds marketers increasingly are focusing on…

October 29 2012

Top 10 Commercials of the Week: Oct. 19-26 Will Ferrell, George Clooney, PlayStation's all-stars, and Kmart's scary-good Halloween spot

This week, one lucky lady got George Clooney and buried treasure, Will Ferrell headed to Sweden to sell some Old Milwaukee (which isn't even sold there!), and train passengers got…

October 26 2012

Behind Radio Flyer's New TV Ads Classic red wagon brand playing for scooter market

This month, Radio Flyer started airing TV commercials for the first time in more than 20 years. But that doesn't mean you'll be seeing more of its iconic red wagons…

October 25 2012

Perspective: Sticky Situation What happens when a brand takes a proven message and tries something abstract?

In the Olde Booke of Branding Wisdom—well, if there is one—is writ an important lesson: Just because your brand’s been around for a century doesn’t mean you can stray off…

October 25 2012

Portrait: Iris The New York offshoot of London's Iris Worldwide combines digital, social, retail and experiential

Specs Who From left, managing director Sarah Aitken, CEO Americas Jeremy Cochran, cd Tim Clarkeand director of strategy Esty Gorman What Marketing, advertising and experiential agency Where New York offices One of the most…

October 25 2012

W+K Plays for the Big Dough With Velveeta recently added to its roster, is the shop primed to take bite out of Oreo, too?

With a shot at working on a Super Bowl spot for Oreo, the world’s No. 1 cookie, Portland, Ore.-based Wieden + Kennedy has again found itself with the chance to…

October 23 2012

Déjà Vu All Over Again Agencies once more are chasing Burger King's business. But are they fighting over crumbs?

There’s no question that Burger King is a major brand that needs marketing help as it tries to reverse a market share decline. But are the agencies dancing with BK…

October 22 2012

Send in the Cloud Boxee TV to store shows…for a fee

Is the world ready for a home media player that doesn’t have a slot in the front of it? Boxee, the manufacturer of open-source streaming software for televisions (and the…

October 22 2012

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