In addition to being a retail giant, a cloud leader and a grocery heavyweight, Amazon is rapidly ascending to the top of the advertising world as well, and that carries… Read More
Facebook’s attempt to spin its way out of past controversies is being spun back against the social media giant thanks to manipulated billboards on the streets of London. Images from… Read More
The founders of Downstream are betting that Amazon’s somehow-stealthy surge in advertising revenue will attract lots of brands that need help making the most of their investment, and they just… Read More
A lot of businesses outsource to cut costs. But the CEO of Seattle-based startup Advangelists says that keeping all of their operations in-house is what makes their digital advertising service… Read More
Amazon’s cloud business may get much of the attention for bolstering the company’s bottom line. But an emerging new advertising arm of Amazon is also fueling record profits for the… Read More
Facebook has agreed to stop allowing third-party advertisers to exclude ethnic and religious groups when targeting ads for housing, credit, employment, insurance or public accommodations as part of a settlement… Read More
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Google says it will stop running state and local election ads in Washington state, citing new rules that require what amounts to real-time disclosure of detailed information about election ads… Read More
Microsoft, which has quietly built a $6.9 billion/year advertising business through its Bing search engine, will attempt to expand its reach with a new advertising network that extends the Bing… Read More
Rover, the network for pet sitters and dog walkers, is all about finding the perfect match between humans and animals. A new ad campaign for the Seattle-based startup showcases that… Read More
Ad Lightning is raising more money as it continues to help advertisers and publishers spot “bad ads.” The Seattle startup announced a $2 million investment round led by previous backers… Read More
Amazon may have made a splash during last month’s Super Bowl with an Alexa ad that dominated water cooler conversations, but Google came roaring back this weekend with a whole… Read More
If science give you the spins, wait until you catch this new ad from Nike, as the Portland sneaker giant employs celebs, athletes and Bill Nye the Science Guy to… Read More
Seattle may still be without the beloved Sonics, but a huge NBA star now has ties to the city in a roundabout way. With the news Tuesday that Amazon is… Read More
Ask Amazon’s Alexa which city in Texas is her favorite, and she replies, “Definitely Austin.” Ask the voice-integrated artificial intelligence where Amazon will locate its second headquarters, and Alexa replies… Read More
Despite the fact that the actual football game was the more entertaining part of the evening for once, some Super Bowl LII advertisers still managed to create the necessary buzz… Read More
In the advertising game that is taking place before the big football game, Amazon is running with a crop of heavy hitters who are leading the way in digital engagement… Read More
The average child watches 2.68 hours of TV a day, or almost 980 hours/year One hour of TV contains 14.25 minutes of ads, or 24% of airtime ‘Netflix Only’ homes… Read More
Walking on the campus at Washington State University, Jonah Friedl had an “aha” moment. He wasn’t just surrounded by fellow students, he was among an audience perfect for marketing. “There… Read More
LAS VEGAS — For the first decade of its existence, Amazon Web Services flew a bit under the radar of the national media, preferring a word-of-mouth marketing strategy coupled with… Read More
Even if you’re at work and not currently high, there’s a good chance you’re going to have a laugh while watching this new commercial from Briteside, an Oregon-based marijuana delivery… Read More
With each day, it seems we learn more about the shadowy world of political advertising on digital platforms like Facebook, Google, and Twitter. As multiple investigations into the 2016 presidential… Read More
Faced with the decision over whether to adhere to its standard of protecting user content or to help safeguard the integrity of U.S. elections, Facebook says it has chosen the… Read More
A new analysis by Facebook into whether Russia tried to interfere with last fall’s U.S. presidential election by purchasing ads on the social media network has found a connection between… Read More
T-Mobile has attracted its fair share of big-name talent when it comes to the advertising it does for its wireless network. Drake, Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart, Justin Bieber and Ariana… Read More
Facebook has launched its first ad product designed specifically for residential real estate brokerages. “Dynamic Ads for Real Estate,” first reported by real estate news site Inman News, allow real… Read More
Programmatic advertising has helped digital marketers and advertisers with automation and scale. But it can also cause headaches for publishers and ruin user experiences. Ad Lightning wants to help, and… Read More
Bleacher Report CEO Dave Finocchio has some advice for Facebook. Speaking at the 2017 GeekWire Sports Tech Summit the co-founder of what has become the second largest sports website in… Read More
Sleeping Giants, the anonymous group dedicated to getting corporations to pull advertising from right-wing news websites such as Breitbart, is taking its fight to the streets — specifically around Amazon’s… Read More
All of those cardboard boxes from Amazon have eBay dreaming of a more colorful shopping world. And now the online marketplace is taking aim at the Seattle-based e-commerce giant with… Read More