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Claro Grabs Millions of Add-on Dollars Via Mobile in Brazil ESL program translates big-time in South America

Brands looking to target mobile-happy Brazilians may want to take a page out of Claro’s playbook. The Latin American telecom’s “Claro Línguas Muda sua Vida” (Change Your Life) campaign has…

March 11, 2013, 9:18 AM EDT

Marshmallow Easter Treat Peeps Gets Social Targets crafty moms

While Peeps has been an Easter treat for six decades, who knew that 30 percent of the iconic marshmallow chicks are bought to make cool creations like dioramas, bonnets and…

March 10, 2013, 11:26 PM EDT

Wrigley Rolls Out Caffeinated Gum 'Alert' CPG giant will join energy gum space with campaign featuring TV, radio, digital

Wrigley is entering the energy gum market with its new Alert Energy Caffeine Gum brand, targeting 25-to-49-year-olds who, per the company, "want a portable product that lets them control their…

March 8, 2013, 1:36 PM EST

Samsung and Grey Poupon's Oscars Ads Win on Twitter Sentiment around Apple and Coke's spots wasn't as good, says Networked Insights

Samsung's big Oscars ad buy was a huge success on Twitter, according to data from Networked Insights, which found that the brand had the largest volume of social media chatter…

February 25, 2013, 12:08 PM EST

Miller Lite Teams With Nascar Twitter Star on Charity Effort Brad Keselowski and brewer launch cool crowdsourcing campaign

Miller Lite sponsors Nascar driver Brad Keselowski, and today the brand is announcing a digital cause-marketing campaign, "Get on the 2," giving racing fans the chance to appear on his…

February 22, 2013, 2:19 PM EST

New Ford Fiesta Campaign Will Be Entirely User-Generated Creative for TV, print and digital to derive from social

Ford’s TV, print and digital advertising for the 2014 Fiesta model will be based on user-generated content, the auto giant announced this morning. The all-in approach to UGC is the…

February 19, 2013, 12:59 PM EST

Name the Event, and Some Marketer Will Be Ready to Exploit Social Media Marketing takes a big leap thanks to Oreo’s genius blackout Twitter ad

During the Oscars this Sunday night, nimbly crafted ads highlighting both golden moments and gaffes will stream into Twitter and Facebook feeds. And don’t be surprised next month if new-Pope-themed…

February 18, 2013, 7:51 AM EST

Marketers: Carnival Needs a Great PR Video—Now Cruise industry can own Triumph disaster via social media

Carnival Cruise Lines should post a two-to-three-minute PR video to its Facebook and Twitter pages—and pronto—if it wants to repair the brand damage that's occurred after the Triumph ship fiasco…

February 15, 2013, 2:00 PM EST

Portrait: Maker's Row A startup that uses technology to turn Made in America into reality for fashion manufacturers

Specs Who (l. to r.) Co-founders Scott Weiner, Matthew Burnett and Tanya Menendez What Business-to-business portal Where Dumbo, Brooklyn, N.Y. Like so many startups, Maker’s Row resulted from a big pivot. Unable to get…

February 14, 2013, 4:10 AM EST

Facebook Mobile Ads Push Flowers for Valentine's Day 1-800-Flowers.com says 'customers are migrating'

While 1-800-Flowers.com isn’t new to sinking cash into Facebook ads, the e-retailer is particularly sweet on the social network's mobile promos for Valentine's Day this year. For the past two…

February 11, 2013, 9:22 PM EST

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