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Would Yahoo or Facebook Make a Better Tumblr Parent? Industry views are split

While Yahoo seems near a deal to purchase Tumblr for as much as $1 billion, reports today suggest other notable players are kicking the tires on the growing blogging platform—namely, Facebook. So…

May 17, 2013, 5:35 PM EDT

The Ad Smackdown: Facebook Vs. Google Which brand turns people off?

Can Facebook make a commercial for itself without turning people off? While not every response so far has been a thumbs down, the social site’s messaging certainly appears primed to draw…

May 13, 2013, 10:34 PM EDT

El Al Picks New U.S. Agency, Debuts 'Vacations' Campaign Soubriet Byrne & Associates lands another travel brand

EL AL recently selected its new lead agency in the U.S., Soubriet Byrne & Associates (SBA), which beat out four other unnamed contenders, per the brand. Excluding business-to-business and Internet, the…

May 13, 2013, 7:55 PM EDT

Facebook Could Map Out Local Search, Ads With Waze Deal Social network in talks with driving app, per reports

Facebook is mapping out an acquisition of crowdsourced traffic navigation mobile app Waze, according to reports from three Israeli publications and confirmed by TechCrunch. A Facebook spokesperson said the company doesn’t…

May 9, 2013, 2:20 PM EDT

Early Stats on How Facebook Exchange Ads Perform in News Feed Pricier at first but better value

It was easy money to bet that matching up what is arguably Facebook's most valuable ad offering with its most valuable real estate would pay off. But only a month after Facebook…

May 7, 2013, 5:47 PM EDT

Brands Are Giving Precious Ad Real Estate to Tumblr Like Facebook a few years ago

Brands are starting to plug Tumblr into paid ads, just like they did with Facebook a few years ago. In what could be an industry first, Champs Sports may put its…

May 6, 2013, 10:18 PM EDT

Facebook Served 39 Percent More Ad Impressions in Q1 Ad strategy pivots on new targeting, not new units, say execs

All that chatter from people decrying an increase in ads when they visit Facebook may not be exaggerations from an agitated few. Facebook CFO David Ebersman said during the company’s…

May 1, 2013, 7:00 PM EDT

360i, Draftfcb Take Top Facebook Studio Awards for Oreo Campaign 14 judges award 37 finalists

Not all newsrooms are dying off. Along Madison Avenue, the concept of the brand newsroom has ascended to the center of many social marketing strategies. And now it’s won Mondelez’s…

April 29, 2013, 9:43 AM EDT

Men Are More Likely Than Women to Use Mobile Shopping Technology Gets it done faster

When it comes to mobile shopping, the gender gap is alive and well. Data from the DDB Life Style Study looked at mobile shopping patterns by gender and found that…

April 24, 2013, 6:30 AM EDT

Salesforce Ties Facebook Custom Audiences, Twitter Keyword Targeting Into Marketing Cloud Shows difference between self-serve platforms and API partners

Like the social advertising version of Twitter.com versus Tweetdeck, Facebook’s and Twitter’s ad platforms can satiate most advertisers. Power marketers looking for more bells and whistles typically turn to third-party…

April 23, 2013, 8:00 AM EDT

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