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Special Delivery- Welcome to the BeyHive?

After Beyoncé’s Netflix Series “Homecoming,” Adidas released an announcement last April with Queen Bey. The multi-layered deal with Ivy Park spread across every social media platform within minutes. Adidas partnership opened doors to rebrand Ivy Park as Beyoncé co-designed a … Continue reading

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Amazon Offers New Influencer Program

Amazon recently introduced a new marketplace for influencers to take part in. What first began as the Amazon Associate Program, has now developed into a new integrated platform for influencers who have a steady following on social media platforms. The … Continue reading

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Streaming Services and Original Content: The Current Frontier

Amazon has taken the world by storm since launching as a textbook company over 20 years ago.  Amazon has continuously expanded its business by entering into new markets and/or acquiring potential competitors in emerging market areas.  This business model has … Continue reading

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Microsoft Goes Carbon Negative and Reputation Positive

Microsoft announced this month that it’s going carbon negative – one-upping the green initiatives of its competitors and other leading global brands, and positioning it anew as visionary, socially responsible brand. A step further than carbon neutral, which generally means … Continue reading

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You Can Now Hide Ads via Custom Audience Lists on Facebook

This month, social media giant Facebook has very discreetly made their users aware that they can now control an advertiser’s ability to show ads to them through a Custom Audience list. On a January 9th post made via their corporate … Continue reading

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TikTok has more than 700 million downloads in 2019, beating Facebook and Instagram

TikTok, a video-sharing social platform, has now become the de facto social media app for teenagers. Unlike other famous apps such as SnapChat, Instagram and Vine that initially captured the Western market successfully before taking the rest of the world … Continue reading

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Is this an Ad or the News?

Celebrities are now used in advertising formats to bring awareness instead of promoting a brand. Is it possible to open your phone or watch your favorite show without seeing a celebrity endorsing a product? We are less than a month … Continue reading

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Peacock TV Is Free!

Peacock TV Is Unique Because Of Its Advertisement Model In this new decade, the Hollywood streaming wars continue, but with a new approach.  NBC Universal revealed last week that its new direct-to-consumer service, “Peacock TV,” will launch nationally on July … Continue reading

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The 133 years old brand and its dynamic logos

Coca-Cola and its logos If you take a closer look at the picture above, probably you’ve found something different between this logo and the iconic one: the streamer under the letter “C” turned into a tongue! In early July, Coca-Cola … Continue reading

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Using Sex Appeal in Advertising is a Double-edged Sword

“Our youth is in the sheets we slept naked.” When the Chinese single’s day was approaching, my attention was drawn to the advertisement that DAPU launched on October 27. This Chinese bedding brand posted a 2 minutes video with the … Continue reading

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