| Amazon Might Use 3D Body Scans to Customize Clothes—and Also Capture Your Data
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 Amazon certainly isn't the first brand to experiment with 3D body scans, but it may be the first to really give consumers the willies. In May, Amazon made headlines for offering $25 gift cards in exchange for the scans, which raised concerns about not only its intent but potential breaches and/or exploitation. "If Amazon were...
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| It's Time Brands Add Genuine Consciousness Into Their Marketing Mix
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 When John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods, and a university professor published Conscious Capitalism in 2014, a slew of advertising and marketing campaigns that espoused purpose-led conceits swept the awards at Cannes and the Effies the year prior. In fact, 2013 could be considered a breakthrough year for conscious advertising with "Real Beauty...
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| Infographic: Most Consumers Only Consider 2 to 4 Brands When Making a Purchase
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 When it comes to shopping, consumers are fairly open-minded--after all, just 4% say they only consider one brand when making purchases, according to new research from BuzzFeed and media agency network Wavemaker. But a whopping 72% say they only consider two to four, which is why brand loyalty should always be a top consideration for...
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| Martin Sorrell on Challenging the Ad Industry Giants He Helped Create
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 In an industry built on creativity, it's a testament to both his longevity and ingenuity as a shrewd businessman and negotiator that Martin Sorrell, the former chief executive of WPP, has become synonymous with advertising. And while much has changed over the three decades since Sorrell turned a wire shopping-basket company into an advertising behemoth,...
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| Not All Ad Fraud Originates Overseas. Law Enforcement Is Starting to Look Closer to Home
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 The financial impact of ad fraud is expected to total $5.8 billion worldwide this year, invalidating 8% of display and 14% of video ad impressions, according to the Association of National Advertisers' latest annual report. And while the conventional wisdom is that those crimes are perpetrated by foreign entities, multiple sources told Adweek that law...
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| Everything Brands Need to Know About Bringing Their Marketing In-house
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 Barely five years ago, Verizon had more than 46 agency partners, and it outsourced nearly all aspects of its communications business. Cut to the present, and the telecommunications giant has essentially reversed course, with Verizon bringing "core competencies" of its communications business in-house--including a substantial chunk of its creative and brand-narrative work. As a result,...
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