The Recording Academy recently released their ‘rules and guidelines’ for the upcoming 64th Grammy Awards, making a big change in For Your Consideration ads. The new 64-page document was released by Academy earlier in July, with Billboard reporting that the FYC ads may no longer reveal Billboard chart numbers or sales figures in the ads. This … Read more
Khloe Kardashian introduced an entirely new look in photos promoting her new Good American shoe collection. The 36-year-old reality star displayed a much thinner frame than fans are used to in the bizarre shots she posted to her clothing brand’s Instagram account on Tuesday. The first snap displayed Khloe sitting on a poolside cushion with … Read more
Los Angeles man, 90, spends $10,000 to take out two newspaper ads telling AT&T CEO that his internet service is too slow – and he receives a call from the company’s executive office straight away Aaron Epstein, 90, has been struggling with slow AT&T internet at his home in North Hollywood The frustrated senior citizen … Read more
Tim Cook has said targeted Facebook advertising is ‘manipulating’ people amid his ongoing battle with Mark Zuckerberg over privacy – and profit. The Apple CEO was forced to defend an update to the iPhone that will make it more difficult for companies to run personalized commercials on people’s phones and iPads. When probed on the move Cook told GQ … Read more
Facebook is developing a new tool that will keep ads away from sensitive posts in your News Feed. The social media platform is testing ‘topic exclusion’ controls that allow advertisers to keep marketing from politics, crime, controversial social issues and other designated topics. It’s already started using the controls with a limited number of advertisers. … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook claims Facebook’s personalized ads cause ‘violence and polarization’ in the latest round of the Silicon Valley battle over privacy Cook was speaking at a virtual conference out of Brussels on Thursday He has long criticized the use of targeted advertising which Facebook and millions of other businesses – large and small … Read more
A new hard-hitting series of adverts urging Britons to stay at home will air from tonight, as ministers ramp-up pressure on the public to obey lockdown rules. The shock tactic adverts will feature close-ups of Covid patients wearing oxygen masks accompanied by a bold thought provoking message. In one advert, viewers will be told to … Read more
The show must go on for Kim Kardashian. Amid a swirl of rumors that she is on the verge of divorcing Kanye West the 40-year-old reality star was busy promoting her perfume brand on Instagram this Thursday. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians standout slipped into a couple of gleaming metallic outfits that played up her … Read more
Pension savers and investors are being bombarded with fraudulent online ads on ‘industrial scale’, say financial regulators who called for more money and resources to step up public warning campaigns. Criminals no longer need to produce glossy brochures or set up fake offices as online adverts can be created ‘very easily’, an official told MPs … Read more
Ebay’s £7bn ads deal faces probe by competition watchdog in monopoly fears The CMA has started examining eBay’s £7billion deal with Norway’s Adevinta Ebay is selling its classified ads division that includes Gumtree and Motors.co.uk The CMA is scrutinising the deal because Gumtree and Motors.co.uk have millions of UK users between them By Helen Cahill … Read more