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
Facebook is tightening its advertising rules around ‘social issue’ ads that seek to influence public opinion Social media conglomerate Facebook is changing its rules for advertisers Anyone wanting to push social issue ads will need to show a photo ID Ads that do not have correct authorisation will be removed from the platform By Australian … Read more
Facebook will allow content creators to place ads on videos as short as one minute to earn revenue in bid to attract users from Snapchat and TikTok Facebook is letting users place ads in shorter videos so they can earn revenue The service previously only allowed this with three-minute videos Now, Facebook is allowing users … 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 profits and privacy in Silicon Valley. The Apple CEO was forced to defend an update to the iPhone which will make it more difficult for companies to run personalized commercials on people’s phones and iPads. When probed on the move … Read more
Tim Cook has said targeted Facebook advertising is ‘manipulating’ people amid his ongoing battle with Mark Zuckerberg over profits and privacy in Silicon Valley. The Apple CEO was forced to defend an update to the iPhone which will make it more difficult for companies to run personalized commercials on people’s phones and iPads. When probed on the move … 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
Just a few months after trolling Apple for no longer including a charger with the iPhone, two competitors are now doing the exact same thing. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun confirmed the Mi 11 will come without a charger and Samsung deleted a Facebook post over the weekend that mocked Apple’s move, which may be hinting … Read more
Marks & Spencer CANCELS Christmas clothing ads and turns to online influencers to promote its range instead Festive TV ads will concentrate solely on food instead, with first in coming weeks Retailer plans to use social media influencers to market clothing and homeware M&S said clothing team ‘focused on helping customers shop in-store and online’ … Read more
TOWIE stars Chloe Sims and Bobby Norris have come under fire from fans after using promoting Oral B’s teeth whitening toothpaste on Instagram – despite both of them having veneers. Ilford-born Chloe, 36, shared a snap of her showing off her pearly whites and holding up a tube of the product with her 1.2million followers … Read more