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The Kardashian Klan's Scott Disick Goes American Psycho Over Kanye West

The Kardashian Klan's Scott Disick Goes American Psycho Over Kanye West

Love him or hate him, but Scott Disick of the Kardashian crew is intriguing in the American Psycho-inspired promo for Yeezus, the new album from his sister-in-law's baby daddy/rapper Kanye West.

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Dutch Funeral-Insurance Company Dela Snares Top Media Lion at Cannes

Dutch Funeral-Insurance Company Dela Snares Top Media Lion at Cannes

Dela gave people the chance to share their feelings about loved ones on websites, and turned those videos into TV ads and billboards.

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Philippines Wins First Grand Prix at Cannes in Mobile Category

Philippines Wins First Grand Prix at Cannes in Mobile Category

A simple idea transforming the power of old-school cellphones took home the big prize in the mobile category at Cannes on Tuesday. 

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First Innovation Grand Prix at Cannes Goes to Coding Platform 'Cinder'

First Innovation Grand Prix at Cannes Goes to Coding Platform 'Cinder'

Barbarian Group won Cnnes' first Grand Prix for Innovation for its "Cinder" open-source platform for creative coding.

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IBM and Ogilvy France Win Outdoor Grand Prix

IBM and Ogilvy France Win Outdoor Grand Prix

With half the week’s 16 Cannes contests decided, IBM is only the second big marketer to win a Grand Prix.

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Why Adland Should Listen for a Twang at Tonight's 'Voice' Finale

Why Adland Should Listen for a Twang at Tonight's 'Voice' Finale

The big winner of "The Voice" may be country music, which drew $1 billion in sales last year and is attracting advertisers.

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AOL Expands Makers to Include Women on the Rise in Business

AOL Expands Makers to Include Women on the Rise in Business

AOL is expanding the focus of its Makers showcase for high-profile women to include women still rising in business.

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Clear Channel Visits Cannes to Push Creativity in Billboards, 'the Last Mass Medium'

Clear Channel Visits Cannes to Push Creativity in Billboards, 'the Last Mass Medium'

The outdoor giant is painting a Cannes mural with tweets about creativity. 

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Mars CMO On How Snickers Campaign Inspires Mars' Global Marketing

Mars CMO On How Snickers Campaign Inspires Mars' Global Marketing

See video of Mars Chief Marketing Officer Bruce McColl at Cannes sharing his thoughts on what drives his company's best work. 

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Milkshake Marketer Boasts Thousands of Locations, Low Awareness

Milkshake Marketer Boasts Thousands of Locations, Low Awareness

Milkshake maker F'real has 10,000 locations but unaided awareness of just 1%. Here's how it's tackling the problem.

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Shelly Lazarus on Bundling, Brands And Her 'Random' Career

Shelly Lazarus on Bundling, Brands And Her 'Random' Career

"The advice I give is you have to recognize an opportunity, and then if it feels right, if it feels good in your stomach, just jump," Ms. Lazarus said.

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Cannes Lions Jury President: Branded Content is Permeating Advertising

Cannes Lions Jury President: Branded Content is Permeating Advertising

See video with Scott Donaton, the new global chief content officer at Universal McCann, on the evolution of branded content.

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Salesforce, Others in Race to Create One-Stop Shop for Marketing Data

Salesforce, Others in Race to Create One-Stop Shop for Marketing Data

By acquiring ExactTarget, Salesforce just entered an escalating battle for control of the marketing stack.  

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Why Marketers Should Know Bots

Often bots and botnets can be used for nefarious purposes, such as click fraud, spreading viruses, or enabling fake ad impressions.

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State Farm Gets Music-Buzz Smarts from SeatGeek Data

State Farm Gets Music-Buzz Smarts from SeatGeek Data

Entertainment ticket search engine SeatGeek thinks its data could be a better signal, and aims to help State Farm spot the next up-and-coming band.

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Facebook's Carolyn Everson Talks Mobile, Hashtags and the Ad Cull

Facebook's Carolyn Everson Talks Mobile, Hashtags and the Ad Cull

The social network's sales chief talks about mobile growth and the company's step away from its positioning around social ads. 

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The Biggest Myths in Digital Marketing (and How to Combat Them)

The Biggest Myths in Digital Marketing (and How to Combat Them)

Five myths, and five tips, from attorney Brian Heidelberger.

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Groupon Pivots Amid Management Upheaval, Lagging Stock Price

Groupon Pivots Amid Management Upheaval, Lagging Stock Price

Beleaguered yet carefree site hopes to move from an email-based daily deals platform to a searchable deals database ideal for desktop and mobile browsing.

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WPP Ventures Group Invests In Mobile Startup Muzy

WPP Ventures Group Invests In Mobile Startup Muzy

WPP's newly created ventures group run by AKQA chairman Tom Bedecarre has made its first equity investment.

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Facebook's Video Ads Now Likely Delayed Until Fall

Facebook's Video Ads Now Likely Delayed Until Fall

The social network has a tightrope to walk between user experience and revenue considerations in deciding when to launch the product.

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