Dove apologises for ad showing black woman turning into white one

Brand says it ‘missed mark’ after being accused of racism in campaign promoting body lotionDove has apologised after publishing an advert on its Facebook page which showed a black woman turning into a white woman. The brand was accused of racism over the online advertising campaign and it later admitted it had “missed the mark” with an image posted on Facebook.Dove apologised for 'racist' Facebook advert showing a black woman turning white after using @Dove lotion. pic.twitter.com/NGXyhnGuBZENOUGH!IS ENOUGH!@Dove Needs to be an example of black boycott worldwide!!!They need to see the power of the black and brown money powerOkay, Dove...One racist ad makes you suspect.Two racist ads makes you kinda guilty. pic.twitter.com/hAwNCN84h2 Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2017-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Flipboard Is Debuting a Swipeable 'Promoted Roundup' Ad That Looks Like Instagram Carousel

Flipboard has launched another native ad unit that lets brands promote multiple pieces of branded content or traditional advertising simultaneously in a carousel. The format, which the mobile magazine is calling "Promoted Roundup," shows a main image that when clicked brings up a full story... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Washington Post Is Marketing Itself to Brands as a Testing Ground for Video Ads

One year ago, the Washington Post decided it was done working with third-party ad-tech partners and instead started building its own slick tools and ad formats to tackle industry problems like speed, fraud and viewability. So, it started an internal group called Research, Experimentation and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Says Faster Mobile Ads Are Boosting Clickthrough Rates Up to 200 Percent

As tech giants continue their push to speed up load times for advertising and publishers across the mobile web, early numbers from one of them seem to show that faster ads really do work better. According to research released today by Google and Teads, the video tech company, mobile publishers... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC eyes vertical ads to boost mobile monetization

The BBC has joined the growing throng of publishers to embrace vertical video on its mobile apps. And it plans to monetize its international app with vertical video ads. The format, made popular due to Snapchat, is becoming a larger part of other publisher video plans including The Sun, Mail... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford Lit Fest u-turns on author payment

The Oxford Literary Festival has changed its mind over paying authors to appear at the event. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Catching Their Ad Tech in Bed With Fake News, Marketers Ask Fraud Fighters for Help

Ad buyers are joining the fight against the "fake news" that many people blame for misinforming voters during the presidential campaign.Although the focus intially fell on Facebook and Google, where made-up headlines became easy to find, pressure has also come to bear on lesser-known companies... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Britain’s 18-person native ad team accounts for half its digital revenue

Most publishers want to wean themselves off display advertising, and content studios are where the biggest growth opportunities lie. For Conde Nast Britain, native advertising revenue has mushroomed in the last six months, since it set up a dedicated custom content team. It's the data analysts... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PA launches Textbook Challenge as research shows resources are 'under-used'

The Publishers Association is launching a new campaign, The Textbook Challenge, after an independent survey found that 63% of primary and secondary teachers in English schools could be "making more use of textbooks" - while one in five don’t use them at all. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riddell and Fletcher amongst WBD Show line-up

Children’s authors such as Tom Fletcher, Chris Hoy and the children’s laureate Chris Riddell have signed up to take part in next year’s ‘Biggest Book Show on Earth’, organised by World Book Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major Ad-Technology Company Bars Breitbart News for Hate Speech

AppNexus, a major advertising technology provider, has barred Breitbart News from using its ad-serving tools because the conservative online publisher violated its hate speech rules.AppNexus scrutinized Breitbart's website after president-elect Donald Trump tapped Steve Bannon, former executive... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eason: back in the black

Eason c.e.o. Conor Whelan talks to Lisa Campbell about how the Irish retailer rediscovered its mojo—and profitability. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Could there really be only one new black male novelist in Britain? | Arifa Akbar

There’s plenty of talent among minority ethnic writers in the UK, but their books rarely make it to the shelves – and that’s shamefulUntil this week, I thought that at least we could be consoled by fiction. That we still had the borderless joys of stories to fend off the dark forces of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Industry's Self-Regulation Is an Exclusive Club, Says Watchdog

A lesser-known nonprofit ad-industry watchdog says trade groups aren't working. The Online Trust Alliance, comprised of a wide array of members including Microsoft, Twitter, programmatic ad-tech company OpenX, digital publisher group Digital Content Next, security software firms and even the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Millennial-Focused Video Network Cheddar Looking for Brands to Sponsor Shows

Jon Steinberg, the former president of BuzzFeed, is moving quickly to expand the programming and distribution of Cheddar, the video network he launched earlier this year.In May, Cheddar, which streams on Facebook Live and Sling, added a new 30-minute show from female-focused publisher Bustle,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker to publish Sainsbury’s Christmas ad tie-in

Walker Books is publishing a Christmas title based on this year’s festive advert from Sainsbury’s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Facebook will not place ads on sites distributing fake news

Google plans to update its AdSense program policies to prevent placement of its ads on sites distributing fake news.Facebook also said Monday it had updated the policy for its Audience Network, which places ads on websites and mobile apps, to explicitly clarify that it applies to fake news.“In... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, Facebook Say They Won't Serve Ads to Fake News Sites

Google and Facebook took steps to punish fake news websites amid growing scrutiny of technology platforms for permitting false information to spread online.On Monday, Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it's implementing a new policy that pulls its popular advertising tool from websites that run... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Is Introducing Native Video Ads for Mobile Publishers

If Google's research is correct, more than half of all smartphone users give up trying to load mobile websites if it takes longer than three seconds. Because of that, Google is moving forward with several beta offerings to help publishers and advertisers make their mobile formats more... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon to double Black Friday deals

Amazon's 2016 Black Friday promotion is set to double the number of deals on offer compared to last year, stretching the promotion out for almost two weeks. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unbound looks global as it turns five

Crowdfunding publisher Unbound is to expand into the US next year. The press, which was founded in 2011 by writers Dan Kieran, John Mitchinson and Justin Pollard, is planning to hire US editors to source Stateside projects as part of its global expansion. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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