by Kayleigh Barber | Sep 28, 2020 | Media, The New Normal, Video
Bloomberg QuickTake — formerly known as TicToc, with the name later changed for obvious reasons — is the company’s three-year-old short form video platform that was originally built to appeal to a mobile Twitter audience. That was wave one, according to Jean Ellen...
by Kayleigh Barber | Sep 21, 2020 | Media, The New Normal, Video
When The New York Times pivoted to prioritizing its subscriptions a few years ago, eventually growing to 6.5 million paid subscribers, it gave its advertising business room to breathe, and also to change. But when the coronavirus crisis laid into the economy, the...
by Kayleigh Barber | Sep 14, 2020 | Media, The New Normal, Video
This isn’t your parent’s QVC. While NTWRK takes a similar approach to selling products live and on the air, the mobile-first marketplace is emphasizing content and featuring talent that appeals to the streetwear community. NTWRK CEO Aaron Levant and president Moksha...
by Kayleigh Barber | Aug 31, 2020 | Media, The New Normal, Video
Aside from DTC brands, there has been a slower adaptation of e-commerce from retailers and shoppers alike. That is until the pandemic hit, forcing the vast majority of stores to close and leaving online shopping as one of the few retail options. With that came a...
by Kayleigh Barber | Aug 26, 2020 | Digiday+ Talks, Media, Video
Branded content studios felt the effects of brands slashing their marketing budgets as the pandemic grew in severity in second quarter. But during that time, those teams learned what brands will still spend on: quick-turn solutions and socially minded messaging....
by Kayleigh Barber | Aug 24, 2020 | Media, The New Normal, Video
In 2005, Highsnobiety entered the fashion landscape to help consumers differentiate the new and the cool from the mainstream. Now those two categories are one in the same, according to co-founder Jeff Carvalho, as streetwear and the cultural influences from the...
