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Google ‘Dear Sydney’ Olympics Ad Should Have Asked, ‘Then What Happened?’

Google ‘Dear Sydney’ Olympics Ad Should Have Asked, ‘Then What Happened?’ by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 30, 2024 Google debuted the campaign ‘Dear Sydney’ during the opening ceremony in the Paris 2024 Olympics, putting the spotlight on a little girl who loves to run and her idol, 24-year-old Sydney McLaughlin — a track … Continue reading Google ‘Dear Sydney’ Olympics Ad Should Have Asked, ‘Then What Happened?’

How marketers are leveraging Olympics’ focus on women’s sports to drive engagement

Lessons from Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and Bose on keeping the consumer connection long after the games are over. Chris Wood on July 24, 2024   Coca Gauff and Little Simz in a recent Bose campaign. Image: Bose. The 2024 Summer Olympics open in Paris on Friday. Gender parity was a stated goal, giving women … Continue reading How marketers are leveraging Olympics’ focus on women’s sports to drive engagement

Russian online disinformation campaign targeted Paris Olympics, Microsoft reports

June 03, 2024 Russian online disinformation campaign targeted Paris Olympics, Microsoft reports The campaign, which includes falsified news websites and a feature-length documentary film, is specifically designed to denigrate the reputation of the International Olympic Committee. BY Reuters Russia has stepped up an online disinformation campaign which takes aim at France and the upcoming Paris Olympics, … Continue reading Russian online disinformation campaign targeted Paris Olympics, Microsoft reports

Hitting blind spots on the way to gold? Olympics ads remind marketers to sweat the data details

Columnist Joshua Reynolds takes a look at McDonald’s ad strategy during the Games, how Panera Bread moved in on the fast-food giant’s blind spot and what marketers can learn from the outcome. Joshua Reynolds on August 30, 2016  lazyllama / Shutterstock.com If you tuned into the recent Rio Olympics, you saw many inspiring acts of … Continue reading Hitting blind spots on the way to gold? Olympics ads remind marketers to sweat the data details

3 Small Business Tips to Cope with the Digital Olympics in 2015

Arline RamirezMarch 6, 2015 The year of 2015 began with a deluge of tech-driven forecasts for businesses. There’s talk about robotic process automation as the trend dives into its experimental stage that the Cloud used to be three years ago. Speaking of the Cloud, SMAC continues to keep marketers and business owners awake. Social media … Continue reading 3 Small Business Tips to Cope with the Digital Olympics in 2015