As Gen Z rewires the attention economy, brands are trading static ads for AR, creators and bite-sized storytelling to stay in the frame.
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Scroll-stopping or scroll-past? The 2.5-second ad dilemma
Why Snap’s creative chief is doubling down on ephemeral content
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran creative and former W+K leader Colleen DeCourcy on Snapchat’s new brand positioning, why the company is ‘anti-social media’, the benefits of in-housing, and more.
Snap celebrates multicultural communities through AR monuments
The third and final installment of Snap’s Monumental Perspectives project covers the histories of diverse communities in Los Angeles.
AR experiences exclude a majority of diverse audiences, study finds
EXCLUSIVE: Research by Omnicom Media Group and Snapchat finds that AR filters and lenses are alienating diverse users by misgendering them or removing their defining features.
We Are Social launches AR-focused agency
The agency, called Make My Day, will focus on producing AR campaigns at scale for global brands.
Snap's APAC president Ajit Mohan on building a performance business to regain ad dollars
In his first wide-ranging interview since joining Snap at the start of 2023, Ajit Mohan sits down with Campaign to discuss how the platform focuses its efforts on the bottom-funnel approach and where it wants to play in the generative AI space.
Snap poaches director of creative strategy from Meta
Valentina Culatti will join Snap's EMEA creative strategy and production team next month.
Snap announces new ad tools after weak Q1 earnings
Snap unwraps a bevy of new ad tools, including content pacts with the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games, and the availability of ads in Spotlight user-generated content at the IAB NewFronts in New York.
Snap revenue falls 7% in Q1
The parent company of Snapchat said advertising demand was impacted by the platform’s transition to click-through conversions.
Advertisers brace for turbulence at Snap, but welcome clearer focus
As the tech company goes through a mass restructuring the advertising industry expects short-term pain—but remains hopeful about Snap’s long-term outlook.
Snap’s revenue slows as it deals with continued ad deceleration
Snap’s revenue growth decelerated further in Q2 as it continued to feel the impact of privacy changes and the Russia-Ukraine war, but the company maintained user growth.
Snap makes series of senior appointments in APAC
The social media company announced senior regional hires including Saurabh Dangwal as head of global brands and Dan Heffernan as head of global agency.
Are the glory days over for the platforms?
After poor performance in Q1 and an ominous note from Snap about cutting its forecast for Q2, investors are spooked by the outlook for the digital ad market.
Snap's APAC chief on AR's importance for brands’ commerce strategy
With over 75% of all smartphone users set to use AR daily by 2025, marketers are embedding AR into their marketing strategy, creating products that are automatically personalised to the individual shopper, says Kathryn Carter.
Snap hires retired W+K president as chief creative officer
DeCourcy left Wieden+Kennedy in December, announcing that she would retire from the advertising industry.