Media/Tech Consumption:
- Facebook, Google & Apple announce new emoji updates for World Emoji Day
- Zoom’s Q2 downloads jump past 300MM, beating TikTok during pandemic
Social/Digital Media:
- Facebook rolls out screen-sharing in the Messenger app
- Instagram’s TikTok-like ‘Reels’ Functionality will be launched in the US next month
- Snapchat launches meditation tool from HeadSpace, the first of its new mini-apps
- Snapchat add Brand Profiles as it looks to expand its business appeal
Brand Pivots & POVs:
- Article: How 5G Will Transform the Event Industry
- Article: How This Virtual Baby Shower Generated 4MM Impressions on Social
- Article: How Brands are Using TikTok to Attract Gen Z
- Article: Mtn Dew Creates Stimulus Package to Support Hunting and Fishing
- Article: Drive-in eSports Arenas May Soon be Opening Across the U.S.
- Article: #WeWantToPlay: NFL Stars Take to Social to Demand Clarity on COVID-19 Protocols
- Article: Audible Responds to Canceled Summer Trips with Dreamy Airline Ads
- Article: Blue Bunny Wants to Bring Some Sunshine to this Abnormal Summer
- Article: Gatorade Incorporates TikTok, Snapchat into ‘Ready to Play. Anything’ Campaign
- Brief: Lexus Folds Origami Lessons into Social Media Series
- Brief: NBA, Sprite Find More Reward Than Risk with BLM Ads, Study Says
- Brief: Country Time Offers Stimulus Checks to Closed Lemonade Stand Owners
- Brief: Dunkin’ Commits to P&G Cleaning Products to Lure Customers Back Inside
- Brief: Zero Positives out of 346 Players Tested for COVID-19 in Orlando Bubble
- Brief: Old Spice Embraces Shaggy Quarantine Hair with Humorous Videos, Influencers
- Brief: Nat Geo Transforms Instagram Users to AR Mt. Everest
- Brief: Rubik’s Cube Sees 17MM TikTok Views with 40th Anniversary Campaign
- Brief: Walmart, McDonald’s Quietly Pause Ads on Facebook Amid Boycott
- List (Updated): When Will School Open? Here’s a State-by-state List
Consumer Behavior is Changing:
- Consumer habits rapidly evolved in the first half of 2020. Here’s what could stick (MarketingDive)
- Millennials, Gen Z turn to social media first for health advice (Forbes via Healthline study)
- Many consumer prefer using traditional payment methods at local business (eMarketer)
- The majority of American’s mobile time spent takes place in apps (eMarketer)