How Best Buy is holding its own in an Amazon world, ‘Beware of the kinks’: Confessions of an ad buyer swindled by fraudsters, Millennial pink: A timeline for the color that refuses to fade,
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Brands and agencies are getting the sense that Amazon will go all-in on advertising. Amazon has pledged to become an "ad platform leader" for advertisers that provides "best-in-class service."

Best Buy's net income increased from a loss of $433 million in fiscal year 2013 to a $1.2 billion profit in fiscal year 2017. Here's what the retailer did to orchestrate its turnaround in a world Amazon increasingly dominates.

"[Fraud is] definitely happening, but we aren't living in some kind of advertising war zone." In the latest installment of our Confessions series, an ad buyer talks about cleaning up the mess left by scammers.

From clothes to food, millennial pink is everywhere. Although the term "millennial pink" may have been coined around 2016, the color isn't new. Here's how the hue has evolved since the 1950s.

HuffPost decided to shift the focus of its Facebook Messenger bot, which was created to keep readers updated on Donald Trump, because it wasn't getting enough engagement. Now, editor-in-chief Lydia Polgreen is curating the articles the bot shares.

From Best Product Launch to Best Use of Mobile, there's a category for every innovation in this year's Digiday Awards. Find out more and submit before the final deadline this Thursday.

 

Advertisers warm to Amazon's increasing ad pitch

Seb Joseph

Amazon is targeting advertisers in a bigger way, as growing conversations with marketers would suggest.

How Best Buy is holding its own in an Amazon world

Yuyu Chen

Best Buy is fighting back against Amazon by emphasizing in-store customer service.

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Disconnecting from display: Mobile apps need tailored quality solutions

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'Beware of the kinks': Confessions of an ad buyer swindled by fraudsters

Ross Benes

“There is a lot of gray area. And that's part of what makes it so hard about talking about this.”

Millennial pink: A timeline for the color that refuses to fade

Ilyse Liffreing

The hue has evolved from the pastel kitchens of the 1950s to androgynous clothing today.

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Webinar: The ad-blocker balancing act

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