Al Mannarino
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Adweek's Metaverse Marketing Returns for Season Two
Welcome back, fellow pioneers! About a year ago, we made a big bet that business professionals would be interested in better understanding what the metaverse meant for them and the brands and companies they work for. And what a year it’s been. So much has happened since our last episode. → Read More
Catch Up on Season 1 of Adweek's Metaverse Marketing Podcast
Listen to learn about the role of marketing in the metaverse. → Read More
The best group cosplays at NYCC 2018
The only thing better than seeing an amazing cosplay outfit is seeing a bunch of friends in coordinated cosplay outfits, paired like a super-team or dueling to the death on the convention floor. → Read More
Spider-Man memes and viral gold lead cosplay at NYCC Day 3
In the upcoming animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, there is a whole multiverse filled with different kinds of Spider-Men. And while we were in Earth-616 on Saturday at the Javits Center, there were so many different Spider-cosplayers, it felt a little bit like we were living in an alternate Marvel reality. → Read More
Hometown hero Spider-Man dominates cosplay at NYCC on Thursday
The first day of New York Comic Con 2018 was filled with all kinds of great costumes and builds, with a particularly heavy emphasis on a hometown hero. → Read More
PHOTOS: The SDCC Cosplay Masquerade contest featured some mind-blowing costumes
Everyone brings their best cosplay to San Diego Comic-Con, making for a four-day fever dream fantasy of genre favorites coming together under one roof, an IRL fan fiction made for Instagram. Even trippier is the annual Cosplay Masquerade, where the best of the best cosplayers trot out their most creative and well-constructed costumes. → Read More
PHOTOS: Inside San Diego Comic-Con Preview Night: Marvel props, giant Legos and zombie selfies
San Diego Comic-Con is a lot of amazing things, but it's not generally known as peaceful and quiet. The best bet for zen-seeking nerds is SDCC's annual Preview Night, when the con floor is at its most (relatively) tranquil and spacious, with room to step back and take selfies next to the ever-expanding brand activations and displays. → Read More
The mashup cosplays from New York Comic Con we want to be real right now
Some people took it to yet another level, customizing and mashing up beloved characters and properties to create something all their own → Read More
The cosplay of NYCC, Day 4: Group (and Groot) costumes are always more fun
We have our eyes peeled for the best of the best cosplay at the Javits Center, and we were not disappointed. → Read More
The cosplay of NYCC, Day 3: Wakanda lands in New York
There are a lot of reasons to love New York Comic Con. Of course, there are the obvious ones: all the wild panels, fun interviews, and the breaking news produced by both of them. And then there's the cosplay, which is notable both for its incredible creativity and for the fact that it fills the New York subways up with people decked out in superhero costumes, ridiculous armor, wild masks,… → Read More
The cosplay of NYCC, day 2: Stranger Things and strangest things
We have our eyes peeled for the best of the best cosplay at the Javits Center, and on day two, we were not disappointed. → Read More
The cosplay of NYCC day 1: Killer clowns, monsters, and droids
check out our gallery of some of the best of the best cosplay from the first day at NYCC, including horror icons and superheroes galore! → Read More
LADbible's Co-Founder On The Importance Of Being A Socially Responsible Brand
In this fireside conversation, we hear from LADbible Group’s Co-Founder Arian Kalantari about the importance of listening to the youth audience and the publisher’s approach to creating relatable campaigns. → Read More
How AI & Machine Learning Will Impact Brands In The Future
The Webby Awards examines the impact AI and machine learning are having on every aspect of life. → Read More
How Brands Can Use Voice-First Technology To Reach New Customers
VaynerMedia’s Head of Smart Innovations on how brands can use interactive platforms to elevate and scale experiential marketing. → Read More
That Lot's David Schneider and David Levin on The Art of Platform Specificity
The Creative Directors of That Lot provide tips for what works on different platforms. → Read More
Why BuzzFeed Is Doubling-Down On Data Driven Creativity
Executive Creative Director of BuzzFeed International on some of the ways that BuzzFeed thinks about creativity. → Read More
How NatGeo Became One of the Most Relevant and Inspiring Brands in Social Media
National Geographic celebrates the explorer inside all of us while maintaining a social footprint of over 350 million faithful followers. → Read More
Why Not Doing Short Video Is Not An Option
Building ideas that works for the speed of feed with Facebook's Head of Creative Shop, Northern Europe. → Read More
5 Ways To Use The Social Trifecta To Amplify Your Social Marketing
How to optimize owned, earned, and paid social media. → Read More