A number of civil rights organizations have called on brands to join in on a one-month ad pause in July. Growing concerns regarding Facebook’s ad policies have led to the next big social movement. A deafening silence is about to take place on Facebook in the next...
In July, the New York Times broke the news that DoorDash — currently the country’s leading food-delivery app — uses customer tips to subsidize its workers (“Dashers”) base pay. The story went viral in a matter of days. Frequent users of the delivery app, former...
Smirk New Media wrapped up its awards season as the winningest agency at the 2019 AMAOKC Marketini Awards. In total, the Smirk team took home eight awards, including the People’s Choice Award presented to the most popular campaign of the night. "We’re thrilled to be...
47% of businesses don’t have mobile-friendly websites. This means that 47% of businesses are missing out on over half of consumers. The days of desktop are done. Consumers want everything mobile and on-the-go, and if your site isn’t mobile-friendly then you’re falling...
It may seem trivial, but the first few seconds after a user enters your website could mean the difference between securing a new customer and losing out to your competition. Market experts have discovered more than half of internet users will simply give up and bounce...
Smirk New Media won its first awards at the American Advertising Awards (ADDYs) this year, taking honors from the OKC Ad Club for the agency’s new branding. The Event The 53rd Annual ADDYs were held earlier this year at the Criterion in downtown Oklahoma City....
