Snapchat Bolsters Lower Funnel Tools for Performance Marketers
Snapchat is shifting how advertisers buy ads on the platform, emphasizing immediate purchases that aim to deliver higher returns for brands. Over the past six to nine months, the company has upgraded...
View ArticleNike Anthem Celebrates the Resilience and Ambitions of Refugee Olympians
The question, "Where are you really from?" is often fraught, especially for the more than 100 million displaced people around the world. A film from Nike about its support of the International Olympic...
View ArticleNetflix Will Wean Itself Off Microsoft’s Adtech By 2025
Netflix will stop using Microsoft's adtech to power its digital ad serving, a source familiar with the matter told ADWEEK. Instead, the streaming powerhouse will build its own adtech server which it...
View ArticleHow H&R Block Is Embracing the Digital Age With Jill Cress
In this episode of The Speed of Culture podcast, host Matt Britton welcomes Jill Cress, chief marketing and experience officer at H&R Block, to discuss the tax preparer's strategic pivot toward...
View ArticleAdweek Podcast: Are TV Upfronts Still Worth It?
Every year, the major television networks and streaming services come together for the TV Upfront season, presenting to advertisers with the hopes of securing their ad budgets for the upcoming season's...
View ArticleTubi’s Super Bowl Campaign Wins 2024 Grand Effie; Mischief and McCann Take...
The advertising industry's top award recognizing marketing effectiveness revealed its winners tonight. The Effie Awards U.S. handed out its Grand Effie to Tubi, while recognizing an array of companies...
View ArticleEpsilon CMO Jeff Smith on Marketers’ Biggest Tech Stack Challenges
In December, the marketing technology firm Epsilon named Jeff Smith its new chief marketing officer. Smith succeeds the company's former marketing leader, Jon Beebe, who stepped down last year to found...
View ArticleAthletic Brewing’s CMO on Famous Faces, Free Brews and Fierce Competition
Head into a nightclub, belly up to the bar and order an Athletic--making note of this fast-growing brand's non-alcoholic status is entirely optional. For a recent promotion, Athletic Brewing bought the...
View ArticleHeinz ‘No Taste’ Test Asks Fans to Review Pickle Ketchup Before Trying It
Many people who have eaten a burger know what the combination of pickle and ketchup tastes like, prompting Heinz to take a novel approach to promoting its new pickle ketchup. The "You Can Already Taste...
View ArticlePeloton’s Kendall Toole on Fitness, Empowerment and Inspiring People Beyond...
Peloton built its reputation in the exercise and fitness world by offering convenience and dynamic instructors. The brand offers the flexibility of working out in various settings, whether it's on a...
View ArticleGoogle’s Widely Rolled Out AI Search Engine Spouts Misinformation
The world's most popular search engine is getting the facts wrong. Google's decision to make its AI-generated search results, AI Overview, the default experience in the U.S. was met with swift...
View ArticleCrossmedia Wins Edible’s Performance Media Business
Edible, the company formerly known as Edible Arrangements, has named Crossmedia its performance media agency of record. Chief marketer Kevin Keith said the business ran an "express RFP," eschewing a...
View ArticleAd Agencies Can Help Reduce Racial Wealth Gap in America—Here’s How
In 2018, a Black-owned small business accomplished an incredible feat on Black Friday by selling $1 million of cosmetics in less than 90 minutes. The Box of Crayons product was also featured on Oprah's...
View ArticleThe Real Story of Why Disney+ Changed Its Logo: A ‘Different Time of Night’
Disney's logo and branding are a tale as old as time--but even classic stories need a new chapter every now and again. In March, Disney+ unveiled its full Hulu integration for bundle subscribers,...
View ArticleAttribution and Granular Targeting Top Buyers’ Wish List for Netflix’s Adtech
With Netflix announcing that it is in-housing its adtech, buyers have a chance to get some of their programmatic wishes fulfilled. There have been ads on Netflix for around a year-and-a-half, but the...
View ArticleCreative Agency Prompts AI to Make the Technology More Inclusive
Artificial intelligence is only as good as its prompts and its learning, which is why many creatives are wary of using it for campaigns. AI is also bad at representing inclusion and diversity in its...
View ArticleSean Adams of Utz on Keeping a Legacy Food Brand Relevant
In this episode of Brave Commerce, Sean Adams, svp of digital marketing and ecommerce at Utz Quality Foods, the operating company of Utz Brands, joins hosts Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter to...
View ArticleDanny Freeman’s Vibrant Pasta and Career Reinvention
Ask anyone about their favorite dish, and each person would have a unique recipe for how to make it. Danny Freeman (@dannylovespasta) is all about creating colorful and out-of-the-box ways to make...
View ArticleWe Are Rosie Launches New ‘Run by Rosie’ Service
We Are Rosie, an advertising and creative services agency that offers brands flexible staffing, is launching a new service offering coined "Run by Rosie." The new offering allocates more responsibility...
View Article95% of Digital Media Emissions Come From Supply Chain Partners
How and where ads are placed has a huge impact on carbon emissions for digital media companies, a new report from carbon intelligence firm Cedara shows. The report, released today and shared...
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