Deadspin Staffers Who Quit Start Defector

The journalists who took part in a staff rebellion last year are starting Defector Media, a company with a podcast and a website dedicated to sports and culture.

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Prepare for Their ‘Big Tobacco Moment’

The tech C.E.O.s will appear together at a congressional hearing on Wednesday to argue that their companies do not stifle competition.

How to set a marketing budget for an uncertain 2021

Here are some tips to consider while thinking ahead during a tumultuous time.

Uncomfortable Conversations: Coltrane Curtis on being labeled 'aggressive'

Team Epiphany founder Coltrane Curtis says Black leaders who exude energy are seen as “aggressive,” while non-Black leaders are seen as “passionate” or “spirited.”

TRUMP STILL LOVES TV

The president has now dropped more than $300 million on campaign TV, radio and digital ads, including advance bookings

‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Workplace to Be Reviewed by WarnerMedia

The decision to start an investigation followed the publication of articles that included interviews with employees who complained of discrimination and mistreatment.

Warren Fu Directs Animated 8-Chapter Epic for The Strokes’ “Ode to the Mets”

Canon Created a Site for Photojournalists to Tell the Real Stories Behind Their Viral Images

It’s a well known adage that an image has the power to speak 1,000 words. But in today’s age of fake news and trolling it also has the power to be taken out of context and manipulated for ill gain to forward an agenda. Just last week, as Adweek reported, a Trump ad on Facebook…

"I ?? JK Rowling" billboard goes up in Waverley train station, Edinburgh.

Urban Explorers Give Modern Ruins a Second Life

In photos and videos, researchers and thrill-seekers celebrate the allure of abandoned schools, factories, hotels, movie palaces and other forgotten properties.

Because of Its Willingness to Change, Nascar Is Still in the Race for Younger Viewers

On April 7, 2019, drivers at Tennessee’s Bristol Motor Speedway started their engines and ran the Food City 500. The race was as fast and exciting as ever, but fans couldn’t help but notice a problem: a lack of other fans. Not many years ago, it was hard to get a ticket to Bristol. But…

This Cybersecurity Firm Was Founded During a Tour in Afghanistan

Tamer Hassan was on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan (his fourth overall in the Middle East) in the fall of 2012. He was a pilot in the Air Force running search and rescue missions. He slept in a tent next to the helicopters, ready to fly at a moment’s notice. In his downtime–and…

How ‘My Black Receipt’ Tracked Millions in Spending to Black-Owned Brands in Just 17 Days

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, businesses and brands owned by Black founders saw a surge in financial support in June and July. But while individual companies reported upticks in profits, investments and web views, it can be challenging to quantify a “gold rush” to Black-owned brands overall. That’s why Kezia Williams…

Coffee Brands Are Adapting as Consumers Opt to Brew at Home

People tend to drink coffee where they are, which lately hasn’t been on campus, in the office or meeting friends at local cafes. They’ve been home. This shift in location has brought about a change in how consumers get their daily dose of caffeine. Dunkin’s and Starbucks’ physical stores have suffered, but their lines of…

Consumers Are Buying More From Black-Owned Businesses Following Global Protests

Washington, D.C.-based attorney Khadijah Robinson spent much of 2019 preparing to launch her passion project, an ecommerce marketplace called Nile that puts “Black women and Black-owned businesses” at the forefront. When she launched Nile in March, she never could have predicted that a pandemic would create a surge in the ecommerce sector; she definitely couldn’t…

Remembering Regis Philbin’s extensive commercial career

The affable TV host starred in ads for brands including Pepsi, TD Bank, Hummer and Aspercreme.

CMO Moves: Snap’s Kenny Mitchell on Storytelling With Discipline and Soul

It was the co-founders’ vision for the future that sealed the deal in getting Kenny Mitchell to join Snap Inc. as CMO in 2019. The former Gatorade and McDonald’s marketing executive was eager to jump in and help drive the growth of both the community and the advertiser base through brand storytelling as Snapchat’s first-ever…

Omnicom Releases US Workforce Diversity Data as Part of Broader Action Plan

Omnicom has released the makeup of its workforce in the U.S. as part of a broader plan to achieve “systemic equity” at the holding company. In a staff memo, Omnicom CEO John Wren shared its U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) data, which is broken into three categories: executive managers, mid-level managers and professionals. According…

SAP Names Omnicom Media Group as Its Global Media Agency of Record

Software giant SAP has selected Omnicom Media Group as its global media agency of record. Omnicom will service the client through a dedicated North Star unit comprising resources across multiple media agencies. Omnicom Media Group’s PHD was the incumbent agency and will continue servicing the account for an interim period. Some talent from PHD will…

CEOs Asked to Pledge Disability Inclusion at Their Companies

When the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990, it provided the first-ever federal equal rights protections for people with disabilities. That meant that a disability could no longer be used as an excuse not to hire an otherwise qualified employee; it also meant that workplaces had to become fully accessible to…