The 10 Best New TV Shows of 2021

After highlighting the year’s 10 best TV shows, it’s now time to praise the new 2021 series that bravely charged into the glut of linear and streaming content and still managed to break through and make their mark with audiences. That was particularly tough task this year, as these newbies were forced to navigate Covid-19…

YouTube Challenges Viewers to Escape2021

YouTube isn’t quite done saying goodbye to 2021 yet: Escape2021 is coming Dec. 16. Escape2021, hosted on YouTube’s own channel, is a 24-hour interactive livestream during which viewers will participate in a series of challenges based on 2021 trends. Viewers will use the live chat function and join forces to solve challenges, answer trivia questions…

12 biggest ad reviews of 2021

From Meta to Coca-Cola, this year saw some monumental agency shifts.

Black advertising execs launch mentorship program

The new “BECA Playbook” program will offer 25 Black marketers coaching, experience and networking opportunities to propel their careers.

10 shows we binge-watched in 2021

From “Squid Game” to “Succession,” a look back on what captivated consumers (and Ad Age staffers) this year.

What Instagram's teen challenges mean for advertisers

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri’s testimony to Congress touched on influencer marketing and other ad topics.

Top 5 innovative food and beverage marketing ideas you need to know about right now

Ad Age’s ranking of the most interesting recent food and beverage collaborations.

Ford's futurist on consumer trends to watch in 2022

Sheryl Connelly discusses brand values, climate change and the future of private car ownership.

Swedes Give Some Lovin’ to Their Muffins in 7-Eleven Campaign

Who doesn’t love a muffin or a brownie in the afternoon? Well, convenience store chain 7-Eleven’s new campaign would indicate that in Sweden they love them more than most. In fact, they are very passionate about such sweet treats. A campaign for 7-Eleven, created by agency ?kestam Holst NoA, highlights both as ideal ingredients for…

Horizon Media sells a minority stake, bringing on outside investors for the first time

The media agency has sold a minority stake to Singapore-based investment firm Temasek and New York-based investment and merchant bank LionTree.

Instagram Head Grilled by Senate at Hearing on Teen Safety Online

Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri took the hot seat earlier today at a U.S. Senate hearing on Instagram’s impact on teens. The hearing was spurred in part by documents released by whistleblower Frances Haugen alleging Facebook has done research about the harm it inflicts on the mental health of young girls but has done little…

Sustainable Off-Road Coupes – Project Maybach Was Created by Virgil Abloh & Mercedes-Benz (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Project Maybach is a solar-cell-powered electric car developed by Mercedes-Benz and late fashion designer Virgil Abloh and it has been described as “a design unlike anything that has been…

Jury in Jussie Smollett Trial Begins Deliberations

After closing arguments on Wednesday, the panel began considering whether the actor had staged a hate crime against himself, as the two men who attacked him have testified.

Greg Tate, Influential Critic of Black Culture, Dies at 64

His writing for The Village Voice and other publications helped elevate hip-hop and street art to the same planes as jazz and Abstract Expressionism.

No novo “West Side Story”, Steven Spielberg enfim faz seu filme de fã

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Não deixa de ser uma afirmação para lá de segura nos dias de hoje dizer que “West Side Story” é um clássico do cinema, mas ela também é capciosa no sentido de sugerir que a obra sozinha nasça com toda a pompa de predestinação que os desígnios do cânone impõem.  Escrevo isso não para contestar …

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Havas New York Joins Effort to Combat Homelessness Among LGBTQ+ Youth

Approximately 8,400 of the estimated 15,000-20,000 young people experiencing homelessness in New York City are LGBTQ+. Though there are many programs, nonprofits and shelters fighting to change these statistics, the numbers are daunting and the resources limited. To that end, creative agency Havas New York and LGBTQ+ based nonprofit The Ali Forney Center have teamed…

Head of Messenger Stan Chudnovsky to Leave Meta in Q2 2022

Meta will have to endure another key departure, as head of Messenger Stan Chudnovsky said he will leave the company at some point in the second quarter of 2022. Chudnovsky joined Facebook in February 2015 as head of product for messaging, after serving as vice president of growth, corporate strategy and special operations at PayPal…

Drinking Vessel Ornaments – Miller Lite's Beernaments Snugly Fit Eight-Ounce Beer Cans

(TrendHunter.com) This holiday season, Miller Lite is dropping Beernaments, or ornaments that beer can be consumed out of. These ornaments are designed to be used to decorate a Christmas tree, or they could be used…

? Com Upfront 2022, Globo destaca ecossistema multiplataforma como força comercial ao mercado

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A Globo apresentou ao mercado seus planos para o próximo ano com inovações, formatos e novidades como opções comerciais. Com o Upfront 2022, a intenção da gigante da comunicação e do entretenimento é destacar seu ecossistema multiplataforma como alternativa comercial ao mercado. Através do conglomerado de mídias, que inclui TV aberta e por assinatura, plataforma …

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Amazon ads deceive customers, complaint claims

A coalition of unions accuses Amazon of violating laws prohibiting unfair and deceptive practices.