What Brands Can Learn From the Power of Latinx Superheroes

This past spring, Sony Pictures announced that Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny would soon become a superhero, dawning the mask of the relatively obscure luchador El Muerto. We also saw the fan favorite character, America Chavez, (portrayed by Xochitl Gomez) introduced within the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the latest Doctor Strange film, along with Oscar…

Antenna Group Emerges as Bidder for Vice Media

Vice Media, which is exploring a sale of its business, has a longstanding relationship with the Greek broadcaster.

Crocs picks Digitas as its global creative and media agency of record

Crocs, which has seen revenue grow in recent years as customers flock to its comfort shoes, chose Digitas as global creative and media agency of record.

Twitter: How to Turn Personalized Ads On or Off

By default, Twitter will always show users advertisements based on their activity on the social networking platform. However, users have the option to personalize the ads they see even more by turning on the “personalized ads” option in Twitter’s Settings menu. The Twitter application says when a users turns on this option, “Twitter may further…

Amazon’s data-driven boost, and Google postpones the cookie's death (for now): Datacenter Weekly

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Twitter: How to See the Users You’ve Blocked

Twitter allows people to block other Twitter users to prevent those users from interacting with them. People can view the list of users they’ve blocked from within Twitter’s Settings menu. On this list, they have the option to unblock users they’ve previously blocked. Our guide will show you how to see the users you’ve blocked…

Watch the newest commercials from Subaru, Gap Kids, Speedo and more

Subaru serves up another new spot starring members of the canine Barkley family.

MPWIS Podcast: WNBA’s Commissioner on the Rise and the Future of Women’s Basketball

On the season finale of the Most Powerful Women in Sports podcast, Adweek’s former chief content officer Lisa Granatstein sits down with Cathy Engelbert, commissioner of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Engelbert joined the WNBA in 2019 as the league’s first commissioner, after spending much of her career at Deloitte where she was its…

Acclaimed Director/DP Antony Hoffman Joins Wild Gift

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Los Angeles Based Production Company Represents Director for Wide Range of Campaigns and Content, From Big Screen to Small Screen

Meta, Google, Apple and others reveal the messy state of digital advertising

Quarterly reports reveal winners and losers among platforms vying for advertising dollars in a tough climate.

WWE Marks SummerSlam Weekend With YouTube Milestones

World Wrestling Entertainment became just the seventh channel overall and the first sports brand to top 70 billion views on YouTube. The WWE channel is also on pace to surpass 90 million subscribers at some point during SummerSlam weekend, with the actual event set for Saturday (July 30) at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Also…

The New Podcast ‘Into It’ Reintroduces Sam Sanders

After 12 years at NPR, the former host of “It’s Been a Minute” is stepping out with a new pop culture podcast — uncensored, uninhibited and unbothered.

Procter & Gamble cuts marketing spending in face of inflation and supply woes

Ad spending remains well above pre-pandemic levels but decreased last quarter amid inflation pressure on margins and supply issues for some categories.

An Office Supply Retailer’s Campaign Humorously Shows the Pitfalls of Settling for Less

The hit sitcom The Office was packed with awkward situations. Actor and writer Zach Woods, who joined the main cast for the show’s final three seasons, is bringing a bit of the same sensibility to a pair of 45-second online spots created by Denver-based agency Fear Not for office supply retailer Quill.com. “Coupons” shows two…

‘Wagatha Christie’ Trial: Judge Finds No Libel

The High Court in London ruled against the plaintiff, Rebekah Vardy, putting an end to a legal feud that turned into a reality-show-style event.

These Darkly Humorous Cold Brew Ads Star an Insightful (but Still Wild) Bear

Coffee culture is strong on TikTok and Instagram, making them the ideal playgrounds for advertisers hoping to connect java brands with eager fans. But when paid social platforms updated their privacy policies, making it harder for Wandering Bear to physically find its caffeine-loving audience, the cold brew brand found that leaning on the algorithm was…

Marketing winners and losers of the week

BeReal is getting love from advertisers and Etsy is in growth mode–plus why it was a bad week for Toyota and Shopify.

6 takeaways from Ad Age’s Small Agency Conference

How experts say the industry’s smaller shops should be addressing everything from pitches to agency culture.

Agency news you need to know this week

DAVID Madrid promotes Saula Rocha and Digitas U.K. launches free CV anonymization.

JetBlue Acquires Spirit Airlines for $3.8 Billion Despite Antitrust Concerns

JetBlue Airways has acquired Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion. The news comes less than a day after Spirit and Frontier called off a proposal to merge. New York-based JetBlue has been charting a course toward this merger for some time now. The airline was sued by the Department of Justice in September over a proposed…