Why brands need Hispanics as both a target audience and a talent pool

It’s important to have authentic representation in front of the camera and behind the scenes too.

Hasbro Inks Nerf Brand Partnership Pacts With MrBeast, Luka Don?i?

Hasbro inked two-year partnerships for its Nerf brand with Jimmy Donaldson, better known by his creator handle, MrBeast, and National Basketball Association All-Star Luka Don?i? of the Dallas Mavericks. MrBeast will work with Nerf on a social content campaign, as well as a Nerf blaster collaboration. Hasbro And Don?i? will take part in an “action-packed”…

Amid an Industry Squall, Is Cannabis Having Its ‘Bubba Gump Moment?’

Mary Jones, the cannabis-spiked sibling of Jones Soda that debuted in June, will soon have its own publication, dropping at dispensaries across California next month. The print project, cleverly named Mary Zine, profiles budtenders–also known as weed retail employees–who are skilled at photography, music and other creative pursuits. The pages also contain do-it-yourself activities and…

Twitter: How to Add Alt Text to Images on the Web

Twitter allows users to add text image descriptions to the photos they share on the social networking platform. These alt text descriptions may be useful for users who use screen readers and others. Our guide will show you how to add alt text to an image while using Twitter’s website. Step 1: Once you’ve added…

Canteen Presents Holistic, Creative Production For Brand Collaborations, Adds Noted Creative Director Tess Martin 

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Tess Martin joins the Canteen team in the role of Creative Director expanding Canteen’s reach into beauty, lifestyle and tech.

Is Nationwide on Their Side? Many Women’s Soccer Brands Silent After Abuse Revelations

An unflinching investigation into the National Women’s Soccer League described it as “a league in which abuse and misconduct–verbal and emotional abuse and sexual misconduct–had become systemic, spanning multiple teams, coaches and victims.” If your company paid to sponsor that league, how do you respond? Though a number of brands answered that question to Adweek…

Meta Adds ‘Show More,’ ‘Show Less’ Options to Posts on Facebook Feed

Meta rolled out new ways for Facebook users to customize how they experience Feed. Users can now select “Show more” or “Show less” on Feed post from communities and people they are connected to and those recommended by Facebook. Show more will boost the ranking score for that post and posts similar to it, meaning…

Eva Longoria Serves Up ‘Stove-to-Table’ Cookware Line

When 2019 Beacon Award winner Eva Longoria launches a new venture, it’s usually serious business. And yet, when the actor, producer, director, cookbook author, activist, philanthropist and entrepreneur debuted her new cookware line, she chose a moniker evocative of the joy she hopes it will bring through the meals it helps create. Risa, which is…

REI Promises to Make Black Friday Store Closures Permanent

Retailers have gone back and forth on when to kick off their Black Friday sales in recent years, with the popular holiday shopping occasion beginning to encroach on Thanksgiving. But outdoor retailer REI Co-op is now continuing its tradition of forgoing the occasion entirely, giving all of its employees the day off and encouraging them…

What Accounts for Performance Marketers’ Reluctant Embrace of Out-of-Home Advertising?

Performance marketers have heretofore been reluctant to explore the waters of out-of-home advertising, and with good reason: By and large, the industry was slow to adapt to the digital landscape. A global pandemic that forced most of the world inside didn’t help much, either; after all, nobody wants to buy a billboard that nobody is…

Watch: Bing Chen on future of influencer marketing and AAPI representation in advertising

Gold House founder and AAF honoree discusses the role of creators in Web3 and how brands should diversify their influencer strategies. 

Burberry’s Dancers Discover an Otherworldly London Where Friendly Monsters Roam at Night

Burberry’s dancers are back. The British fashion house has been lauded for its recent films directed by French filmmaking collective Megaforce. Each spot features a group of dancers performing mesmerizing choreography in settings that blur the lines between reality and fantasy. The third and latest in the series, “Night Tales,” is set in London. Three…

Watch the newest commercials from Toyota, Jack in the Box, Cheerios and more

Jack in the Box spokescharacter Jack Box hypes the return of Monster Tacos.

This Former Netflix Executive Is Starting His Own Ethnographic Marketing Agency

Myles Worthington never dreamed of starting a business. Raised by a single mother who had the same job for 35 years, the marketing executive felt he was never conditioned to be a business owner or entrepreneur. That all changed late last year. While he was at Netflix as head of global audiences, brand and editorial…

Current TikTok trends that brands can follow

These trends are easily accessible for brands looking to engage in the latest fads on the platform.

In Pursuit of Reader Revenue, Publishers’ Rebrands Aid the Effort

Last year, for the first time in nearly 15 years, The Economist Group broke from its longtime branding strategy and tapped the creative transformation agency Wolff Olins to overhaul its visual identity, a decision that aligned the legacy publisher with a larger trend transforming the industry. Indeed, The Economist Group is not the only media…

Watch live 12:30 p.m. ET: Bing Chen on future of influencer marketing and AAPI representation in advertising

Gold House founder and AAF honoree discusses the role of creators in Web3 and how brands should diversify their influencer strategies. 

Do I Want To Be a CMO?

You’re 18 and graduating from high school. Your family, friends, teachers ask the age-old question: “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Fast forward: you’re 22, just landed your first, real “adult” job, and it’s in some marketing-adjacent field. Suddenly, you’re 30 and have crushed it at said job and now have…

Stagwell acquires Wolfgang; Doner names a new chief creative officer

Stagwell bought a minority stake in Los Angeles-based Wolfgang in 2019.

As Alex Jones Stands Trial, Newtown Would Rather Forget Him

Nearly 10 years after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School — and the conspiracy theories propagated by Mr. Jones — Newtown residents are trying to move past their grief and anger.