NBA, Meta Reach Multiyear Partnership Extension

The sound of basketballs being dribbled will continue to reverberate throughout the metaverse, as the National Basketball Association detailed a multiyear extension of its partnership with Meta. Meta Quest is the official virtual reality headset of the NBA and Women’s National Basketball Association, and Meta will have a presence at major events for both leagues…

Watch the newest commercials from Honda, TaylorMade, Caesars Slots and more

Honda calls the 2023 Pilot TrailSport “the most off-road-capable Honda SUV ever.”

Snap Taps Meta’s Ty Ahmad-Taylor for New Role of VP, Organic Growth and Product Marketing

Ty Ahmad-Taylor joined Snap Inc. in the newly created position of vice president of organic growth and product marketing. He had been vp of product marketing at Meta since 2017, leading an 800-person organizations across product/engineering and sales, which is similar to his new role at Snap. Ahmad-Taylor will oversee advertising and revenue product marketing…

Microsoft to invest $10 Billion in ChatGPT maker OpenAI

The AI tool has lit up the internet since its introduction in November.

To Grow This Year, Data Clean Rooms Shoot for Interoperability

Data clean room companies, which help publishers securely match their audience’s first-party data with that of marketers, are aiming to capture more market share as the ad industry seeks more privacy-focused ways of targeting. Partly, this will come from offering more interoperability between players, as shown by the recent announcement from data clean room tech…

Spotify to cut about 6% of jobs, chief content and advertising business officer leaves in reorganization

Along with Spotify’s job cuts, Chief Content and Advertising Business Officer Dawn Ostroff will leave as part of a broader reorganization, the company announced.

GroupM’s EMEA CEO Demet ?kiler Joins Publicis Groupe

Advertising agency network Publicis Groupe has named GroupM’s CEO for EMEA Demet ?kiler as its chief operating officer (COO) for EMEA. ?kiler, who was also the country chair for WPP in Turkey and a member of GroupM’s global leadership team, will join the rival agency network and be charged with scaling and delivering new cross-culture…

Apple’s privacy policies under fire from ad tech industry

IAB leader warns that the iPhone maker and some in Washington want to “cripple” the industry with overzealous data restrictions.

Harold Klaje Becomes Reddit’s First-Ever Chief Revenue Officer

Reddit rang in the new week with two promotions and two new hires. Harold Klaje became Reddit’s first-ever chief revenue officer, after serving as executive vice president and president of global advertising for nearly three years. He will continue reporting to chief operating officer Jen Wong, and Reddit credited him with helping “verticalize, globalize and…

Basis Technologies is getting creative with its Chicago headquarters and onboarding new recruits

The company expects to keep hiring in the coming year despite the foreboding economic winds that have rattled the ad industry.

Ad Age Best Places to Work 2023

Ad Age Best Places to Work 2023 honors 50 companies doing a standout job and examines factors that separate the best from the rest. Winning formula: Fair pay, good benefits, diverse workforce, work-life balance—easy to say, hard to do.

Introducing Ad Age Best Places to Work 2023

Best Places to Work delivers the score on 50 companies doing a standout job in the ad business. Winners earned high marks on factors ranging from compensation and benefits to corporate culture and leadership.

The North Face Shows It’s for All Explorations, From Cities to Mountains

Sometimes brands take on a life of their own, expanding their appeal beyond the original intended audience. The North Face is one such example–after starting out as a product for climbers, it has become one of the hottest brands in fashion. Now, The North Face faces a marketing challenge of speaking to two different audiences:…

Samsung Created an AI to Send Marketing Messages: ‘We Were Paying Agencies So Much Money to do All of That’

Having just returned from the annual CES convention in Las Vegas, Benjamin Braun, Samsung’s European chief marketing officer, is excited about the technology he saw on display. Yet he’s also not entirely convinced by the interest around artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT that has captured the business world’s attention. Describing it as “fun,” Braun does believe…

Ukrainian Advertising Industry Is Fighting to Continue Working and Meeting Client Needs

In 2022, winter came early to Ukraine. As temperatures plunged below 0 degrees celsius in November, the Russian military targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Despite that, the creative communications industry has continued to work through the combat, finding ways to operate amid the peril remaining Ukrainians face. Everyone is playing their own part in keeping Ukraine…

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Ginny Redington Dawes, Composer of Memorable Ad Jingles, Dies at 77

She collaborated on the melodies for signature commercials that sang the praises of McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and other brands.

As Deepfakes Flourish, Countries Struggle With Response

Few governments have approved regulations, often because of free-speech concerns. New mandates from China could change the tone of the debate on digital forgeries.

Gwen Knapp, Sportswriter Who Looked at the Big Picture, Dies at 61

She was well known in the San Francisco area for focusing on subjects like racism, sexism and drugs, in columns that sometimes angered sports stars.

Ad Chatter Season 4, Episode 1: Featuring Wade Sturdivant of NowAndThentor.com

There’s no guaranteed career path in advertising. And at some point, we all need help, mentorship, or just a sympathetic ear. David Burn and Dan Goldgeier chat with Wade Sturdivant, longtime Creative Director and Copywriter and the founder of NowAndThentor, a free service to provide feedback as needed to ad professionals of all kinds. In this […]

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