Brave Commerce Podcast: How Optimizing Content Leads to Conversion

In this episode of Brave Commerce, Joy Simonsen, head of global consumer ecommerce at 3M, talks about how the brand’s “maker culture” has contributed to its success in both the b-to-b and b-to-c ecommerce world. Simonsen starts by speaking about how leveraging b-to-b ecommerce provides incremental profits for b-to-c and how both work hand and…

Watch the newest commercials from VW, Hyundai, Crown Royal and more

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl stars in a Crown Royal Super Bowl ad teaser.

Sony Playstation – Live from PS5 / Bringing You The Extraordinary – Leviathan Axe from the God of War

Entertainment

This is “Live from PS5” where it’s perfectly normal to report the news while Kratos slides down the ice road with Atreus and the wolves

Madeline McIntosh, CEO of Penguin Random House, Resigns

The departure of Madeline McIntosh, who has led the country’s largest book publisher since 2018, is the latest shake-up for the company during a turbulent period.

Eurostar’s Marketing Chief on Putting the Star Back in the Brand

Global hotel, airline and vacation rental brands are all poised for a 2023 bounce in travel. Rail companies, too, are preparing for a resurgence of train travel. According to the 2023 Pinterest Predicts survey, pins related to train travel were up significantly from Sept. 2020 to Sept. 2022: Inter-railing Europe aesthetic: +105% Train trip aesthetic:…

Why we must recalibrate marketing expectations in 2023

There are many attribution and measurement solutions that are as accurate as the tools of the past, and that’s where the industry needs to be headed.

Uber casts Diddy in Super Bowl spot to promote its subscription service

The rapper and producer will not be doing a jingle, however. Watch the teaser here.

The British Advertising Industry Finally Faces Up to Its Talent Crisis

A lot of ink has been spilled about the Great Resignation, which has resulted in staffing shortages and a war for talent across the advertising industry. Now, research from the U.K. Advertising Association and think tank Credos has a cold, hard look at the reality. Gleaning insight from 20 HR bosses at brands and agencies,…

How Ice Cube is pitching his Big3 basketball league to advertisers

The league was certified by ByBlack, the U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce, as a Black-owned and operated business in October.

EssenceMediacom Officially Launches After a 9-Month Wait

It’s been nine months since WPP announced more consolidation inside GroupM, with its largest and perhaps best-known agency, MediaCom, merging with the digital performance marketing agency Essence. Today, that merger is finally complete, and EssenceMediacom is in business. The agency’s U.S. CEO, Jill Kelly, has coined Jan. 31 the agency’s Founder’s Day, she told Adweek….

How TikTok is using the Super Bowl to sell brands on livestreaming

With its tailgate concert as the kicker, TikTok is talking to brands about comprehensive ad deals for the Big Game.

What travel brands’ Super Bowl plans reveal about future marketing strategies as demand softens

Rather than splurge on national spots, many travel brands are trying to capitalize on the Super Bowl in other ways as the travel category faces a slowdown.

BBC Arabic Radio Airs Final Broadcast After 85 Years

The move came as part of cost-cutting measures under which the news service is also ending its radio programming in 10 other languages, including Persian, Chinese and Hindi.

EssenceMediacom launches as the world's largest media agency network

The official launch comes nine months after the merger was announced.

‘Night Court’ Is Back, and America Is Tuning In

The revival of the 1980s show is the most popular new sitcom in years. Even some of the people behind it are surprised by its early ratings success.

Paramount Will Merge Paramount+ and Showtime Content on Both Streaming and Linear

It’s showtime for Paramount+. Today, Paramount announced that it will integrate Showtime into Paramount+ across both streaming and linear later this year. With the change, the Paramount+ premium streaming tier and Showtime linear network will rebrand as “Paramount+ with Showtime” in the U.S. In a memo to employees, Bob Bakish, president and CEO of Paramount…

How Nonalcoholic Brands Amped Up Collaborations for Dry January and Beyond

Katy Perry, armed with a feather duster, goes to work tidying a shelf of booze-free booze at a speciality retailer called Boisson. She also fusses over a window display filled with flowers, fruit and glassware on a table set for an upscale cocktail party. While the famous pop singer playfully refers to herself as “the…

Burberry pulls ad showing model with a double mastectomy due to pushback: ‘B:MINE’

marketing mishaps

Fashion

Burberry pulled an image from its latest campaign after heavy criticism A double mastectomy?

Snapchat – "Wait’ll You See This" (2023) :60 (USA)

Telecom & Dotcoms

A caveat, I hate Snapchat. But the kids like it. So this is not targeted at me.

The Princess of Wales Is Leading a New Campaign Advocating for Early Childhood

The first five years of a child’s life are a crucial stage of development, but research shows that few people understand how this period shapes future adults and society. That issue is now coming into the spotlight in Britain, where a member of its royal family-Catherine, Princess of Wales-is spearheading a major campaign to raise…