A James Bond Villain Wants to Teach You Financial Literacy

Two-time Academy Award-winning actor and James Bond bad guy Christoph Waltz is leading a content series for insurance and asset management giant Allianz. The Allianz Group is one of the world’s largest insurers and asset managers with 120 million private and corporate customers in more than 70 countries. Having released its “Prepare for Life” platform…

Adweek Podcast: How Rihanna and Fenty Beauty Won the Super Bowl

In this week’s episode of Yeah, That’s Probably an Ad, Adweek managing editor of creativity, creator economy and DEI Shannon Miller is joined by senior producer Al Mannarino and Europe brand editor Rebecca Stewart to discuss the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show and how Rihanna leveraged the biggest stage in the world to…

To Dine For Podcast: Journalist and Author Mary Calvi

On this week’s episode of To Dine For, host Kate Sullivan welcomes Mary Calvi, Emmy-winning reporter and anchor at WCBS in New York City. Calvi is also the author of two historical fiction novels, including Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington’s First Love. She has recently been transcribing love letters from Teddy…

Red McCombs, Car Salesman Turned Media Mogul, Dies at 95

A Texas entrepreneur, he co-founded the media giant Clear Channel, owned pro sports teams and created more than 400 businesses in a variety of industries.

As Black Lives Matter Turns 10, Wieden+Kennedy’s We+Black Reflects On a Decade of Change

July will mark the 10th anniversary of the widespread use of the phrase “Black lives matter.” Initially spoken by Alicia Garza, who, alongside Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, founded the movement of the same name, these words have inspired millions worldwide and continue to fuel the most important protests of our time. Looking back over…

The Speed of Culture Podcast: People Are Brands, Brands Are People With Thai Randolph, CEO of Hartbeat

Kevin Hart is more than just a comedy actor. His name is already an iconic brand within the media and entertainment industry, and his company, Hartbeat, is on a mission to keep the world laughing. On the latest episode of The Speed of Culture podcast, Thai Randolph, CEO of Hartbeat, joins Suzy founder and CEO…

Overtime Launches Boxing Vertical, Its Third Franchise, Citing Youth Demand

Sports media publisher Overtime launched its third franchise Tuesday morning. Overtime Boxing (OTX) centers on a series of four summertime match cards hosted in its exclusive venue, OTE Arena, featuring male and female boxers. The new vertical marks the latest offering from Overtime, whose unique business model entails creating standalone sports leagues featuring young athletes,…

Ukraine’s Street View Site Shows the World the Impact of War

On Feb. 24, the people of Ukraine will mark the first anniversary of a nightmare–the unprovoked invasion by its neighbor, Russia. One initiative to show the impact of the war uses Google Street View-style images to show how the affected cities are brutally different from how they were just one year ago. “The Undeniable Street…

See Brian McKnight remix ‘Back at One’ as a singing Chili's waiter

Chili’s “3 for Me” value platform heralds the brand’s return to TV advertising.

Brave Commerce Podcast: Reducing Friction for Consumers to Drive Ecommerce Growth

On this episode of Brave Commerce, Lewis Broadnax, vice president of global ecommerce and digital at Sazerac Company, shares four major pivot points that have shaped the trajectory of his career and his approach to consumer experience. He prioritizes reducing consumer friction both by testing and implementing the right mar-tech solutions and taking a true…

Automation's role in solving your agency's resource challenges

Automating agency processes can help scale team expertise across an unlimited number of clients and campaigns, while boosting performance.

Misinformation, Antitrust and Copyright Loom as Regulatory Hurdles For AI and ChatGPT

With generative artificial intelligence tools upending the media and marketing industry, Adweek reporters felt it prudent to ask one of them, ChatGPT, whether it was compliant with GDPR, the 5-year-old data protection and privacy law in the European Union. The response: “As an AI language model, I do not collect or process personal data, nor…

Why Procter & Gamble's in-house media strategy may be difficult for other marketers to follow

ANA Media Conference takeaways, including P&G, agencies utilizing algorithms and measurement progress moving slowly.

SL public transport in Stockholm, challenges cars with attitude in new campaign.

Transport & Travel

The Public transport in Stockholm, SL, challenges the flexibility of car travel in an extensive campaign.

SZA Makes It Nine Weeks at No. 1, and Rihanna Returns to Top 10

“SOS” is now the longest-running No. 1 album by a woman since Adele’s “25” seven years ago.

Jen Psaki, Once the Voice of Biden, Moves to an Anchor Chair

The former White House press secretary will start hosting a weekly MSNBC talk show on March 19. As for the president, “I am not going to gratuitously attack him.”

Meta launches paid verification service on Facebook and Instagram

Move follows attempts from competitors including Twitter to diversify away from ad revenue

The top 5 creative campaigns you need to know about right now

This week: an agency’s new sex brand, Adidas’ soccer art installations and Valentine’s Day vasectomy cards.

NerdWallet Soothes Economic Anxiety With Your Childhood’s Top Number Cruncher: The Count

Crayola aficionados and applesauce superfans don’t typically express a strong interest in personal finance ads. But when you recruit Count von Count as a common denominator between inflation and early childhood education, the feasibility of a shared audience starts to add up. To promote its education services, NerdWallet is bringing consumers back to their childhoods…

Ad agencies face succession hurdles—inside the challenges in promoting employees

Execs are blaming work-from-home models as making succession planning harder but hiring experts are skeptical.