Beats by Dre gamifies England star Alessia Russo’s journey to the World Cup

Translation’s ‘Level Up’ spot arrives as the Lionesses storm into the tournament’s knockout round.

WPP’s CEO on ‘Disappointing’ New Business, Utilizing AI and Platforms

With this year’s reduction in global marketing spend having impacted WPP’s financial performance during the first half of the year, WPP chief executive Mark Read is being cautiously optimistic about the year ahead in terms of the projected increase major clients have outlined in recent weeks. The world’s largest agency network has lowered its growth…

WPP cuts revenue guidance amid tech giant marketing cutbacks

Shares dropped as much as 8% on Friday.

McDonald’s Raises Its Arches Again in an Infectious Ode to Summer

McDonald’s “Raise Your Arches” campaign, which launched in January, was so successful that the brand extended it into 35 additional markets. The uplifting ad demonstrated the power of the brand, with people playfully raising their eyebrows at each other to reference its iconic golden arches–without ever mentioning McDonald’s name. Now the fast-food chain has continued…

Agency news you need to know this week

WPP partners with Spotify, Ogilvy Latina appoints CCO and Atlanta’s Hothouse hires first head of creative.

 

Disney’s metaverse head departs

Mike White was supposed to lead a team that was eliminated earlier this year.

Adnatomy: How Upwork Created a Zombie CEO for Its Musical Campaign

Freelancing platform Upwork started out as Elance-oDesk in 2013, but it took a dead CEO to bring the company to the forefront of the talent marketplace economy. The campaign, “This is How We Work Now,” by agency Alto, features a dead-but-resurrected CEO, Jack, who sings to his employees to shake it up and make up…

Warner Bros. Discovery boasts demand for streaming in upfront

Continually updated list of the latest upfront and NewFront news.

See Reebok’s new Gary Vaynerchuk-designed shoes

Gary Vaynerchuk teamed up with Reebok on a pair of sneakers that feature his VeeFriends alpaca.

Petrobras comemora 70 anos com a promessa de liderar a transição energética no Brasil

Petrobras 70 anos

Campanha criada pela Ogilvy apresenta o slogan “O Brasil é a nossa energia”

Leia Petrobras comemora 70 anos com a promessa de liderar a transição energética no Brasil na íntegra no B9.

Cadence Signs Rosalia’s Favorite Director Mitch Ryan

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CBS Reveals When Yellowstone Will Make Its Fall Debut

CBS isn’t horsing around when it comes to Yellowstone’s broadcast premiere. The network recently announced a reshuffled fall lineup amid the ongoing writers and actors strikes. Now, CBS has set its updated fall premiere dates, with Yellowstone hitting the airwaves on Sept. 17, starting with Season 1. CBS Is Latest Network to Shake Up Fall…

AB InBev CEO points to Bud Light consumer survey even as U.S. sales continue to struggle

Global strength helped the company offset U.S. losses.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s ‘Nearly Completed’ Upfront Has Volume Up, Subscribers Down

For Warner Bros. Discovery, volume is up, but subscribers … not so much. During an earnings call today, Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO David Zaslav revealed the company is “nearly completed” with its upfront talks, with volume up and pricing levels “consistent” with the previous year. In 2022, the company earned low- to mid-teen CPM (cost…

How Looney Tunes overhauled its social media strategy to become more relevant

Warner Bros. Discovery exec Ashley Woodall speaks with Ad Age about how the social team approaches pop culture moments and more. 

 

‘Perfectly Imperfect’: Resurfacing the Soul of Social Media in the Era of AI

In recent years, we’ve seen advertisers increasingly take advantage of low-fidelity marketing, particularly on social media. This “perfectly imperfect” content, mostly known for its underproduced visual representation, can also manifest in inconsistent voiceover quality and low-effort copywriting that has no regard for punctuation or capitalization. Lo-fi marketing at first appeared counterintuitive to many brands and…

British Airways adds playful art direction to ‘A British Original’ ads

Uncommon reprises Cannes Grand Prix-winning campaign with some visual twists.

Creator marketing news and trends—Fashion Nova collabs with NPC streamer Pinkydoll, YouTube takes on TikTok

The biggest trends shaping creator marketing and social media this week, from buzzy brand deals to the evolution of creator-led businesses

Only Murders in the Building’s New Escape Room Creates a Great Escape for Fans

If there’s a building that only has murders in it, it makes sense to try to escape it. Top line In honor of the quickly-approaching Season 3 premiere of Only Murders in the Building, Hulu and The Escape Game have teamed up for an escape room experience that brings the series to life both in-person…

WWE signs Slim Jim to wrestling’s biggest-ever sponsorship deal

The tie-up debuts Aug. 5 at WWE’s SummerSlam event in Detroit.