The American Marketing Association New York will honor seven influential leaders from across industries—including the NFL, e.l.f. Beauty, Accenture, and DDB—in its 2025 Marketing Hall of Fame.
After freeze-dried candy went viral on TikTok in 2024, the Mars brand created its own version called Skittles Pop’d, a complete 180 from its regular chewy Skittles.
On March 26, President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and specific automobile parts. Now, with a potential reprieve in sight, brands including Hyundai and Nissan have […]
?Carla Hassan, chief marketing officer at JPMorgan Chase, has been elevated to vice chair of the nonprofit’s board.
A lawyer for the ad verification vendor said that adtech watchdog Check My Ads should prepare for litigation concerning alleged “defamatory statements” made about DoubleVerify in response to a March Adalytics report on pre-bid bot detection.
When Linda McMahon called AI “A.1.” at a summit, Kraft Heinz and Mischief turned the viral blunder into a spicy social media moment, even getting a shoutout from John Oliver.
Doner Media has been named media AOR for Ross-Simons, shifting the account from Kepler after a competitive pitch.
The adtech company faces new legal challenges over its use of consumers’ personal information.
In a tough economy, the retailer’s new CMO is touting its fashion credentials and value.
Spectrum Reach, the advertising sales business of Charter Communications, has rolled out its newest planning tool, Audience Reach Optimizer (ARO), designed to boost the effectiveness and efficiency of advertisers’ campaigns, delivering their TV ads to their intended audience. ARO leverages Spectrum Reach’s unique data insights in a privacy-focused way to simplify the process for advertisers…
Hulu is a bringing a taste of Pakistani American culture and comedy to audiences. The streaming service premiered its new series, Deli Boys, this week. The half-hour show centers on a pair of Pakistani American brothers whose family owns a convenience store. When their magnate father unexpectedly dies, the two are forced to reckon with…
As President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada become a reality, brands are anticipating that they will charge higher prices to pay for the trade war. Public company CEOs are getting prodded for answers from investors about the impact of tariffs on their businesses. ADWEEK pulled together recent earnings reports and news…
The National Football League has updated its privacy policy, rolled out new consent prompts, and introduced more explicit disclosures around its advertising practices after it was found tracking users’ precise geolocation data without their knowledge. The league, as well as all 32 of its teams, violated advertising transparency guidelines set by self-regulation body the Digital…
The National Football League has updated its privacy policy, rolled out new consent prompts, and introduced more explicit disclosures around its advertising practices after it was found tracking users’ precise geolocation data without their knowledge. The league, as well as all 32 of its teams, violated advertising transparency guidelines set by self-regulation body the Digital…
Technicolor Group’s shuttering of its iconic post-production and visual effects (VFX) houses including The Mill and MPC shook the advertising and creative industries, transforming the landscape in its wake. The closures of these creative institutions will affect an estimated 10,000 jobs globally. While The Mill and MPC were big names in Hollywood, winning Oscars for…
Under Armour has tapped Liz Bacelar, former executive director of global tech innovation at Estee Lauder, as its new head of AI and advanced analytics. Bacelar’s role is to “fuel an era of generative AI for our organization”, the company confirmed with ADWEEK. Bacelar is responsible for assembling a team of data scientists, engineers, and…
In a blow to the advertising and creative production sector, Technicolor Group, the parent company of production and visual effects (VFX) studios The Mill and MPC, is shutting down operations, according to multiple reports. On Friday, Technicolor sent U.S. employees a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice, which requires companies with 100 or more…
At $8 million for 30-seconds, brands shell out big money for Super Bowl ads. And for those that want to show off longer 60-second and 90-second ads, the stakes can be higher. The payoff can be big if the ad hits, but brands also risk losing consumers’ attention if the story isn’t compelling. Here are…
Fetch is hoping to become a mainstream name with its first Super Bowl ad. The 30-second ad, called “The Big Reward,” stars CEO and founder Wes Schroll pitching Fetch as “America’s rewards app” before explaining why the company is running a Super Bowl ad: Fetch is giving away $10,000 every second during the last two…
Take a stroll down a Target aisle and you might spot the period care brand August. You’d have TikTok’s algorithm to thank for that. After launching in 2020, August gained traction on TikTok with co-founder Nadya Okamoto’s viral video about traditional pads taking 800 years to decompose, compared to August’s six to 12 months. The…
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