The reviews for Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine are in, and they’re nearly as brutal as the hand-to-claw combat in the superhero action flick itself. The Los Angeles Times describes it as “manic meta mush,” and TheWrap calls it an exercise in “corporate synergy.” Meanwhile, Vulture damns it with this faint praise: “It’s so determined…
After President Joe Biden ended his 2024 presidential campaign, the Democratic Party has a new challenge: quickly reintroducing Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president. Since Biden dropped out of the race on July 21, a majority of Democratic delegates have endorsed Harris, making her the likely candidate to run against Republican former President…
It’s been a tough few days for CrowdStrike and its biggest customer brands. Microsoft, Delta and others were directly impacted by the global outage on July 18, with many citing the blue screen of death as a sign that Y2K was finally happening in 2024. The incident unfolded when a faulty CrowdStrike update compromised 8.5…
Today, people are more skeptical of traditional marketing hype and are seeking pragmatic value from less obvious sources. A new phenomenon of brand is commanding these audiences’ attention: the If You Know You Know, a less “seductive” but more discerning breed of labels slowly emerging to shake things up. Epitomized by brands like Costco’s Kirkland,…
Today, the media company Future launched a branded content studio, Future Creative, in hopes of bolstering its direct advertising business and preparing itself for the eventual deprecation of third-party cookies. Future, a specialist media organization, houses over 230 publishing titles, including flagship titles like Marie Claire, Who What Wear and TechRadar. The publicly traded, profitable…
Total by Verizon has rebranded back to a name initial customers might recognize. The prepaid wireless brand is now Total Wireless and its latest marketing efforts are meant to appeal to a Latinx audience. Total Wireless, formerly Total by Verizon, looks to give prepaid customers a brand that will not hike prices on them over…
Total by Verizon has rebranded back to a name initial customers might recognize. The prepaid wireless brand is now Total Wireless and its latest marketing efforts are meant to appeal to a Latinx audience. Total Wireless, formerly Total by Verizon, looks to give prepaid customers a brand that will not hike prices on them over…
In the volatile world of cancel culture, who holds the power to make amends? Mistakes are bound to happen now and again; some are more forgivable than others. Recently, soda brand Poppi faced a lawsuit alleging its gut health claims are falsely advertised. The brand is trying to make a comeback from the allegations, saying…
In April 2020, as the Covid-19 death toll surpassed half a million and the country wrestled with uncertainty, confusion and a new thing called social distancing, brands were scrambling for an advertising message that would suit the edgy national mood. Most defaulted to cliches: “We’re all in this together,” “In these trying times,” “We’re there…
Jess Lanzillo rolls deep with Dungeons & Dragons–and not just with her trusty D20 die. “I kind of backward engineered my way into D&D,” Lanzillo reveals to ADWEEK in her first interview as the new vp of franchise and product for the iconic strategy game, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The Indiana-born gamer…
Starbucks is launching its own production studio, Starbucks Studios. The studio, according to a statement on the brand’s website, will “produce original entertainment and tell stories that deepen connections and spark conversations.” Starbucks is launching the studio in partnership with Sugar23, a media company founded by Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar that specializes in connecting brands…
Disney’s logo and branding are a tale as old as time–but even classic stories need a new chapter every now and again. In March, Disney+ unveiled its full Hulu integration for bundle subscribers, combining the Disney+ and Hulu libraries in one application. This came with refreshed branding, an opening orchestral mnemonic created by Oscar-winning composer…
Edible, the company formerly known as Edible Arrangements, has named Crossmedia its performance media agency of record. Chief marketer Kevin Keith said the business ran an “express RFP,” eschewing a pitch consultant. The three-meeting process began in late December, and Crossmedia won the business by March. The CMO declined to reveal how much the account…
In December, the marketing technology firm Epsilon named Jeff Smith its new chief marketing officer. Smith succeeds the company’s former marketing leader, Jon Beebe, who stepped down last year to found the consultancy, QuirkWerk. For more than 25 years before joining Epsilon, Smith worked in marketing or data-adjacent roles at companies including Oracle, Nielsen, LiveRamp…
Kimberly-Clark’s incoming chief growth officer, Patricia Corsi, who will start the role on July 1, is in a good position. Prior to the pandemic, the company’s chief executive, Michael Hsu, was reluctant to invest more money in marketing. “Back in 2018, 2019, I did not feel we had all the capability we needed to spend…
The first billboard ads date back to 1835 when Jared Bell debuted 50-foot-high placards to advertise the Barnum & Bailey Circus in New York. However, after nearly two centuries static posters remain popular among marketers, and as 2024 has shown so far, billboards still get people talking, even if it’s for the wrong reasons. In…
In an industry where agency-client relationships often only last a few years, what Maker’s Mark and Louisville agency Doe-Anderson have forged is exceeding rare. They’ve partnered for more than five decades, with a relationship built on respect, collaboration and a deep understanding of what the brand means to its consumers. The brand has gone from…
Much like The Emperor’s New Clothes, where the tailor exposes the vanity of his ruler, the unveiling this week of Jonathan Yeo’s portrait of King Charles III has been very … revealing. The portrait has been met with both gasps of astonishment and ridicule throughout the world, as well as the expected praise. The dramatic…
If you weren’t familiar with breastfeeding brand Swehl before this week, you surely are now. This week, the company’s 45-foot billboard featuring cookbook author Molly Baz, her pregnant belly, a rhinestone bikini and two lactation cookies covering her breasts took over Times Square. Since then, people across TikTok and the media have sounded off on…
This week, A-list Hollywood talent including Mark Wahlberg, Scarlett Johansson and John Legend, pitched marketers on their creative projects at the Way Upfronts, ADWEEK has learned from a source familiar with the first-of-it’s-kind event. The virtual upfront is Oscar-winning producer Michael Sugar’s brainchild and debuted on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sugar, alongside his partner, Matt Rotondo…
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