The numbers Interpublic Group (IPG)’s third quarter net revenue decreased by 2.9% to $2.24 billion, while organic growth was flat year on year. For the first nine months of the year, net revenue was down 0.9% to $6.75 billion, with organic growth of 1%. Its performance trails peers Publicis and Omnicom, which last week reported…
A former general counsel for the Florida Department of Health said he resigned rather than “complying with the directives” of DeSantis’s executive staff to send more cease-and-desist letters to TV stations running the ad. The Washington Post reports that the letters that threatened Florida TV stations with criminal penalties, if they aired a political ad…
Jennifer Hancox has been named director of Creative Services for New York NBC-owned station WNBC. In her new role, Hancox will lead and manage WNBC’s Creative Services team, overseeing the day-to-day functions and creative execution for the department. She will also collaborate with sister station Telemundo 47, as well as with NBCUniversal Local, NBC network…
Heineken wants people to put down their phones. In its latest bid to foster IRL social connections, the beer brand hacked two music events — Mexico’s Live Out festival and Amsterdam Dance Event’s opening party — to discourage phone use on the dance floor. With its creative agency LePub, Heineken installed technology that delivered a…
Guinness has hired Uncommon Creative Studio New York as its strategic and creative agency partner in the U.S. as the Diageo-owned stout brand continues to grow its sales and consumer base globally, the agency confirmed exclusively with ADWEEK. Uncommon’s one-year-old New York office won the business after a competitive pitch that also involved Forsman &…
Opportunities to reach the undecided become fewer and fewer for the presidential candidates and their running mates to deliver their closing messages as the days leading to election day grow shorter and shorter. With early voting already underway in some of the battleground states, TVNewser has a round-up of where you can watch interviews of…
Opportunities to reach the undecided become fewer and fewer for the presidential candidates and their running mates to deliver their closing messages as the days leading to election day grow shorter and shorter. With early voting already underway in some of the battleground states, TVNewser has a round-up of where you can watch interviews of…
Publicis is increasing its guidance again for 2024, despite uncertainties around the economy, high inflation and the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The holding company now expects 5.5% growth this year. It had forecast 4% to 5% growth at the top of the year, and predicted a 5% increase in July. “There is a lack of…
Bill Lamb has returned to Louisville Fox affiliate WDRB as general manager and president of the broadcast division of Block Communications. CEO Allan Block re-introduced Lamb to the staff on Monday afternoon. Lamb left Louisville in 2019 to run the Los Angeles Fox owned stations KTTV and KCOP. He stayed for three years before retiring….
ABC News’ Good Morning America widened its total viewer gap over NBC News’ Today as it remained in the top spot for the third week in a row. Meanwhile, Today stayed ahead of its rival in the advertiser-coveted Adults 25-54 demo. News on Hurricane Milton’s approach and destructive landfall almost certainly boosted both networks to…
Griffin Media has replaced one of its two helicopters, which was destroyed by a tornado, with a state-of-the-art replacement. More than a year after a tornado destroyed both helicopters for Griffin owned KWTV and KOTV, said chopper pilot Jim Gardner and Bob Mills SkyNews 9 are back in the air with a cutting-edge helicopter equipped…
Happy Friday to all who celebrate. In this week’s roundup of stories we didn’t post for one reason or another, we see the usual to and fro of local talent. We also see that an Atlanta artist is paying tribute to Jovita Moore, who died from brain cancer in 2021 and a GoFundMe has been…
Domino’s is fueling gaming sessions and solving beauty emergencies with a novel buy one, get one free offer in the second flight of its “Emergency Pizza” campaign from agency of record WorkInProgress. Domino’s Rewards members who spend $7.99 or more through Jan. 19 will receive an offer in their account for a free medium, two-topping…
Apple on Thursday released the first scripted film for its Vision Pro virtual reality headset, providing a window into the future of immersive entertainment. The 17-minute film, Submerged, written and directed by Academy Award-winning director Edward Berger, takes viewers inside a World War II-era submarine which has been attacked by enemy warships. Through the eyes…
MeUndies, the direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand that disrupted the intimate apparel sector, doesn’t want underwear to be basic. The Los Angeles-based company has unveiled a new campaign that marks the next chapter for the 13-year-old business, which recently expanded onto ecommerce site Shopify. “Welcome to the Underworld,” created by brand studio Unentitled, which opened this year,…
Days out from the inaugural event, Blackweek’s organizers already have a long-term vision. “We want this to be the Black Davos,” Walter T. Geer III, Blackweek co-founder and VML’s chief creative officer (CCO) of Innovation for North America, told ADWEEK. From Oct. 15-18, Blackweek will debut in NYC, where senior marketers from brands including Ugg…
With less than a month to go until the election, Democrats continue to invest more in presidential advertising than Republicans. Since Joe Biden dropped out of the race in late July, the Harris campaign and outside Democratic groups have spent $820.4 million on paid media, according to a new report from advertising intelligence and analytics…
Chris Ruggeri has added station manager to his current role as vice president of sales at CBS owned Boston station WBZ. He’ll take on additional management responsibilities in the new role, which includes overseeing the station’s day-to-day operations across departments, when gm Johnny Green is in New York. Former WBZ president and general manager Justin…
With Election Day getting closer and closer, both presidential campaigns are stepping up their media game. Here’s TVNewser’s round-up of where you can expect to see former President Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance sitting for interviews this week. (All times ET.) Click here to see the TV schedules for their Democratic rivals…
Two general managers are retiring from Gray Media. Laura Long is retiring as the general manager of KNOE in Monroe, Louisiana effective October 4, 2024. In Sherman, Texas, Rick Dean will retire as the general manager of KXII effective December 31, 2024. Long began her television career 35 years ago in Monroe, after earning a…
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