These Three Technologies Are a Glimpse Into the Future of Advertising

The Consumer Electronics Show brings more than 135,000 people to Las Vegas every January with one big promise: to showcase the latest in cutting-edge technology. But turning those prototypes into viable business models is another story. For advertisers and marketers, part of the challenge of touring the convention center is sifting through the innovations to…

Apple’s Chinese New Year Film Is a Nostalgic, Musical Love Story

It’s a relatable moment: a family member offers unsolicited relationship advice during a holiday gathering that exposes a generational rift. Apple’s eighth annual Chinese New Year campaign underscores the universality of that experience, while arguing that leaving yourself open to love can be magical. Director Michael Gracey, known for the 2017 film The Greatest Showman,…

Here’s What Top Marketing Execs Learned at CES 2025

The Consumer Electronics Show wraps up tomorrow, but many marketers and advertisers have already fled Las Vegas after a packed week of panels, meetings, floor tours, tech demonstrations, parties, and meals–sometimes packing in multiple dinners into the same evening to maximize face-to-face time with clients or potential partners. Throughout the week, ADWEEK caught up with…

How Razorfish Walks Advertisers Through the Chaos of CES

ADWEEK is shadowing Razorfish at CES this week. Follow along for more behind-the-scenes reporting from the event. The Consumer Electronics Show showcases the latest technology across the globe at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Flying cars, smart glasses, haptic suits, bigger and better TV screens, and endless use cases for AI abound. But for marketers,…

Inside Digital Agency Razorfish’s Big Bet on CES

ADWEEK is shadowing Razorfish at CES this week. Follow along for more behind-the-scenes reporting from the event. The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is a big moment for agencies looking to set the stage for the year. For Razorfish, the Publicis-owned digital agency on the cusp of its 30th anniversary, this year’s CES marks…

Chegg Aims to Rebound with New Mascot and Campaign as College Students Turn to AI

Facing increased competition from AI tools like ChatGPT, education technology company Chegg has released a new creative campaign, “Get a Grip,” which aims to alleviate academic stress for students ahead of the spring semester. In collaboration with brand studio Unentitled, the brand also unveiled its new mascot Ace, an orange octopus that acts as a…

DHL’s Greg Hewitt Talks Global Logistics and Industry Transformation

In this compelling episode of the Brave Commerce podcast, hosts Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter sit down with Greg Hewitt, CEO of DHL Express in the U.S., to discuss the future of logistics and commerce. Drawing on his 30 years of experience at DHL, Greg offers forward-looking insights into how global shipping is evolving to…

CES 2025: Marketers Hunt for Competitive-Edge Tech

Since 1998, when the exciting new innovations were DVDs and alarm clocks with nature sounds, CES has kicked off the year for the tech industry. The conference itself has been around since 1967, but didn’t settle into its once-a-year, early January cadence until the late 1990s. For the marketing industry, it’s an opportunity to scope…

5 AI Trends That Will Dominate 2025, From Apple to Agents and Beyond

In 2025, generative artificial intelligence will shift from a behind-the-scenes tool to a central driver of innovation in marketing. We can expect the emergence of agent AI 2.0, a new breed of agent AI that will manage complex, real-time tasks. Alongside this shift, tech firms like Apple and Anthropic are poised to become key players,…

TurboTax Goes After Gen Z As It Gears Up for Its 12th Super Bowl

By design, filing taxes is painful. So much so that 56% of Americans dread doing it and 26% say they hate it, per Pew Research. TurboTax has built its business around this collective grumble, making it easier for people to submit to the IRS in a few clicks. Now, before the April 2025 tax filing…

TurboTax Goes After Gen Z As It Gears Up for Its 12th Super Bowl

By design, filing taxes is painful. So much so that 56% of Americans dread doing it and 26% say they hate it, per Pew Research. TurboTax has built its business around this collective grumble, making it easier for people to submit to the IRS in a few clicks. Now, before the April 2025 tax filing…

Nue Agency Founder Jesse Kirshbaum Says Brands Should Pay Attention to Music Culture

With Nue Agency and its accompanying weekly newsletter Beats + Bytes, music marketer and talent agent Jesse Kirshbaum explores the intersection of music, technology, and brand marketing. Kirshbaum released the agency’s first Beats + Bytes 2024 Trend Recap on Tuesday Dec. 17, comprising the newsletter’s archives and top cultural trends at the center of those…

WPP Hires IPG McCann’s AI Chief to Lead Strategic AI Partnerships, Solving ‘Real’ Client Needs

WPP has named former IPG’s McCann Worldgroup head of AI Elav Horwitz as its new evp and global head of strategic partnerships and solutions. Horwitz brings nearly nine years of experience at McCann, where she served as evp, global head of applied innovation and generative AI, integrating AI into creative workflows, as well as working…

Spotify is the Latest Brand Facing AI Backlash Over Wrapped Campaign

Spotify is the latest brand to face criticism for using generative AI in its highly anticipated end-of-year campaign, Wrapped, released yesterday (Dec. 4). Disgruntled users took to TikTok, X, and Reddit to air their grievances with the campaign’s AI-powered features, calling the music streamer “lazy” and saying the work “flopped” for its lackluster design and…

Musk Rebranded Trump? That’s Not What Happened

Kyle Chayka is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He wrote a piece after the election about Elon Musk’s impact on the Trump brand. Here’s a small excerpt to chew on. It’s hard to overstate the success that a Trump-Musk axis has already had in rebranding Trump’s image.… In the company of Musk—redolent of […]

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Amazon Web Services Taps Former SAP, Microsoft Exec Julia White as CMO

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has named former SAP chief marketing and solutions officer Julia White as its new chief marketing officer (CMO). White will succeed Raejeanne Skillern, who is leaving to devote more time to her family and her board member roles. White left SAP in August after three-and-a-half years with the company. Prior to…

AnswerLab Taps Former Huge Global President as CEO

User experience (UX) research firm AnswerLab has appointed Megan Malli as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Malli joins from digital agency Huge, where she was global president. She assumes the role from founder and former CEO Amy Buckner Chowdhry, who will transition to board chair. The CEO transition comes as the company approaches its…

Perplexity AI Is Testing Ads In Search With Brands Indeed and Whole Foods Market

Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI is officially moving forward with previously announced plans to begin testing ads within its search results. Initial agency and brand partners include Indeed, PMG, Universal McCann, and Whole Foods Market. The company said in a blog post announcing the move, “To fully deliver on our mission to spark the world’s…

GoDaddy Returns to the Super Bowl After 8 Years

The last time GoDaddy ran an ad during the Super Bowl, Donald Trump had just been inaugurated as president of the U.S. However, the company’s decision to return to next year’s game was driven by artificial intelligence, not politics. After eight years, GoDaddy will return to the Big Game with a 30-second spot scheduled to…

Apple’s Olympics Parody Shows Off Power of New MacBook

A weightlifting competition takes a surprising twist in an Apple ad demonstrating the performance of the M4 chips powering the new MacBook Pro. Created by agency TBWAMedia Arts Lab and directed by the collective Megaforce, the playful film depicts a weightlifter with extraordinary strength – a visual metaphor for the power of Apple’s M4 chips….