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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
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 (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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
A radio station in Poland has replaced its human journalists with AI. The Associated Press reported that weeks after letting its journalists go, OFF Radio Krakow relaunched with what it said was “the first experiment in Poland in which journalists … are virtual characters created by AI.” The station in Krakow said its three avatars…
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…
The Department of Justice submitted their proposed remedies to the August federal court ruling that Google illegally monopolizes search, arguing that Google should be prohibited from using their own products like Chrome, Android and the Play App store to advantage their search-related business. The proposed remedies might include a break up of the company, though…
Apple is touting the filmmaking capabilities of its iPhone 16 Pro with “Capture,” a short film that debuted Monday. Aoife McArdle directed “Capture,” which salutes classic cinematic tropes with real stunts and effects, demonstrating the iPhone 16 Pro’s ability to shoot Hollywood-quality video due to features like its 4K video resolution, 120-frame-per-second rate, and the…
“Under” was a recurring theme among the 1,000-plus women who took part in the fifth global women in tech report from Web Summit, released Wednesday–underpaid, underrepresented, and underfunded. The respondents felt underpaid, as nearly 51% believe they are unfairly compensated compared to men. They felt underrepresented, as more than one-half cited a lack of women…
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