Free The Work asks commercial directors about equity obstacles in production

The second annual Director Census expands its scope to include issues such as payment for pitches.

This Solar Panel Company Is Working With Influencers to Demystify Residential Solar

While influencer marketing might bring to mind visions of unboxing videos, beauty product demos and clothing hauls, solar company SunPower wants the relatability and accessibility of creators to help people decide on a bigger purchase: residential solar. Working with sustainability expert and content creator Shelby Orme, also known by her social handle @Shelbizleee, SunPower wants…

DTC marketing news and trends—tracking the industry ups and downs

The direct-to-consumer news you need to know this week, from retail moves to financial updates.

Starbucks Uses Augmented Reality to Celebrate and Encourage Kindness

Celebrating the idea that kindness can be found anywhere, Starbucks launched an augmented reality experience that allows people to share kind messages with others. People can access this AR experience through the Starbucks mobile app, by scanning a QR code in Starbucks stores or on the company’s website. The experience places floating sticky notes, photos,…

Ad Age and Meta present The List 2023

Ad Age and Meta announce The List 2023—the select group of advertising, marketing and media insiders charged with tackling the biggest challenges facing the industry.

 

Com Q6 e-tron, Audi apresenta o futuro da iluminação automotiva

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O Audi Q6 e-tron é uma das apostas da montadora quando se trata de mobilidade elétrica. Além disso, traz uma abordagem inovadora em termos em design de iluminação e tecnologia OLED digital de segunda geração. Por que isso é importante: Em um mercado automobilístico cada vez mais saturado, a Audi busca se destacar não apenas …

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Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About Non-Competes?

In December 2022, I was made redundant. Citing financial challenges, my employer eliminated several roles across the company. I was ten months into leading the Marketing team and about to start my Christmas break. It stung. Additionally, almost six months later, I’m still waiting out my non-compete. It raises the question: When faced with an…

MrBeast sues his food delivery partner over ‘inedible’ burgers

The YouTube star alleges Virtual Dining Concepts sacrificed quality in bid for rapid expansion.

Johannes Leonardo Hires First CMO to Ramp Up New Business

In its 16-year history, New York agency Johannes Leonardo never had a chief marketing officer. The creative shop let its work speak for itself while founders Leo Premutico and Jan Jacobs served as its faces and promoters. The agency has gone through a few changes in the past couple of years, including losing chief creative…

Martyn Sibley on connecting brands with disabled influencers at Purple Goat

The co-founder and CEO writes about launching the London-based global marketing agency.

“Aí Vem o Desespero”: Magalu transforma “acidentes” infantis em campanha para o Dia dos Pais

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Crianças frequentemente causam e quebram objetos dos pais, certo? E as reações dos adultos – maduros – podem vir com leveza, educação e compreensão. Se for assim, esses merecem um presente do Magalu nesse Dia dos Pais. A marca acaba de lançar uma campanha com a assinatura: “Quer acertar na surpresa do seu pai?  O …

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“Aí Vem o Desespero”: Magalu transforma “acidentes” infantis em campanha para o Dia dos Pais

Magalu

Crianças frequentemente causam e quebram objetos dos pais, certo? E as reações dos adultos – maduros – podem vir com leveza, educação e compreensão. Se for assim, esses merecem um presente do Magalu nesse Dia dos Pais. A marca acaba de lançar uma campanha com a assinatura: “Quer acertar na surpresa do seu pai?  O …

Leia “Aí Vem o Desespero”: Magalu transforma “acidentes” infantis em campanha para o Dia dos Pais na íntegra no B9.

Lady M Confections Celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival With AR-Powered Gift Set

The Mid-Autumn Festival is still a few months away (it falls on Sept. 29), but confectionary company Lady M Confections is starting the celebration early by revealing its Moonglow Gift Set and accompanying augmented reality experience. The Moonglow Gift Set is inspired by garden moon gate arches. It features a keepsake jewelry box adorned with…

How data is promising to drive winning EV marketing and sales conversions

In an increasingly dynamic electric vehicle landscape, auto marketers must depend on real-time data about their customers to come out ahead.

Adweek Podcast: Cam Kirk on Creating Space for Creatives

Cam Kirk is a busy man. Since leaving a career in medicine to become a photographer, he’s captured the great and good of the rap industry through his lens: from Lil Baby to Megan Thee Stallion. The last few years have seen him successfully launch Collective Gallery “a record label for photographers,” the nonprofit Cam…

Watch the newest commercials from Dove, Amazon Prime Video, Straight Talk Wireless and more

A cartoon comedian helps Straight Talk Wireless hype its new Multiline plan.

TelevisaUnivision Has Best Upfront in Nearly a Decade for Volume

TelevisaUnivision is having its best upfront in terms of volume in nearly a decade. Today, the company became the fourth publisher to finish talks, following NBCUniversal, Paramount and Fox. And in addition to TelevisaUnivision having its best volume at the upfront in almost 10 years, a record number of advertisers participated. According to a source…

VW used AI to reunite singer Elis Regina with her Grammy-winning daughter

The striking duet, orchestrated by AlmapBBDO, immediately went viral—but has also led to ethical questions.

Warner Bros. Discovery Restructures Ad Sales Team Ahead of Upfront Close

Warner Bros. Discovery is shaking up its ad sales strategy, shuffling teams so that agencies will have a single point of contact to access all its inventory. The move comes a year after the company set its initial post-merger leadership team, which previously prioritized company assets rather than agencies. “Over the past year, we have…

Dessert brand revives ’90s craze, Magic Eye illusions, to bring back ’90s product

VCCP London worked with the Magic Eye originators in Boston on a very ’90s campaign.