10 Ads That Struck a Cultural Nerve in 2024
For better or worse, people had a lot of feelings about advertising this year. Thanks to social media, advertisers can no longer launch their campaigns into a void, hoping their marketing investment...
View ArticleHinge Fights Dating App Burnout With Serendipitous Love Stories
The real couples featured in Hinge's new campaign share a funny coincidence: All of them unknowingly crossed paths with their future partner in person before connecting on the dating app. Hinge tells...
View ArticleMeet the Incoming Weber Shandwick Collective CEO, Susan Howe
This month, The Weber Shandwick Collective (TWSC) got a new CEO--but it seems like there won't be much of an adjustment period. Susan Howe stepped into the chief executive role at the communications...
View ArticleTucson Anchor Ana Orsini Cause of Death Revealed
Yesterday, we told you that Ana Orsini, anchor at KOLD in Tucson, Arizona, died suddenly last week. At that time, we didn't know the cause of death. The station later said Orsini died of a brain...
View ArticleWeek of Dec. 9 Cable News Ratings: Audiences Check out of News Ahead of the...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Dec. 9, 2024. The cable news nets had a ho-hum week as none of the big three outlets posted week-to-week gains with...
View ArticleAnother Pittsburgh Local Journalist Sets Retirement
WTAE reporter Bob Mayo said he is retiring on December 31. TribLive points out that this is the "third significant on-air retirement from Pittsburgh TV stations this quarter, following the departures...
View ArticleUber Hires Kristi Argyilan From Albertsons to Lead Its $1 Billion Ads Business
Uber has a new global head of advertising in Kristi Argyilan, effective today. The exec joins from Albertsons, where she led the grocer's ads business as senior vice president of retail media since...
View ArticleDick’s Sporting Goods Names David Young to Lead Its Retail Media Business
Dick's Sporting Goods has a new executive to lead its retail media network. David Young has joined Dick's as a vice president to oversee the ad business. The retailer launched its retail media network,...
View ArticleInstagram Will Drive Half of Meta’s Ad Revenue in 2025
In 2015, Instagram contributed only 7% to Meta's total U.S. revenue, according to Emarketer. Ten year's later, the app is projected to account for half, according to the research firm's latest...
View ArticleReno News Crew Witnesses Hit and Run
A news crew for Reno, Nevada station KTVN got a front row seat to a hit and run on Tuesday night moments before going on-air. According to 2 News Nevada reporter Makayla Hardy, who was on scene at the...
View ArticleReport: Omnicom-IPG Deal Probed by Congress Over Ties to GARM
When Omnicom announced its takeover of Interpublic Group (IPG) on Dec. 9, its leadership was clear that the deal was pending regulatory approval. Ten days later, the deal is facing its first probe from...
View ArticleBuilding Your Board Career: Insights From Linda Boff and Tony Wells
In this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast, Jenny Rooney connects with Linda Boff, CEO of Said Differently, and Tony Wells, a former marketer at Verizon, for a compelling discussion about how...
View ArticleGeorge Stephanopoulos Re-Ups With ABC News Amidst Trump Settlement Controversy
George Stephanopoulos has signed a new contract with ABC News days after the network made the controversial decision to settle a defamation suit with President-elect Donald Trump. The veteran...
View ArticleAmy Armstrong Joins Publicis In New CRO Role
Former IPG and Amazon Ads exec Amy Armstrong will join Publicis Groupe as chief revenue officer, a new role at the holding company, on March 1. Armstrong joins from Amazon Ads, where she was director...
View ArticleNeil Cavuto to Leave Fox News After 28 Years
Fox News mainstay Neil Cavuto is leaving the network after 28 years. Cavuto will announce his departure on Thursday towards the end of his 4 p.m. newscast, Your World with Neil Cavuto. A Fox News...
View ArticleBetter Not Cry! Why Kids on Santa’s Lap Could Be a Retailer’s Latest Liability
In the long list of cherished holiday traditions, few are as enduring as parents taking their kids to see Santa at the local mall or retail store. Every year, over 18 million children call on Santa,...
View ArticleRevolving Door Roundup: Chris Cuomo Scores Contract Extension at NewsNation
Staying in Place: NewsNation's primetime anchor Chris Cuomo has agreed to a multi-year contract extension with the network. Cuomo joined NewsNation in 2020, and his eponymous 8 p.m. show is the...
View ArticleRevolving Door Roundup: Cheil, IPG, WPP & More
Omnicom's acquisition of IPG may have been the biggest agency news of the year, but it wasn't the only move in the sector this month. We've gathered up some of the bigger moves made in the last couple...
View ArticleMLB Names Uzma Rawn Dowler as CMO
Major League Baseball's winter meetings have been over for a week, but the organization saved one of its biggest swings for today--promoting Uzma Rawn Dowler to its new chief marketing officer. A...
View ArticleWSET Anchor Mark Spain Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
WSET anchor Mark Spain has died, just three weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 64. "Hello sunshines! It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my loving husband Mark....
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