Agency Dads Tell Jokes for Father’s Day and the Results Are Exactly What...
You know the scenario: Dad tells a corny joke. It lands with a resounding thud. Dad is undaunted. The process repeats, only with even more eye-rolling next time. Dads of the world, when will you learn?...
View ArticleShould TV Content Owners Fear Fair Use?
When it comes to copyright laws, there is a grey area that many companies find confusing to navigate. "Fair use" in its most general sense is a copyright law intended to determine when unauthorized use...
View ArticleIt’s Official: AT&T Completes $85 Billion Purchase of Time Warner
After a judge ruled in AT&T's favor on Tuesday in the Department of Justice's antitrust suit against the company--approving its merger with Time Warner--AT&T wasted no time in moving forward...
View ArticleThis Study Shows Which Creative Agencies Won What U.S. Business in the First...
In a study released to Adweek measuring U.S. creative agencies' new business activity in the first quarter of 2018, COMvergence highlighted Leo Burnett as the leader of the pack with the Publicis...
View ArticleResident Evil and Sony Led E3 Conversations on Facebook
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place this week in Los Angeles. Now that the conference is over, Facebook revealed the most discussed games and publishers on Facebook and Instagram from...
View ArticleFeel Your Blood Pressure Rise as Oxygen Gears Up for a ‘Cruel Summer’
Under a brilliant sky, the yards are tidy, the pools are crystal clear and the suburbanites are puttering and partying. All is right, perfect even, in these summer scenarios. Or is it? That overturned...
View ArticleDeloitte, American Express and More Activate at the U.S. Open With VR and...
Golf may be the name of the game at the 2018 U.S. Open, but brands are getting a piece of the action off the green. The U.S. Open boasts several official brand partners for this year's event, which is...
View ArticleThursday Night Football Helps Power Fox’s CPM Upfront Gains
As Comcast and Disney battle over who will purchase its parent company, Fox Networks Group stuck to its "business as usual" mantra by putting the finishing touches on its upfront negotiations, almost...
View ArticleWhat Generation Z’s Migration Away From Social Means for Marketers
For Generation Z, swiping, tapping and scrolling are about as second nature as breathing. For those born after 1997, life without the internet is a foreign concept. 85 percent of Gen Zers use social...
View ArticleCBS Finishes Upfront Sales With Double-Digit CPM Increases
CBS wasn't the first broadcast network to cross the upfront finish line this year, but the network still wrapped up its business a week ahead of 2016's negotiations with a strong showing in all...
View ArticleAlly Financial Hands Media Account to MediaCom as It Closes in on Creative,...
Ally Financial, the digital banking company that focuses on auto lending, has selected WPP's MediaCom as its new media agency of record following a review that started in April. Ally chief marketing...
View ArticleThese 6 Campaigns From Australia and New Zealand Could Rise to the Top at Cannes
Going through the list of Cannes Lions winners from Australia and New Zealand is a veritable buffet of genius with both countries claiming their stake as one of the world's bastions of creativity....
View Article9 Brands That Are Having Some Fun With Father’s Day
Father's Day is just around the corner and, as usual, brands are pulling out all the stops. We've already told you what dads don't want this year, but what is it they do want? Here's what just a few...
View ArticleCall Me By Your Name Gets a Peach-Scented Vinyl Soundtrack
The film "Call Me By Your Name" was an indie-drama that garnered critical acclaim for its lead actors Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer, and as much for its eclectic soundtrack. The film's soundtrack...
View ArticleAn Introvert’s Guide to Cannes
Even for the most social of attendees, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity can be a nerve-jangling sensory overload. For introverts--or anyone who just get understandably overwhelmed...
View ArticleTelemundo Uses Massive World Cup Audience to Launch Rebrand
Telemundo is using the World Cup as the launching pad for a new brand campaign. During today's Mexico-Germany match, which starts at 11 a.m. ET, Telemundo will unveil the new consumer brand campaign...
View ArticleNo Tech? No Worries. How Visit Seattle Markets the City Through the People...
For a number of years, Visit Seattle's approach to marketing can be described as both unique and ambitious. Filmmaking, and leaning on a wide range of talent both in and outside the market to tell the...
View ArticleWhen Bots Fail, So Do Brands
The world has been overrun by bots, but that's not really a bad thing. Bots already account for more traffic on the internet than humans. An estimated two-thirds of tweeted links to popular websites...
View ArticleThe Maryland Cannabis Market Matters More Than Companies May Realize
Interested in commerce? Hear from Zappos CMO Tyler Williams and other executives at Adweek Ignite: Ecommerce July 10-12 in Seattle--apply here to attend. The grass is getting much greener for the...
View ArticleAdobe Wants to Bridge the Gap Between First- and Last-Touch Attribution
The customer journey stopped looking like a funnel long ago, but whether the best updated metaphor is a solar system or a crazy straw remains to be seen. That is to say customer journeys are...
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