ABC Makes Last-Minute Changes to Fall Lineup Amid Ongoing Strikes
ABC is making last-minute changes to its Golden hour. Today, Adweek learned that ABC is shaking up its fall lineup ahead of its September premieres, with the highly-anticipated The Golden Bachelor...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Dispel the Multicultural Media Scale Myth
Over the past few years, there has been an industrywide rallying cry about the yawning investment gap between the general market and minority-owned media. Nearly every marketer and media buyer agency...
View ArticleAfter Record Downturn, Media M&A Shows Signs of Rebound
A cocktail of adverse economic factors has brought the number of merger and acquisition deals in the media sector this year to its lowest level since 2020, according to financial data provider LSEG...
View ArticleWhy Do Paint Brands Choose a Color of the Year? Behr and Home Depot CMOs...
Several years ago, Better Homes & Gardens surveyed homeowners to see how they felt about painting their walls. The upshot: many are too scared to do it. It's not that Americans are afraid of color...
View ArticleJudge Rules GenAI Content Does Not Have Copyright Protection
Art created by artificial intelligence does not get copyright protection, a federal judge upheld a decision late last week. The ruling sets a precedent for content creators, agency execs and others...
View ArticleC. Mondavi & Family Launches Aviana Wine Collection With AR Labels
Majority women-owned wine company C. Mondavi & Family's latest wine collection, Aviana, features interactive labels with augmented reality experiences. The Aviana collection features three wines...
View ArticleThe Speed of Culture Podcast: Blending Travel, Leisure and Branding
Allegiant is a prominent player in the travel and leisure industry, known for its innovative approach and customer focus. With unique business models, creative branding and strategic partnerships,...
View ArticleAdweek Podcast: Pop! Yourself Into The Future of Fandom
There are millions of podcast hosts in the world but, as Funko proves in the latest episode of Yeah, That's Probably An Ad, there is only one Rebecca Stewart and Luz Corona. In the latest episode, the...
View ArticleMarketers Need to Get Subconscious With Their Data
With industries and legal systems increasingly siding with users when it comes to control over their personal data and how it's shared, the spotlight on zero-party data has only intensified. Recently...
View ArticleNational Battle of the Bands Incorporates AR in New Mobile App
The 2023 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands takes place Aug. 26 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, showcasing the talents of eight marching bands from Historically Black Colleges and Universities...
View ArticleP&G Dropped Its Pledge Against Forest Degradation. That Could Hurt Its Brands...
Procter & Gamble dropped a reference to forest degradation from its anti-deforestation policy in May this year, a move that green investors and environmental groups have denounced, but that the...
View ArticleCall for Nominations for the 2023 Adweek 50
It's time once again to assemble the annual Adweek 50, spotlighting the behind-the-scenes luminaries in advertising, marketing, media and technology who were essential growth drivers in 2023. Adweek 50...
View ArticleShipt and Issa Rae Champion Underrepresented Voices With an Ad Created by...
For Howard University students Serenity Owens, Avery Harrell, Gavin Kelley and Kayla Collins, a summer internship with the marketing team at Shipt proved not only to be invaluable on-the-job training....
View ArticleIn Apple’s Uplifting Ad, Dogs Get to Play Again After Receiving Prosthetics
For many audiences, stories about dogs are typically a guaranteed way to tug at the heartstrings. Apple's latest ad strikes an even deeper emotional chord by following the journey of a tripod dog (a...
View ArticleThe Freak Brothers and Weedmaps Fire Up a Collaboration to Reach New Fans
A trio of Woodstock-era stoners smoke the dankest, most magical strain on the planet, take a 50-year nap and Rip Van Winkle into current-day San Francisco. Along with adjusting to their new normal,...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley’s US Open Campaign Backs Next Generation of Women Tennis Players
Ahead of the US Open, Morgan Stanley and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) are using a major marketing campaign to support the next generation of players. This is part of the financial company's...
View ArticleThe Fabricant Launches Digital Clothing Collection Featuring AR Fashions
Digital fashion house The Fabricant released the first products in its latest NFT fashion collection featuring items that owners can virtually wear in augmented reality. The Wholeland: Primal Rave NFT...
View ArticleNetflix Beats McDonald’s, Nike as Gen Alpha’s Favorite Brand
Members of Gen Alpha--those born after 2010--may not yet have the same purchasing power as their Gen Z and millennial elders. However, brands put off getting to know them at their own peril because...
View ArticleWhat the Next Short-Form App Will Have to Do to Match Twitter’s Star Power
Text-based social media appears to be back in the Wild West. With X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, inching toward obscurity and a number of contenders stepping onto the field, we've been left...
View ArticleDitching Plastic, Quilted Northern Debuts Recyclable Paper Packaging
Georgia-Pacific toilet paper brand Quilted Northern has dropped the plastic packaging from some of its products, switching to a recyclable paper wrapping. The change, in response to consumer feedback,...
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