Resident 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 ArticleBumble’s Founder Credits the App’s Early Success to Micro-Influencers
CANNES, France--When setting out to create her female-friendly company, Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd didn't know what to expect. She knew she wanted to solve the problem of harassment and abuse on dating...
View Article3 Ways to Make Your Marketing More Customer-Focused
"The customer is always right" gained popularity as a catchphrase at the turn of the 20th century, when department stores were beginning to fight each other for market share. Presenting a "very...
View ArticleAdvertising Executives Share Their Cannes Survival Tips
On top of the JW Marriott in Cannes, France, top marketing executives gathered to discuss the best practices of omnichannel marketing. But, since this was only the opening night of the Cannes Lions...
View ArticleOn the Adweek Podcast: What to Expect From the Cannes Lions
A large contingent of my colleagues are in Cannes this week, attending advertising's biggest festival and awards show, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Before a few of them left,...
View ArticleGoogle Invests $550M in JD.com to Modernize Retail
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. Google is investing $550 million in cash in...
View ArticleFacebook Tightened Its Policies on Advertising Accessories for Weapons
Starting Thursday (June 21), advertisers on Facebook can no longer promote weapon accessories and other related items to people under 18. The social network already had restrictions in place banning...
View ArticleThis 43-Minute Film Won a Grand Prix at Cannes for Shining a New Light on...
CANNES, France--Coraz?n, a 43-minute film, fully-financed by Montefiore Health System in New York and created by JohnXHannes, is one of the first winners at the Cannes Lions, taking Grand Prix honors...
View ArticleWhat We Learned at Adweek’s Cannes Kick-Off Party
CANNES, France--Before marketers, brands, agencies and platforms got down to business at Cannes, Adweek convened some of the best minds in the industry up on the rooftop of the JW Marriott for a...
View ArticleT-Mobile Partners With WPP’s Essence and Takes Some Media Planning and Buying...
T-Mobile said in an internal email acquired by Adweek today that it is taking "some key responsibilities" related to its media strategy, search and analytics in-house and has formed a new partnership...
View ArticleGoodbye, Tronc, We Hardly Knew You
The media rebrand that everyone loved to hate is reportedly going through another name change. Tronc, the parent company of the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, South Florida Sun Sentinel and...
View Article3 Tips for Creating an Effective Marketing Strategy for Reddit
In May 2018, Reddit overtook Facebook as the third most popular website in the U.S. This revelation closely followed their announcement of a redesign, the first in a decade. Reddit's newfound media...
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