EXCLUSIVE: Publicis Nabs Coca-Cola U.S. Media Business From WPP
Publicis Groupe has snagged The Coca-Cola Company's media and data business in the U.S. and Canada from incumbent WPP, two sources with knowledge of the matter told ADWEEK. The result came after the...
View ArticleChicago Dispensary Dishes Up the World’s Largest Weed Pizza for Pi Day
At "high" noon today, an Illinois-based dispensary chain called Ivy Hall and legendary pizza parlor Paulie Gee's will be dishing up THC-spiked slices from the world's largest infused, Sicilian-style...
View ArticleKFC Lures Gen Z Into Its Bizarre Cult—And Doesn’t Care if It’s Polarizing
A lost man meets a chicken in the woods. Transfixed by the bird's spell, he follows a group of mysterious strangers, who reverently carry a giant, golden egg to the shore of a lake. There, in a lake of...
View ArticleNatalie McCain Promoted to Morning Anchor at Wichita Falls Station
Natalie McCain has been named morning anchor for Wichita Falls, Texas Fox affiliate KFDX. McCain will work alongside Jalen Wells on the morning and noon newscasts starting March 18. "What an honor it...
View ArticleFood52 Slashes Headcount by 40%, Gutting Its Commerce Business
The food and lifestyle publisher Food52 reduced its headcount by around 40% on Friday, a sweeping round of layoffs that are part of a broader restructuring afoot at the privately owned media outlet,...
View ArticleMemphis Anchor Richard Ransom Leaving Local TV to Work in Healthcare
Memphis anchor Richard Ransom is leaving local TV to work at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare as director of strategic communications. "I'm excited to let y'all know that soon, I am leaving TV news to...
View ArticleAfter Record-Breaking Ad Sales, Comcast NBCU and the Olympics Team Up Again
Following record-breaking ad sales and surging viewership, the Olympics and Comcast NBCUniversal are teaming up once again. On Thursday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Comcast...
View ArticleAligning Marketing With Business Strategy: Insights From Siddharth Taparia,...
Welcome to this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, Jenny Rooney speaks with Siddharth Taparia, chief marketing officer at commercial real estate investment firm JLL. Join Jenny and...
View ArticleMarch Madness Scores More Ad Buys, But Women’s Basketball Is the Big Winner
The NCAA men's and women's college basketball tournaments that comprise March Madness score huge ad sales, but one side's gaudy stat line is helping the whole sport win. CBS Sports and TNT Sports held...
View ArticleStreaming Ratings, Week of Feb. 10: Sweet Magnolias Climbs to No. 1
The power of friendship pushed the Netflix drama series Sweet Magnolias to the top of the chart of the most-watched streaming title for the week of Feb. 10, according to Nielsen Streaming Content...
View ArticleBalancing Innovation, Authenticity, and Human Creativity With AI
This post was created in partnership with Kantar AI is transforming marketing, pushing brands to rethink not just strategy but also how they engage consumers and balance automation with authenticity....
View ArticleConsumers Are Protesting Retailers’ DEI Policies, but the Boycotts Aren’t...
A nationwide boycott aimed at major retailers like Walmart and Amazon over their diversity, equity, and inclusion policies was meant to send a financial message. However, data from three separate...
View ArticleTicker: Newsmax Paid $40 Million to Settle Smartmatic Defamation Lawsuit
Top of the Ticker: A recent regulatory filing by Newsmax revealed that the network paid $40 million to settle its defamation lawsuit with Smartmatic. The case was settled in September with the terms...
View ArticleFox Phoenix Reporter Finds Sasquatch in Flagstaff Snowstorm
Phoenix Fox reporter Nicole Krasean found the creature it seems everyone's been looking for since, well, forever. Bigfoot or Sasquatch, as it is known, was in Flagstaff, Arizona during a winter...
View ArticleAs Consumers Ditch Tesla, Rivian Targets the EV-Curious at SXSW
Walking around Austin, Texas, during South by Southwest this year, Rivian was nearly omnipresent. That's due to a two-year headlining sponsorship deal that Rivian inked with SXSW in December. The...
View ArticleHere’s the Roundup for the Week Ending March 14
Happy Friday to all who celebrate. In this week's edition of stories we didn't write up for one reason or another, we see a local anchor gets memorialized in a painting and Federal Communications...
View ArticleRead Madwell CEO Chris Sojka’s Statement About the Agency’s Financial Status
Independent creative agency Madwell, which employs over 100 staffers in New York and Denver, is facing mounting pressure as employees report delayed paychecks, missed vendor payments, a culture of fear...
View ArticleDonald Trump Calls CNN and MSNBC ‘Illegal’ During DOJ Speech
President Donald Trump referred to CNN and MSNBC "illegal" during a speech at the Department of Justice on Friday. It marked the latest escalation in his language about the news media and those two...
View ArticleThursday, March 13 Evening Cable News Ratings: Abby Phillip’s Star Continues...
CNN may have found its hit roundtable show as NewsNight with Abby Phillip continues to shine for the network. The 10 p.m. newscast repeated as CNN's most-watched show in the Adults 25-54 demo and...
View ArticlePedro Pascal Dances Through the Pain in Apple’s Cinematic Ad From Spike Jonze
If Pedro Pascal is sad, the whole world is sad. And dreary, and frigid, and hopeless. But the beloved internet daddy doesn't stay blue for long, according to a new Apple ad that starts with him...
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