AT&T Shows What’s Wrong With Settling for Just an ‘OK’ Network
Oftentimes just OK is just not an option. AT&T's "Just OK Is Not OK" campaign, which is centered around a series of humorous broadcast ads voiced by Lena Waithe, demonstrates the importance of not...
View ArticleEquinox Uses Artful New Short Film to Reclaim Its Status as the Original...
New year, new you, new Equinox campaign. The lifestyle brand typically capitalizes on the start of a new year, when people are set on making resolutions like getting into shape and going to the gym, to...
View ArticleMar Tech and Data Dominated M&A in 2018 as Traditional Agency Acquisitions...
Consulting firm R3's mergers and acquisitions report for 2018 shows a rise in mar-tech and data buys and a decrease in those targeting agencies. The report's 15 "big spenders" last year were also less...
View ArticleCBS’ Ratings Deal With Nielsen Expires, Complicating Network’s Advertising Buys
A day and a half after CBS and Nielsen's contract expired, the companies still haven't agreed on a new deal--and buyers told Adweek they are trying to determine how the dispute will affect their...
View ArticleHere’s What 7 Cannes Lions Jury Presidents Will Look For in 2019
While it's yet to be seen how specific industry predictions will present themselves at the Cannes Lions this June, it's clear that this year's jury presidents have their eyes, ears and brains trained...
View ArticleMcCann Hires Former J. Walter Thompson Creative Chief to Lead Global...
McCann Health, the global healthcare division of IPG's McCann Worldgroup, has hired Matt Eastwood to serve as chief creative officer across its 60 offices in 20 countries around the world. Eastwood was...
View ArticleTwitter: Here’s How to See the Latest Tweets First
Twitter recently brought back the ability for iOS users to view their timeline in reverse chronological order (to see the latest tweets first), rather than seeing "the best tweets" first. Our guide...
View ArticlePinterest’s Jon Kaplan Pins 3 Marketing Predictions for 2019
Pinterest global head of partnerships Jon Kaplan shared three changes that he sees coming to marketing in 2019. Kaplan wrote in a blog post that he believes brands will move more ad dollars to contexts...
View ArticleMightyHive’s Co-founders Are Joining S4 Capital’s Board
MightyHive co-founders Pete Kim, CEO, and Christopher S. Martin, COO, will join the board of Sir Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital, signaling the direction that the "new age/era" digital advertising and...
View ArticleCadbury Will Hide Its Eggs in Other Brands’ Ads and Challenge Fans to Hunt Them
Most brands just want you to watch their ads. Cadbury wants you to watch everyone's ads. That's because the Mondelez-owned U.K. chocolate brand will be hiding its famous Cadbury Creme Eggs in print,...
View ArticleWith One Month Until the Super Bowl, CBS Is Quietly Racking Up Robust Big...
Super Bowl LIII is exactly one month away, and even though CBS has been unusually quiet about its Big Game ad sales this year--now that former chairman and CEO Les Moonves is no longer around to tout...
View ArticleDoorDash Jumps on the Autonomous Delivery Bandwagon
Delivery company DoorDash is partnering with self-driving car company Cruise to test food and grocery delivery early this year via an autonomous vehicle in San Francisco. A rep said the company will...
View ArticleVice-Owned Virtue Names New Creative Lead, Moves Beyond Parent Company’s...
Virtue wants brands around the world to know that it's no longer one with Vice. Just over one year after officially consolidating its marketing divisions under one umbrella, folding the Carrot brand...
View ArticleHere’s How Messaging Is Positioned to Dominate in 2019
Messaging is the most frequent digital activity that a person does, period. In 2018 alone, the four largest mobile messaging apps (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, WeChat, Viber) held 4.1 billion combined...
View ArticleThis Self-Aware McDonald’s Ad Knew Exactly What You Needed on New Year’s Day
There are many ways to cure a hangover ... and some are actually backed by science. Hydration, supplements and a little "hair of the dog" appear to be some proven methods--as is eating a good...
View ArticleSnack-Wielding Robots From PepsiCo Are Invading the University of the Pacific
In days of yore, peckish college students had to physically seek out sources of sustenance. No more: Food giant PepsiCo announced it is bringing a fleet of self-driving robots to the nearly 5,000...
View ArticleIntuit Brand TurboTax Announces Its Return to the Super Bowl
TurboTax has confirmed that it will return to the Super Bowl in 2019. CBS is selling ads for the Feb. 3 broadcast of Super Bowl LIII for just north of $5 million for 30 seconds of air time. At this...
View Article72 School Buses Became a Mile-Long Moving Billboard About the Scope of Human...
Atlanta is used to traffic logjams, but at least this one was for a good cause. A caravan of 72 school buses formed a mile-long billboard earlier this week to raise awareness of Georgia's massive...
View ArticleNew Year, New Teammates: NFL Announces Partnerships With Caesars...
The NFL is ringing in the new year with two groundbreaking partnerships. On Thursday, the organization announced its first casino sponsor, Caesars Entertainment, and on Friday, it named Intuit TurboTax...
View ArticleConsumers Have Made Their Needs Loud and Clear, yet Brands Keep Missing the Mark
In a fast-paced, competitive landscape, brands are doing everything they can to stand out and connect with the new consumer. But how many brands are actually reaching the consumer in a meaningful way?...
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