The Biggest Questions From the HBO-Dominated 2023 Emmy Nominations
It's the most wonderful time of the year ... awards season. The 2023 Emmy nominations have arrived, and HBO/Max is leading the way. Yvette Nicole Brown of A Black Lady Sketch Show and Television...
View ArticleHere Are the Nominated Ads for the 75th Annual Emmy Awards
Coming on the heels of Cannes, the Oscars of the advertising world, the 2023 Emmy Awards announced its nominations today for Outstanding Commercial. Not surprisingly--and not without precedent--there...
View ArticleThe CW Reshuffles Its Fall Lineup Amid Writers Strike, Pushes Shows to Midseason
The CW has some striking changes for its fall lineup. Amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, The CW's first fall lineup under new parent company Nexstar is reshuffling its previously...
View ArticleWhy Marketers of Color Are Quitting Their Jobs
Ample research has documented the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) for business. We know that marketing organizations and creative agencies with diverse workforces enjoy better...
View ArticleLessons Learned: Slow and Steady Won the Digital Marketing Race for...
In 2012, at the start of the DTC boom, Katya Constantine founded DigiShopGirl Media. The digital agency used two relatively new technologies at the time--digital media and programmatic advertising--to...
View ArticleWhy Omnicom Media Group Now Manages Business Development for All Its Agencies
Media agencies don't want to be media agencies anymore, and they haven't for a while. Omnicom Media Group (OMG), the Omnicom subsidiary that oversees the holding company's media agencies OMD, PHD and...
View ArticleCan Condom Brand P.S. Score With an Anti-Macho Message? This CMO Thinks So
Like all of the 70,000 ground troops who'd be part of the Iraq War in 2003, Rob Seo--part of the Marines' 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion--saw things he'll never forget. But today, two...
View ArticleHow to Manage 6 Generative AI Weaknesses That Impact Brand Experiences
No CEO wants to lose $100B of market value because of an AI mishap. Is now the right time for brands to jump in and fully invest in ChatGPT and other generative AI experiences? To make that decision,...
View ArticleGranola Doesn’t Mean Boring: Kellogg’s Bear Naked Blazes Trails for Nude Hiking
For nature lovers, there's nothing more liberating than venturing into the great outdoors. But some people like to get even closer to nature--with not even clothes between them and the open air. Naked...
View Article‘The Best Packaging Is No Packaging:’ Dr. Bronner’s New Carton Has 82% Less...
This month, after a comprehensive review of the alternatives to its current post-consumer-recycled (PCR) plastic bottle, Dr. Bronner's launched a new paper-based carton package. Marketed as a refill...
View ArticleJohnnie Walker Recruits Ted Lasso’s Boss For Women’s Sports Campaign
Hannah Waddingham may be more of a rugby fan in real life, but the Emmy-winning actress has been inextricably linked to soccer since her C-suite days in the beloved comedy Ted Lasso. Taking advantage...
View ArticleIntuit TurboTax Names R/GA Its Lead Creative Agency
IPG creative agency R/GA has won Intuit TurboTax's business, following a creative review that began in March. Intuit brands include Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp. R/GA will...
View ArticleExploring the Power of the Storefront With H&R Block’s Jill Cress
We're so excited to bring you this special episode of Marketing Vanguard live from Commerceweek to hear Jill Cress, chief marketing officer of H&R Block, discuss the necessity of human connection...
View ArticleHow Brands Are Showing Up at WNBA All-Star Weekend
The WNBA All-Star weekend is back in Las Vegas in a big way, and brands are on board. For the first time, this weekend's All-Star Game will air in primetime on ABC, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. ET on...
View ArticleSocial Media Is Dead. Welcome to the Swipe Era
Eras used to span millions of years, but today they come and go in a swipe. Amid this culture churn, hot takes about what brands should do go stale almost instantly. There is no time to hypothesize...
View ArticleThe Rising Value of Brand Valuation
Despite the frustration and disappointment many marketers can feel while trying to do their jobs, they should take solace in a recent trend: Business leaders are talking up the gravitational pull of...
View ArticleUber Eats and Visa Help Small Businesses Make Big Changes
Earlier this year, Uber Eats and Visa teamed up on a new program designed to support small and medium-sized restaurants in their transition to more sustainable packaging solutions. Together, the two...
View ArticleBrave Commerce Podcast: Mission-Driven Approach to Brand Growth
"Sometimes people say being early is the same as being wrong," said Stu Landesberg, founder and CEO of sustainable home care brand Grove Collaborative. "I believe being early is the same as having a...
View ArticleAfter Cutting Open-Market Programmatic, Bloomberg Media Sees Efficiency...
On Jan. 1, the privately owned business publisher Bloomberg Media shut off its open-market programmatic advertising, a move to better control its user experience and drive advertisers to reach its...
View ArticleCan Plastic Shoes Be Recycled?
Plastic jelly shoes--an undeniable mark of coolness from the 1990s--are back in vogue. But with plastic pollution and fossil fuel extraction threatening the environment and climate, people in 2023 are...
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