CMOs Are Living Many Lives in the C-Suite
Stephanie McCarty has been a chief marketing officer for a little over five years, but the job she has today isn't the same one she took in 2018. "I feel like I play marketer part of the day, chief...
View ArticleADWEEK’s Media All-Stars Are Embracing Changing Technology
ADWEEK's Media All-Stars represent the changing face of media, from small, independent agencies to integrated networks and international clientele. As AI continues to influence media buying and the...
View ArticleBehind Hello Sunshine’s Success: Building Stories That Resonate
In this episode of The Speed of Culture, host Matt Britton is joined by Maureen Polo, head of direct to consumer at Reese Witherspoon's media company Hello Sunshine. They discuss how to leverage...
View ArticleCaitlin Clark Brings Increasing Brand Power Into WNBA Opening Day
There's bad news for onlookers betting that the 2024 WNBA rookie class won't transfer their marketability to the pros: The league, broadcasters and sponsors already confidently support Caitlin Clark,...
View ArticleExclusive: Golden State Valkyries Debut Women’s Basketball Brand on WNBA Opener
The Golden State Valkyries won't take the court as the newest WNBA franchise until 2025, but their brand goes to work today. On opening day for the Women's National Basketball Association, Golden State...
View ArticleABC Sees ‘High Potential’ in Fall Lineup
Leave it to Kaitlin Olson to bring some Philly sunshine to ABC's fall schedule. The star of FX's long-running comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia will dabble in detective work via High Potential,...
View ArticleLongtime Condé Nast Chief Revenue Officer Steps Down
Conde Nast chief revenue officer Pamela Drucker Mann announced her departure from the media company this morning, according to an internal memo shared by the company. Mann, who joined Conde Nast as the...
View ArticleExpedia Launches Travel Media Network, Expanding Ad Business to Include...
Advertisers can now target Expedia audiences across the open web. The capability comes with the launch of Expedia's travel media network, building on the travel company's 20-year-old advertising...
View ArticleInside Amazon’s Star-Studded First Upfront Week Event
Today, Amazon hosted its first upfront week event. Now, it's time to assess the Fallout. Traditionally, the tech and retail media giant held events for advertisers in NewFronts the first week of May....
View ArticleExclusive: Disney Ads Boss Rita Ferro Gets Animated in Family Guy Upfront Clip
Disney's ad sales chief has never been so animated about the company's upfront offerings. To kick off Disney's May 14 upfront week event from the North Javits Center, Rita Ferro, the company's head of...
View ArticleLook Inside the Pitch Deck That Sustainability Platform Provenance Used to...
Sustainability tech platform Provenance, which aims to simplify brands' green claims, announced Wednesday that it raised $5 million in a series A funding round. (Scroll down to view the full pitch...
View ArticlePlant-Based Battle: Beyond Meat’s CEO Pleads for Unity in Beleaguered Sector
The plant-based meat industry, faced with sales drops and image problems, has already identified its most outspoken foes, namely well-organized, deep-pocketed Big Pharma and Big Beef. But those aren't...
View ArticlePolitico Gets Access to More Reader Data, Launching Its First Consumer...
Politics publisher Politico began the rollout of its first consumer registration wall Wednesday, the first step in a larger strategy from the Axel Springer property to gather more information about...
View ArticleMark Thompson Lays Out the Facts of CNN’s New Ad Strategy
There's no shortage of opinion in today's news media landscape. That's why CNN head Mark Thompson is leaning into an ethos shared by vintage Dragnet detective Sgt. Joe Friday: "Just the facts, ma'am."...
View ArticleRetail Media Search Is Where Intent and Discovery Will Merge
Digital marketers are moving up the funnel--we're going in-store, the cookies are crumbling--and still, the humble place where it all started, search, is not only surviving but thriving. You might...
View ArticleNetflix Scores Live NFL Games on Christmas, Shocks TV World
Christmas is coming early for Netflix. Top line Today, ahead of its upfront presentation at Manhattan's Pier59 Studios, Netflix announced that it scored live NFL Christmas Day games. In a blog on its...
View ArticleHow TelevisaUnivision Put Measurement and Music Centerstage at 2024 Upfront
For its 2024 upfront event on Tuesday, TelevisaUnivision welcomed advertisers to its "casa" to talk measurement over margaritas. The Spanish-language broadcast network immersed upfront attendees in...
View ArticleThe Garage Podcast: The Future of Retail Media Networks
Welcome back to The Garage: Tools for Retail Media Innovation. Hosted by Albertsons Media Collective's Evan Hovorka, vp of product and innovation, and Dan Massimino, director of marketing, The Garage...
View ArticleWBD Debuts New Dune Series, Ad Products and One WBD System at Upfront
Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled a slate of new content, ad products and consumption metrics at its TV upfront presentation in Madison Square Garden on Wednesday morning. The pitch, whose theme was Make...
View ArticleNetflix Unveils In-House Adtech Platform at First In-Person Upfront
Netflix is looking to score on its NFL Christmas Day games by doubling down on adtech. In its first in-person TV upfront week presentation (the company had a virtual upfront last year), held today at...
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