Walgreens Chain Boots Is The Latest Target of Right-Wing Activists
Walgreens U.K. subsidiary, Boots, joins Target and Bud Light as the latest brand to face backlash from far right-wing groups online as DEI increasingly becomes a third-rail issue for brands. The...
View ArticleWpromote Names Tech Exec Andrea Bendzick CEO
Independent media agency Wpromote has hired Andrea Bendzick as CEO, the agency shared exclusively with ADWEEK. She succeeds Wpromote founder Mike Mothner, who will remain on the agency's board of...
View ArticleDrop Your Assumptions: Social Commerce Trends Buck Gender and Age Stereotypes
Think you know what online shoppers want? Think again. Some current ecommerce trends challenge gender and age group stereotypes, a new report from Gale's commerce team found. The survey showed that men...
View ArticleAdtech Firm Criteo Lays Out Its Plan to Win In Retail Media
Criteo wants to make it clear that it's a big player in retail media. During an investor event on Nov. 18, the adtech firm's leadership presented new data and laid out its strategy for winning...
View ArticleThe Heartfelt Rewards of Adoption from Foster Care are Highlighted in New PSAs
Fostering a child is never easy, especially through the teenage years, but a new series of public service announcements from The Ad Council highlight the rewards of caring and love as foster parents....
View ArticleBrand Strategy Firm Fazer Names Craig Bagno Head of Strategic Integration
Fazer, a brand strategy firm, has appointed strategy veteran Craig Bagno as head of strategic integration, a newly created role at the agency. Bagno will lead Fazer's strategic development and...
View ArticleLance Allan to Join WDJT in Milwaukee as Sports Director
Lance Allan will join Milwaukee, Wisconsin CBS affiliate WDJT as sports director. Allan worked at WTMJ in Milwaukee until August. "I am excited to join CBS 58 and continue to share my passion for...
View ArticleGray Announces Retirement of Three Local GMs
Gray Media, which has recently laid off staff and started consolidating local stations, has announced the retirements of three station general managers. In Presque Isle, Maine, Kelly Landeen is...
View ArticleNew Details and Controversy Accompany Morning Joe’s Meeting With Donald Trump
The Morning Joe team kick-started their own news cycle on Monday when co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski revealed that they'd booked a private sit-down interview with Donald Trump over the...
View ArticleWeek of Nov. 11 Morning News Ratings: Today Repeats at No. 1 for 3 Weeks and...
NBC News' Today has officially completed a hat trick, celebrating three continuous weeks as the No. 1 morning show in total viewers and the advertiser-coveted Adults 25-54 demo. It's the show's longest...
View ArticleBrands Must Lead the Way in Protecting Children’s Privacy
As a typical millennial, I was an early adopter of Facebook--back when it required a college email. I uploaded every photo from the previous night's shenanigans with captions like "CrAzI NiGhTz In SF!"...
View ArticleComplex Launches Complex Shop, Eyeing $100 Million in Commerce Revenue
The music and streetwear publisher Complex launched a curated shopping platform called Complex Shop on Wednesday, part of a broader bid from the media company to expand its burgeoning commerce...
View ArticleJan Wade to Retire from WISN in Milwaukee
Jan Wade will retire as the president and general manager of WISN, Hearst Television's ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the end of this year. Wade joined WISN in 2007. "Leveraging her deep...
View ArticleAesia Toliver Moves from Mornings to Evenings at WAVY
Aesia Toliver has been named weekday evening co-anchor at Norfolk, Virginia NBC affiliate WAVY. She was the weekday morning news co-anchor at WAVY. "It's been such an honor and joy waking up Hampton...
View ArticleTim Maleeny Joins Quad Leadership as Chief Client Strategy and Integration...
Marketing experience company Quad/Graphics (Quad), which counts agencies Rise and Betty among its network, has brought on strategy veteran Tim Maleeny as chief client strategy and integration officer....
View ArticleMcCann’s Javier Campopiano on Indie Threats and Advertising in a ‘Post-Truth...
Welcome to Big Ideas, ADWEEK's semi-regular series in which we talk to the industry's top creative minds. Javier Campopiano is obsessed with the truth. Campopiano, who joined McCann Worldgroup and...
View ArticleWeek of Nov. 11 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Wins the Week, but Still Loses...
This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Nov. 11, 2024. The viewership wave that followed President-elect Donald Trump's Election Night victory greatly...
View ArticleHow Coca-Cola’s AI Holiday Ad Went From Praise To Rage
Initially, Coca-Cola's AI-powered remake of its 1995 commercial, "Holidays Are Coming," seemed to be well received. System1, which tests emotional responses to ads, found an "overwhelmingly positive"...
View ArticleMSNBC to Split From NBC News Following Comcast Cable Break-Up
Comcast to MSNBC: It's not us, it's you. NBCUniversal News Group's parent company unveiled an ambitious plan on Wednesday that would spin many of its struggling cable networks off into a separate...
View Article40% of an Ecommerce Brand’s Pmax Buys Were Served on AI-spun MFA Sites and...
The increase in AI-spun made for advertising sites is making it harder for buyers to ensure their ads show up in quality environments, especially when using AI-powered media buying tools like Google's...
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