How Keia Clarke Is Transforming the New York Liberty
The New York Liberty are a certified superteam, and fans and brands are on board. Keia Clarke, CEO of the WNBA team, joins this episode of Champions of Change to discuss how her background in marketing...
View ArticleCannes’ Titanium Grand Prix Is a Survival Plan for a Country Facing Climate...
A digital solution for a country facing destruction due to climate change just won one of the ad industry's most prestigious honors-the Cannes Lions Titanium Grand Prix. The Titanium jury awarded the...
View ArticleApple and CALM Each Take a Cannes Lions Film Grand Prix, Honoring Both Humor...
CANNES, France--Tech giant Apple and U.K. nonprofit Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) each won a coveted Film Grand Prix at Cannes Lions today. Film Lions is one of the few categories at Cannes...
View ArticleHere Are All the Campaigns That Won Top Honors at Cannes Lions 2023
The work that wins at Cannes Lions is often indicative of what the industry sees as its true purpose. This year, the buzz at the festival was that there would be a shift towards awarding more big...
View ArticleMastercard’s Effort to Help Ukrainian Refugees Wins Sustainable Development...
After Russia invaded Ukraine, millions of Ukrainians were displaced, many arriving in Poland. The humanitarian crisis moved Mastercard to helped get them settled to alleviate a housing crisis. The...
View ArticleStonewall Inn and the Future of Pride
Did you know that Pride was born at The Stonewall Inn? The bar's riot in 1969 sparked the celebration of Pride Month worldwide. Stonewall Inn is a gay bar in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New...
View Article72andSunny’s NFL Partnership Keeps on Running
CANNES, France--72andSunny's partnership with the NFL took off this year with "Run With It." The spot, which was one of Adweek's top picks of the game, featured flag football quarterback Diana Flores...
View ArticleSpike Lee On Cannes Lions Honor and Air Jordan Ads
CANNES, France -- Film and advertising creator Spike Lee has accepted the inaugural Creative Maker of the Year award at Cannes Lions Friday night in recognition of his lifetime of work. In his...
View ArticleExclusive: Cadillac’s And Just Like That Sponsorship Didn’t Happen Just Like...
Cadillac is the exclusive title sponsor of Season 2 of HBO and Max's Sex and the City spinoff. However, a partnership that fits better than a pair of Manolo Blahniks doesn't happen... just like that....
View ArticleAdweek Podcast Live at Cannes: Why What Happens at Cannes Shouldn’t Stay at...
This year, Cannes was dominated by discussions about AI, inclusion, sustainability and making the business case for creativity in a recession. But how can marketers make sure these conversations have...
View ArticleWhile Most Brands’ Pride Campaigns Are Making a Statement, For Them’s Is...
When actor, entrepreneur and venture partner, Kylo Freeman, founded For Them, their mission was simply to solve a common and life-saving challenge for the Trans community, of which they are a member....
View ArticleMade for Advertising Sites Are Programmatic’s Latest Boogeyman
Recently, the programmatic industry has been coalescing around a new enemy, made for advertising (MFA) publishers. But, as with most of the problems within programmatic, the debate around MFA sites...
View ArticleIn Cannes, Greenhushing Stifled Substantive Climate Conversations
While activists were aiming for a more substantive and collaborative trip to the annual Cannes Lions Festival this year, some left disappointed. Industry leaders, they said, were hesitant to speak...
View ArticleThe Marketing That Put the Fizz in Sprite’s Sales
The origin story of Sprite begins in West Germany where, in 1959, it was originally produced as Fanta Clear Lemon (yes, Fanta hails from Germany, too.) Its new (and current) name was introduced when it...
View ArticleWhy State Farm Has Made a Massive Marketing Investment in Gaming
If gaming gives you an extra life, take it. Last year, State Farm turned to its Gamerhood Challenge show and Twitch streamers to help it connect with younger consumers. That series dropped a group of...
View ArticleBrands Taking Action With Autodesk and Pinterest
Connecting with your creative side is crucial to effectively communicate brand values. Highlighting these in marketing grows customer loyalty and strengthens reputation, all while driving the change...
View ArticleSportswear Brand On Champions a Refugee Athlete Through Powerful Story of...
Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu was orphaned at the age of nine in South Sudan, setting him on a journey that would take him from his wartorn country to seek asylum in Geneva, Switzerland. Swiss sportswear...
View ArticleSubmissions Are Now Open for Adweek’s 2023 Agency of the Year
Adweek's Agency of the Year honors the advertising agencies that are setting the standard for where the industry is heading into 2024. Adweek values creativity, business results and, ultimately, how...
View ArticleOut of Home Has Changed—It’s Time for Marketers to Catch Up
While new technologies and greater reliance on analytics have driven significant advancements in measurement across the advertising landscape, out of home (OOH) has always faced a unique set of...
View ArticleTaika Waititi Becomes Chief Creative of the Beverage Startup That Bears His Name
Taika Waititi had done his research, so he knew that his unusual first name had Scandinavian roots even though he's a native New Zealander. He'd once searched for all the Taikas in the world through...
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