Esports and Gaming Flourished in 2018, and Brands Won’t Want to Miss in the...
Gaming made big headlines in 2018, from the dominance of Twitch and Fortnite to the first season of the Overwatch League to a wave of municipal and private investors backing teams and venues. No...
View ArticlePublishing Underwent Massive Disruption but Remains Grounded With Quality...
No one can argue that publishing hasn't gone through monumental changes, which is especially seen over the course of 2018 with the many print publications that shuttered this year, like Glamour, or at...
View ArticlePeople Who Share News Articles Trust Them, But People Who Research Them Don’t
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation teamed up with analytics firm Gallup on an experiment to examine the level of trust in news articles being shared over the internet, both from the people...
View ArticleHow Using Addressable TV Can Reduce Repetitive Ads
There's a reason why all the digital platforms and tech giants are prioritizing TV. It's a time-tested medium that drives results for marketers while engaging consumers through sight, sound and motion....
View ArticleAdweek’s 25 Most Popular Brand Marketing Stories of 2018
In 2018 brands were on a mission to connect with people more than even. Sometimes brands (hey, Nike) felt it best to take a stand for an important issue or cause, while others used their creative...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Changes to Come to Marketing and Technology, According to Marketers
This past year was the year of GDPR, Facebook breaches, the decentralized web and blockchain, to name a few. These topics will no doubt remain relevant in 2019, but we asked marketers how they see...
View Article7 New Year’s Eve Episodes to Stream on Netflix
New Year's Eve is the perfect time to get dressed up in your fanciest outfit, pop open a bottle of champagne, and celebrate the end of the past 12 months while getting ready to ring in Jan. 1. You...
View ArticleHow the Advertising Landscape Will Continue to Evolve in 2019
Advertising has historically been powered by media. While this is still the case, technology is increasingly at the industry's center of gravity. This shift, along with outside influences ranging from...
View ArticleHow Brands Can Navigate a Video World of Celebrity Creators
The story of YouTube is one of continuous reinvention. From the early days of chaos and cats to the wave of viral videos to the rise of a new type of entertainment personality, the platform has kept...
View ArticleYouTube: Here’s How to Mute Notifications in a Chat
Did you know YouTube allows you to turn off notifications for individual chats? Our guide will show you how this is done. Note: These screenshots were captured in the YouTube application on iOS. Step...
View ArticleThe Internal Components That Make a Successful Brand Reinvention
When Dunkin' announced they were dropping the "Donuts" from their name this past September, they were taking a page out of a longstanding brand playbook for brand reinvention: new agency, new logo, new...
View Article3 Major Ways Agency Culture Will Change in the New Year
Diverse teams slouching in couches around the coffee machine playing games is what you can expect when it comes to workforce and workplace in 2019. Does it sound like unserious coworkers to you? Don't...
View ArticleDigital OOH Will No Longer Be a Niche Specialty in Marketing
There are plenty of good reasons to be bullish about digital-out-of-home (DOOH) in 2019. For one thing, this dynamic emerging media category is on track to more than double its total market value from...
View ArticleHow Instagram Analytics Can Help Boost ROI in 2019
Your Instagram analytics are a gold mine of valuable insights about your audience, your content performance and the effectiveness of your business' marketing strategy. But many brands don't maximize on...
View ArticleThe TV Shows That Will Air Their Final Episodes in 2019
The new year has just begun, but it's already time to start saying farewell to many of your favorite long-running shows, which will be airing their series finales this year. While many other shows will...
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...
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