Omnicom Reports 6.5% Organic Revenue Growth in Q3
The numbers Omnicom reported $3.9 billion in revenue for its fiscal quarter ending Sept. 30. Organic growth was up 6.5% year over year, coming in slightly higher than last quarter's 5.2% organic...
View ArticleScan Creators’ History for Brand Safety: Viral Nation Updates Reputation...
Brand safety first: Global social media marketing and creator agency Viral Nation detailed updates to Secure, its artificial-intelligence-powered brand reputation solution, including screening...
View ArticleAmazon’s Interactive Ads Get Battery-Powered by Duracell Success
Amazon announced new interactive video formats in May ahead of TV upfront week, and now the company is revealing some early success from its shoppable ads with Duracell. Duracell was one of the early...
View ArticleKeke Palmer Becomes Creme of Nature’s First-Ever Chief Brand Officer
Keke Palmer holds many titles: activist, actress, author, media owner, producer, singer, songwriter, and television host, not to mention ADWEEK 2024 Brand Genius. And now, she can add one more: chief...
View ArticleBuild a Strong Attribution Strategy to Fight Fragmentation
Today's average path to purchase involves 56 touch points across various platforms. This proliferation of channels introduces a new layer of complexity and complicates creative alignment, as disjointed...
View ArticleInside The Pitch Deck Used by Data Validation Firm Truthset to Raise $5M
San Francisco-based data intelligence firm Truthset announced it raised $5 million in Series A funding last week, a sum it wants to put to improving the accuracy of consumer data powering the ad...
View ArticleOusted OpenWeb CEO Sues OpenWeb, Alleges Illegal Boardroom Coup
The founder and chief executive of the advertising technology company OpenWeb, Nadav Shoval, has won a temporary injunction against OpenWeb after the company abruptly ousted him on Sept. 9, according...
View ArticleAlexandra Matcham Named VP of Content for NBC Sports Philadelphia
Alexandra Matcham has been named vice president of content for NBC Sports Philadelphia, while Kelsey Lauder was promoted to director of live events production for NBC Sports Philadelphia. Matcham will...
View ArticleOvernight Cable News Ratings for Oct. 11-14: The Big Weekend Show Has a Big...
Friday, Oct. 11 Fox finishes in first place across the board, while MSNBC takes second in total day and primetime with total viewers. But CNN takes the No. 2 spot in the primetime demo. 25-54...
View ArticleTicker: Watch Kamala Harris’ Interview With Charlamagne tha God
Top of the Ticker: For nearly an hour on Tuesday evening, CNN and MSNBC carried Vice President Kamala Harris' buzzy interview with popular radio personality Charlamagne tha God. Since it was an...
View Article‘We Are Still Winning’: Publicis Ups Guidance Thanks to Major Media Account...
Publicis is increasing its guidance again for 2024, despite uncertainties around the economy, high inflation, and the upcoming U.S. presidential election. The holding company now expects 5.5% growth...
View ArticleGenerational Marketing Is Dead and Rather Irrelevant
Generational marketing is dead and rather irrelevant in modern marketing. Clinging to these outdated segments is not just lazy--it's inefficient, inaccurate, and can be dangerous. Simple logic led to...
View ArticleRevolving Door Agency Moves: BarkleyOKRP, Merkle, Wpromote, and More
While Charlie Brown will likely get a rock in his bag, as he has every year since the 1966 debut of Halloween special "It's the Great Pumpkin," several agencies received treats this week in the form of...
View ArticleWatch Kamala Harris’ First Interview on Fox News
Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for her first-ever formal interview as the Democratic presidential candidate with Fox News on Wednesday. Special Report anchor Bret Baier conducted the...
View ArticleNostalgia Drives Halloween as Brands Revive Classic Ads
A 30-second Geico ad called "Horror Movie" needed to look like the real Hollywood slasher franchises it was parodying, with attractive stars, desolate setting, high stakes, and slick production values....
View ArticleBarkleyOKRP Turns to AI to Help Fight Kansas City’s Fentanyl Epidemic
Fentanyl-related deaths in Kansas City, Mo., are up by an alarming 1,190% over the past five years. To raise awareness of the epidemic, the city and its local United Way chapter teamed up with...
View ArticleWatch Donald Trump’s Univision Town Hall
Former President Donald Trump took the stage on Wednesday night to hear from Latino voters during a town hall hosted by Univision. The event aired nearly a week after the Republican candidate's...
View ArticleResume Rewind: Alexis Ohanian
"God, it is insane that I have a career," Alexis Ohanian joked with ADWEEK for the initial installment of video series Resume Rewind, sponsored by entertainment wiki hosting service Fandom. "It is...
View ArticleRevolving Door Roundup: Brian Williams to Helm Election Night Coverage on...
Prime Election Day: Amazon's Prime Video streaming service has officially thrown its hat into news coverage. As Puck's Dylan Byers reported weeks ago, Prime Video has struck a deal with former NBC News...
View ArticleNetflix Adds 5 Million Subscribers and Details 2 Big Ads Initiatives
The numbers 5 million -- The number of subscribers Netflix added in Q3, beating Wall Street's expectations. 282.7 million -- Netflix's total global subscribers. $9.83 billion -- The streaming giant's...
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