Apple 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 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 ArticleBrave Commerce Podcast: Achieving Meaningful Transformation
As chief sustainability and transformation officer at grocery giant Albertsons, Suzanne Long has an expansive scope of responsibilities ranging from increasing inclusion to decreasing waste and...
View ArticleThe Speed of Culture Podcast: At the Forefront of Culture With Dr. Marcus...
Identity is the anchor of culture, and culture is the most influential driver of human behavior. Describing culture in clear language is crucial for harnessing its power. The need to belong and be a...
View ArticleYour Next Airbnb Stay Could Be at Barbie’s Malibu Dreamhouse
First came Barbie, and then came her Dreamhouse. Toy company Mattel introduced Barbie's home, a ranch house in Malibu, in 1962, three years after launching the doll. It has since taken on various...
View ArticleMeta’s Nicola Mendelsohn on Reels, AI and What Marketers Are Looking For Now
CANNES, France--In a year where budgets are under intense scrutiny, agencies, platforms and even the biggest of the big tech scaled back their presence in Cannes this year. But for the companies and...
View ArticleThe Clean Revolution: Jackfir Champions Toxin-Free Formulas
Women have nearly endless options for clean and safe skincare products, while men's skincare often combine face, body and hair care in one 3-in-1 formula with sometimes questionable ingredients....
View ArticleHave We Reached Peak Creator? No, But Being One Is Not Easy
On any given day, a creator could post a trailblazing piece of content to a social channel like YouTube or TikTok, somehow managing to stand out in a sea of comedy skits, magic tricks, beauty tutorials...
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...
View ArticleA CFO Went to Cannes
Something happened at the 2023 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity that has never happened before in the event's 70-year history: A chief financial officer spoke on stage. That CFO was...
View ArticleHow Taco Bell Created Fast-Food’s Most Viral Moment of the Year
Doja Cat's iconic collaboration with Taco Bell is a wild unicorn of brand partnerships. After the rapper tweeted at the fast food chain to bring back the Mexican Pizza, a brand partnership of epic...
View ArticleStellantis Names TKT & Associates First AOR Dedicated to Black Audience...
Stellantis North America, maker of auto brands including as Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge, Ram, Alfa Romeo and Fiat, has added TKT & Associates to its North America creative roster. The agency, through its...
View ArticleNBCUniversal and Blockgraph Partner to Optimize First-Party Data Activation
NBCUniversal and Blockgraph are looking to bring more efficiency and capabilities to the TV advertising landscape. Today, NBCU and the privacy-focused tech and data company announced a new partnership...
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