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Don't click the ad might be outdated internet advice
New spyware spreads through ads without user interaction, making 'don't click' advice obsolete.
Straight Arrow · 1m
Fox Expands Agentic Platform for TV Upfront
Fox launches agentic platform to streamline TV ad transactions and digital planning by 2027.
Adweek · 1m
Retail Media Networks in Marketing Mix
Retail media networks help brands reach consumers through unified shopping experiences.
Adweek · 1m
Apple's chaotic HomeView ad speaks to parents
Apple's new smart display ad shows a messy family morning. Non-parents find it stressful. Parents say it's the most honest thing Apple has ever made.
The Verge · 1m
Mark Zuckerberg's Muse AI Parasite
Meta's Muse AI secretly tracks your life to sell you ads.
Sfgate · 1m
MLB's October Urgency Campaign
MLB's 'No Time Like October' campaign creates playoff urgency with ads, gear, and partner activations.
Adweek · 1m
OpenAI Pushes ChatGPT Ads as Agency Line Item
OpenAI hires agency sales role to make ChatGPT ads a permanent part of media plans.
Adweek · 1m
Meta Bans TikTok Parent From US Ads
Meta bans TikTok parent ByteDance from US and six other countries' ad networks.
Musicbusinessworldwide · 1m
ADWEEK's Agents of Change: Leading With Purpose to Reshape Our Industry
ADWEEK's 2026 Agents of Change award celebrates leaders reshaping marketing through purpose-driven action.
Adweek · 2m
Walmart's Streaming Push with MrBeast
Walmart's Vizio adds MrBeast and holiday films to boost ad revenue.
Adweek · 1m
Meta Overhauls Teen Apps Post $17B Settlement
Meta implements teen safety changes after $17 billion settlement with 40+ states.
Yahoo Finance · 1m
Why Advertising Shapes AI Future
Advertising will shape AI's human impact as the attention economy evolves.
Adweek · 1m
Twix Hallowmas Campaign Returns
Twix revives Zombie Claus for Hallowmas, blending Halloween and Christmas with fear and cheer.
Adweek · 1m
adweek house event invites
adweek house opens new advertising hub in new york for marketers.
Adweek · 1m
AppLovin Stock: I Was Wrong, This Is A Sell
AppLovin's stock faces sell pressure as ad growth slows and model costs rise.
Seekingalpha · 1m
Meta and YouTube reverse ad ban on Musk documentary
Two platforms say they will run ads for Alex Gibney's film after initially rejecting them as political content.
TechCrunch · 2m
Pinterest Slides 5% Amid Month-Long Decline
Pinterest drops 5% as month-long slide deepens, while Reddit slips and Snap stays flat.
24/7 Wall St. · 1m
Production Business as Change Agent
Omnicom CEO says AI turns ad production into strategic client partner.
Financialexpress · 1m
Stanford AI swaps student races in ads
Stanford R&DE used AI to alter student appearances in ads, sparking student backlash.
The Stanford Review · 1m
Hallmark Partners with iSpot for Holiday Ad Measurement
Hallmark and iSpot launch outcomes-based ad measurement for holiday campaigns.
Adweek · 1m
Sallie Starts Serving Ads to Students
Sallie's new ad platform targets students with scholarships and financial aid.
Adweek · 1m
Discord opens ads to smaller companies
Discord launches self-service ad tools and expands video ads to reach more advertisers and drive revenue beyond subscriptions.
Ars Technica · 1m
Bob Lord Challenges Holdcos' FTE Pricing Models
Horizon Media CEO Bob Lord calls for end to FTE pricing models in advertising.
Adweek · 1m
Banks Use Transaction Data for Commerce Media
Banks leverage card spending to create new ad revenue streams.
Pymnts · 1m
Meta's cute AI mascot hides a sinister agenda
Victoria Song tests Meta's Muse AI agent and discovers how cuteness can lower our guard against data collection.
The Verge · 2m
Marketers Have 9 Minutes to Earn Attention
Attention data reveals how ads actually impact viewers, not just screen time
Adweek · 1m
McDonald's builds $1 billion ad business
The fast food giant is launching an ad network to sell targeted ads to brands across its 14,000 stores.
Adweek · 1m
Gut keeps Tim Hortons creative account
The Toronto agency wins a competitive review to retain the Canadian coffee chain's business after five years of collaboration.
Adweek · 1m
Best Buy Becomes a Media Company
The electronics retailer is pitching itself as a full-service media and production powerhouse to compete for advertising dollars.
Adweek · 1m
How to invest in advertising as the sector enters a new age
Advertising spending is booming as AI transforms the industry, creating fresh investment opportunities beyond the tech giants.
MoneyWeek · 3m
AI shopping bots could upend Amazon's entire business
New AI agents that shop for you threaten to turn retailers into invisible warehouses, and Amazon knows it.
Business Insider · 2m
DoorDash and Instacart unlock real-time shelf data
Delivery platforms now let brands see exactly what's on store shelves, reshaping how they spend on ads and fix inventory problems.
Adweek · 1m
Coinbase's video game ad wins top D&AD honors
Four campaigns took home Black Pencils at the 2026 D&AD Awards, the industry's most prestigious prize.
Adweek · 1m
Sydney Sweeney's nude betting ad costs her 200k followers
The Euphoria actress lost followers after appearing naked in a Novig sports betting commercial, sparking backlash from female athletes.
New York Post · 1m
AI is changing how ads get made, fast and cheap
Generative AI lets creative teams test ideas instantly without expensive production, shifting the industry from skepticism to widespread adoption.
Adweek · 1m
Google's ad empire stays intact but faces strict rules
A federal judge ruled Google must stop favoring its own ad tools in auctions, but rejected calls to break up the company.
Business Insider · 2m
Disney+ isn't secretly adding ads to ad-free plans
A viral story about Disney+ sneaking ads into premium tiers turned out to be a misunderstanding about clarified language in user agreements.
Adweek · 1m
Converse yanks ad after KKK imagery backlash
The sneaker brand apologized and removed a photo from its Chuck 70 campaign after social media users said it evoked white supremacist symbolism.
BBC News · 1m
Microsoft patents ads that interrupt your games
A new Microsoft patent describes a system to insert paid ads into video games at strategic moments, potentially turning free-to-play titles into ad-filled experiences.
Futurism · 1m
Disney+ cuts to ads mid-match in Women's Champions League
Viewers missed three minutes of Arsenal's game when an unexpected commercial break interrupted the second half.
the Guardian · 1m
Bacardi brings back the VMAs dance award
The rum brand is reviving a defunct category and embedding itself into MTV's biggest night with a star-studded music video.
Adweek · 2m
Sydney Sweeney's sports betting ad isn't about women athletes
The controversy over Sweeney's nude Novig campaign misses the real target.
Slate Magazine · 1m
Google keeps ad empire, but must open it up
A federal judge rejected breaking up Google's ad business but ordered major changes to reduce its monopoly power.
TechRadar · 1m
Converse apologizes for ads seen as evoking lynching
Nike-owned Converse pulled ads after social media users compared imagery to Klan symbolism and lynching.
Adweek · 1m
Why brands keep making racist ad mistakes
From Converse to H&M, major companies repeatedly greenlight ads that offend. The problem isn't ignorance, it's who gets a seat at the table.
Adweek · 1m
Rohit Sharma's TV debut lands eight major sponsors
The cricketer's first entertainment venture attracts advertisers across auto, fintech, and consumer goods.
The Economic Times · 1m
11 ads that nailed parody, emotion, and star power
From Samsung's therapy couch to Kate McKinnon's evil CEO plot, this week's best campaigns lean into humor and heart.
Adweek · 2m
New York Times celebrates 175 years with ads
The Times honors its anniversary by showcasing seven iconic ads that shaped American culture and advertising history.
Adweek · 1m
Grindr's real-world bet to fix its ad problem
The dating app is ditching digital-only marketing to win back nervous advertisers and boost social reach.
Business Insider · 1m
AI chatbots know your deepest secrets. That's a problem.
We worry about Instagram ads but freely confess our most personal information to AI chatbots that are far less secure.
New York Post · 1m
Patrick Dempsey takes on colon cancer
Grey's Anatomy's fake neurosurgeon fronts a real campaign about the 55,000 Americans colorectal cancer will kill this year.
Adweek · 1m
Sydney Sweeney's Novig ad hits a nerve
A betting app bought attention with a nearly nude ad, and elite female athletes decided to take the fight public.
Newsweek · 1m
Record debt puts a debt relief firm on TV
With household debt at $18.8 trillion, Accredited Debt Relief hired its first media agency and went all in on national ads.
Adweek · 1m
Simon bets big on the mall as a meeting place
America's largest mall owner is spending big to sell togetherness, and the numbers say the timing is right.
Adweek · 1m
When Ads Go Wrong, Women Get the Blame
Four famous campaigns blew up, and the women on camera carried the fallout long after the brands moved on.
Adweek · 1m
Mariska Hargitay owned Emmys night
Law & Order took over the 78th Emmys, and the ads arrived before the first award did.
Adweek · 1m
Nutrafol wants you to be an after
A hair wellness brand ditched the before-and-after photo pair and put the messy middle on the Emmys instead.
Adweek · 1m
Zoom's evil CEO ad wants you to look again
Kate McKinnon plays a villain trying to kill Zoom, and every scheme she picks accidentally sells its AI features.
Adweek · 1m
Assembly gets a new CEO for its next act
Liz Rutgersson takes over Stagwell's Assembly with a mandate to build what leadership keeps calling an agency for the future.
Adweek · 1m
Why an ad creative is betting on the real world
Bots now drive most online activity, and one Droga5 veteran thinks that makes physical media the new frontier.
Adweek · 1m