It’s no secret that media has evolved dramatically over the past 10 to 15 years. At the beginning of the consumer internet, we had desktops and destinations: I worked at Yahoo in 2010, and we were selling the homepage for hundreds of thousands of dollars every day because hundreds of millions of people went to…Read More
On this week’s episode of To Dine For, host Kate Sullivan is joined by actress, musical artist and now entrepreneur, Christina Milian. Milian has been on the big and small screens for two decades, and is now dipping her toe into the world of entrepreneurship with her company, Beignet Box. During the conversation, she talks…Read More
In a quest to expand on the daily fantasy sports (DFS) market, DraftKings is adding an NFT component. The brand is gearing up for the NFL season with Reignmakers Football, its new NFT-based fantasy sports game. During the upcoming NFL season, Reignmakers players will be able to create lineups based on the NFTs of players…Read More
In a bid to parlay its influence over young female readers into tourism budgets and a new source of reader revenue, Hearst title Cosmopolitan announced Monday the launch of its new travel booking service CosmoTrips–its latest and most ambitious foray into the sector. The offering, designed and built in partnership with the travel technology firm…Read More
With extreme heatwaves becoming a common occurrence during the summer across Europe as the climate crisis escalates, the damage to the countryside from fires is devastating. With tinderbox conditions being created by record warm temperatures, any flame can start an emergency, which firefighters around the world are attempting to quell. In Greece, there have been…Read More
Good news for fans of Hulu’s Emmy-nominated whodunit Only Murders in the Building (OMITB) who have ever wished to experience the deeply embattled Arconiaverse alongside Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez: soon, you can! Sort of. On Aug. 19 and 20, the streamer will host a Third Arm Gallery pop-up activation for fans in…Read More
A recent report by Tech Transparency Project lambasted Facebook for serving ads against searches for content related to white-supremacist phrases like Ku Klux Klan and American Defense Skinheads, first reported by the Washington Post. Facebook swiftly rectified the search system flaw, but sources say that the report is a reminder that smaller advertisers, those that…Read More
After six seasons, it’s last call for Better Call Saul. The critically-acclaimed Breaking Bad prequel series–which debuted in 2015 and focused on the origins of Saul Goodman, the slick Breaking Bad lawyer played by Bob Odenkirk–airs its series finale Monday night on AMC and AMC+. In the most recent issue of Adweek, I wrote about…Read More
This is the second in a dedicated series of stories to analyze what being a modern agency C-suite member entails, talking with people holding those positions at agencies big and small, and those independent or operated by holding companies. The first piece in the series looks at the changing role of the modern CEO. Creativity…Read More
You can’t watch the news or get online without seeing a discussion about the economy. “Are we headed for a recession?” is typically followed by quotes from economists and talking heads discussing the indicators and what they mean. But consumers have no doubt: We are already in a recession. A recent consumer survey from the…Read More
