Cheetos Designs a Font With ‘The Other Hand’ and It’s a Cheesy Disaster
Statistic of the day: 99% of people eat Cheetos with their dominant hand, coating it with a sticky dust known affectionately as Cheetle and rendering it useless for everyday activity. If the snacker is...
View ArticleADWEEK’s TV Upfronts and NewFronts 2025 Calendar
It's time once again for the world of advertising, marketing, tech, and publishers to be upfront. Yes, there's no escape: The 2025 TV upfront season is upon us--or at least upfront announcements are....
View ArticleR/GA Wins Eli Lilly Social Business Amid Weight-Loss Drug Boom
Eli Lilly has appointed R/GA to run its social media account following a pitch, ADWEEK has learned. R/GA will work as social agency of record for the pharmaceutical company's GLP-1 weight-loss drug...
View ArticleDavid Beckham Discovers His Secret Twin Brother in Stella Artois Super Bowl...
There's only one David Beckham. Bonafide soccer legend, international star, founder of Haig Club, Inter Miami's president, and husband to Posh Spice. In Stella Artois' Super Bowl 59 teaser ad, though,...
View ArticleIndie Agency Known Is Saving Clients Millions of Dollars In Misplaced Spend
Independent agency Known is the latest shop to find opportunity in a fragmented and murky media landscape. The agency revealed exclusively to ADWEEK that over the past year and a half, it has been...
View ArticleAs Trump Looks for a US TikTok Buyer, 5 Details Could Really Complicate the Sale
The potential sale of TikTok to an American buyer has become one of the most complex and high-stakes business deals in recent memory, with high-profile contenders like Elon Musk, Oracle Chairman Larry...
View ArticleAllen Media Decides to Keep Some Local Meteorologists Where They Are
Allen Media station WTVA in Tupelo Mississippi said that the station owner has reversed its decision to stop producing some weather forecasts locally and lay off staff. The NBC and ABC affiliate...
View ArticlePost Malone and Shane Gillis Come Knocking in Bud Light’s Super Bowl Teaser
Musician Post Malone and comedian Shane Gillis have been caught on someone's doorbell cam with a case of Bud Light in tow. At least, that's the story behind the brand's sneak peek of its Super Bowl 59...
View ArticleHere’s the Roundup for the Week Ending January 24
Happy Friday to all who celebrate. In this week's roundup featuring stories we didn't post this week for one reason or another, we see that a veteran journalist has retired and a fellow blogger points...
View ArticleCreator Marketing Platform ShopMy Raises $77.5 Million
Influencer marketing platform ShopMy has raised $77.5 million in a Series B funding round. ShopMy connects creators with brands to facilitate affiliate marketing partnerships. Creators use ShopMy's...
View ArticleNBC News Cuts 40 Employees as Part of Strategy Realignment
TVNewser has confirmed that NBC News trimmed its staff count on Thursday, laying off around 40 people across various departments. According to sources, these cuts affect close to 3% of its...
View ArticleHere’s Your Guide to 2025 Sundance Film Festival Brand Activations and Events
You've come a long way, Sundance. Forty years ago, in 1985, Robert Redford's Sundance Institute assumed control of the fiercely independent U.S. Film Festival held in the Utah ski town of Park City....
View ArticleReport: Abortion Pill Providers Cry Foul Over Actions by Meta
Meta has added a new topic to the list of its recent right-leaning actions, as several providers of abortion pills experienced issues that have been intensifying over the past two weeks, according to...
View ArticleTicker: Norah O’Donnell Signs off From the CBS Evening News
Top of the Ticker: After five years anchoring the CBS Evening News, Norah O'Donnell opened the Eye Network newscast for one last time on Thursday. "This has been an honor of a lifetime to anchor this...
View ArticleCreators Break Down the Problems That Instagram Needs To Solve in Its Big Bet...
Following the 75-day extension for a possible TikTok ban in the U.S., Instagram is aggressively courting top creators. Over the past couple of weeks, Instagram has rolled out a flurry of updates aimed...
View ArticlePoppi Will Advertise During Super Bowl 59
Prebiotic soda brand Poppi has confirmed that it will return to the Super Bowl this year, after advertising for the first time during last year's game. Poppi declined to share further details about the...
View ArticleBill Martin to Retire from KTVU in Oakland
Veteran meteorologist Bill Martin is retiring from Oakland Fox owned station KTVU after 33 years. Martin started working at KTVU in 1992 as the weekend meteorologist. "Over the years, he has become a...
View ArticleParamount Brings Live Shoppable Ads to the NFL Playoffs
Paramount is setting itself up for a big win in the AFC Championship game. Today, the company announced that, for the first time, it's bringing live, shoppable ads to Sunday's NFL playoff matchup...
View ArticleToyota Joins BMW, Ford, Kia, and Others In Skipping Super Bowl Telecast
Toyota is the latest automaker to confirm it will not run a TV ad during the Super Bowl 59 broadcast, joining other major automakers including BMW, General Motors, and Kia in sitting out the telecast....
View ArticleAI Agent Employee Firm, MarkeTeam AI, Raised $3m With This Pitch Deck
AI firm MarkeTeam AI, which uses AI agents to replicate the functions of marketing teams, has raised $3 million in seed funding, bringing its total funding to $5 million. Ocean Azul Partners led the...
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