On this week's episode, ADWEEK's Jenny Rooney sits down with Taylor Montgomery, CMO of Taco Bell, as he shares insights into his journey, leadership philosophy and the evolving landscape of brand management. Recorded live during ADWEEK's Social Media Week event in New York, they discuss Montgomery's early career at Procter & Gamble, which provided him...
Join hosts Cathy Hackl and Lee Kebler in this engaging podcast as they discuss the latest news and trends in technology and innovation. From Meta's opening of its Horizon OS to Apple's focus on enterprise and brainwave protection laws, they cover a wide range of fascinating topics. Discover the potential of brain implants for artificial...
Today's business landscape demands a sophisticated understanding of consumer behavior and a nuanced approach to brand communication. In this episode of The Speed of Culture, host Matt Britton explores these themes with guest Doug Zarkin, a seasoned marketer known for his thought-provoking insights and dynamic leadership in brand strategy. This episode not only highlights the...
Long before Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and his 776 Foundation arrived at The Sports Bra in Portland, Ore., this month, announcing plans to help franchise it, owner Jenny Nguyen envisioned a place for underrepresented communities to come together and watch underscreened sporting events. In February 2022--before Reddit co-founders, before pop-ups with Athletes Unlimited in Chicago...
Warner Bros. Discovery is continuing to lean in on data ahead of the TV upfront. Top line WBD announced Thursday that it is launching Olli, a first-party data platform that utilizes data, audience intelligence and adtech solutions to create seamless campaign planning, activation and measurement across the company's portfolio. In addition, the new first-party data...
Ads for top-shelf liquor usually lean heavily and stereotypically into the 1% lifestyle, with beautiful people hanging out in exotic settings where the common folk aspire to tread. The new campaign for Belvedere 10, a $150-per-bottle line extension of the flagship vodka, goes for a slightly different kind of chic, while adding a dose of...
When it comes to video ad sales, marketers don't need a linear path to success. According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau's newly released 2024 Digital Video Ad Spend & Strategy Report, it's going to be a big year for digital video. The report, which comes ahead of next week's NewFronts events, noted that digital video...
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy and digital publisher CNET are teaming up to create a new retail media model, the companies said Thursday. The electronics retailer and the publisher are combining their ad inventory, allowing advertisers to buy across Best Buy Ads' retail media network and alongside CNET's tech-review-focused editorial content and measure whether ads...
One of the most-discussed topics of 2024 will be the deprecation of third-party cookies, making other sources of data even more important to businesses. The most valuable of these other data sources is zero-party data, which is proactively provided by customers--typically because that customer actually wants to hear from the brand, and often because there...
AI continues to drive Meta's year-long recovery. Revenue from its Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns (ACS) more than doubled since last year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the Q1 2024 earnings call. Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, reported a 27% increase in revenue, reaching $36.5 billion compared to $28.6 billion in 2023. Advertising...
Meta Platforms saw advertising revenue grow to $35.6 billion during the first quarter of 2024. That's up 27% compared to the same three-month period last year. Following chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's cost-cutting "year of efficiency," which involved mass layoffs, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp now has 69,329 employees, down 10% compared with...
