How Gen Zers can stay employed and grow at ad agencies
What young professionals need to know to stay relevant and employed in the industry.
What’s next for dirty soda—how big brands and restaurants are responding to the viral trend
The social-media friendly beverage trend is growing as Gen Z customers seek experience and customization.
Creator and influencer trends brand marketers need to know about right now
State Farm teams up with Kai Cenat, Pepsi and JetBlue tap into comedian Sabrina Brier’s TikTok skit series—and more.
Virtual reviews are killing agency chemistry—5 ways to save your next partnership
The power of face-to-face agency pitches.
Bumble seeks creative agency in hotly contested pitch
Bumble, the dating app that sparked controversy with an ad campaign last year, has launched an agency review.
Substack marketing—why more brands are joining the newsletter platform
Hinge, Loftie, Cava and others are finding ad-free ways to connect with audiences on Substack.
Data-Driven Marketing Playbook—everything you need to know
Ad Age’s Data-Driven Marketing Playbook conference takes place on May 22 in New York.
Refinery29’s 29Rooms Returns After 6 Years, And It’s Going On the Road
Women's lifestyle publisher Refinery29 is relaunching its experiential franchise 29Rooms next month. This marks the return of the event series for the first time since 2019 and its first iteration under new ownership. 29Rooms will return this time as a pop-up series, with plans to activate against at least four major cultural touchstones this year....
Jobs not-so-merry-go-round-picks up speed at big media agencies
It truly is a game of musical chairs in media agencies these days. Ali Reed, CEO of Omnicom’s PHD for three years until she left last year, has joined Dan Gilbert’s digital-first agency Brainlabs as UK chief growth officer, overseeing a team of nine – a big change from the more populous PHD. Reed (above) [...]
WPP is WARC’s top media group (again) – but is it a hollow crown?
Everybody loves an award – obviously – and no-one more than WPP. And, once again, the holding company’s GroupM has won WARC’s Media 100 top gong – for the most awarded media agencies last year – for the eighth year in a row. Mindshare and EssenceMediacom rank first and second for media networks, Mindshare New [...]