Month: December 2020

Pinterest settled a gender discrimination lawsuit filed against the company in August by former chief operating officer Fran?oise Brougher, agreeing to pay $20 million to Brougher, as well as to commit $2.5 million toward “advancing women and underrepresented communities in the technology industry.” The company disclosed the settlement in a Form 8-K filed Monday with…

Facebook Gaming said Monday that creators on its platform have received over 5 billion Stars over the past year, netting them roughly $50 million. There are currently over 2,000 creators making more than $1,000 per month from Stars, Fan Subscriptions and ads. Facebook Gaming revealed the following updates with the aim of keeping the momentum…

In a year when many businesses are struggling to survive due to the pandemic, entrepreneur Shazi Visram was plotting her next move. After founding Happy Family in 2003, which became the largest and fastest growing organic baby food brand in the U.S., and then selling it 10 years later to Danone for north of $250…

Disney has awarded media buying and planning responsibilities in the U.S. for streaming service Hulu to Publicis’ Disney-dedicated Publicis Imagine. The media duties were awarded to Publicis Imagine without a review, sources familiar with the matter told Adweek. Publicis deferred to the client for comment. Hulu has yet to respond. (We will update if the…

With large, in-person parties inadvisable for most of 2020, the rate at which people were “Iced” this year–the classic college party prank that involves hiding a bottle of Smirnoff Ice, and forcing the one who finds it to chug the beverage in front of a cheering crowd of peers–has surely taken a historic plunge. Instead,…

Now entering its third year, the Gerety Awards has decided to refresh its brand with a new look and a new website. It has also announced its 2021 all women jury and ambassador list, representing some of the top advertising and marketing leaders. The Gerety Awards was founded in 2019 by former Epica Awards staffers…

VMLY&R has made two key leadership moves, promoting Allison Pierce to global chief creative officer across the agency’s Intel team, and naming Mel Routhier as CCO of the WPP Walgreens team. In her new role, Pierce will oversee all creative work for Intel, ensuring global consistency and integration across all markets. She joined the agency…

The Spotify Wrapped initiative to close out 2020 turned its attention toward the 144 million Spotify Premium members with a new short film. Thank You, Listeners debuted Monday across digital and social media, and the streaming service said it “pays homage to the parents, playlist creators, medical heroes, ‘quaranteams’ and the memes (remember murder hornets?)…