Retail Media Scorecard for Q4 2021 Planning 

It’s been a year since the retail media explosion and marketers have more channels than ever to plan for. Because last year’s pandemic-inflated numbers are going to make this year more art than science, there will be some guesswork involved. To help make your planning process a little less painful, here’s a short and sweet…

Sequent’s Sylvester Receives ARF’s 2021 Ephron Award

Alice Sylvester, a founding partner of Sequent Partners, and long-time agency media research at fabled shops such as JWT, Leo Burnett, Y&R and FCB, has been named the 2021 recipient of the Advertising
Research Foundation’s annual Erwin Ephron Demystification Award.

BBC Reimagines Tokyo as a Magical and Futuristic City to Hype Olympics Coverage

The Tokyo Olympics may be mired in controversy amid ongoing concerns about Covid-19 outbreaks, but it is still set to be a major event for TV broadcasters. In the U.K., the BBC plans to broadcast more than 350 hours of TV coverage during the Games, which were postponed by a year due to the pandemic….

As Pride Month Wraps, Pro Sports Wrestles With the Problem of Hateful Fans Online

Even though the month of June is pro football’s off-season, fans got an unexpected piece of action last week, thanks to the Instagram account of Carl Nassib. “I just want to take a quick moment to say that I’m gay,” the defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders said in a video he posted on…

Catch Up On This Year’s Adweek at Home Summit

For the second year in a row, the Adweek at Home summit took place virtually and brought together a variety of voices to discuss the role of brand purpose, the power of audio and the intersection between creativity and technology. From June 14-17 attendees listened to marketers from companies like Twitch, Supergoop! and Visible and…