It’s Time to Reframe How We Think About Augmented Reality

Editor’s note: This piece is part of our Columnist Network, which explores the tactical thoughts and actions from Adweek’s community of high-level experts. Today’s column is part of a series with Snap on augmented reality. Below, Rose Marie Adamo, head of global solutions marketing, discusses the impact of a well-rounded AR approach, touching on misconceptions,…

Local TV Company Tegna Sold to Private Equity Firms in $5.4 Billion Deal

Two private equity firms are buying local TV giant company Tegna in a $5.4 billion deal. Top line Standard General and Apollo Global Management have partnered to acquire the company for $24 per share, an equity value of approximately $5.4 billion and an enterprise value of around $8.6 billion, according to the company. Between the…

ANA Confirms Plans For TV Ratings RFP, Scope And Timing Not Disclosed

It’s unclear whether the RFP is related to the ANA’s “Cross-Media Measurement initiative,” which it said would pilot a new “virtual people ID” methodology developed by Comscore by the end of this
quarter.

Cannes Lions Names Anheuser-Busch InBev Creative Marketer of the Year

Cannes Lions has named Anheuser-Busch InBev its 2022 Creative Marketer of the Year. The award, introduced in 1992, honors a marketer for demonstrating creative excellence over a significant period of time. “We’ve been on a journey over the last five years to embed creativity into the core of our business–and this award is a humbling…

How Agencies Can Be A Clear-Headed Source Of Strategy In Chaotic Times

By Evelyne Forester, SVP Emerging Revenue, Cardlytics This year is forecasted to see healthy growth in ad spend thanks to the continued surge in digital advertising. Case in point: eMarketer projects that $239.89 billion will be spent on digital advertising in 2022, a 13.6% increase from 2021. Some of the largest ad-holding groups recently postedContinue reading »

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Cannes Lions Names AB InBev 2022 Marketer Of The Year

The Cannes Lions festival cites AB InBev’s “outstanding haul” of individual Lions in 2020-21, including Michelob Ultra’s “Contract for Change” in the U.S.