Cannabis Edibles Move From Kids’ Table to Honored Guest as Holiday Sales Bust Records

Popular edibles brand Kiva Confections, in an “off the wall” experiment, launched a first-of-its-kind seasonal product back in 2019–a THC-spiked gravy to go with cannafans’ Thanksgiving turkeys. The savory sauce not only lit up social media and the national press–late night’s Stephen Colbert even did a segment–it sold out immediately. Granted, it was a limited…

LinkedIn Details Updates for B-to-B Advertisers

LinkedIn closed out November with a flurry of new advertising features and enhancements to pages on its platform. The professional network’s new Group Identity option leverages its first-party data by grouping members based on shared professional traits such as company, industry or job title, letting business-to-business marketers measure, optimize and target without needing individual trackers…

How Inflation, Supply-Chain Hurdles Affect Some Ad Budgets

Traditional media channels are most vulnerable to budget cuts, including traditional out-of-home, print, linear television and AM/FM radio.

Nestle Will Restrict Kids’ Advertising For Sweet Beverages, Edible Treats

Beginning in July, Nestle won’t directly advertise to children below age 16 for its confectionery, ice-cream products, and beverages with added sugars.

AMC Networks Chairman Dolan Says ‘Large Scale Layoff’ Coming

AMC Networks Chairman James Dolan sent a memo saying there would be “a large-scale layoff as well as cuts to every operating area of AMC Networks.”

Google, YouTube Grant $13.2M To International Fact-Checking Network

Google and YouTube announced a $13.2 million grant Tuesday to the International Fact-Checking Network with the nonprofit Poynter Institute.