Despite losing billions in its Reality Labs division, Meta surpassed market expectations this quarter, reporting record revenue growth and solid ad metrics vs. the same period last year.
Mehdi Hasan Responds to Ryan Girdusky Controversy: ‘Shocked and stunned’
Mehdi Hasan broke his silence on Wednesday, addressing the circumstances surrounding his departure from Monday night’s episode of NewsNight with Abby Phillip on CNN. In a five minute video shared on X, formerly Twitter, the former MSNBC anchor and founder of Zeteo shared his reaction to conservative commentator Ryan Girdusky’s bigoted on air remark. “Never…
EXCLUSIVE: Perplexity Is Quietly Building an AI-Powered Shopping Experience, Taking On Amazon
The Jeff Bezos-backed startup Perplexity is taking aim at ecommerce. Perplexity is now inviting users to gain early access to its new feature, dubbed “Pro Shop,” which allows them to research and purchase products from various merchants directly on its platform, according to an internal email obtained by ADWEEK. The Pro Shop feature promises free…
OpenAI Turns On SearchGPT After Microsoft Allowed Investments To Impact Profits
ChatGPT is officially an AI-powered web search engine. The company is enabling real-time information in conversations for paid subscribers today (along with SearchGPT waitlist users), with free,
enterprise, and education users gaining access in the coming weeks.
enterprise, and education users gaining access in the coming weeks.
Creating a Movement in Women’s Leadership With Ilona Aman, CMO of Athleta
In this special episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast, host Jenny Rooney speaks with Ilona Aman, CMO of Athleta, about her leadership journey and vision. Aman shares insights from her background at Nike and Adidas, where she worked with icons like Beyonce and Pharrell Williams. She discusses her commitment to empowering women and girls through…
Broadband Industry Presses Challenge To NY Law Requiring $15 Broadband
“Whether a state can set the rates for broadband internet access service — an interstate communications service — is a question of exceptional national importance,” cable and telecom organizations
write in papers filed Wednesday with the Supreme court.
write in papers filed Wednesday with the Supreme court.
Sam’s Club’s New Ad Leader Teases How He’s Revamping the Retailer’s Ad Business
Sam’s Club is tweaking its advertising business. Just after completing his first 100 days on the job, Harvey Ma, Sam’s Club vice president and general manager of retail media, sat down with ADWEEK to talk through his vision for the retailer’s advertising business. Ma’s career began on the merchandising side of Target’s retail business. He…
Free Spirits Embraces the Haters in Edgy New Ad
An ad for non-alcoholic brand Free Spirits stars a self-identified sex worker and culls its storyline from a problematic social media post. What could possibly go wrong? As any marketer or creative will note, it’s all in the execution. And what Free Spirits has produced to wrap up Sober October is a sweetly chaste campaign…
Resume Rewind: How Molson Coors CMO Sofia Colucci Reaffirmed Her Love for Marketing
The management trainee program at a former company worked wonders for Molson Coors chief marketing officer Sofia Colucci, she told ADWEEK for video series Resume Rewind, sponsored by entertainment wiki hosting service Fandom. Colucci loved art and math as a child and fancied becoming an architect, but her first job was not quite as exciting:…
Meet the Execs Leading the Next Wave of Retail Media
This article is part of ADWEEK’s Ultimate Guide to Retail Media. Retail media is causing a leadership shakeup. Companies are rapidly hiring executives with deep advertising expertise to stand up advertising businesses. These executives not only have strong ties with advertisers but also know how to develop ad products that won’t overly annoy consumers. Amazon,…