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The Name’s Brand… James Brand

The owners of successful brand characters know when to change things subtly and also know when a change can mean big publicity.

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How to Be Ready for Holiday Shoppers This Year

Google and Boston Consulting Group conducted a series of surveys to understand changes in consumer shopping behavior ahead of the holiday shopping season. Suchi Sastri breaks down what the findings mean for retailers.

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#AWNewYork COVID-19 Safety Update

Your health and safety remain our top priority, and we are working closely with health officials to ensure we have the strongest operating protocols, with the goal of providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all.

Sport is Finally Catching Up

Like most sectors, frankly, Sport has done an excellent job of papering over the cracks of this issue. Mental health has a stigma tied to weakness, which is absolutely the antithesis of what most sporting professionals want to portray.

AWEurope 2021 Trend Report

This report brings those key trends to life, examining why they are so important, and discussing the potential impact they will have on our industry, our clients, and our target audiences.

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Connecting with Audiences Through Mobile

In this report, you will discover the six main themes that emerged from this summit, explaining how marketers should approach the fast-growing mobile space.

Communication Gaffes Can Derail Sports Careers, So Don’t Wing It

You would never think about doing your job without ensuring you’re fully prepared for what’s in front of you. And yet, time and again, many people continue to wing it when it comes to one of the few areas that can immediately derail projects, reputations, even careers.

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The Participation Economy

Everything You Need To Know About Customer Engagement in 2021, all in one report. Download The Participation Economy presented by Braze.

Welcome to #NowYork

“New York is dead” they said… so, we responded.

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YARDCON Comes to AWNewYork

Watch the Yard and Advertising Week are partnering again this fall to bring YARDCON to AWNewYork (October 18-21).

What's Next in the Post-Cookie World? presented by open x

The Post-Cookie World

While the increased difficulty in tracking consumers across the internet will pose challenges, these changes will also open new opportunities and ways to create a better user experience.

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Breaking Through the Walled Garden

Here we distill the key insights from OpenX’s roundtable discussion at Advertising Week 2020 and put the spotlight on a broad panel of experts across the media and marketing landscape.

UKG’s New Brand Spot Brings Iconic Masterpieces to Life

This campaign was truly an exercise in craft, as each detail from casting, choreography, lighting, set design and composition was critical to the successful recreation of these iconic images that are so deeply embedded into our subconscious minds.

#AWEurope Future Is Female Shortlist ANNOUNCED!

Advertising Week Europe, happening next week (10-13 May) has been searching for outstanding female leaders – the emerging stars of our industry – to be awarded at our annual Future Is Female Awards.
We’re pleased to announce that our shortlist of 25 incredible women is here!

October 2020: Olympic Champions in Conversation

Apolo Ohno, America’s most decorated winter Olympian, chats with world champion Olympic wrestler J’den Cox and 23-time Paralympic medalist swimmer Jessica Long about how mental health and social injustice are paramount to elite athletes.

AdTechCares Partners with Veterans Coalition to Launch Vaccine Trust PSA Campaign

AdTechCares, co-founded in 2020 by Amobee and 50 partners from across the advertising ecosystem, has partnered with the Veterans Coalition for Vaccination (VCV)—formed earlier this year with six leading veterans organizations—and Venables Bell + Partners to launch a nationwide public service announcement (PSA) campaign to encourage full vaccination and help put an end to the Covid-19 crisis.  

Announcing the AWEurope 2021 Stages!

Returning for its ninth edition 10 – 13 May, AWEurope will be an immersive digital experience like no other. We’re excited to officially announce our stages and tracks.

Audio Marketing: Everything You Need To Know

Whether you are in branding, advertising, technology or a podcast fanatic, there is a lot to learn about the evolving audio marketing landscape.

Conquering Cannabusiness

Learn from experts in the field as they discuss the highlights ranging from understanding developments about the plant itself to companies that plan to revolutionize the consumer goods industry and everything in between.

AWLATAM 2021

March 11, 2021
AWLATAM will once again bring together leaders from around the world to discuss and face the challenges our industry is experiencing today.

Sports Marketing

Hear from industry leading experts on understanding how to appeal to fans, universal sports marketing topics such as how teams are utilizing social media, trends in bringing American football overseas and creating specialized content to increase fan engagement.

AW2020 Highlights

From brand authenticity to matters of mental health, explore the best of AW2020 through this curated playlist of 8 amazing sessions.

Rewriting the Marketing Playbook for Today’s Era

Mastercard Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Raja Rajamannar will address the changes happening throughout the industry and shine a light on how marketers can connect to their communities and consumers.

Power Up Festival

January 26th, 2021
Perform productively, be well in body and mind, and create a renewed sense of wellbeing and purpose for 2021.

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The Sustainability Agenda Drives Innovation

These are challenging times for producers in the FMCG arena. Although Covid has had a detrimental effect on some industries, it has also been very positive for others.

A Digital CES Means Big Opportunity For Bold, Innovative Brands

If there was ever an event that can benefit from using an all-digital format to make significant leaps forward, it’s CES. And there is no doubt that the best practices from CES 2021 will shape what the event will look like for years to come.

Good Design Saves Lives

The words design and creativity are widely misunderstood. If you were to ask people what they first think of when hearing them, they might say painting or drawing.

The Breakdown of Point Solutions in a Platform-Based World

The era of the standalone data management platform (DMP)—along with tech point solutions in general—is rapidly coming to an end. For a lot of brands that are hugely invested in their current tech stacks, this represents an unpleasant reality.

The Science Behind A Great Meme

First and foremost, good memes often take a novel approach to media and typically break corporate creative norms. What’s produced by the average corporate design team is likely too polished and too reliant on thoroughly researched formulas to capture the right mood.

Announcing AW & Facebook’s What Matters Series!

Facebook and Advertising Week will be partnering in 2021 with a series of events. We invite you to join top industry experts and a diverse crowd of your peers as we explore What Matters in the year ahead.

Introducing AW All Access

Advertising Week is pleased to announce the launch of AW All Access, our all-new exclusive membership program, featuring digital access to a wealth of unparalleled industry content for only $249 annually.

Peace Out 2020, What’s Next for CTV in 2021

While almost every corner of digital advertising has experienced change this year, CTV has certainly seen a notable uptick in investment, driven by consumer trends: 80 percent of U.S. households now stream video to a connected device.

The Purpose Imperative: True Values Matter More Than Ever in Marketing

While it would be a big stretch to suggest that brands can fix society’s problems, who’s better suited than marketers to offer messages of reassurance—or even joy. To shift the conversation to what’s next and how we’ll get there, we’ll need brand leadership, rooted in something besides platitudes.

How to Embrace the Changes Caused by COVID-19

Our recent research revealed that 84% of consumers surveyed in the US and UK think their behaviours and habits have already changed for the foreseeable in the light of COVID-19, and these changes go beyond online shopping habits.

How Gen Z is Sick of ‘It’, Yet Making Things Happen

They are sick of it (it = all the things) but are making things happen. They are trying to figure out how to help themselves and the world all at the same time. They are frustrated but fierce, tired but tireless, fearful but powerful.

Blockchain Technology Is Entering the World of Gaming

Blockchain technology has already created an online economy. What other applications can this revolutionary new innovation have in the world of gaming? Let’s look at exciting new developments in the future of the industry.

7 Social Media KPIs You Should Be Tracking In 2021

According to financeonline.com, the number of social media users is expected to increase to more than 4 billion by 2021. As social media continues to play a role in many companies’ digital marketing campaigns, here are seven crucial KPIs to look-out for in 2021.

Elevating Storytelling and E-Commerce Strategies with Gaming Tech

Gaming technology is making waves in the advertising industry as a powerful production solution. Techniques previously reserved for video games promise to positively change the production playing field for brands, agencies and creative studios alike.

Where is the Experiential Marketing Heading in 2021?

2020 saw everything change, with the global health crisis largely eliminating live events and upending proven marketing techniques. With brands eager to reunite with customers, experiential marketing pivoted to help forge these important relationships now and into the future.

The Future Of Bringing Virtual And Physical Events Together

The shift from physical to digital events is an unavoidable necessity in the current climate. Even pre-COVID there was a significant movement towards hybrid events, but the pandemic put a rocket up the entire industry when it comes to virtual.

The Secret to Great Media Plans – Don’t Hesitate

Here’s one of my cardinal rules for media planning: the opportunity of a lifetime is only there during the lifetime of the opportunity. When it comes to maximizing the reach and efficiency of a media plan, those opportunities fly by at light speed.

Upgrading Non-Alcoholic Drinks to First Class

The brand needed a suite of both product photography and lifestyle photography to be used across its website, social channels and PR campaigns. With no pre-existing assets, the Wonderhatch team had a clean slate to work from.

5 Strategies to Help Protect Your Brand in Social Media

As part of your social media marketing efforts, you should be aware of the possibilities of mistakes that can damage your brand’s image. Taking steps towards prevention is always the best solution to protecting your brand in social media.

UK Advertising Export Group Launches ‘Made Global’ Campaign

The UK Advertising Export Group (UKAEG), a UK advertising industry marketing partnership with UK Government, launched a new campaign to profile the country’s leading advertising and marketing service companies at Advertising Week 2020.

TAKUMI Introduces TAKUMI X

TAKUMI’s new creative arm ushers in the next generation of influencer marketing to craft the future of branded content.

Fast 5 on the Future of Auto

Since COVID, the automotive industry has completely transformed. Trends that were once emerging, like buying…

EGC Group to Release #BornUnited Campaign

The EGC Group has created a 360 pro bono campaign to launch The United Way of Long Island’s new “Community Baby Shower” initiative, intended to help families who are bringing new babies into the world while facing financial hardships that may include poverty or unemployment.

Austin Williams Ad Agency Wins Top Honors at 2020 Healthcare Advertising Awards

 Austin Williams, a Hauppauge, NY-based marketing, advertising, digital and public relations agency won multiple awards, including a Best of Show recognition, for its innovative and creative work for ProHEALTH Dental, based in Lake Success, NY, at the 37th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards.

Channel Bakers Opens UK Branch Office

Channel Bakers, a global marketing agency, has opened a full-service branch office in the United Kingdom announced agency founder and CEO Joshua Kreitzer.

Rubicon Project and Telaria Complete Merger Following Stockholder Approvals

Rubicon Project (NYSE:RUBI), the global exchange for advertising, and Telaria (NYSE: TLRA), the complete software platform that optimizes yield for leading video publishers, today announced the closing of their previously announced merger, creating the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising platform, poised to capture growth in CTV.

Signals Analytics Announces a COVID-19 Playbook

Provided at no cost to researchers, the COVID-19 Playbook, built on top of the Signals Analytics platform, helps surface critical market intelligence and trends with off-the-shelf taxonomies and visualization tools.

FTC Acts to Stop Deceptive Ad Sales to Small Businesses

Two Oregon-based media production companies and their owner have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively pitched “exclusive” advertising placements to small businesses and misled them about when the ads would be printed and distributed.

B2B Companies Face Purpose Paradox

B2B companies overwhelmingly believe it is essential to bring a sense of purpose to their organizations, but they lack the critical knowledge and capabilities necessary to activate successful purpose-oriented initiatives.

Operators of Comparison Shopping Website Agree to Settle FTC Charges Alleging Deceptive Rankings of Financial Products and Fake Reviews

The operators of a website that compares student loans and other financial products have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they misled consumers to believe their website provided objective product information, when in fact they offered higher rankings and ratings to companies that paid for placement.

ZAZ10TS Brings Art and Nature to Times Square

ZAZ Corner will feature different artists and motifs on a monthly basis. ZAZ10TS kicks off the program in February with new media digital work based on a stylistic “nature” theme curated by Lightbox.

MediaScience Launches New Division HARK Connect

HARK Connect, a division of MediaScience, advances qualitative research to take advantage of digital technology harnessing control over information and enhancing the total experience for clients, moderators and facilities.

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