Plus, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change.
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KFC partners with Crocs; Ryan Reynolds is showing at Westminster; MDC Partners has a new agency collective
Plus Michael Bloomberg is paying $150 for micro-influencer posts, and IAB responds to the death of the cookie.
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Starbucks welcomes transgender coffee drinkers ; Google finally reveals YouTube ad revenue; Bill Murray and Jeep win the Super Bowl
Plus, Accenture would rather buy media than audit media; why mall owners are saving Forever 21, and this week in privacy fiascos.
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The Guardian says no to oil ads; h-e-e-ere’s Cranston, and W+K’s first work for McDonald’s
Plus, Snickers has a possible solution for the world’s ills in its new Super Bowl spot.
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Is Mr. Peanut really dead? NFL tackles police violence; and Expedia feels Harry and Meghan’s pain
Plus: ANA and 4As raise a red flag over Google’s cookie call, and Amazon is reportedly developing ‘pay with your hand’ tech.
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Craig… Daniel Craig stars in new Heineken ad; Google to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome; and a Shaky typeface for Parkinson’s
Plus, Hyundai will run a Boston-themed Super Bowl ad, and the FTC is being urged to look into the ad-blocking industry.
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Lidl kills cartoon characters; Facebook had a revealing day; and Phyllis reads mean tweets for Panera
Plus Trump and Bloomberg by Super Bowl air time, new trick for ad fraud, and VW says goodbye to the Beetle.
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While we were gone… VW says ‘bye to the Beetle; FCB’s first work for GoodLife; Pepsi’s new tagline
Some of the marketing news of note from Canada and around the world that broke during the holidays.
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Santa worries about the kids; Coca-Cola brings back the CMO; Iggy Pop has a lust for vacations
Plus, Amazon and Hyundai top YouTube’s list of most popular U.S. ads.
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Popeyes Chicken Sandwich—now available in sweater form; and TikTok’s top 100
Plus Nike employees protest its treatment of women, and Maurice Saatchi abruptly leaves his namesake agency.
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Apple has a (snow)ball with its new ad; did Peleton’s holiday ad cause a stock tumble?
Plus, Unilever has a new global chief marketer, and a street level bacon sandwich dispenser in London.
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Those aren’t Allbirds, and Ryan Reynolds becomes part owner in Mint Mobile
Plus: Gillette’s new esports sponsorship, California DMV is selling driver data, and programmatic ad spend to hit $100B this year.
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Gillette India addresses toxic masculinity and Byron Sharp urges marketers to ‘stay skeptical’ of programmatic
Plus, South Dakota has a meth problem, and a controversial light-blocking London billboard is taken down.
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Google wants to be your bank; Renault’s 30-year love story; and a Brave new browsing world
Plus, Alibaba’s Singles Day is another massive hit, with 200,000 brands participating and sales of US$38.4 billion.
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YouTube’s new shopping ads, and The Wall Street Journal wants you to ‘Read Yourself Better’
Plus Facebook is now FACEBOOK, and the FTC issues a new how-to brochure for social media influencers.
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A scary new font for Halloween, and Samsung’s space expedition crash lands
Plus: NBCUniversal’s shoppable ad units move to conventional TV, and TikTok makes awards show debut.
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Kawhi’s back with New Balance, Dove is eliminating plastic, and the force is with Le Creuset
Plus, KFC sells out its wing subscription in our weekly round-up of international marketing news.
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Google delivers pizza with the new Pixel 4, and Samsung is shooting space selfies
Plus the new Under Armour-designed spacesuits for Virgin, and Amazon gets stronger in search advertising.
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Hollywood couple gets real about plant-based burgers and Sir Martin buys Firewood
Plus… FCB pulls out of LIA over Royer appearance and The Glenlivet gets a lot of attention over whisky pods.
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Playstation’s new streaming service creative, Instagram makes it easier to shop and Tide ends ‘NFL’ feud
Plus Gartner wonders about marketers rosy budget outlooks and Ad Week’s lamentable Pitbull performance.
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