Two linchpins of the advertising events circuit—Cannes Lion and Possible—were both acquired this week. The tie-ups reflect the growing importance of experiential marketing and investor optimism in the sector.Cannes Lions, Possible


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Colin Kaepernick Dishes on His New Startup, His Favorite Anime, and How He’ll Spend $4 Million in Funding

Lumi Story AI is Kaepernick’s latest venture, helping creators make comics and sell them.


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Exclusive: How The New York Times’ Granular Gen AI Tool Drives Campaign Performance

Gen-AI-powered targeting outperformed The Times’ averages, with an average CTR of 0.40%.

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Hodinkee Winds Down Its Commerce Program, Returns Focus to Content

Hodinkee faced numerous challenges with its commerce strategy.

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Travel Publisher Lost In Acquires BuzzFeed’s Bring Me! Franchise

Lost In's purchase of Bring Me is the second step in a broader roll-up strategy from the founders of Jukin Media.

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The Substack That Became the Antidote to Food & Bev Puff Pieces

Voice

Snaxshot founder Andrea Hernández calls it how she sees it for her subscribers.

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The Kelce Brothers and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Top ADWEEK’s 2024 Audio Awards List

Plus, can't-miss podcast honorees in B2B, comedy, politics and pop culture.

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BDG Lays Off Staff, Consolidates Parenting and Lifestyle Portfolios

BDG is consolidating media titles and laying off staff.

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Future Launches Branded Content Studio to Tap New Budgets

Branding

Future's new branded studio looks to increase direct advertising sales and hedge against cookie deprecation.

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How Uproxx Studios Is Connecting Brands With Music Culture

Uproxx Studios reaches more than 170 million U.S. visitors each month.

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Musk’s Cannes Charm Offensive Falls Flat as Marketers Doubt X Brand Safety Improvements 

Platforms

The number of companies advertising on X dipped 11% year-over-year, from nearly 12,000 in 2023 to 10,600 in 2024.

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Ad Spend Growth Slows While Some Usage Stalls: TikTok Stats Since the Ban Threat

Platforms

TikTok's user growth, especially among younger people, is flagging.

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What ‘Corporate Pride’ Got Wrong All Along 

Going forward, let’s make sure community impact—like support of trans people—is a clear and established goal of our work.

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Adtech M&A Is Up, But With Fewer Buyers and Lower Valuations

Driving this uptick in deal activity is the right-sizing of expectations after 2021’s very active adtech market and companies looking to create a more cohesive narrative.

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Exclusive: How Shake Shack Used Reddit and AI to Drive Sales

AI News

The 10-day campaign led to over 13,000 ad clicks.

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Time Dropped Its Paywall One Year Ago. Here’s What’s Happened Since

Media News

Time is betting its business on advertising—and its brand.

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Brands Fear TikTok Shops Promo Pullback Will Dent Revenue

Platforms

Not all brands are eager to join TikTok Shop precisely because the platform controls the pricing of product discounts.