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Tencent Reports Slowest Revenue Growth on Record as China's Regulatory Headwinds Remain
Tencent reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth on record in the fourth quarter of 2021.
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BuzzFeed Says People Are Spending Less Time on Facebook
Meta’s core Facebook app has been pressured to keep up with competitors, including its own Instagram and the fast-growing TikTok.
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UK Watchdog Puts 50 Crypto Companies on Notice Over ‘Misleading' Ads
The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority has told more than 50 crypto firms to make sure they are in compliance with the rules.
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Ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Considers Running Against Kathy Hochul Despite Opposition From His Own Party
Andrew Cuomo is speaking with allies about possibly running against New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Democratic Party officials scoff at the idea.
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Op-Ed: Apple and Google Are Spelling the End for User-Tracking, and Advertisers Must Adjust, Says Taboola CEO.
In a future where tracking users is much harder, the most logical and viable option for advertiser success is contextual targeting, argues Taboola CEO Adam Singolda.
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Google Suspends All Advertising in Russia
Google took the decision after Russia’s internet watchdog reportedly demanded that it stop showing what it perceived to be false ads about the Ukraine war.
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Victoria's Secret Hires Its First Model With Down Syndrome
With the release of Victoria’s Secret’s new Love Cloud campaign comes a new model, Sofia Jirau, a Puerto Rican model with Down syndrome.
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Google Plans Privacy Change Similar to Apple's, Which Wiped $230 Billion Off Facebook's Market Cap
Google said it will continue to support the current identifiers for the next two years.
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PR Firms Are Facing a Backlash for ‘Greenwashing' Big Oil — and the Pressure on Them Is Growing
A study has shown the PR industry plays a key role in downplaying the seriousness of the climate crisis — and the pressure to hold it accountable is mounting.
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Electric Vehicles Dominated Super Bowl Ads, But Are Still Only 9% of Passenger Car Sales
Six of seven Super Bowl car ads featured EVs, Cars.com reported. Simultaneously, only 9% of passenger vehicle sales globally are EVs, Canalys said.
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Watch All the Commercials From the 2022 Super Bowl
Anheuser-Busch’s Clydesdales were back at the Super Bowl, but viewers saw numerous ads from first-time advertisers such as cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Celebrities, Humor and a Huge Dose of Nostalgia Will Dominate Sunday's Super Bowl Ads
With the average 30-second Super Bowl ad costing about $6.5 million, companies look to reach key age demographics and provide an oasis from Covid concerns.
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Booking.com Super Bowl Ad Looks to Tap ‘Tremendous' Desire to Travel, CEO Says
Booking.com is reviving its “Booking.yeah” campaign in its first-ever Super Bowl commercial. The ad stars award-winning actor and director Idris Elba.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Salma Hayek Star as Retired Greek Gods in BMW IX EV Super Bowl Ad
The two decide to retire from their positions and move from Mount Olympus – home of the gods in Greek mythology – to Palm Springs, Calif.
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Facebook Is the Big Loser of the Fourth Quarter's Advertising Wars
Facebook, now Meta, has emerged as the fourth quarter’s biggest loser in the hotly contested advertising wars.
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Amazon Has a $31 Billion a Year Advertising Business
Amazon’s advertising services unit is larger by revenue than the advertising portion of Microsoft, as well as total revenue for Pinterest and Snap.
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Facebook and Google Stocks Have Diverged, and the Reason Is Apple
While Facebook parent Meta’s stock has tanked to an 18-month low, Google is trading near a record. Blame Apple’s impact on ad targeting.
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Social Media Stocks Crater After Facebook Reports Disappointing Earnings
The blast radius wasn’t limited to social media. Even Amazon got pulled downward after hours ahead, of its fourth-quarter earnings announcement on Thursday.
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Bud Light Seltzer's Super Bowl Ad Spotlights New Hard Soda Line and Stars Guy Fieri
Bud Light Seltzer is hoping that a Super Bowl ad starring celebrity chef Guy Fieri will help jump-start sales of its new hard soda line.
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Tech, Gambling and Alcohol Helped the NFL Earn Almost $2 Billion in Sponsorships This Season
Sports gambling companies, casinos and lotteries saw the most significant spike in NFL sponsorship agreements, while tech was number-one by total value.