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TikTok has told advertisers that it will automatically pause ad campaigns in the U.S. starting January 19, three agency executives told ADWEEK. TikTok will likely be banned in the U.S. on that date, unless it gets a last-minute reprieve....

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As discussions about a U.S. TikTok ban continue, with President-elect Trump reportedly considering an executive order to extend the case, creators are migrating to other platforms like Triller and RedNote. Triller is trying to poach TikTokers with new tools....

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Silencio, maestro. Oscar-nominated auteur David Lynch died Thursday at 78 years old. His family confirmed his passing in a Facebook post, writing: "There's a big hole in the world now that he's no longer with us. But, as he...

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A 29-year-old man is facing charges in connection to the death of former WOIO reporter Bill Safos. The reporter for the Cleveland CBS affiliate died from his injuries after being hit by a vehicle on December 11, 2024 in...

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Longtime GroupM executive Matt Sweeney has stepped down from his role, ADWEEK has learned. Sweeney has been with GroupM since 2014, when he joined the company as senior vice president of client engagement at programmatic trading desk Xaxis. Over...

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Draw the curtain on 2024 with another insightful episode of The Garage featuring Shawn McGahee, head of retail media ads at Google. Shawn joins hosts Dan Massimino and Evan Hovorka with all the details on the future of retail...

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Welcome to this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Host Jenny Rooney speaks with Alicia Tillman, CMO of Delta, fresh from the company's headline-making centennial celebration at the Sphere during CES 2025 in Las Vegas. They discuss the journey...

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The NFL is adding Bleacher Report to its team this offseason with a multiyear deal that hopes to turn the Warner Bros. Discovery digital platform's audience and content, as well as the league's highlights and sponsors, into a dynasty....

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Patrick Mahomes' new brand partnership has some bite. After years of fan theories and speculation online that Mahomes uses Invisalign--with internet sleuths suspecting the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was seen chewing on an Invisalign on the sidelines--Mahomes is finally...

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Black-ish star Anthony Anderson is getting into the advertising... uh, business-ish. With his eight-season run as an ad exec on the hit ABC comedy in the rearview, the actor and entrepreneur made his inaugural trip to CES in Las...

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Buzzy creative shop Mischief @ No Fixed Address has entered the media planning and buying space. The agency exclusively revealed to ADWEEK that it has been quietly building a media department for the past year, led by executive director...

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With the fate of TikTok hanging on a Supreme Court ruling, news and entertainment publishers are taking steps to prepare for a social media landscape without the popular vertical video app. To do so, they are diversifying where they...

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Take a stroll down a Target aisle and you might spot the period care brand August. You'd have TikTok's algorithm to thank for that. After launching in 2020, August gained traction on TikTok with co-founder Nadya Okamoto's viral video...

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This post was created in partnership with Fetch During Adweek's webinar, From Clicks to Connection: Tech's Role in Creating Lifelong Consumers, industry leaders explored how brands can use technology, AI, and personalization to drive emotional connections, build community, and...

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