Heading into Monday's WNBA Draft, Ice Cube's offer to Caitlin Clark to play in his Big3 league still stands at $5 million for eight games. For Ice Cube and Big3 partner Jeff Kwatinetz--founder and CEO of production company/record label/management agency The Firm--the lucrative offer to join the Big3 next season isn't a marketing move. Much ..read more

The digital age has ushered a revolution in media consumption, with livestreaming becoming a pivotal battleground for audience attention. Amidst this shift, platforms that prioritize interactivity and community are emerging as leaders, reshaping entertainment, gaming and social communication. Ben Keighran's live sports broadcasting platform, Caffeine, epitomizes this transformation, offering a glimpse into the future of ..read more

In this week's episode, host Cathy Hackl returns from Summit at Sea where she shared a talk about spatial computing and wearables. The hosts discuss Apple discontinuing the Apple car. They discuss Apple and home-focused development like robots and security within the Apple ecosystem. Lee brings up the FCC to vote on restoring net neutrality ..read more

After its viral Super Bowl campaign featuring actor Michael Cera, skin care brand CeraVe is again blurring the lines between advertising and entertainment with a movie trailer for a romantic comedy. The trailer previews a fake film, The One Under the Sun, that has all the makings of a Netflix romcom sensation, with a woman ..read more

After debuting on the stock market with a pop in March, Reddit chief marketing and consumer experience officer Roxy Young joined ADWEEK's Social Media Week event in New York this week to bust some myths for advertisers still leery about appearing on the community-driven platform. Young outlined the platform's performance prowess and how the community ..read more

Quaker followed up the tear-jerking, decades-spanning film that introduced its "You've Got This" platform by tugging on heartstrings again. This time, "100 Reasons to Rise" documents people between the ages of one and 100 having breakfast before a big day. Academy Award nominee Misan Harriman and his close collaborator, Domizia Salusest, took black-and-white photographs of ..read more

In the flush of obituaries following the death of O.J. Simpson on Wednesday, media outlets have found themselves looking back on one man--and many careers. There's Simpson the Hall of Fame football star and the actor who popped up in films like The Naked Gun. There's Simpson the sportscaster, franchisee, real estate investor and--memorably--the face ..read more

Amazon is making a prime hire for its video ads team. Today, the company confirmed to ADWEEK that it is hiring former Comcast NBCUniversal executive Krishan Bhatia as vp of global video advertising. This is a new, global role, with Bhatia's duties spanning everything from strategy to go-to-market and sales. "We are delighted to welcome ..read more

Younger consumers put a lot of stock in the opinions of their favorite influencers. That's become increasingly evident in the era of social commerce, with 73% of Gen Z consumers and 68% of millennials saying they look to creators to inform their purchase decisions, according to a study by Northwestern University and commissioned by LTK ..read more

Businesses know they need to be on LinkedIn to find employees and interact with other companies. But it hasn't necessarily been a pillar of brand strategy - creating an identity and finding prospective audiences can sometimes feel challenging if some consider posting on LinkedIn "cringe." Melanie English, director of social marketing at LinkedIn, said on ..read more