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VW Goes Small, Very Small, for Summer Soccer
Advertising

VW Goes Small, Very Small, for Summer Soccer

The history of automotive marketing is littered with oversized ambitions — cars bursting through paper walls, sedans perched improbably on mountaintops, sport utility vehicles fording streams that no suburban driver will ever encounter.

Ad Industry Gathers to Celebrate Its Own, Again
Print

Ad Industry Gathers to Celebrate Its Own, Again

The advertising business has always had a fondness for giving itself awards, a tradition that dates back to the days when creative directors wore turtlenecks unironically and three-martini lunches were billable.

Cannes, Remade in Silicon's Image
Advertising

Cannes, Remade in Silicon's Image

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which convenes each June along the picturesque French seaside boulevard La Croisette, has always served as a reliable barometer of where power resides on Madison Avenue.

Hearst Magazines Adds AI Layer to Its Audience-Targeting System
Advertising

Hearst Magazines Adds AI Layer to Its Audience-Targeting System

The phrase "artificial intelligence" has become so ubiquitous in advertising technology announcements that it now functions less as a description than as a kind of corporate punctuation — a way of signaling that something has been updated recently.