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Now displaying: February, 2017
26 - Academy Awards Post-Mortem | Walmart | New York Times 0
Feb 27, 2017

Well that was certainly an ending. The Adweek crew discusses the Academy Awards, advertising during the ceremony from brands like Walmart and Samsung, as well as Droga5's notable spot for the New York Times, in a bonus episode!  

25 - The Mobile Issue | 2017's Best Ad So Far | Uber's Woes 0
Feb 23, 2017

Adweek's Mobile Issue is out this week. On the podcast, we talk about the evolution of Pokemon Go and our list of Mobile Innovators. We also look at Uber's latest big PR headache, and deconstruct Wieden + Kennedy's great new short film for The Atlantic starring Michael K. Williams.

24 - John Oliver's Ad Scheme | Media Agencies of the Year | Advice for Ad Students 0
Feb 15, 2017

Adweek's annual list of the top media agencies is out, and our panel of editors and writers is here to walk you through this year's picks. We also look at John Oliver's plan to put ads right in front of Donald Trump, why Maker Studios is dropping YouTube megastar PewDiePie and how Under Armour responded to claims its CEO is siding too much with the new president.

23 - Twitter vs. Trolls | Super Bowl Post-Mortem | Geico 0
Feb 7, 2017

We exorcise our last Super Bowl demons by talking about the Big Game's ratings, the lingering weirdness of Snickers and Lady Gaga's halftime-energized sales boost. Our expert panel of Adweek writers and editors also chats about Twitter's new anti-troll features and trailers for Stranger Things and Iron Fist. In this week's Ads Worth Watching, we talk Geico, Cars Against Humanity and Tom Brady.

Bonus: The Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads 0
Feb 6, 2017

Super Bowl LI is in the books, and Adweek's podcast panelists have assembled for a special episode about the best and worst Big Game ads of 2017.

This week's episode is brought to you by Deloitte Digital. Get to know the world’s first Creative Digital Consultancy:  http://www.deloittedigital.com/us/

This episode was also brought to you by Neustar.  Check out their playbook for marketers at http://neustar.biz/playbook

 

22 - Super Bowl Preview | The New Adweek.com | Immigration 0
Feb 1, 2017

The Super Bowl is nearly here, and Adweek's panel of editors and writers are back to highlight the ads worth watching for. We also talk about the relaunch of Adweek.com and how brands responded to Donald Trump's controversial executive order on immigration.

This week's episode is brought to you by Deloitte Digital. Get to know the world’s first Creative Digital Consultancy:  http://www.deloittedigital.com/us/

This episode was also brought to you by Neustar.  Check out their playbook for marketers at http://neustar.biz/playbook

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