This March, in honor of Women’s History Month, Ad Age has been spotlighting perspectives from women actively working to evolve the industry—like TikTok’s Sofia Hernandez and entrepreneur Lauren Maillian—both in terms of office culture and brand storytelling. For this month’s spotlight, we asked leaders from the Amp community to share how women in advertising are pushing for change and
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Progress toward gender equity in the workplace continues even as challenges remain. From the lingering wage gap and unconscious biases to underrepresentation in executive roles and workplace harassment, women navigate a professional landscape that demands resilience and advocacy. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women working full-time year-round are paid 84 percent of what men
While the region races toward the future, many agency cultures remain anchored in traditions that no longer serve our collective potential – particularly for women, says UM’s Susana Tsui Fitzpatrick. — In the shadow of gleaming skyscrapers and ambitious national visions, advertising in the Middle East stands at a pivotal crossroads. While the region races
Chief Marketer’s Top Women in Marketing honors the most impactful brand marketers, agencies, and partners making waves across the industry. From visionary leaders to social media experts, data mavens, and creative storytellers, this year’s winners are driving innovation, breaking barriers, and setting new standards in both B2B and B2C marketing. Congratulations to these trailblazers who
Love it or hate it, AI is front-of-mind for many of the A Listers, Campaign’s selection of more than 200 influential media and advertising leaders in the UK, when asked what will shape the next year. Respondents were almost apologetic about citing AI – because a buzzword can appear an obvious answer – but it
Super Bowl Sunday brings a high-stakes playground for advertisers, offering them a chance to check the pulse of the ad world. It’s the closest thing marketers have to a crystal ball, providing glimpses into the strategies, themes and platforms that will define the year ahead. And while this year’s ads featured a disturbing recurrence of
This year, 30-second commercials in the Super Bowl went for more than $8 million; however, for some brands, that simply wasn’t enough time. Dunkin’, Pfizer, T-Mobile, Uber Eats, and TurboTax were some of the brands that opted for 60-second and 90-second ads this year. Jeep even bought two minutes of ad time in the fourth quarter. But when
The Super Bowl continues to be a colossal event for brands and marketers, but will this year’s Big Game have a lasting impact on the ad industry? … “I haven’t seen a trend of other live events being prioritized to the detriment of the NFL,” Marcy Greenberger, chief investment officer at UM, said. “Advertiser demand
UM MENAT’s Joe Nicolas shares the secret recipe to success: turning complexity into clarity, noise into impact and transient moments into enduring strategies. Let’s call 2024 what it really was, an intense year for the media industry when buzzwords such as artificial intelligence, automation and martech dominated our conversations and challenged the core of our
The “rubber has hit the road” with agencies making use of AI, according to UM global brand president Susan Kingston-Brown, and clients now expect them to “make full use of the AI that’s available”. But she warned in an interview with The Media Leader that using AI risks not only incentivising a “race to the mean” but