This month’s cover star is Charles D. King: agent, producer, and founder of multi-platform media company @stayMACRO, which is dedicated to elevating BIPOC stories.
Read our story on the Adcolor | ADWEEK 2027 Beacon Award winner 👉 adweek.it/4zvtE4Y
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.@BravoTV's #SouthernCharm returns tomorrow for Season 12, and it's sure to be a chaotic one.
For cast member Molly O'Connell, a big part of the season will focus on her music career. Here's what she had to say about sharing her music and performing at Bravo Fan Fest.
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.@VaselineBrand gave shoppers a chance to break up with disappointing moisturizers at a lotion trade-in pop-up in New York City. At Flatiron Plaza, visitors could swap their old lotions for the brand’s new Cherry Aura and Vanilla Comfort scents.
This week's The Checkout looks at what consolidation could mean for brands, agencies, and the future of commerce media. adweek.it/4zzPnZh
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.@RaosHomemade's new four-minute film, “Limited-Time Only,” uses a product-launch ruse to show three people how few meals they may have left with loved ones. The film was created by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. adweek.it/4BUdnI8
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After acquiring @warnerbros., Skydance is looking to cut costs and reduce its roughly $80 billion debt by consolidating operations across the combined company. It aims to save at least $2.2 billion by combining redundant corporate functions. adweek.it/4t0K8zy
Everyone knows by now that @TheDemocrats swept the midterm elections last week, but not everyone knows how that victory was won.
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To get the full picture of the party's efforts, @TrishlaOstwal spoke to folks from @JamesTalarico's campaign, @AbdulElSayed's campaign, @KamalaHarris' presidential campaigin, @ZohranKMamdani's campaign, and digital leaders at the @DNC.
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After .@X’s AI moderation system mistakenly labeled an image of a SpaceX rocket launch as “adult content,” the platform’s head of safety, @michaelo, wants to make such decisions easier to understand and challenge. adweek.it/4BWC0E9
.@OpenAI is launching Business Hub in beta, giving businesses a way to manage how they appear in ChatGPT. Verified businesses can update their profiles and product information, create dedicated agents and access data on how often they’re cited. adweek.it/4AlUEnl
.@Omnicom has appointed Tom Schwenger CEO of Omnicom Health’s marketing branch. He will oversee its global marketing agencies and develop client engagement models for pharma, biotech and consumer healthcare companies.
In this episode of Adspeak, Ryan Joe joins @cognitiv's Eric Danetz and @MarsGlobal’s Nicole Vinson to explore how AI, deep learning, behavioral data and clean rooms can help brands better understand audiences and improve media and creative performance. adweek.it/4k2YOeZ
.@Reddit is testing a dedicated product reviews feature that uses AI to organize community conversations and summarize positive, negative and mixed experiences. adweek.it/4iJDzwe
Entries are now open for the 2027 ADWEEK Marketing Vanguard Awards, presented by @BrandFinance!
The final deadline to submit is Friday, January 29, 2027. Learn how to enter below 👇 adweek.it/4sOyurs
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Revenue at the US outpost of @WhoWhatWear rose by “double digits” in fiscal 2026, partly thanks to a new business line, centered around helping brands ensure they surface more readily in answer engines. adweek.it/4AoWmnX
The pitch process is facing a reckoning. After @PublicisGroupe won @PepsiCo's media business without a pitch, holdco CEOs clashed over the merits of “CEO handshake” deals. This week’s ADWEEK Agencies Advantage explores what the debate means for agencies. adweek.it/3Uk3GC8
ADWEEK deputy editor @LaurenJohnson and senior reporter @mitchellparton are teaming up to help launch “The Checkout,” a newsletter delivering essential commerce and retail news, plus analysis to guide your thinking.





