Investment platform Cherub's hiring of its first chief creator officer, Naturium's campaign with beauty influencer Bretman Rock and Panera Bread's value menu push fronted by Jake Shane are some of this week's creator economy headlines.
Creativity
View AllView AllMcDonald’s helps South Africans learn their challenging national anthem, and Fanatics chases Knicks fans with its “Fan Wagon.”
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Ad Age asked top creatives across the industry to predict which ideas and campaigns are most likely to take home Lions.
Brands don’t need to be in the horror or entertainment business to borrow successful marketing ideas from “Backrooms” and “Obsession.”
Whalar’s parent company, Whalar Group, will continue to operate independently.
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View AllFrom agency of record (AOR) to media mix modeling (MMM) to zero-click search, the ever-expanding Ad Age Encyclopedia of Marketing is here to help you decode key industry terms and jargon.
Gen Z and Gen Alpha Marketing Playbook
View AllIntroducing Ad Age’s NextGen Marketing Playbook. Discover emerging marketing moves for Gen Z, from creator CMOs and AI as media to niche fandoms and analog retail, with practical tips to test now. Plus, feedback from Gen Z marketers on how to manage teams.
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Opinion
View AllCMOs must reclaim their role as enterprise growth leaders by connecting marketing to business outcomes, proving impact, and embracing AI and analytics.
As long-form storytelling reminds us, attention is not the same thing as connection.
Audemars Piguet’s Swatch collaboration may boost hype but risks devaluing 150 years of brand heritage and long-term desirability.
Ad Age Podcasts
View AllPublicis’ LiveRamp deal tests data neutrality, pressures agency workflows and raises AI training stakes as brands reassess control, contracts and composable stacks.
Gen Z Marketing
Ugg tops the rankings and Claude breaks into the poll for the first time.






























