Boeing Is Suspending Production of the Troubled Max 8 The future of the beleaguered Boeing 737 Max 8 is once again in jeopardy. The airplane manufacturer announced today it will halt production of the plane that has crashed twice since 2018. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday night that the manufacturer was deciding whether to
Iggy Pop Narrates Darkly Humorous Ads About the Power of a Beach Visit We all know lying in the sun can take a lot of things off your mind. But just how much? A new campaign from London agency Uncommon hopes to provide the answer in cringe-inducing detail. The work is the agency's first for
Samsung Is Putting the Millennium Falcon in the Skies Above 7 Cities Tonight The Millennium Falcon will be hovering above seven U.S. cities starting tonight following the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker premiere in Los Angeles. Six more starships will join the Falcon over the next week. But there's a catch, of course: They're
Amazon Tells Sellers They Can’t Use FedEx Ground Amazon has forbidden its third-party sellers from using FedEx ground delivery for Prime shipments starting this week, FedEx confirmed. That's according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited an email sent to merchants noting "a decline in performance heading into the final stretch of the holiday shopping
Mindshare Hires Dentsu Aegis Network Vet as CFO for North America WPP media agency Mindshare, part of GroupM, has hired Will Graves as chief financial officer for North America. Graves will lead financial and commercial strategies for the region including client finance, internal and external financial objectives, and exploring new growth opportunities. He replaces Joe
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Adweek’s 21 Most Popular Stories of 2019 Here we are, at the end of a seismic year for the advertising and marketing world, from the creeping death of the chief marketer role to #MeToo and every company scrambling to find its purpose. While those are important, ongoing stories, they weren't the headlines that really grabbed
10 Top B2B SEO Trends & Predictions for 2020 It’s that time of year, B2B marketers. We’re tying up loose ends. We’re reflecting on a year’s worth of wins, opportunities, and change. And we’re working hard to finalize next year’s marketing plans and budgets so we can hit the ground running after the clock strikes
Hallmark CEO Apologizes, Company Will ‘Reinstate’ Zola’s Same-Sex Wedding Ads One day after Hallmark Channel's decision to pull several ads from Zola featuring a same-sex couple kissing sparked outrage, Hallmark's CEO has apologized for what he called the "wrong decision" and the company said it would work with Zola to start airing the spots once
Hallmark Channel Sparks Outrage After Pulling Zola’s Same-Sex Wedding Ads The Hallmark Channel prides itself on steering clear of controversy, but the network has landed itself in a major fracas, smack in the middle of its most lucrative time of the year, during its Countdown to Christmas marathon. On Thursday, in response to pressure from
