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Week of June 8 Evening News Ratings: Nightly News Wins the Adults 25-54 Demo

ABC World News Tonight remained America's most-watched newscast.

Walmart Is Acquiring Another Streaming Company as It Looks to Challenge Amazon

The retail giant intends to buy adtech startup Vibe.co.

Week of June 8 Morning News Ratings: GMA and Today Continue to Grow

Today extends its total viewership dominance to 21 weeks.

After 20 Years Online, The Kitchn Is Launching a Print Magazine

The debut is part of a new paid membership program from the Apartment Therapy brand, part of a push to monetize its most engaged audience.

The Future of AI and Selling: How One Workflow Closed a $12K Deal

Do you sell digital marketing services and assets? Wondering how AI can help you close a client in the first meeting? In this article, you'll discover an AI workflow to research a prospect, match their brand, and build a working prototype before the first meeting—proving your value upfront. A Different Way to Pitch Your Services […]The post The Future of AI and Selling: How One Workflow Closed a $12K Deal appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

Palantir and Zeta Global Ink 7-Year Deal, Targeting $100M in Annual Revenue 

The marketing cloud company is eyeing a transition from adtech vendor to AI infrastructure player.

Amazon’s New Date for Prime Day 2026 Throws a Wrench Into Brands’ Plans

The sales bonanza has surpassed Black Friday in size but was challenging for brands this year.

Omnicom’s Flywheel Found a Way to Inject Brands Into Amazon, Walmart, and Target’s AI Assistants

A new tool helps marketers appear in AI-driven recommendations.

Meta Bets on AI Creative Tool and Creator Infrastructure to Justify its $145B Capex

At Cannes Lions, the company unveiled a performance-to-creative feedback loop tool.

Instacart Wants to Co-Create Ads With Brands

For its first Super Bowl ad in 2025, Instacart recruited brand mascots like the Pillsbury Doughboy, Chester Cheetah, and the Jolly Green Giant to help bring its message to the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Brands Can Now Buy Albertsons Conversational Search Ads Through Criteo

The grocery chain launched shopping assistants last year with OpenAI and Google.

Alexa Is Becoming a Shopping Agent for Advertisers Outside Amazon

The online retailer is partnering with Ticketmaster and Papa John’s to automate purchases.

How the NFL Is Building Connections Outside the Field With 72andSunny

At Cannes Lions, the NFL and 72andSunny revealed how tentpoles like The Super Bowl bring in new audiences.

Cannes Lions 2026 Gallery: The Buzziest Events, Biggest Names, and Hottest Parties

ADWEEK takes you inside the best moments from the Croisette, the Palais, and beyond.

LinkedIn adds collaborative posts

<p>The platform is rolling out a test at Cannes, and said it plans to offer the feature to more users over the next few months.</p>

Pinterest showcases key in-app trends at Cannes

<figure><div><img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/QydJbEqAU1DFlKlKLL9R8ZQe-3hSzCulckdosdOarJg/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9waW50ZXJlc3RfbWFuaWZlc3RpdmFsXzIwMjZfMS5wbmc=.webp"/></div></figure><p>The platform&rsquo;s Manifestival features a tattoo studio, an Adobe partnership and an interactive display of key cultural trends.</p>

Reddit launches more integrated ad options to assure shoppers

<p>Reddit&#39;s free-form ads will enable advertisers to create more organic, engaging in-stream promotions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Meta buys stake in Cred, appoints founder to lead WhatsApp

<p>Meta invested $900 million for 20% of the India-based fintech firm and tapped Kunal Shah to succeed Will Cathcart at the messaging app.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

TikTok adds new AI creation tools for marketers

<p>The company&rsquo;s artificial intelligence-powered Symphony Agent will generate new promotions based on trending campaigns, text and visual prompts.</p>

The Ordinary Wins Big Among 8 Grand Prix Winners From Cannes Lions 2026 Day 1

The 8 Grand Prix-winning campaigns from day one of Cannes Lions 2026.