The Crown Royal Rig is the anchor of Crown Royal’s experiential strategy as it grows partnerships with properties like NFL and Houston Rodeo. Hadley Schafer, vp of Crown Royal at Diageo, talks big rigs, the brand’s purple motif and connecting with the heartland.

Science and beauty have always been at the foundation of Neutrogena’s brand, and at this year’s American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting (the world’s largest event of its kind), the brand blended that heritage with its most recent innovations in a science lab-themed environment. In partnership with AIRE Health, and as part of a […]

A perfect mix of brand and business, Google Cloud’s flagship event, showcasing the transformative power of AI and its practical applications for companies, brought together over 36,000 industry tech professionals, developers, engineers, analysts and industry leaders to Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, April 9-11. The event opened with a keynote where Google Cloud […]

Search back and remember. I know it feels like a million years, but it’s actually just been a couple of weeks since US District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google has been operating an illegal monopoly in the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets. The 80-year-old Judge Brinkema could be a new figure […]

By E.B. Moss For insights and observations from Miami, go here . A delightful dilemma was choosing between sessions on AI-driven creative strategies to explorations of the evolving streaming landscape, and keynotes with high-profile speakers including Martha Stewart, interviewed by iHeart’s Bob Pittman, and Katie Couric who chatted with Horizon Media Holdings CEO Bill Koenigsberg, […]

Publishers aren’t celebrating the Google antitrust ruling. It just confirmed their reality. From floor pricing frustrations to platform lock-in, they’re done waiting for structural change. They’re ready to reclaim control: one lever, one partner, one practice at a time.

This week’s PR Roundup looks at Eli Lilly’s CEO and other pharmaceutical leaders dismissing tariff talk, Thayers encouraging moms of all types to apply to be Chief Mom Officer, and new data showing the overwhelming success of allowing employees to be company influencers.

Emarketer is predicting tariffs could lead to a $2.78 billion to $4 billion decline in linear TV upfront spending, but CTV spending will be flat to up. Emarketer analyst Ross Benes unpacks these findings. Plus: At the Possible conference, optimism reins.

When it comes to reality TV, motherhood is often portrayed in a harsh or under-respected light.

The past year has revealed a consistent pattern while working alongside communications and marketing teams at major organizations implementing AI tools: the standard metrics just don’t capture what’s really happening.