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    ADWEEK Agencies Advantage: Brands Stall the Shift to Performance Pay

    Under pressure from AI and shrinking client budgets, agencies need to advocate for a more sustainable model to take hold.

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    ADWEEK TV Advantage: The Playbook for Making a Successful NFL Ad

    Here's how to make a successful NFL ad, according to data.

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    ADWEEK Brand Advantage: Celebrity Endorsement Enters Its Equity Era, With Strings Attached

    Stars like Sydney Sweeney and Kylian Mbappé are increasingly becoming shareholders in the brands they promote, and sharing the risks that come with it.

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    ADWEEK Tech Advantage: AI Agents Are Increasingly Getting Their Hands on Ad Dollars

    As AI moves from making ads to making media decisions, the industry is grappling with how far to let agents go—and who gets to set the rules.

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    ADWEEK Creativity Advantage: Building Fandoms Needs a Different Playbook

    As fan-first marketing spreads, brands are starting to operate more like entertainment and media companies.

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    ADWEEK Agencies Advantage: Turnaround Signs at WPP and S4 Could Tip the Holdco Power Scales

    Publicis still commands the top spot, but WPP and S4 are upping the competition

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    ADWEEK TV Advantage: Buyers Detail Involved Super Bowl Negotiations and a Complex Upfront

    Media buyers share their candid takes on this year's upfront and Disney's Super Bowl deals.

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    ADWEEK Tech Advantage: AI’s Honeymoon With Advertisers Gets a Reality Check

    Brands, agencies and AI labs confront the less glamorous parts of the buildout—performance, control and who's actually accountable when it breaks.

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    ADWEEK Brand Advantage: B2B Brands Break Out of the Office Onto the Field

    Enterprise brands like SAS and Salesforce are increasingly reaching business decision-makers through sports, culture, and creators.

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    ADWEEK Creativity Advantage: A Sports Marketing Renaissance Opens the Playing Field to New Brands

    As sports become increasingly valuable for marketers, brands are shaking up their creative playbooks.

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    ADWEEK TV Advantage: World Cup Reveals 3 Marketing Lessons to Add a Real Kick

    Samba helps ADWEEK dig into the data behind the trends of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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    ADWEEK Brand Advantage: Nostalgia Marketing Needs a Gen Alpha Strategy

    Misty-eyed Gen Zers are set to be the wealthiest and highest-spending generation in history

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    ADWEEK Agencies Advantage: Agencies Must Look Beyond Advertising for Growth

    Those already investing in areas like influencer and agentic will leapfrog the competition

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