In this episode of The Speed of Culture podcast, host Matt Britton welcomes Jill Cress, chief marketing and experience officer at H&R Block, to discuss the tax preparer's strategic pivot toward digital and mobile experiences, the impact of AI on consumer financial interactions, and insights into career longevity in the rapidly evolving tech landscape....

Netflix will stop using Microsoft's adtech to power its digital ad serving, a source familiar with the matter told ADWEEK. Instead, the streaming powerhouse will build its own adtech server which it aims to roll out globally by 2025. Brands who want to buy ads from Netflix directly will have to use Netflix's tech, the...

The question, "Where are you really from?" is often fraught, especially for the more than 100 million displaced people around the world. A film from Nike about its support of the International Olympic Committee Refugee Olympic Team at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games argues that athletic feats are a more significant defining factor than...

Snapchat is shifting how advertisers buy ads on the platform, emphasizing immediate purchases that aim to deliver higher returns for brands. Over the past six to nine months, the company has upgraded its lower funnel ad products and is venturing into political advertising, Snapchat revealed this week. As part of its changes, Snapchat has redesigned...

Apple, which recently came under fire for an ad that many interpreted as a visual metaphor for destroying creativity, won a D&AD Black Pencil for its mixed reality headset operating system--one of the highest accolades in the creative industries. The tech giant took home the prestigious prize at the D&AD Awards in London Wednesday for...

Sports media company Minute Media--owner of The Players' Tribune, FanSided and 90min--is making several changes to its portfolio designed to streamline its assets and rebuild Sports Illustrated after acquiring its licensing rights in March. Minute Media announced Thursday that it is rebranding FanNation to On SI. It also folded its sports media franchise,...