Digiday Podcast at Cannes: AI hype, data overload and other takeaways from Cannes Lions 2025

By Kimeko McCoy  •  June 20, 2025  • Digiday covers the latest from marketing and media at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. More from the series → Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Amid the AI hype, increasingly fragmented media marketplace and economic headwinds, marketers this year cameContinue Reading

AI screenings, budget cuts, and burnout: What’s really behind advertising’s hiring disconnect

By Kimeko McCoy  •  June 13, 2025  • Ivy Liu The job market has never been easy to navigate. But right now — between tightened marketing budgets, agency consolidation and economic headwinds — it’s as convoluted as ever. Job seekers say they’re seeing hundreds of roles for brands and agencies describing wantingContinue Reading

Rosé, deals, repeat: How to survive Cannes Lions

By Kimeko McCoy  •  June 10, 2025  • Digiday covers the latest from marketing and media at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. More from the series → Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Next week, thousands of marketers and ad execs are expected to once again brave theContinue Reading

‘Just don’t say DEI’: Brands sit out advertising around Black History Month, other heritage months this year

This year, Black History Month brand campaigns in February were quieter than normal. Amidst the diversity, equity and inclusion reckoning, expect Women’s History Month in March and Pride Month in June to strike similar tones.  That’s according to three marketers Digiday spoke with for this story who said brand clientsContinue Reading