Top of The News
by Tanya Gazdik
Nike continues to take heat over a marketing blunder that dissed Boston Marathon athletes who chose to walk instead of run. Read the whole story

BRAND COLLABORATIONS
by Sarah Mahoney
After teasing audiences with the Swedish meatball sucker, the furniture giant makes it a candy reality. Read the whole story

AUTOMOTIVE
by Tanya Gazdik
Tesla, which spends very little money on marketing, is inviting consumers into select locations for Earth Day, which is April 25. Read the whole story

CANDY
by Sarah Mahoney
As the cocoa-price rollercoaster continues, Mars hopes innovation will win new fans. Read the whole story

BEER
by Teresa Buyikian
The Mexican beer's "Best Seat in the House" campaign shows fans watching the game on a rooftop and at at a bodega. Read the whole story

CHAIN RESTAURANTS
by Teresa Buyikian
Customers can bring their receipt from any other smoothie purchase into Smoothie King and trade it in for the brand's smoothie. Read the whole story

BACKSTAGE EXCLUSIVE
by Barbie Romero
Mattresses aren't impulse buys, and the standard playbook doesn't cut it. Jason Bertrand breaks down how Purple uses attribution models, product quizzes, and continuous … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Ray Schultz, Columnist
The new effort boasts that Boomberg "follows the money." Read the whole story
by Rob Williams
Years of chasing impressions and instant conversions created what the agency calls an industry "doom loop," where budgets flood into performance media and brand … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Microsoft Advertising introduced general availability in the U.S. for Universal Commerce Protocol feeds in Microsoft Merchant Center to help businesses improve visibility for products … Read the whole story