Celebrity Cruises has been ramping up spending of late as the cruise industry continues to recover from an extreme slowdown during the pandemic. Read the full story by Steve McClellan

While the ad industry still is not in a recession, according to the major agency forecasting units, the major agencies continue to see their year-over-year revenues declining, according to a … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Recent signs and circumstances buffeting legacy television indicate that the decline of traditional TV may be entering a new phase. Read the full story by Adam Buckman

Target is counting down to the release of the "Black Panther" sequel, with new ads, AR activations and community screenings. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

Netflix says its current plans -- ad-free Basic, Standard and Premium plans -- will not be affected. Basic with Ads, which will be priced at $6.99, will be launched in … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman

The selection has less to do with how people actually live their lives, and more to do with how people monetize their lives - especially idle moments that seem ripe … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

Microsoft brought attention to new graphic design apps Wednesday. The Designer app in Microsoft 365 features AI-image generation to generate images from text by bringing it to first-party apps and … Read the full story by Laurie Sullivan

Nike, Lululemon and e.l.f. also reign in Piper Sandler's latest survey, with the environment and abortion emerging as top concerns. Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney

The company has put its $1 billion-plus media agency account in review after a 25-year partnership with Horizon media. Read the full story by Richard Whitman

Estimating that total marketing is actually about $6 trillion, GroupM's Brian Wieser quips, "If you said that, people would say, '$6 trillion - that's like a made-up number. We need … Read the full story by Joe Mandese

U.S. spending will rise 13.7% to $35.65 billion, while worldwide spending will expand 11.1% to $75.16 billion this year, according to PQ Media's just-released forecast. Read the full story by Joe Mandese

At this time of year, we are reminded that the networks and their new fall shows are brought to you by advertising. Read the full story by Adam Buckman