‘Just waiting for the knockout blow’: U.K. government’s junk food ad ban yet another hit for already battered publishers

The U.K. government is proposing a ban on ads for foods high in fat, salt and sugar on TV or online before 9 p.m. — and is weighing ending online junk food ads altogether.

Digiday Research: 56% of buyers say clients paused Facebook ad spend this month

More than half of agency buyers said clients had paused Facebook ad spend this month in response to the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign.

As headwinds emerge, DTC brands bet on early growth to carry them through the rest of the year

From March through July, direct-to-consumer startups in categories like personal care products and athletic apparel reported astronomical growth. Now, is a slowdown on the horizon?

‘People have to be more aware of bullshitters’: Why there’s a push for more realism in advertising now

In advertising, there’s long-been a “fraud problem” in that the industry has a surplus of poseurs or bullshitters.

What entertainment companies are doing to end ‘exclusion by familiarity’ and and make their workforces, productions more diverse

Entertainment companies are conducting content audits, forming diversity committees and hiring diversity consultancies.

For advertisers, the biggest concern about TikTok isn’t the ownership — it’s the audience

TikTok's userbase skews young and cautious advertisers want more brand safety assurances.

‘Implicitly rather than explicitly’: Advertisers no longer want to discuss the coronavirus

The coronavirus is still around — ravaging entire states, with infection rates rising across the country. But marketers would rather just, well, pretend it isn’t. It’s a change from a few months ago, when coronavirus-response ads from advertisers were all the rage, as everyone sought to tell the audience that we were in this together. […]

Digiday Research: Half of agency staffers don’t feel secure about their jobs

About 40% of agency employees are currently looking for a new job, according to a new survey about work and culture by Digiday.