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Feb 11, 2026

Retargeting Has Found Its Way to the Chatbots
A new product will enable brands to target users as they move from answer engine to webpage. Sound familiar?

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Feb 11, 2026

Week of Feb. 2 Cable News Ratings: Fox News Only Network to Grow
Fox News had its highest-rated week in total viewers and the demo since September 2025.

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Feb 11, 2026

Week of Feb. 2 Evening News Ratings: World News Tonight Leads
NBC's Nightly News was the only broadcast with viewership gains in both measured categories.

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Feb 11, 2026

Workday CMO Emma Chalwin on Humanizing B2B Marketing
Plus, why acquiring new customers are not the best way to growth.

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Feb 11, 2026

Week of Feb. 2 Morning News Ratings: Today Remains No. 1
The three news outlets continue to cover the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother

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Feb 11, 2026

Disney Reveals Super Bowl Plans, Including a Yearlong Big Game Celebration
ESPN and Disney announce content and programming ahead of Super Bowl LXI.

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Feb 11, 2026

From Retail Relic to Market Darling: Sharon Price John on Reinventing Build-A-Bear
Fixing the business, not just the brand.

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Feb 11, 2026

How Brands Build Big Game Momentum Through Data and Cultural Alignment
This post was created in partnership with Zappi Landing a spot in the Big Game involves much more than a single commercial. The most effective campaigns are built on months […]

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Feb 11, 2026

Why Marketers Need to Think Globally About Engaging Sports Fans
This post was created in partnership with Octagon Global expansion is rapidly changing how sports leagues, particularly the NFL, operate and how brands connect with international audiences. It's also creating […]

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Feb 11, 2026

First-Time Playbooks for the Big Game
This post was created in partnership with Tatari There's a first time for everything—and for marketers, there may be no bigger "first" than the first time debuting an ad during […]

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Feb 11, 2026

Does the Big Game Still Provide Value to Premium Brands?
This post was created in partnership with Ibotta Having a commercial air during the Big Game has always seemed like a no-brainer for brands—the event's reach and cultural impact are […]

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Feb 11, 2026

Technology Kicks Off a New Era in Sports
This post was created in partnership with Comcast Business Technological innovation is rewriting the playbook for how sports franchises and stadiums operate and how fans experience the Big Game. What's […]

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Feb 11, 2026

Community Is the New Competitive Edge for Sports Marketing
This post was created in partnership with DNA Vibe Key takeaways Fandom and culture have redefined what it means to win in marketing today. From social trends to influencer-led moments, […]

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Feb 11, 2026

Scott Galloway's Unsubscribe Uprising Is a Feel-Good Fantasy
Boycotts spike on dopamine, then die in the checkout line, because convenience always wins the culture war.

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Feb 11, 2026

Carl's Jr Continues Risqué Reboot, Putting an AI-Spin on Its Y2K Paris Hilton Car Wash Ad
The chain reverted to its tried and tested 'bikinis and burgers' marketing formula in 2025.

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Feb 11, 2026

Check Out Brandlight's $30M Pitch Deck Used to Help Brands Navigate the Agentic Web
The firm is building tools to influence how brands appear in large language models and AI agents.

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Feb 10, 2026

Super Bowl 60 Scores 125 Million Viewers, 2nd Most-Watched Big Game Ever
The 2026 Super Bowl was down around 2.8 million viewers from last year.

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Feb 10, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: These Super Bowl Ads Won With AI, but Not Social Media
Post-game analysis by Emberos shows Super Bowl ads resonated differently with AI platforms than human audiences, highlighting a new metric for advertising impact.

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Feb 10, 2026

Amazon Expands Sports Ad Playbook Heading Into Upfront
The company expects more multi-sport buys and live opportunities for advertisers.

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Feb 10, 2026

From AI.com to Levi's, These Super Bowl Ads Are Most Likely to Drive Real Sales
TV measurement firm EDO documented the most effective ads of this year's Big Game, ranking each spot based on consumer engagement data, such as search, that predict future sales.

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Feb 10, 2026

Pinterest's Kate Hamill on Visual Search, AI, and the New Path to Purchase
How Pinterest is compressing the funnel between discovery and conversion.

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Feb 10, 2026

10 AI Marketing Trends for 2026: Agentic AI and Search Shifts
CES, Davos, and the messaging in the Super Bowl ads this year made it clear: AI is no longer a capability story. These 10 trends are converging now.

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Feb 10, 2026

Drivers Wanted (Again): Volkswagen Balances Automation With the Human Side of Mobility
Volkswagen of America CMO Rachael Zaluzec on cultural storytelling, AI, and the future of autonomous driving.

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Feb 10, 2026

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Sold the World on Puerto Rico
For 15 minutes on Sunday, more than 130 million people were on the edge of their seats, watching Bad Bunny transform the Super Bowl 60 Halftime Show into the biggest […]

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Feb 10, 2026

MrBeast Beat Brad Pitt for the Super Bowl's Most-Engaging Celebrity
From Matthew McConaughey to MrBeast, EDO reveals which celebs came out on top in the Big Game.

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Feb 10, 2026

These Celebrities Were the Most Engaging in Super Bowl Commercials
From Matthew McConaughey to MrBeast, EDO reveals which celebs came out on top in the Big Game.

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Feb 10, 2026

How to Lead Office Culture Transformation, Not Just AI Rollout, With Microsoft's Bonnie Pelosi
What's going right and wrong with AI in marketing.

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Feb 10, 2026

Dentsu Wins i-Health's Integrated Media and Creative Account
i-Health—the company behind women's over-the-counter brands AZO, Estroven, and Culturelle—has expanded its relationship with Dentsu, naming the agency its media and creative AOR as it looks to modernize its portfolio […]

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Feb 09, 2026

The Backstreet Bowl: Behind the T-Mobile-Coinbase Pop Showdown at Super Bowl 60
Amid the celeb sightings, 1990s nostalgia, GLP-1s galore, sports betting promos, and AI overload from last night's Super Bowl — the Backstreet Boys found themselves in their own battle between […]

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Feb 09, 2026

Bad Bunny's Halftime Show Wasn't a Gamble. It Was an NFL Growth Strategy.
Bad Bunny's expansive performance, underscored with messages of love and acceptance, translated into a perception lift for the NFL as a whole.

AdWeek News
Feb 09, 2026

2026's Super Bowl Ads Are More Diverse, but Celebs Still Skew White
LGBTQ representation dropped for the second year in a row.

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Feb 09, 2026

Bad Bunny's Historic Halftime Show Spikes Demand for Spanish Lessons on Duolingo
The surge followed a pre-game campaign offering a crash course in Bad Bunny 101.

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Feb 09, 2026

Super Bowl 60 Went Heavy on the '90s Nostalgia
Several brands took a walk down millennial memory lane.

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Feb 09, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: AI Chatbots Rank the Top Super Bowl Ads—and Leave Out Big Tech
Analysis from Emberos shows consumer brands dominated chatbot recall after the game, with AI models differing by as much as 30% in how they interpreted the same ads.

AdWeek News
Feb 09, 2026

ChatGPT Gets Ads: Omnicom, WPP, and Dentsu Line Up Brands for OpenAI Pilot
OpenAI's decision reflects both the competitive pressures AI companies face, as well as the financial reality of supporting massive use at scale.

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Feb 09, 2026

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Spectacle Showcased the Unifying Force of Culture
What brands can learn from the collective response to Benito's halftime show.

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Feb 09, 2026

Super Bowl 2026 Was Packed With Celebrities, but Not as Many as Expected
62% of ads in Super Bowl 60 featured top talent.

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Feb 09, 2026

How Doritos and Ulta Used TikTok Clubhouse As a Super Bowl Second-Screen Power Play
As Super Bowl advertising becomes less about a single TV moment and more about real-time cultural participation, brands are increasingly investing in influence that plays out off of the broadcast. […]

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Feb 09, 2026

Food52 Sold for $10.3 Million as Bankruptcy Auction Breaks Up Company
America's Test Kitchen will acquire the core media brand, while Schoolhouse and Dansk go to separate buyers.

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Feb 09, 2026

Here's How Much Celebrities Got Paid for 2026 Super Bowl Ads
From Pokémon to Dunkin', how much do A-list stars make from Super Bowl commercials?

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Feb 09, 2026

The Least Popular Super Bowl Ads of 2026
Viewers were not amused.

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Feb 09, 2026

Kraft Mac & Cheese Tapped John Mulaney to Roast Super Bowl Ads in Real Time
Kraft Mac & Cheese called on comedian and actor John Mulaney to create real-time ads that passed judgment on the efforts of various Super Bowl advertisers.

AdWeek News
Feb 09, 2026

The Best Ads of Super Bowl 60, Picked By People Who Make Ads For a Living
Here's what resonated with the people who make ads for a living.

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Feb 09, 2026

Creatives React: Jost and Che Aren't Memorable in DraftKing's Super Bowl Ad
While the SNL duo brought the laughs, some ad industry insiders said the spot felt unoriginal

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Feb 09, 2026

McDonald's Flips Its Ads Sideways for Couch-Bound Fans After the Super Bowl
McDonald's targets the morning after the Super Bowl, when millions of Americans nurse hangovers and call in sick to work.

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Feb 09, 2026

Creatives React: In AI-Heavy Super Bowl, Microsoft Copilot Ad Failed to Deliver
Microsoft's appearance in Super Bowl 60—showing off Copilot's capabilities in Excel—fell flat for adland creatives.

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Feb 09, 2026

BBDO Wins Super Bowl 60 With Most Ads In The Big Game
Omnicom network takes the cake after absorbing FCB.

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Feb 09, 2026

Budweiser Tops USA Today Ad Meter for 2nd Consecutive Year
In 2026, Americans want nostalgic tracks from the '80s and '90s, cute animals, and Americana on the farm. Budweiser knows how to hit Super Bowl viewers in the feels, ranking […]

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Feb 09, 2026

Creatives React: Tecova's Send-Up to Cowboy Culture Has No Hitch In Its Giddyup
The cinematic spot hits an emotional cord, tapping into Americans' enduring love for the symbolism of the Wild West.

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Feb 09, 2026

Creatives React: Tecovas Send-Up to Cowboy Culture Has No Hitch In Its Giddyup
The cinematic spot hits an emotional cord, tapping into Americans' enduring love for the symbolism of the Wild West.

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Feb 09, 2026

Creatives React: Rippling Tickles Robinson Fans But Leaves the Unfamiliar Unamused
The overlap of SAAS decision-makers and Chair Company devotees is vanishingly thin.

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Feb 09, 2026

Super Bowl Hot Take: Tim Robinson Shines in Rippling's Absurdist Boardroom Drama
The spot finds Robinson right in his wheelhouse, playing a bumbling character undone by a minor inconvenience.

AdWeek News
Feb 09, 2026

The Top Ads of Super Bowl LX
EDO ranked every Superbowl LIX commercial based on online consumer engagement upon airing. T-Mobile, Ram, Liquid Death, Universal Pictures and Hims & Hers topped the rankings.

AdWeek News
Feb 08, 2026

GLP-1 Brands Enter Their Super Bowl Era
Twelve percent of American adults are now using GLP-1, with U.S. patients spending $40 billion on appetite-suppressing drugs in 2024—a figure that is projected to triple by 2030, according to […]

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Feb 08, 2026

ADWEEK's Picks for the 5 Worst Ads of Super Bowl 60
Of course, one viewer's clunker of an ad might bring another to tears—so here's a reminder that these are the editors' picks alone.

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Feb 08, 2026

Zara and Adidas Share the Stage at Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show
They made guest appearances alongside Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, and More.

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Feb 08, 2026

AI.com Crashes the Super Bowl, and Its Website
Crypto.com co-founder responds after AI.com website goes down.

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Feb 08, 2026

Red Bull Features Flirtatious Dogs In Super Bowl Ad
Red Bull sticks to its signature playful animation style during the biggest ad event of the year.

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Feb 08, 2026

Super Bowl Hot Take: Salesforce Turns the Game Night Into a MrBeast Game Show
The enterprise giant turned its Big Game spot into a $1 million puzzle, betting on participation.

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Feb 08, 2026

Super Bowl Hot Take: Microsoft Shows Copilot's Power, But Not Its Personality
Microsoft zooms in on technical use cases for Copilot, but misses the opportunity to define its brand in more grounded terms.

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Feb 08, 2026

Creatives React: Dunkin' Bets Big on Nostalgia, Not Meaning
Dunkin's Super Bowl spot rejected the night's earnest tone in favor of a loud, nostalgia-soaked sitcom parody—prompting creatives to debate whether its maximalist celebrity overload was a smart swing or too much indulgence.

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Feb 08, 2026

Salesforce Teams Up with MrBeast to Give Away $1 Million at Super Bowl 60
Salesforce partnered with MrBeast for a game of puzzles with the prize being a million dollars.

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Feb 08, 2026

The 10 Best Super Bowl Ads of 2026
ADWEEK picks the best Super Bowl ads of 2026.

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Feb 08, 2026

Super Bowl Hot Take: Hims & Hers Shows Nerve When Most Brands are Backing Down
Telehealth company highlights how cultural conversations about food, health, and personal responsibility have shifted under the Trump administration

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Feb 08, 2026

Creatives React: ‘He Gets Us' Brings a ‘Flawlessly Executed' Spot to Its 4th Super Bowl
Ad veterans have mixed feelings about how well the narrative fit the message.

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Feb 08, 2026

Super Bowl Hot Take: ‘He Gets Us' Paints a Relatable Picture of Modern Life, But the Plot Has Holes
The ad effectively elicits a desire for 'less,' but fails to connect to its central message.

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Feb 08, 2026

Creatives React: Levi's Keeps It Classy With All-Butts Super Bowl Ad
Get up offa that thing!

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Feb 08, 2026

Microsoft Flexes AI Capabilities in Football-Centric Super Bowl Ad—But It's Not New
The ad was not produced specially for the Big Game, but is part of an ongoing campaign promoting Copilot.

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Feb 08, 2026

Creatives React: OpenAI's Codex Pitch Hasn't Convinced the Ad Industry
OpenAI used the Super Bowl to sell Codex, its coding tool, by leaning on curiosity and creation.

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Feb 08, 2026

Pokémon's Super Bowl Ad Marks 30th Anniversary With Lady Gaga and Trevor Noah
Pokémon kicked off its 30th anniversary with a Super Bowl ad.

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Feb 08, 2026

Lay's Super Bowl Ad Tries to Give Away 100,000 Bags of Free Chips
The PepsiCo company pulls off the stunt to showcase how fresh its chips can be.

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Feb 08, 2026

Super Bowl Hot Take: Hellmann's Meal Diamond-Andy Samberg Sandwich Is a Winning Combo
Unilever has assembled the perfect ingredients for a Big Game ad.

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Feb 08, 2026

Super Bowl Hot Take: Cadillac F1 Ad Has a Lot of Moving Parts
The Cadillac F1 livery reveal may be a lot for casual viewers.

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Feb 08, 2026

Mike Tyson Takes a Bite Out of Processed Food in MAHA's Super Bowl Ad
The advocacy spot delivers a stark health message amid the game's usual snack-fueled excess.

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Feb 08, 2026

Genspark Leverages AI For Fast-Turnaround Super Bowl Spot
Genspark used an AI-generated script and completed production in a single day to meet NBC's five-week deadline.

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Feb 08, 2026

WeatherTech is Back at the Super Bowl for a 14th Time
WeatherTech is back at the Super Bowl for a fourteenth time, tapping into the plight of a dad taking his family on a road trip.

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Feb 08, 2026

Super Bowl Hot Take: NFL Ad Wins the Night by Believing in an Unknown Kid
The league put its face in a child actor to carry its Super Bowl ad

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Feb 08, 2026

Creatives React: Bud Light's Super Bowl Ad Is Fun, but the Celebrities Were Wasted
Besides a meme-able scream from Post Malone, the boys didn't have much to do.

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Feb 08, 2026

Creatives React: Raisin Bran Wields William Shatner Masterfully in Its First Super Bowl Ad
The concept is hit or miss, but the nonagenarian is a comedic cheat code.

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Feb 08, 2026

Creatives React: The Kardashian Kurse Dooms Players, but Fanatics' Ad Scores
Kendall Jenner conquers with her self-effacing humor.

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Feb 08, 2026

Hot Take: Bud Light Goes Too Bro With Super Bowl 60 Ad
Post Malone, are you okay?

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Feb 08, 2026

Super Bowl Hot Take: Fanatics Sportsbook Made a Winning Bet on Kendall Jenner
THE AD: In Fanatics Sportsbook's Super Bowl LX spot, Kendall Jenner reveals that her vast wealth actually comes from wagers she's placed on NBA games, having learned plenty about basketball […]

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Feb 08, 2026

Super Bowl Hot Take: Raisin Bran ‘Shats' the Bed With Ancient Allusions
The creative relies on a nonagenarian reprising a decades-old role—neither of which helps the brand shed its geriatric reputation.

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Feb 08, 2026

Super Bowl LX Live Blog
Follow ADWEEK's Super Bowl live blog for play-by-play takes on every commercial. From winners, whiffs, surprises, and the business moves behind them.

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Feb 08, 2026

Creatives React: Adrien Brody's TurboTax Ad Gets Five Stars from Industry Insiders
Advertising creatives praised TurboTax's casting of Adrien Brody and the delivery of the brand's core message.

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Feb 08, 2026

Boehringer Ingleheim Uses the Super Bowl to Boost Public Health Awareness
Boehringer Ingleheim's Super Bowl ad targets Americans living with high blood pressure and diabetes.

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Feb 08, 2026

Post-Taylor Swift Effect, Most Super Bowl Ads Still Don't Pass the Bechdel Test
Years before Taylor Swift attended that first storied NFL game in Kansas City in 2023, female viewership of the game was growing. But despite the uptick in female fandom and […]

AdWeek News
Feb 08, 2026

Why the NFL Super Bowl Ad Leaves Celebs on the Sidelines
NFL puts a spotlight on coaches and an unknown kid in new Super Bowl ad.

AdWeek News
Feb 08, 2026

The 6 Cringiest Ads in Super Bowl History
Every year, the Super Bowl airs at least one ad that makes people uncomfortable—like, squirm-in-your-chair uncomfortable. Sometimes, these ads are genuine flops, like Nationwide's notorious "dead boy ad." Other times, […]

AdWeek News
Feb 08, 2026

Why Super Bowl Advertisers Keep Pranking Us
Now that the Super Bowl has morphed into a weeks-long marketing spectacle, pranks and stunts have become a key part of advertisers' playbooks.

AdWeek News
Feb 07, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: FTC Probe Expands to IAS Over Alleged Ad Boycotts, Lawsuit Reveals
Disinformation research group says the FTC ordered it and IAS to hand over business records.

AdWeek News
Feb 07, 2026

Beyond the Spot: How Today's Brands Can Win the Super Bowl
The brands that win on Super Bowl Sunday are the ones that understand how to show up around the game, and are designing quieter campaigns for the right people, in the right places, at the right time.

AdWeek News
Feb 06, 2026

Streaming Ratings, Week of Jan. 5: Stranger Things and Landman Still Lead
Four titles had over a billion viewing minutes

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Feb 06, 2026

Week of Jan. 26 Cable News Ratings: Networks Record Double-Digit Primetime Gains
Fox News remained the most-watched cable news network during primetime and total day.

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Feb 06, 2026

NBC Celebrates 100 Years With Super Bowl Promo
NBC honors the historic anniversary with Big Game and Olympics promos

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Feb 06, 2026

Week of Jan. 26 Morning News Ratings: Today Stays in First
Today and GMA saw week-to-week growth in both measured categories.

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Feb 06, 2026

Wix Hails New Era of Web Design in Super Bowl Return
Wix has broken its seven-year Super Bowl hiatus to welcome the next frontier of web design.

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Feb 06, 2026

Week of Jan. 26 Evening News Ratings: World News Tonight and Nightly News Grow
WNT and Nightly News both had over a million viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo.

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Feb 06, 2026

How YouTube Is Taking Super Bowl Ads Beyond a 30-Second Play
Inside YouTube's strategy to blitz the Big Game with surrounding content.

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Feb 06, 2026

Life360 Taps Into Parental Anxiety With Dark Humor in Super Bowl Ad
Life360's Super Bowl ad captures the anxieties of modern family life with dark humor.

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