It’s time for some very big personal/professional news: Today is my last day at Adweek. After 8 years (including spending the last year overseeing the magazine) I'm ready for a new adventure. Next week I’ll be joining The Paley Center for Media as a curator, helping oversee their archive and planning their events and exhibits.
And after working on all those Adweek covers over the years, I finally got one of my very own.

I’m so thrilled to share Adweek’s July issue, featuring our Brand Genius honorees, recognizing the top marketers who have delivered long-term success for some of the world’s leading brands. On the cover: our first-ever Brand Genius Lifetime Achievement honoree, The Lego Group’s Julia Goldin https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/brand-genius-2023/

Sigh. If you’re on Threads, so am I now…

Holiday weekend vacay finally allowed me to finish @moryan ‘s fantastic book, which should be required reading for everyone who is in, or a fan of, the TV industry.

Adweek’s Creative 100 issue is out today, featuring Keke Palmer, who after 20 years of cultivating creative control, is sharing it with the next generation of diverse talent on her digital platform, Key TV. https://www.adweek.com/creativity/keke-palmer-spent-20-years-cultivating-creative-control-now-shed-rather-share-it/ And here's the full Creative 100 list: https://www.adweek.com/creativity/adweeks-creative-100-2023s-most-innovative-and-visionary-talents/

Upfront week is already out of control, and it doesn't even start until Monday. https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/nbcu-ad-sales-chief-linda-yaccarino-in-talks-to-become-twitter-ceo/

A big Adweek upfront scoop: in an surprise move, Netflix has abruptly shifted to an all-virtual upfront week presentation next week. The last-minute change was caused by WGA plans to picket the presentation, according to a source https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/upfront-week-shocker-netflix-abruptly-shifts-to-all-virtual-presentation/

Our April cover, featuring McDonald’s global CMO Morgan Flatley and U.S. CMO Tariq Hassan, offers a rare peek inside the Golden Arches, as the duo explain how they’ve reinvented the brand for Gen Z. https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/golden-arch-itects-how-2-marketing-dynamos-reinvigorated-mcdonalds-for-gen-z/ It’s the centerpiece of this month’s digital package, Finding the Customer, which spotlights marketers’ efforts to accurately measure and track evolving consumer behaviors and engagement. https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/finding-the-customer-2023

On the cover of Adweek’s March issue: KR Liu, Google’s head of brand accessibility, who after losing most of her hearing at 3 has become one of the industry’s most influential advocates for inclusive representation. https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/kr-liu-used-to-hide-her-disability-now-shes-advertisings-biggest-accessibility-advocate/ It’s the centerpiece of our March theme around the New Consumer, which looks at advertisers’ efforts to create inclusive marketing across race, age and ability. https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/new-consumer-2023/