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15 Ambitious Upstarts That Are Disrupting The Status Quo

There must be a better waya solution thats more cost efficient, less stress inducing, more socially beneficial and less environmentally destructive. | The founders of the feisty, status quo-defying brands in Adweeks first-ever Challenger Brands issue started with precepts like these, identifying pain points in industries as varied as home insurance, group exercise, dentalhealth and womens cosmetics and finding completely new answers to everyday consumer problems. Now that they havesome with nine-figure revenue to show for their effortsall eyes are on them. | You get pressure from the top because the big guys wake up, says Courtney Nichols Gould, co-founder of Smarty Pants Vitamins, and theres pressure from below because youve cleared the decks. | See from these 15 examples how all that compaction created some fairly fabulous diamonds.

Pop Goes The Status Quo

What A Decentralized Web Means For Ad Tech. Hint: The Prognosis Isnt Good.

What's In A Name?

How changing client needs are erasing the identities of agencies.

The MVP Of Super Bowl Ad Sales

CBS president and chief advertising revenue officer Jo Ann Ross has overseen six Big Games, and has the dramatic stories to prove it.

Will Cady

This Musician Found A Community Of Fans On Reddit. Now, He Leads Its Brand Strategy.

Why Marketers Must Create Privacy Practices For The IoT Economy

Why marketers must create privacy practices for the IoT economy.

Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts Look Back on Making History

The former Good Morning America duo discuss everything from their bumpy on-air beginning to Roberts’ cancer battles.

Nat Geo's Vr Helmet Blasts Off With The Right Stuff

Mccann N.Y. Earns Adweek’s Top Prize For Creative Innovation.

Land Rover

How A Sketch In The Wet Sand 70 Years Ago Evolved Into One Of The World’s Leading Luxury Vehciles. 

Andrew McKechnie

How An Agency Vet Built Verizon’s In-House Creative Shop, 140, From The Ground Up. 

Big League Chew

How The Dugout Dream Of An Out-To- Pasture Baseball Player Turned Into A Home-Run Brand.

Jack Link's Inside The NBA

Carmichael Lynch Jack Link’s Jerky.

Drawing Up Success

WHY TACO BELL, HEINZ BEANS AND KFC ARE TURNING TO ANIMATED SPOTS. 

Agencies' Prime Opportunity

HOW SHOPS ARE SCRAMBLING TO MEET CLIENT DEMANDS FOR AMAZON-SPECIFIC SOLUTIONS.

Brands, Take A Stand

WHY MARKETERS HAVE TO SUMMON COURAGE AND VOICE IN THE FACE OF OUR MYRIAD SOCIETAL CONTROVERSIES. 

Alicia Hatch

DELOITTE DIGITAL’S CMO BOLDLY GOES INTO THE ‘GRAY SPACE,’ WEAVING TOGETHER BUSINESS STRATEGY AND INDUSTRY INSIGHTS TO FORGE CREATIVE CLIENT SOLUTIONS.

Matt Bean

Men’s health eic on his return to rodale and what he’s learned along the way.

Laurel Hodge

Growing up, Laurel Hodge didn’t like advertising because, as she puts it, “I didn’t see how it could be anything but an intrusive interruption.

Musical Matchmaker

DANIEL SENA PAIRS BRANDS AND BANDS TOGETHER FOR THE SUPER BOWL.

AstroTurf

THE STORY OF THE FAUX GRASS THAT EVERYBODY’S HEARD ABOUT BUT NOBODY REALLY KNOWS. 

Who Wants Their MTV?

After Resuscitating Vh1, Chris Mccarthy Is Ready To Save Another Viacom Brand.

At Upfronts, Bigger Is Better Again

After Moving Away From Big Annual Presentations, Some Companies Are Reversing Course.

You Have More Time Than You Think

Trends Like Ride Sharing And Iot Are Giving Consumers More Free Time— And It’s Up To Marketers To Fill It.

Spanish: The New Language Of Marketing

43 % of U.S. Hispanics aged 18–49 exclusively watch Spanish-language content.

Live Wire

AFTER UNEXPECTEDLY EMERGING AS THE CONSCIENCE OF LATE NIGHT—AND THE ENTIRE COUNTRY—THIS YEAR, JIMMY KIMMEL IS ON TOP OF HOLLYWOOD.

The Hollywood Sign

HOW A TEMPORARY BILLBOARD FOR A HOUSING TRACT MORPHED INTO A SYMBOL FOR THE GLITZIEST CITY IN AMERICA.

Andrew McGovern

HOW GOOGLE STREET VIEW DRIVER NO. 6 REDIRECTED HIS CAREER PATH TO VR AND AR.

What To Know Before Building A Voice Skill ​​​​​​​

Check these eight boxes when setting out to produce an effective conversational activation. 

The George Foreman Grill

How an inexpensive product pitched by an ex-boxer turned into a market knockout.

So, How's That Trust Thing?

The Jury Is Still Out On Whether Media Shops Have Entered An Era Of ‘radical Transparency.’