Jasmine Sheena

3 weeks ago | marketingbrew.com | Jasmine Sheena

Automated clips and trailers powering content recommendation on a streaming service? Stranger things have happened. Netflix has received a patent for technology that automatically extracts “compelling portions” of shows and movies and collates clips designed to encourage viewers to check out more programming, according to a patent published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office last month.

3 weeks ago | marketingbrew.com | Jasmine Sheena

The growth in the US electric vehicle market may be slowing, but that isn’t stopping Slate Auto, a startup backed by investors including LA Dodgers controlling owner Mark Walter and Jeff Bezos, from coming out strong. Marketing Brew chatted with Slate’s head of brand and marketing, Ben Whitla, about the company’s marketing, which it’s rolling out amid slowing growth in the domestic EV market.

1 month ago | marketingbrew.com | Jasmine Sheena

A Madison Avenue heavyweight is about to hang up his hat. Accenture Song CEO David Droga is leaving the role on Sept. 1, when he will become vice chair at Accenture, the company announced today. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Droga attributed his exit to wanting to focus on his foundation and other companies he is involved in, as well as wanting to take a break. He will be replaced by Ndidi Oteh, who currently serves as head of Americas at Accenture Song.

1 month ago | marketingbrew.com | Jasmine Sheena

Live musical numbers, a Steve Aoki DJ set, and jokes about the nearly 50-year age gap between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill head football coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson. The 2025 upfronts season really had it all. This year, there was also plenty of uncertainty.

1 month ago | marketingbrew.com | Alyssa Meyers |Jasmine Sheena |Kelsey Sutton

What are the upfronts for, if not for cocktail receptions, long lines, and a chance to see stand-up comedians roast the industry you’ve dedicated your life to? At this year’s upfronts presentations, the comedians tapped to impress advertisers didn’t hold back. Seth MacFarlane kicked off the week with a musical number at NBCUniversal, Jamie Foxx cracked jokes hosting Fox’s upfront, and late-night show hosts like Seth Meyers and Jimmy Kimmel delivered onstage stand-up sets.