Ad Age Insider

Weekly Report: How 2 indie shops beat larger rivals for a $550M account

July 9, 2026·6 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

This week on Ad Age Insider's Weekly Report: how two indie agencies—Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners and Canvas Worldwide—beat holding company giants Stagwell and Publicis for California Lottery's $550 million account. Plus Meta's marketing shake-up as Chief Marketing Officer Alex Schultz moves into a new chief data officer role and Denise Moreno takes over amid Meta's AI race against Google, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI and Anthropic. And why brands are underestimating 50-plus consumers; how e.l.f. Beauty, L'Oréal and Tarte are winning at AI adoption; and Windhoek Beer's anti-AI ad campaign. Dig deeper on the topics mentioned in this week's episode: ~BSSP and Canvas land California Lottery's $550 million account ~4 ways to reach older consumers ~Meta switches CMOs ~Why beauty brands are ahead of the curve with AI ~Man born with extra fingers stars in anti-AI campaign

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