EPISODE · Aug 25, 2026 · 5 MIN
Publicis Bets on NIL With Travis Kelce
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Publicis launches NIL venture with Kelce, 3 Arts Sports. Publicis is forming a joint venture called Tekta to run college-athlete marketing deals, per Marketing Dive, a bid to consolidate a channel that has largely operated deal-by-deal. (Marketing Dive) Digiday asks whether WPP legal exposure reaches client ties. Digiday reports WPP is facing pressure on several legal fronts and questions whether clients will factor it into their agency relationships, the answer sets how buyers price holdco reputational risk. (Digiday, Digiday) Report: microdrama app advertisers up 132% in first half. A report cited by Marketing Dive says active advertisers on microdrama apps rose 132% in H1, positioning the category as an emerging mobile inventory pool for buyers. (Marketing Dive) Wendy's names ex-McDonald's CMO Tariq Hassan to marketing role. Wendy's has appointed Tariq Hassan as chief marketing and customer growth officer, per Marketing Dive and Adweek, resetting marketing leadership mid-turnaround. (Marketing Dive, Adweek) Also moving today: Why Nuuly is betting on a microdrama for its social-first fall campaign (Marketing Dive) Eli Lilly Debuts Advertisement Selling GLP-1s to Medicare Enrollees (Adweek) Policybazaar hands Rs 200-250 crore media mandate to Havas Media (Indian Television Dot Com) Why The Arena Group Has, Implausibly, Rebranded Into an AI Company (Adweek) Get Advertising in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://advertisinginfive.com
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Publicis Sports has launched Tekta, a joint venture with the NFL's Travis Kelce targeting the name, image and likeness market, which Marketing Dive reports at four and a half billion dollars citing Opendorse estimates. Digiday's Media Buying Briefing weighs whether WPP's shareholder class action and an ex-executive suit alleging undisclosed rebates travel to client relationships, allegations WPP is fighting. Also: active advertisers on microdrama apps rose one hundred thirty-two percent in the first half, per a report covered by Marketing Dive, and Wendy's named Tariq Hassan chief marketing and customer growth officer.
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