Take a look at some major marketing and advertising events over the next seven days.
April 5th
Ad Age Town Hall brings together executives and minority allies to discuss why investing in such companies is important – and what needs to be changed to give them a seat at the table.
Gonzaga and Baylor face off in the NCAA championship game on CBS.
April 6th
Gen Z will be vaccinated starting today in New York, with the new age requirement of 16 years and older. Previously, vaccines were limited to 30 years and older. It is an important milestone in the opening of the Registration of the COVID-19 vaccine for almost all ages including teenagers.
7th of April
Adam Gerhart, CEO of Mindshare, will join Ad age remotely at 11:30 am EDT to discuss the future of the agency model in a post-COVID world and the steps the GroupM shop is taking to improve diversity and inclusion.
Home Economics, a sitcom about class differences between adult siblings, premieres on ABC. Topher Grace (“That ’70s Show”) stars and produces. Check out the trailer Here.
carnival Corp. delivers a first quarter earnings report that could signal how the broader economy is weathering COVID-19.
April 8th
The 32nd annual GLAAD Media AwardsTo honor “fair, accurate and comprehensive” presentations by the LGBTQ community, streams will be broadcast on YouTube and Hulu at 10pm EDT. Gilead, Hyundai and Ketel One present partners.
Crown Media CEO Wonya Lucas will be joining Ad Age Remotely at 10:30 am EDT to discuss how the Hallmark Channel is performing
9th April
Friday Flashback: The Houston Astrodome Opened 56 years ago today. The Hallenstadion was called the “eighth wonder of the world” and was the venue for the Astros from 1965 to 1999 and the venue for the Oilers from 1968 to 1996. It was classified as unsafe for occupancy in 2009 and rehabilitation plans have stalled.
April 10-11
CBS will televise the final two rounds of the Masters golf tournament, which will end on the Sunday after it started on Thursday on ESPN. In 2020 the tournament was postponed to autumn due to COVID, and TV ratings fell. This year it will be played to a limited audience.
