Plus: Chaos ensues after mass Twitter breach. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
Not coming through? Click here to view in browser
 
 
 
 
Digital
 
July 16, 2020
By Sara Jerde
 
 
Political Conventions Are Muddled, but Candidates' Digital Ad Spend Is Clear
 

Good morning,

I think we can agree that it's been a different kind of spring/summer/year.

Campaigning this year, especially for presidential candidates, will also be different. But, the campaigns for Biden and Trump have still managed to fundraise a substantial amount to spend through Election Day.

From June to November, Trump’s campaign is spending $50 million in advertising on Google and Facebook (so far), per one estimate. That's $6 million more than he did in 2016.

Biden, meanwhile, booked $23 million on those channels. In 2016, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton spent $28 million in the same period.

Read the full story.

In other news:

Need a break? Send news tips and hot gossip to sara.jerde@adweek.com.

Please consider supporting our journalism with an Adweek Pro Subscription and gain full access to all of Adweek's essential coverage and resources.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden Accessed in Large-Scale Twitter Breach
 

Kanye West, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others were also affected.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Explore the Future of Digital Advertising
 

Join Adweek for NexTech, a live virtual summit, July 27-30th for insights on data, attribution and the benchmarks that matter with Unilever, The Washington Post, The New York Times, NewsCorp and more. Save your virtual seat today.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S4 Capital Hopes to Raise $126 Million to Further Expand Through Mergers
 

Martin Sorrell's operation hunts for M&A possibilities.

 
 
 
 
 
Promoted Content by IBM Watson Advertising
In the Race to Recovery, How Fast and Agile Is Your Marketing?
 
In the Race to Recovery, How Fast and Agile Is Your Marketing?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Snapchat Will Now Let (Some) Brands Have Their Own Profiles
 

Beta tests are underway, with plans to expand to all businesses by year's end.

 
 
 
 
 
Facebook Adds Facts About Covid-19 Section to Coronavirus Information Center
 

CEO Mark Zuckerberg will go live with Anthony Fauci Thursday.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Jobs
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
 
ADWEEK
Remote, New York
 
Bright Red
Tallahassee, Florida
 
The Brandon Agency
Charlotte, North Carolina
 
OTR Global
Purchase, New York
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
fb tw in insta
 
 
 
You’re subscribed to Adweek’s Digital as newsletter@newslettercollector.com


© 2020 Adweek, LLC • 261 Madison Avenue • 8th Floor • New York, NY 10016
UnsubscribeUpdate PreferencesSubscribe
Terms of ServicePrivacy PolicyForward to a Friend
 
AdChoicesLearn more about AdChoices for LiveIntent
 
 
Link