Marketers Need to Get Subconscious With Their Data
With industries and legal systems increasingly siding with users when it comes to control over their personal data and how it's shared, the spotlight on zero-party data has only intensified. Recently...
View ArticleNational Battle of the Bands Incorporates AR in New Mobile App
The 2023 Pepsi National Battle of the Bands takes place Aug. 26 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, showcasing the talents of eight marching bands from Historically Black Colleges and Universities...
View ArticleP&G Dropped Its Pledge Against Forest Degradation. That Could Hurt Its Brands...
Procter & Gamble dropped a reference to forest degradation from its anti-deforestation policy in May this year, a move that green investors and environmental groups have denounced, but that the...
View ArticleCall for Nominations for the 2023 Adweek 50
It's time once again to assemble the annual Adweek 50, spotlighting the behind-the-scenes luminaries in advertising, marketing, media and technology who were essential growth drivers in 2023. Adweek 50...
View ArticleShipt and Issa Rae Champion Underrepresented Voices With an Ad Created by...
For Howard University students Serenity Owens, Avery Harrell, Gavin Kelley and Kayla Collins, a summer internship with the marketing team at Shipt proved not only to be invaluable on-the-job training....
View ArticleIn Apple’s Uplifting Ad, Dogs Get to Play Again After Receiving Prosthetics
For many audiences, stories about dogs are typically a guaranteed way to tug at the heartstrings. Apple's latest ad strikes an even deeper emotional chord by following the journey of a tripod dog (a...
View ArticleThe Freak Brothers and Weedmaps Fire Up a Collaboration to Reach New Fans
A trio of Woodstock-era stoners smoke the dankest, most magical strain on the planet, take a 50-year nap and Rip Van Winkle into current-day San Francisco. Along with adjusting to their new normal,...
View ArticleMorgan Stanley’s US Open Campaign Backs Next Generation of Women Tennis Players
Ahead of the US Open, Morgan Stanley and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) are using a major marketing campaign to support the next generation of players. This is part of the financial company's...
View ArticleThe Fabricant Launches Digital Clothing Collection Featuring AR Fashions
Digital fashion house The Fabricant released the first products in its latest NFT fashion collection featuring items that owners can virtually wear in augmented reality. The Wholeland: Primal Rave NFT...
View ArticleNetflix Beats McDonald’s, Nike as Gen Alpha’s Favorite Brand
Members of Gen Alpha--those born after 2010--may not yet have the same purchasing power as their Gen Z and millennial elders. However, brands put off getting to know them at their own peril because...
View ArticleWhat the Next Short-Form App Will Have to Do to Match Twitter’s Star Power
Text-based social media appears to be back in the Wild West. With X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, inching toward obscurity and a number of contenders stepping onto the field, we've been left...
View ArticleDitching Plastic, Quilted Northern Debuts Recyclable Paper Packaging
Georgia-Pacific toilet paper brand Quilted Northern has dropped the plastic packaging from some of its products, switching to a recyclable paper wrapping. The change, in response to consumer feedback,...
View ArticleSee Something? These Ads Want Bystanders to Say Something
Picture the scene. A group of male friends are hanging out playing video games when one of them starts making derogatory comments about women. He remarks that women aren't good at sports, brandishes a...
View ArticleGroupM and SeenThis Team Up to Cut Carbon From Video Ads
WPP's media buying arm GroupM today announced a global partnership with Swedish adaptive streaming company SeenThis, a move that the companies say will let advertisers reduce the carbon emissions of...
View ArticlePSA Urges Teens to Ditch the Vape by Hitting Where It Hurts: Their Wallets
Since 2014, e-cigarettes have been the most used tobacco among U.S. youth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Public health advocates have rung alarm bells over the rise...
View ArticleHornbach’s Handcrafted Ad Inspires the Most Out of Small Spaces
The cost of living crisis and soaring property prices have made affordable living spaces hard to come by in many countries. German home improvement retailer Hornbach, known for its odd and surreal...
View ArticlePepsi Kicks Off 125th Birthday With New Look and 125 Days of Celebrations
Brace yourself: Pepsi's 125th birthday is coming. The cola brand and pop culture icon plans to usher in its quasquicentennial in epic fashion, honoring its past and looking toward the future by...
View ArticleAlfa Romeo Uses AR to Bring F1 Art Car to Fans Around the World
The Formula One Dutch Grand Prix on Aug. 27 will mark the final stop for the Alfa Romeo F1 Team x BOOGIE Art Car, which will be auctioned off to raise money for charity organization Save the Children....
View ArticleWith Personalization, Sales Needs to Catch Up to Marketing
Personalization in marketing is table stakes. Everything from promotional emails addressing recipients by name to individualized Netflix homepages and Spotify Wrapped playlists demonstrates a...
View ArticleWhat Brands Can Learn From Lego Insiders, the Brand’s New Loyalty Program
If there is one brand that has learned how to grow a devoted fan base and bring together a global community, it's toy giant Lego. Spanning generations of brick-building fanatics, it's become a rite of...
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