People Don’t Actually Like Streaming Services More Than Linear TV
It's not headline news anymore that people are watching content on streaming platforms at an increasing rate while cutting back on cable and satellite. During the second quarter of 2023, U.S. adults...
View ArticleThis Collide Sport Marketer Also Finds Time to Play Ball
At Walker Stadium in Portland, Ore., keeping signs for Leatherman, Jacobsen Salt, Migration Brewing and Planned Parenthood surrounding the field is typically the only way Parker Huffman rounds the...
View ArticleBrands Display Their Power as Sales From Licensing Deals Grow
Pink Starburst gelatin snacks. Frank's RedHot sunflower seeds. Wendy's chili--in a can. These products are just some of the many licensed items Conagra Brands introduced during the first half of 2023....
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines Prides Itself on Being the ‘Love Airline’
In February of 1973, The New York Times reported a story out of Texas known as the "$13 war." It pitted the magisterial Braniff International Airways against a scrappy upstart called Southwest. In...
View ArticleThis Agency Exec Finds Comfort in Controlling Expectations
For Pereira O'Dell chief growth officer Mona Munayyer Gonzalez, using her professional voice always felt more like an earned privilege than an inherent asset. When she tried to move forward on a...
View ArticleParamount and OMG Usher in Next Step in New Currency Workflow
Paramount and Omnicom Media Group are fast-tracking the next phase of new currency. The companies have announced that this quarter they are piloting the first fully standardized new currency and...
View ArticleHungry Howie’s Promotes Secret Pizza Menu Using Augmented Reality
Pizza chain Hungry Howie's is celebrating its 50th anniversary by launching a secret menu of specialty pizza options that customers can view and order by interacting with an augmented reality...
View ArticleThe Speed of Culture Podcast: Shaping a New Era in Music
The music industry thrives on the powerful connection between musicians and their fans--an extraordinary blend of art and culture. At the forefront of this initiative is WMX, led by visionary Maria...
View ArticleThe Great Fail Podcast: The Wing(s) Get Clipped
The Wing, a pioneering and exclusive women's coworking space, shattered glass ceilings and secured more than $100 million from investors, including WeWork and Airbnb, venture capitalists and...
View ArticleThe Influencer Scandal Flurry: What It Means for Crisis Comms’ Future
In an ever-evolving social media age, it can feel as if there's always a new celebrity or influencer scandal that commands public attention. In August alone, notable celebrities and influencers entered...
View ArticleInsights on Building Meaningful Connections With Morgan Stanley’s Alice Milligan
In the latest episode of Marketing Vanguard, Morgan Stanley CMO Alice Milligan delves into the unique challenges and opportunities within the financial services landscape. With a background spanning...
View ArticleExclusive: Inspire Brands Joins ESPN’s College GameDay in 3-Year Sponsorship...
It's nearly kickoff time for college football, and several new brands are getting in on the game. Inspire Brands, the home of Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin, Jimmy John's, Sonic and Baskin-Robbins,...
View ArticleYouTube Ad Buyers Unknowingly Targeted Kids Despite Requests to Avoid
Ad buyers who asked YouTube not to run their ads on kids' channels saw their advertisements on this content anyway, three buyers told Adweek. This comes as Google is, once again, under fire, this time...
View ArticleAfter Clashing Over Marketing for Eons, Here’s How CMOs and Franchisees Can...
If you want a snapshot of the sort of conflict that's always simmering between the CMO's office and a company's franchisees, you might start by asking Bruno Cardinali. For three years, Cardinali was...
View ArticleCuriosity Releases First Work for Dude Wipes Encouraging People to Drop their...
Dude Wipes is encouraging men to drop their drawers to get the best clean for their butts in the first work from agency of record Curiosity. "Best Clean, Pants Down" utilizes an '80s-style jingle to...
View ArticleThe Ukrainian Campaign That Aims to Boost Economic Growth
As Ukraine continues to fight for its sovereignty against Russia's invasion, the country is also attempting to shore up its economy. As part of that, a nonprofit organization and campaign, Spend With...
View ArticleThere’s No Hurting Hulu’s Latest Live Sports Campaign
One of the NFL's star quarterbacks has a brand new name, courtesy of Hulu. The Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts becomes Jalen "Hulu Has Live Sports" in the streaming service's latest iteration of its...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Dispel the Multicultural Media Scale Myth
Over the past few years, there has been an industrywide rallying cry about the yawning investment gap between the general market and minority-owned media. Nearly every marketer and media buyer agency...
View ArticleAfter Record Downturn, Media M&A Shows Signs of Rebound
A cocktail of adverse economic factors has brought the number of merger and acquisition deals in the media sector this year to its lowest level since 2020, according to financial data provider LSEG...
View ArticleWhy Do Paint Brands Choose a Color of the Year? Behr and Home Depot CMOs...
Several years ago, Better Homes & Gardens surveyed homeowners to see how they felt about painting their walls. The upshot: many are too scared to do it. It's not that Americans are afraid of color...
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