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A’ja Wilson and Jalen Brunson star in Lowe’s debut basketball campaign
Lowe’s has a long history in sports sponsorships, including almost two decades of prior involvement with Nascar and an active relationship with the NFL. But the home improvement retailer has never taken a shot at basketball.That changed today when Lowe’s announced its first-ever basketball campaign, which includes partnerships with Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson and New York Knicks guard…
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How Adobe is building AI and agentic tools for brands
Ready or not, the age of AI-assisted online shopping is here.Traffic to US retail websites coming from AI spiked 393% year over year in the first three months of 2026, according to recent data from…
All things creator marketing with Kay Hsu
Kay Hsu is global head of Spotify’s creative lab. She’s set to speak at Marketing Brew’s upcoming event, The Next Phase of Social & Creator Marketing, on May 12.Ahead of the event, we caught up…
Polymarket and Kalshi are turning TV programming into one big casino
When entertainment enthusiasts tune into TV and movie awards shows, there’s no way to tell who might take home the biggest prizes of the night. But during this year’s Golden Globes red-carpet preshow, hosted by…
How Grant & Ash are rewriting the rules of creator brand safety
If you don’t know Grant & Ash, they have a song for you.Since 2022, creators Grant Gibbs and Ashley Gill, also known as A Twink and a Redhead, have amassed more than 900,000 followers across…
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Axe asks soccer fans to go out on a limb for World Cup tickets
What would you do for a pair of World Cup tickets? Put on a ridiculous outfit and ask someone out…
How Gen Alpha is changing the in-store experience
For years, malls have been on the verge of death. Could online fatigue change that?Older generations grew up watching many…
What’s up with those Museum of Sex bus ads?
If you’ve walked down any street in New York City recently, chances are high that you’ve seen an MTA bus…
How New York City FC got its pigeon mascot
On a Sunday in late March, MLS fans packed into Yankee Stadium—the temporary home of New York City FC—to watch…
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Mondelēz taps soccer stars to get people snacking during World Cup
Sports and snacks go hand in hand, and Mondelēz International has a wealth of experience with both. For the World Cup this summer, the food and beverage giant is leveraging its portfolio of products and its athlete partners to get people snacking.Sports fans are no stranger to Mondelēz snacks: It…
Why brands are adopting video game aesthetics
When crafting Coinbase’s 60-second ad for last month’s Academy Awards, the team behind it looked back. Approximately 26 years back.The ad follows a non-player character (NPC) in a video game world where he realizes he’s a cog in a machine and, ultimately, decides to break out and enter the human…
Meet the newest ‘Running Point’ character: Jake from State Farm
Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there—“there” being the Netflix show Running Point.Today, the insurance company announced a collaboration with the streamer, which includes a co-branded ad featuring characters from Running Point, the basketball-centric comedy starring Kate Hudson. As part of the deal, Jake from State Farm is set…
Merrell’s pitch to non-outdoorsy consumers: Go outside instead
Touching grass is good for you, and it’s actually not that hard. At least, not according to Merrell.The 45-year-old hiking footwear brand, which is owned by Wolverine Worldwide, recently debuted a spot titled “It Starts Outside” as part of a new brand platform encouraging exploration of the world outside. The…
All things creator marketing with Tiffany Rivers
Tiffany Rivers is VP of emerging media and influencer marketing at Media Cause. She’s set to speak at Marketing Brew’s upcoming event, The Next Phase of Social and Creator Marketing, on May 12.Ahead of the event, we caught up with her to hear how she is advising her nonprofit clients,…
How soccer orgs and sponsors are putting local spins on World Cup campaigns
With 16 host cities across three countries, it’s safe to say there’s no one-size-fits-all marketing plan for this summer’s FIFA Men’s World Cup.Given the scope of the tournament, the leagues, host committees, media rights partners, and sponsors seeking to contribute to the growth of soccer fandom in the US while…
How The Trade Desk is aiming to remain ‘king of the open web’
It’s been more than 10 years since The Trade Desk was named to Forbes’s list of America’s Most Promising Companies. This year, despite industry-wide challenges and a belief among some in the industry of a widespread contraction of the open web, the largest independent demand-side platform in the world is…
‘This famous butt’: How Verizon created that ad with Connor Storrie
Great glutes never killed anybody…Except, perhaps, in Verizon’s latest ad campaign.The spot, a four-and-a-half minute short film directed by filmmaker Nia DaCosta, has all the hallmarks of a horror story: low lighting, a house in the woods, jump scares, knives, and ominous phone calls to—gasp—a landline.The film, titled “Look Behind…
Social platforms are facing increased scrutiny. How long will advertisers stick around?
It’s all fines and games for the social media platforms recently.Last month, a New Mexico jury found Meta liable for violating state consumer protection laws and ordered the company to pay $375 million in damages in a case related to child safety on its apps. The next day, a California…
Coworking with Fintan Gillespie
Each week, we spotlight Marketing Brew readers in our Coworking series. If you’d like to be featured, introduce yourself here.Fintan Gillespie is global director, ad partnerships at Snap Inc. He previously worked at Google.Favorite project you’ve worked on? A recent favorite has been launching our integration with WooCommerce. It’s a…
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