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How InStyle is reaching the next gen with its original social series
This story is the latest in a series exploring how brands craft standout social media strategies. If you’d like to chat about how your brand is approaching social, Katie Hicks wants to hear about it. Reach out to her at [email protected] mouse in the office. A fish fillet in the microwave. An employee locked in a closet. All of these…
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Tech companies are churning out agentic AI tools, but agencies are still scratching their heads
Super Bowl viewers who were able to peel their eyes away from the spectacle of a brunette Guy Fieri in the Bosch ad may have noticed a trend in the commercials this year. Not that…
How Paramount+’s ‘Dutton Ranch’ came blazing to life at SXSW
Since 2023, Paramount+ has taken up residence at South by Southwest with The Lodge, an interactive, multilevel popup that shows off its latest titles. This year, one particular show got an extra special treatment.Dutton Ranch,…
Geico plans to stake its claim in women’s sports, starting with March Madness
If anyone picked their March Madness brackets based on the talent in Geico’s campaign for the tournament, they might find themselves in good shape: Both of the college stars featured in its work, UConn Huskies…
Google soups up DV360 with more YouTube buying options, Gemini integrations
Google did not come to play at its NewFronts presentation in New York.The company is rolling out new YouTube and live sports buying options, including buys for YouTube Pause Ads and UFC placements, through its…
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NWSL kicks off 14th season with new marketing strategy
The NWSL season kicked off on Friday with two new teams and a new approach to marketing.The league’s fourth annual…
Creators were all over SXSW. What does that mean for the industry?
The line between creators and traditional Hollywood is so blurry these days that even those with perfect vision are squinting.At…
Coworking with Shane Norris
Each week, we spotlight Marketing Brew readers in our Coworking series. If you’d like to be featured, introduce yourself here.Shane…
Why Coca-Cola made March Madness a moment for BodyArmor
Powerade has been a sponsor of the NCAA for nearly every year since 2010. This year, though, that sponsorship, including…
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How Togethxr helped change women’s sports in its first five years
Everyone knows the “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports” T-shirt.The original was introduced by media and e-commerce company Togethxr in December 2023, just in time for a revolutionary women’s March Madness. In 2024, “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports” merch brought in more than $6 million in revenue for Togethxr, and as of this…
An AI avatar of Andy Cohen will start name-dropping brands on Peacock this summer
If your TikTok feed isn’t inundated with videos of Rob Rausch from the Traitors finale last month, there will soon be another place to see America’s favorite snake-catching overalls-wearer.Beginning this summer, Peacock is rolling out “Your Bravoverse,” a vertical video product featuring an AI avatar of Andy Cohen, host of…
In a tougher market, the auto industry may need to change EV marketing messages
Actors Timothée Chalamet and Larsen Thompson are stranded on the side of a highway with a broken-down motorcycle in EV startup Lucid’s 2025 “Driven” ad campaign.They sneak into a nearby warehouse and abscond with Lucid’s Gravity SUV in the action movie-style commercial that highlights the vehicle’s performance, technology, and range.“Holy…
Inside Major League Soccer’s World Cup year marketing playbook
This year, Major League Soccer has a rare marketing opportunity. When the FIFA World Cup comes to North America over the summer, soccer fandom, which has been growing in the US for years, has the potential to hit peak levels.The league, which kicked off its 31st season last month, is…
ESPN never had one official brand identity—until now
Everyone knows the ESPN logo: Bright red color, slightly angled uppercase letters, and a horizontal line cutting through the middle.But the legacy sports media company has never actually had official brand identity guidelines down on paper—until now.After several months of work, the ESPN Creative Studio team officially introduced its identity…
Coworking with Andrea Bendzick
Each week, we spotlight Marketing Brew readers in our Coworking series. If you’d like to be featured, introduce yourself here.Andrea Bendzick is the CEO of the digital marketing agency Wpromote, which acquired Giant Spoon in December. She has also held senior roles at Astreya and NTT Data Americas, both IT…
Can humans and robots coexist in harmony? TD Bank thinks so
Sometimes 2026 feels like a dystopian nightmare. When tech leaders make remarks comparing the energy it takes to “train” a human compared to LLMs and Amazon reportedly has plans to use robots over 600,000 human hires, it’s hard not to feel like that nightmare is a reality.But the reality isn’t…
NPR’s new brand campaign wants you to ask questions
Everyone has questions. Few get to spend their days seeking answers.That’s where National Public Radio comes in: The nonprofit news organization has answers people want.At least, that’s the conceit for NPR’s new brand campaign, “For your right to be curious,” by Mischief @ No Fixed Address. In the campaign, NPR’s…
How the NHL plans keep Olympic fans hooked through the Stanley Cup
It’s been one heck of a year for hockey fandom. Whether it’s longtime NHL fans, anyone glued to games during Team USA’s dual gold medal run during the Olympics, or Heated Rivalry die-hards, the sport seems to have suddenly become part of everyone’s daily conversations.The NHL wants to seize the…
Is ‘Bridgerton’ set to become the next ‘Stranger Things’?
This social season’s most swoon-worthy pairing? My dear reader, it simply must be Bridgerton and its roster of brand collaborations.Late last month, the hit Netflix and Shondaland-produced show dropped the second half of Season 4’s episodes, finishing the tale of Benedict Bridgerton’s journey to finding love with housemaid-turned-Cinderella Sophie Baek.…
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Why a pet food company went all-in on the Olympics and Paralympics
Athletes are known for being meticulous about their health, whether that’s counting calories, tracking macros,…
How marketers are using AI beyond buzzwords
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Make creator marketing count
What’s InsideTable of ContentsChapter OneIntroductionCreator marketing is no longer optional. But in a low-trust, high-noise…
Paramount set to acquire WBD after Netflix pulls out
That’s all, folks?It appears that Paramount Skydance is poised to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, a…
‘Data is what we do’: Why Mastercard entered the commerce media race
For a few years, it seemed like every company that could create a retail media…