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By Failing to Support Publishers, the Adtech Industry Is Killing Its Golden Goose
The open web is too important to lose. We can’t let it be killed off by walled gardens, but if we keep making it hard for publishers to make money then that’s exactly what will happen.
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How Brands Can Drive Positive Change in Youth Sports in 2025
Youth sports are more than just competition. For kids, parents, and fans, they’re a cornerstone of life. For brands willing to join the journey, it’s a chance to create meaningful change while forging authentic connections that drive lifelong loyalty.
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Placement or Creative: Does the Math Still Add Up? Did it Ever?
The next time you find yourself fixating on attention metrics, take a step back and ask yourself: “Is this ad worth seeing?” If the answer is no, then it’s time to rethink your strategy.
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Michael Jordan Makes Branding History – What the Jordan Brand Means for Marketers
In 25 years’ worth of Interbrand’s Best Global Brands, a personality brand has never featured in the top 100 – until this year.
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Creators Give Advertisers Collaboration Opportunities Well Into the Holidays
Forecasting the hottest gifts and trending recipes for the holiday season used to be straightforward: just check magazines or TV shows, where content was created months in advance.
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What Will 2025 Bring for Retail Media? Industry Experts Share Their Predictions.
Inevitably, 2025 will bring more developments in this space, but what can brands do to ensure their offerings place them ahead of competitors, and deliver ROI? And what emerging trends can we expect to see? Industry experts weigh in.
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Unwrapping Creativity: 10 Christmas Food Ads That Stood out This Season
In this piece, Olaf van Gerwen gives us his picks on 10 UK Christmas ads that have stood out from the class of 2024.
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Horizon Media Expands Creative Footprint with Launch of One Horizon, a Full-Service Advertising Agency
New agency amplifies Horizon Media’s commitment to transformative, integrated marketing solutions that deliver impactful consumer engagement
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The Future of TikTok Is Human – How Can Brands Adapt?
By focusing on authentic human interactions at the core of their strategy, brands can foster meaningful connections and build loyal communities on TikTok. That’s how brands play the social media long game to win.
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5 Brand Mascots That Had the Best Christmas 2024 Ads
What do yetis, sunglasses, cinnamon rolls, and the song “Satisfaction” by Benny Benassi all have in common? Each has a starring role, or an extremely prominent cameo, in PopIcon’s ranking of 2024’s five best Christmas ads.
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Netflix’s Barbershop Brilliance: How the Streaming Giant Mastered Cultural Marketing Through Authenticity
Netflix’s approach signals a shift in how brands should think about cultural engagement. It’s not about how loud you can shout or how much you can spend. It’s about understanding where genuine cultural conversations happen and becoming a natural part of them.
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Are You Still Guessing What Works? Discover the Power of AI-Powered Content Intelligence
By Andy Rowe, Chief Marketing Sciences Officer at RAPP In the global marketing landscape, we all know the frustration: a beautifully crafted campaign, designed with care at the central level, gets lost in translation when rolled out across regions. What works brilliantly in one market might barely register in another, and before you know it, local teams are reinventing the…
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From Roar to Whimper: How Modern Branding Tamed the Jaguar
If Jaguar wants to course-correct, it’ll need to do more than ride the wave of modern design. It’ll take serious work to listen to its customer base, rebuild trust, and reclaim the emotional resonance that made its brand roar in the first place.
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Content Creation Will Lead to Lost Revenue for Brands (if Not Done Right)
The era of generic, one-size-fits-all content is over; to stay competitive, brands must leverage emotional storytelling powered by real-time data and AI.
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Heath & Wellness Brands Are Missing Out On The ‘Menopause Moment’
A Q&A With Amanda Williams, Senior Director, Client Experience & Integrated Strategy, Parallel Path, Boulder, CO
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Will 2025 See a Return to Brand Creativity in the Creator Economy?
Heading into 2025, as more advertising dollars are poured into the industry than ever, we’re seeing marketers move away from brand storytelling and toward a scaled, transactional approach.
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Five Ways Experiential Can Put the Sparkle Into Holiday Shopping
The holiday shopping season has become somewhat of an endurance test with some seasonal offers starting even before the hallowe’en decorations have been dusted down.
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Turning Small Gestures into Big Wins: The Role of Personalized Engagement in Marketing
By Charlie Fletcher, Freelance Writer There isn’t a successful company out there that will tell you to treat everyone in your audience the same. Why? Because doing this almost guarantees you connect with no one in your audience, let alone persuade them to take action and purchase something. Personalized engagement is the only way to go if you want to…
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Pop-Tarts Sends Three New Edible Mascots — Including a Mystery Flavor — To The Pop-Tarts Bowl
What’s better than one edible mascot? Three edible mascots, according to Pop-Tarts — and we’re in agreement! The Pop-Tarts Bowl is back on December 28, 2024. This time, it’s triple the Crazy Goodness with three new Edible Mascots Game Day-bound.
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Looking Ahead: 2025 Predictions and End-of-Year Outlook in Digital Advertising
Adam Roodman, GM of Yahoo DSP, shares his perspective on what the year ahead will look like for digital advertising.



















