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How To Redesign Chicken of the Sea’s Catalina After Two Decades
By Heather Taylor, Editor-in-Chief, PopIcon After two decades, Catalina, the iconic mermaid mascot for Chicken of the Sea International (COSI), received a makeover in January 2023. How does one refresh a legendary mascot like Catalina? We spoke with Andy Mecs, EVP, Commercial, at Chicken of the Sea International, on why it was time for Catalina to evolve, redesigning the Chicken…
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Pitch or Ditch? How to Choose the Right Opportunities for Your Business in 2023
Relationship rigor is taking the qualities that make your strongest relationships and using them to win new ones.
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International Women’s Day: Why a Gender-Responsive Approach to Brand Strategy and Creativity Is Needed to Drive Real Change – Part 2
2023’s International Women’s Day theme – DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality explores the impact of the digital gender gap
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How Do We Measure the Value of Brand Activity?
We all know measuring brand activity and aligning it with business objectives is critical to effective marketing.
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Creative Case-Study: You Vs You
In Bulk’s newest campaign, You vs You, the creative team wanted to spread the message that nobody is perfect.
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International Women’s Day: Why a Gender-Responsive Approach to Brand Strategy and Creativity Is Needed to Drive Real Change
2023’s International Women’s Day theme – DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality explores the impact of the digital gender gap
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The “Bicep Doughboy” Discovery Hints The Pillsbury Doughboy Might Have A Very Different Origin Story
By Heather Taylor, Editor-in-Chief, PopIcon Who is the Pillsbury Doughboy? As one of the brand mascot’s biggest fans, I used to feel confident about answering this question. The Pillsbury Doughboy was a sweet, friendly character born out of Leo Burnett’s critter agency. In 1965, Leo Burnett copywriter Rudy Perz imagined a tiny boy made out of dough popping out of…
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Full Court Press: Why Marketers Should Look to Programmatic DOOH for March Madness Success
March Madness and other tentpole sporting events are rightly seen as key opportunities for every marketer out there.
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From Luxury to B2B and Everything In Between: How Brands Across All Categories are Using Addressable TV
This roundtable report covers topics ranging from how best to use data to the increasing importance of personalized creative and beyond.
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QuickFrame’s Guide to Video Production
QuickFrame’s Guide to Video Production teaches the vocabulary needed to communicate and collaborate with videographers, content creators and production teams.
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Here’s Why I Doubled Down on Market Research
Media measurement as a field is experiencing massive disruption right now. From its outset, it never gave a holistic audience understanding.
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Equipped With AI, Brands Can Battle for a Privacy-First, Open Internet
AI holds the key to the future of privacy-first, advertising on the open web and will completely transform all aspects of marketing.
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Advertising for Women: A Digital Look Into Gender Equality for International Women’s Day 2023
Gender inequality in the tech sector is evident, an issue that requires more investment, more support, and more action.
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Meet HAPII, The New Face of HungryPanda
By Heather Taylor, Editor-in-Chief, PopIcon On February 20, 2023, HungryPanda, the world’s leading overseas Asian food delivery platform, announced a new campaign including a new brand identity. HungryPanda’s new face is HAPII: a brand mascot who may be seen on HungryPanda packaging, marketing assets, and the HungryPanda website and mobile app. Who is HAPII? Let’s find out more about the…
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How to Avoid Reactionary Marketing Spend
As the recession approaches, now is the time to challenge conventional wisdom and go all-in with your marketing initiatives.
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How UK Advertising Drives Convergence Across Creative Sectors
Why does the UK Government choose to support UK advertising businesses at global events from Advertising Week to SXSW to Cannes Lions or Shanghai International Advertising Festival?
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Want To Grow A Sustainable Brand? Don’t Advertise to Environmental Activists, Do This Instead
Now is the time to rethink audience targeting, ditch the green tax, embrace new cultures and lean into humour.
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Advanced TV: What Does This Hand of Cards Bring to the Table?
Advertisers and agencies’ rising confidence in Advanced TV channels is grounded in their ability to deliver against marketing priorities.
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Third-Party Cookies Will Die. Then What?
Get comfortable with “walled garden world” scenarios and prioritize investments in media, technology and data capabilities accordingly.
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Maximizing Creativity, With the Power of Data and Purpose
Maximizing creativity, with the power of data and purpose, is where brands can differentiate themselves from their competitors



















