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Why Do Small Logo Redesigns Trigger Backlash?

By R. Larsson, Advertising Week As brands continue to refine and simplify their digital ecosystems, even the smallest design changes can provoke outsized reactions. Google’s recent Workspace icon redesign has sparked a…

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How CMOs Get Super Bowl Measurement Wrong

With game day just around the corner, now’s the time to pressure-test whether your measurement setup reflects how marketing actually works: in spikes of attention, shifts in timing, and campaign effects that ripple across channels.

Four Forces Reshaping Digital Marketing in 2026

If 2025 was a year of change in the marketing world, 2026 will be even more transformative. We can anticipate significant leaps in AI, which will extend to creative decision-making, media targeting, and influencer marketing.

Certainty Is the New Creative Catalyst

As AI accelerates and marketing budgets tighten, creativity is thriving in chaos, but only when guided by clarity. The boldest ideas are coming from brands that turn evidence into conviction and use data to bring creative freedom.