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    Where agency strategists see opportunity as AI challenges their worth

    While strategists fear the tech will replace their roles, the majority agree that there are also reasons to be optimistic, according to a WARC report. 

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    Your buyers are sending agents. Will they recommend your brand?

    Snowflake's CMO on how AI agents are changing who finds, trusts and chooses your brand.

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    Express unwraps holiday campaign to build on brand metric gains

    CMO Joe Berean explains how “Holiday, Hamlin Style” was inspired by the organic social engagement of the retailer’s spring campaign.

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    What Reddit’s Q3 earnings mean for marketers amid major traffic shift

    Reddit is switching to a logged-in only experience to combat user loss, as well as to cultivate a base that is more valuable to advertisers. 

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    Amazon’s ad revenue growth decelerates due to Prime Day tweaks

    Pushing the sales event to June and a lack of NBA content led to slower ad revenue growth in Q3, but AI agents aren’t disrupting the segment just yet.

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    The changing CMO role in 3 numbers

    Over a quarter of CMOs hired this year have AI skills, compared to just 9% of those hired four years ago, per Findem and CMO Huddles data.

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    Google’s AI overhaul of search hits snags as ad revenue growth cools

    The rate of ad revenue growth decelerated in Q3 for Google’s core business despite a jump in query volume driven by AI features. 

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    What influencer fatigue says about creator-driven marketing’s next phase

    Over 80% of marketers plan on increasing their influencer investments over the next year. But are consumers done with creator content?

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    How Urban Outfitters finds the right campus fit with college marketing

    The UO Game Day tour, wrapping up at Rutgers University this weekend, builds on a back-to-campus ad that doubled as the brand’s first CTV spot.

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    Disney plans TikTok Shop holiday experience with over 20 brands

    A Super Brand Day event in November will feature products from the Disney Store and brands including Old Navy, Crocs, ColourPop and more.

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    Warner Bros. chases ‘Cat in the Hat’ across Amazon’s ad ecosystem

    “Open to Fun” features a mobile minigame, an Alexa integration and placement across Twitch, Prime Video and IMDb.

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    Liquid I.V. enlists former Poppi CMO to drive cultural impact

    The Unilever-owned hydration brand wants to push the boundaries of its marketing, which has recently focused on sport, music and movie partnerships.

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    Opinion

    What marketers should know about the legal risks of algorithmic pricing

    Emerging state and federal laws are raising fresh concerns around the strategy, writes Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner Laura Brett.

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    Sociable: Meta says its expanded processing capacity is driving ad results

    New insights from the company point to how its artificial intelligence enhancements are powering clicks and conversions.

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    P.F. Chang’s CMO is cooking up a plan to recapture chain’s old magic

    The casual Asian dining chain is a year into a turnaround and has moved from 22nd place to third in same-store sales growth among its competitive set.

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    What McDonald’s dropping its FIFA sponsorship means for sports marketing

    The fast-food giant's marketing model is evolving, which could have downstream implications for QSR competitors’ marketing efforts.

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    Sephora casts Seth Rogen for holiday ads targeted at gift-givers

    “The Studio” star plays a clueless shopper in a campaign made with Gut New York that is aimed at consumers who aren’t in-the-know about beauty.

    Updated Oct. 28, 2026
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    Walmart CMO breaks down retailer’s Muppet-fueled holiday campaign

    For a unified push during the holidays, the retailer is recreating the world of “The Muppet Christmas Carol” and extending its “Who Knew?” brand platform.

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    Patrón embraces Día de Muertos for one-night-only comedy show

    The Bacardi brand is promoting the event, which includes guest experiences and custom cocktails, across paid social and OOH channels.

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    Why Clorox shifted from creating brand campaigns to systems of relevance

    CMO Eric Schwartz dug into how brands including Pine-Sol and Brita built social-first, high-volume content models.

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    Inside Coca-Cola’s marketing transformation amid agency roster shake-up

    The beverage giant’s selection of Omnicom as its North American media agency is its latest move to reorganize marketing to better drive growth.

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    Pinterest strengthens bid to media buyers with programmatic solution

    Magnite is the supply-side partner for Programmatic Deals and Amazon Ads DVA+, Google Display & Video 360 and Yahoo DSP are demand-side partners.

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    Publicis installs leadership atop Marcel as agentic drives growth plans

    The group wants to build out the internal AI tool’s capabilities in areas including creator marketing, sports and culture. 

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    Omnicom-IPG deal ‘substantially completed’ as group wins Coke’s NA media

    The company is on track to realize $900 million in cost savings and is seeing momentum in integrated media, which grew over 10% in Q3.

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    How AB InBev built a culture of creative effectiveness that drives growth

    At ANA Masters of Marketing, Global CMO Marcel Marcondes explains how the company is working to shift from an advertiser to a provider of experiences.

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    Campaign Trail: E.l.f. casts spell to deliver Y2K nostalgia to Gen Z

    Created by the beauty marketer’s in-house entertainment arm, “The e.l.f.ing Magical Sisters” evokes memories of “Charmed” ahead of Halloween.