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  • Domino's Minecraft collaboration
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    Domino’s links with Minecraft to push personal pizza via gaming

    The collaboration with the popular video game includes creator content, in-game items, packaging and giveaways in support of the new Domino offering.

  • A bottle of Courvoisier is passed between two people, who are out of frame.
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    Courvoisier’s first global campaign in years embraces house party culture

    The campaign, which will run across social, retail, TV and OOH channels, comes as the category continues to face pressure after COVID-era booms.

  • The Federal Trade Commission entrance is seen in 2025 in Washington, DC.
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    Publicis agrees to preserve LiveRamp’s neutrality. Will it matter?

    A proposed FTC consent order mandates nondiscriminatory access to the platform and puts firewalls in place, but some Publicis competitors are already pulling back. 

  • Dollar Shave Club
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    Dollar Shave Club markets ‘perfectly good’ razors as AI push continues

    The brand looks to tie together its advertising efforts under an omnichannel campaign, explains Chief Brand and Innovation Officer Laura Higgins.

  • Marriott Bonvoy
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    How Marriott Bonvoy got scale, speed with global creator-led campaign

    Instead of taking a traditional approach to ad production, the company went from brief to delivered assets across 23 destinations in just four weeks.

  • Patrons at an Amy's Kitchen pop-up in Santa Monica.
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    Amy’s Kitchen tackles ultra-processed food myths in national campaign

    The campaign includes Meta and programmatic display ads, in-store signage and a Whole Foods Market activation.

  • An influencer records a video with a smartphone selfie stick while outside
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    How marketers can optimize their media mix as confidence takes a turn

    Advertisers are upping their bets on generative artificial intelligence and creators as uncertainty lingers around their media strategies, per Kantar.

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    Billion Dollar Boy Group bets B2B is creator marketing’s next big wave

    The acquisition of Creator Authority, a LinkedIn specialist agency, puts the company on track to top $100 million in global revenue next year. 

  • A model stands on a train platform wearing a white Anthropologie dress and oversized gray coat
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    Anthropologie’s holiday marketing seeks to balance emotion, business impact

    Sentimental ads and a creator-led social series are complemented by offerings like a new DoorDash partnership, CMO Barbra Sainsurin said.

  • Panelists at Advertising Week New York
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    What marketers need to know from Advertising Week New York 2026

    Marketers from Smirnoff, Liquid Death and Chili’s converged at AWNY to talk AI, connecting with culture and the evolving creator economy.

  • Crowds in front of Mall of America on Black Friday
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    Optimizing ad spend ahead of Black Friday: What the numbers say

    Advertisers who added new creative weekly saw a 23% higher return on investment compared to those who only added creative once or twice.

  • Mr. Pibb
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    How Coca-Cola’s Mr. Pibb became the fastest-growing brand of 2026

    The caffeinated, spicy-cherry-flavored soda is finding traction with “zillennial” consumers and grew volume more than 20% during Q2 2026.

  • Arby's drive-thru
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    Arby’s hires ex-Papa Johns CMO to balance brand-building, sales growth

    Jenna Bromberg’s appointment is effective Nov. 2 and comes as parent company Inspire Brands considers an IPO.

  • Cover art for Peacock's Your Bravoverse experience.
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    Wendy’s signs on as first sponsor for in-app Bravo fan experience

    The hub features a personalized feed of content curated from popular franchises and an artificial intelligence-generated avatar of Andy Cohen.

  • Four images shaped like a phone screen showing Zepeto avatars with E.l.f.-branded looks.
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    E.l.f. Cosmetics returns to metaverse on avatar-based gaming platform

    After the success of activations on Roblox and Twitch, the cosmetics brand is partnering with Korea-based Zepeto to showcase its Power Grip line.

  • The iconic Nike swoosh design is displayed in a window of the athletic company's new store on Broadway in Manhattan on April 24, 2026 in New York City.
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    Consumer goods giants step up ad intensity as other big spenders pull back: report

    Divergent paths for tech firms and categories like CPG and beauty and cosmetics underpin what WARC calls a “two-speed marketplace.”

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    Why brands struggle with influencer measurement — and what to do about it

    Some marketers are taking the measurement challenge into their own hands by spending more to amplify influencer content as a workaround.

  • Four executives sit on a stage at the Advertising Week New York conference in October, 2026.
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    5 ways marketers can make a lasting impact with Gen Alpha

    Brands, agencies and platforms with a finger on the pulse took to Advertising Week to break down the group’s habits with AI, creators and co-viewing.

  • An evening photograph of a corner of an Applebee's restaurant
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    Applebee’s CMO on differentiating marketing in a value-obsessed industry

    Michelle Chin digs into how the casual dining chain’s marketing is evolving, including through a new partnership with agency BBDO Chicago.

  • TikTok Made by Us
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    Sociable: TikTok inks microdrama partnership with Made By Us studios

    The content deal gives TikTok exclusive rights to select microdrama series from several high-profile creators.

  • Creative for Chipotle's "Big Ass Chipotle Bag"
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    Brand new bag: Chipotle, Unreal Snacks reach for fashion relevancy

    A “Big Ass Chipotle Bag” and a clutch made to fit Unreal treats join a trend that has seen a handful of marketers use fashion as a way to grow loyalty.

  • A person types on a laptop showing the Lowe's website.
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    How Lowe’s is building — and measuring — a full-funnel media network

    The home improvement retailer is expanding its advertising business to new platforms and rolling out tools around incrementality and AI optimization.

  • Building facade with large windows and a white panel displaying a golden lion logo next to the word “PUBLICIS” in thin capital letters.
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    Publicis calls AI marketing opportunity a ‘2-speed boat’ as agentic booms

    The firm’s Sapient arm exemplifies AI’s dynamics as it struggles with growth but is instrumental to winning new business without a pitch.

  • Four panelist sit on stage at New York City Advertising Week.
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    ‘Don’t be boring’: How Smirnoff, Hinge cozy up to Gen Z through culture

    As younger consumers avoid bars and change their approach to dating, the marketers discussed how brands can get on Gen Z’s level at Advertising Week.

  • Nikola Jokić for Sprite
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    How Sprite is refreshing its NBA sponsorship with a global focus

    The brand is looking to deepen its connection with basketball culture similar to how Coke drove engagement and sales around the World Cup.