Social Media: Page 15


  • Pop-Tarts Bowl edible mascot
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    Pop-Tarts will send another edible mascot to ‘mouth heaven’ at bowl game

    The Kellanova brand is ramping up the intrigue around the return of a stunt that went viral on social media last December.

    By Nov. 18, 2024
  • Knorr campaign imagery depicting a burnt turkey dinner for its "#EffortisEverything" campaign.
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    Knorr targets zillennials in campaign celebrating holiday cooking blunders

    “#EffortisEverything” includes tie-ups with everyday individuals to showcase images of their cooking fails across social media and out-of-home ads. 

    By Nov. 18, 2024
  • Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Marketing Dive

    From the continued rise of artificial intelligence to the emergence of new digital channels, here's a look at key trends driving marketing in 2026.

    By Marketing Dive staff
  • Fast food logos remade for a Pepsi campaign
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    Pepsi swaps out burger chain soda orders in brand’s latest video stunt

    “Undercover Cups” social content shows reps going into McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s to replace soft drink orders with Pepsi.

    By Nov. 15, 2024
  • Anthony "Spice" Adams, wearing Buffalo Bills paraphernalia, stands next to a fan at a tailgate
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    Why Tide is shifting to social-first marketing for its latest NFL blitz

    The Woven Collaborative, a unit comprised of various agencies and Tide’s internal creative team, is behind the brand’s most content-rich NFL effort yet.

    By Nov. 14, 2024
  • Anthony Edwards holding a pair of sneakers
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    Foot Locker celebrates sneaker culture in star-studded holiday campaign

    NBA players Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball and musician Coi Leray are featured in ads that will air across paid media, in-store, social and more.

    By Howard Ruben • Nov. 13, 2024
  • Megan Thee Stallion for True Religion
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    Deep Dive

    ‘Merry and bright’: How marketers are evolving for ambitious holiday shoppers

    Amid record spending intentions by shoppers, holiday marketing campaigns reflect more diverse media mixes and experiments with artificial intelligence.

    By Nov. 13, 2024
  • A billboard for Wesson Oil sits in the dark above a road.
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    Wesson recasts gender roles in Thanksgiving campaign

    The effort comes two years after the 125-year-old brand underwent a refresh and jump-started its marketing strategy.

    By Nov. 12, 2024
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    Column

    Sociable: How will Trump’s second term impact social media companies?

    A look at what Trump said about social media platforms during the campaign. 

    By Andrew Hutchinson • Nov. 11, 2024
  • Country fried turkey sits on a table in a Cracker Barrel ad
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    Q&A

    Cracker Barrel’s new CMO on reconnecting a heritage brand to culture

    Sarah Moore discussed changing Cracker Barrel’s approach to partnerships and prioritizing apps like TikTok to keep a finger on the consumer pulse.

    By Nov. 6, 2024
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    Snap doubles number of advertisers in Q3 as AI, AR bets persist

    The platform’s hot streak endures as it reports 10% year-over-year ad revenue growth and the addition of 37 million daily active users during the period.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    Meta’s generative AI tools find purchase with users and advertisers

    More than 1 million advertisers used its AI products in the past month, while features like Image Generator are helping drive conversions.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    Column

    Sociable: Meta is developing a search engine to power its AI chatbot

    The company reportedly wants to reduce its reliance on data from Microsoft’s Bing and Google at a time when all three are battling for AI supremacy.

    By Andrew Hutchinson • Oct. 29, 2024
  • Maybelline's first-ever CGI avatar, May, which the brand is launching alongside its Falsies Surreal Mascara.
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    How L’Oréal’s bigger Pinterest bets are winning over Gen Z

    Leveraging the platform’s new ad features, Maybelline created Collages Remixes that drove an engagement rate of over five times its average.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
  • A still from Urban Outfitters' 2024 holiday campaign.
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    Urban Outfitters says ‘Happy LOLidays’ with social-focused holiday campaign

    The retailer’s latest effort centers on affordable, easy gifting and includes its first-ever holiday jingle made with TikTok personality Lubalin.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
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    Milk-Bone revels in rom-com tropes with movie trailer parody campaign

    Ads for faux film “Howl You Know” will run before actual trailers in cinemas while the brand is sharing additional Hollywood-like content on social. 

    By Oct. 23, 2024
  • Megan Thee Stallion in a True Religion ad
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    True Religion enlists Megan Thee Stallion to tap into hip-hop culture

    Along with paid social, influencer content and audio ads, the campaign includes a social media takeover with Instagram personality Dudette.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
  • Mr. Mucus holds a fish in a Mucinex ad
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    Mucinex mascot Mr. Mucus lands on Tinder to give consumers the ick

    The scummy character has set up a profile that leans into tired dating app tropes, like holding a fish in his photos, to capitalize on cuffing season.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
  • E.l.f. Beauty's campaign imagery for "Dupe That!"
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    E.l.f. challenges companies to ‘Dupe That!’ for latest purpose stunt

    The cosmetic brand’s new campaign spotlights the positive impact of its purpose-led efforts and invites other businesses to join the “unicorn parade.”

    By Oct. 22, 2024
  • A screen displaying corporate text against an orange background. A blue Sour Patch Kid gummy sits in an office chair to the right
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    Opinion

    3 brands that understand Gen Alpha’s humor — and what they’re doing right

    Sour Patch Kids, Crocs and Nutter Butter all tap into the meme-driven humor that the cohort loves, says Movers+Shakers’ CEO Evan Horowitz. 

    By Evan Horowitz • Oct. 22, 2024
  • A person sitting in the front seat of a car holds up a pair of earrings
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    Inside Walmart’s pop culture-heavy 2024 holiday campaign

    A December update to the campaign reunites cast members from movies and TV series like “Gilmore Girls” as Walmart leans further into nostalgia.

    By Updated Dec. 3, 2024
  • The Snapchat logo is displayed on a cell phone screen.
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    Snapchat bows new ad solutions with Disney, McDonald’s and Taco Bell

    Sponsored Snaps allows advertisers to send videos directly to the app’s users, while Promoted Places highlights businesses on the Snap Map.

    By Aaron Baar • Oct. 10, 2024
  • Duracell Global Chief Marketing Officer Ramon Velutini during an AWNY panel
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    Duracell CMO’s lessons for bringing low-interest brands into culture

    Global Chief Marketing Officer Ramon Velutini explained how a TikTok comment led to a successful campaign around a reality show scandal.

    By Oct. 9, 2024
  • Consumers dine at a McDonnell's experience at Chain
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    McDonald’s debuts Chicken Big Mac with dupe restaurant, livestream push

    The burger chain has revealed two spots featuring the limited-time offering starring “Fresh Off The Boat” castmates Randall Park and Hudson Yang.

    By Updated Oct. 15, 2024
  • Snapchat Phantom House
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    Snapchat brings back Phantom House series with Maybelline, State Farm

    The Halloween content series, now in its second year, will also be leveraged by Hulu to support its Huluween campaign and new original film, “Carved.”

    By Aaron Baar • Oct. 3, 2024
  • An image of a music festival.
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    How Corona found success with YouTube Shorts

    The campaign for one leg of the brand’s Sunsets Festival World Tour saw 5.1 million impressions and utilized several ad formats to drive results.

    By Oct. 3, 2024