Twitter loses two executives in charge of trust and safety

The departure of the execs, who worked to assure marketers that Twitter is a safe place for brands, highlights the platform’s ongoing internal challenges.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2023

How legacy beauty brands are aging down to reach Gen Z

Ever-changing trends and flashy brands like E.l.f. Cosmetics are challenging giants like Estée Lauder and L'Oréal to draw from a new playbook.

By Jessica Deyo • June 2, 2023

Verizon-owned Visible launches Pride Month game show ‘No Straight Answers’

The ‘70s-inspired game show will stream on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and challenges two teams to games like “LGBTQ&A” and “Slang Slam.”

By Aaron Baar • June 1, 2023

Inside American Eagle’s tie-up with ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

CMO Craig Brommers details why the retailer partnered with stars of the Prime Video series and how it’s experimenting with Reels and Lemon8.

By Jessica Deyo • June 1, 2023

Heinz honors ‘irrational’ fan love in first unified global brand platform

Representing Kraft Heinz’s biggest media investment to date, the effort celebrates tales of brand passion, such as ketchup bottle tattoos. 

By Peter Adams • June 1, 2023

Wendy’s and T-Pain remix ‘Buy U A Drank’ for Frosty push

"Buy U a Frosty" is available on the fast-food chain’s YouTube channel and will soon be available for consumers to duet on TikTok.

By Chris Kelly • June 1, 2023

LinkedIn emphasizes the power of networking in global push

Created with Droga5, “Find Your In” includes a minute-long spot and creator-led activation and arrives following a major round of layoffs at the company.

By Sara Karlovitch • May 30, 2023

How Cashmere’s blend of culture and data is winning clients

Recent AOR appointments from Marriott Bonvoy and Dave & Buster’s demonstrate how the agency’s approach is resonating at a fraught time for brand messaging.

By Peter Adams • Updated May 26, 2023

Invisalign rejects the hassle of braces for creator-led social media push

“Stay Clear of Drama” enlists popular TikTok creators to share the perks of Invisalign compared to braces, like the ability to eat gummy candy.

By Aaron Baar • May 25, 2023

Meta makes it easier to apply deals in-feed for Facebook

The new promotional ads format enables users to click an ad to automatically claim an offer and be notified before the deal ends.

By Jessica Deyo • May 22, 2023

Ads represent more than two-thirds of $500B mobile app economy, report finds

Mobile ad spending grew 14% year-over-year in 2022, a sign the channel has been resilient in the face of economic and regulatory pressures.

By Aaron Baar • May 18, 2023

L.L. Bean ditched social media for May — here’s how it’s going so far

For Mental Health Awareness Month, the retailer vowed to avoid posting on social and instead focus on nature, challenging consumers to do the same.

By Jessica Deyo • May 18, 2023

LeBron James joins Taco Bell’s fight to liberate ‘Taco Tuesday’

The basketball star is featured in a new 30-second ad, "Taco Bleep," that censors him every time he tries to say the trademarked phrase.

By Peter Adams • Updated May 22, 2023

NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino resigns, named Twitter CEO

A star in the marketing world, the ad sales chief is leaving in the thick of upfronts season, with NBCUniversal’s presentation scheduled for May 15.

By Peter Adams • Updated May 12, 2023

Meta bets its advertising scale can differentiate new generative AI tools

DTC cosmetics brand Jones Road Beauty is among the early testers of an AI Sandbox tool that will be made more widely available in July.

By Peter Adams • May 11, 2023

Miller High Life, Planters nod to dive bars and ballparks in co-branded push

The two brands are addressing their likely pairing in community spaces through a QR code giveaway and limited-edition merchandise.

By Sara Karlovitch • May 10, 2023

Dunkin’s CMO on bringing the brand’s vision into focus — and those buzzy Ben Affleck ads

Jill McVicar Nelson detailed a “fewer, bigger, better” ethos that is helping to balance brand and performance marketing at a transitional point for QSRs.

By Peter Adams • May 10, 2023

Minute Maid’s first global campaign supports new unified visual identity

The Coca-Cola juice line’s “Filled with Life” campaign looks to combat consumers’ “autopilot moments” while showcasing its first global brand design.

By Jessica Deyo • May 9, 2023

TikTok expands overture to publishers with contextual ad program

Pulse Premiere partners include embattled organizations like Buzzfeed and Vox, which will receive a cut of ad revenue. 

By Peter Adams • May 5, 2023

Snap tests My AI sponsored links amid expansion of ad formats

The company also said Warner Bros. is an early partner for the new First Story takeover format that reserves the first video ad between Friend Stories.

By Aaron Baar • May 4, 2023

Inside Chipotle’s record-breaking Twitter promotion

A National Burrito Day giveaway earned the brand its second highest digital sales day of all time and its highest one-day volume on social media.

By Jessica Deyo • May 4, 2023

How Taco Bell feeds hungry musicians and helps them ‘Live Más’

In partnership with entertainment marketing agency The Syndicate, Feed The Beat connects the culture-focused brand with diverse artists and their fans.

By Chris Kelly • May 4, 2023

YouTube embellishes Shorts ads as monetization struggles endure

New tools will allow advertisers to optimize reach through artificial intelligence and position ads to appear first in users’ Shorts feeds.

By Jessica Deyo • May 2, 2023

Jim Beam encourages togetherness in ad set to ‘Sweet Caroline’

The new global brand campaign “People Are Good For You” attempts to address an increase in loneliness and accompanies a brand refresh.

By Sara Karlovitch • May 2, 2023

Snap credits first quarterly revenue drop to shifting ad biz

Slowing ad demand stemming from platform changes was partially to blame for a 7% year-over-year drop, with a gloomy outlook extending to Q2.

By Jessica Deyo • May 1, 2023