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  • A Nike billboard for the Summer Olympics in Paris
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    Nike kicks off marketing comeback with gritty Olympics ads

    Wieden + Kennedy Portland created spots probing qualities that motivate sporting greats like an obsession with power and an inability to be satisfied.

    By • July 22, 2024
  • Netflix's Peter Naylor at Advertising Week New York
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    Netflix’s ad-supported tier grows 34%, with critical scale in sight

    Peter Naylor, VP of ad sales, is leaving the offering he helped launch as it gears up an in-house ad-tech platform and bigger programmatic push.

    By • July 19, 2024
  • Actress Michelle Buteau stars in Amazon's 2024 back-to-school campaign.
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    Amazon pushes savings with back-to-school ad, ‘Dorm Roomz’ series

    The e-commerce giant tapped actress Michelle Buteau for a 30-second spot encouraging shoppers to “spend less on your little freeloaders.” 

    By • July 18, 2024
  • Bottles of ketchup and mustard dressed up like Wolverine and Deadpool.
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    Heinz swaps ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ for condiments in meta movie tie-in

    The color of the superheroes’ outfits inspired a campaign that includes fourth-wall-breaking ads and collectibles for decorating condiment bottles. 

    By • July 17, 2024
  • Three people sitting on a couch watching a soccer game on TV.
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    IAB: Digital video advertising KPIs shift, with business outcomes on top

    A new report underpins a broad shift toward performance marketing, though two-thirds of video buyers still encounter measurement challenges.

    By • July 16, 2024
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    CeraVe takes on soap operas in new genre-spoofing campaign

    In its latest big creative swing, the brand hopes to engage Gen Z consumers with a humorous take on the format’s well-worn melodrama.

    By Aaron Baar • July 15, 2024
  • Honda Twitch Rivals chat memory game
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    Honda drives deeper into gaming, esports with Twitch Rivals sponsorship

    Users will be able to digitally customize a 2025 Civic hybrid sedan through chat polls during an interactive segment called “Chat’s Civic Mods.”

    By • July 15, 2024
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    Campaign Trail: Citroën’s revolution liberates electric vehicles from elites

    The Stellantis automaker updated the French Revolution with an anachronistic spot from agency BETC that recalls Sofia Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette.”

    By • July 12, 2024
  • Actor Michael Cera holds a tub of CeraVe lotion as part of campaign materials for the skincare brand's first-ever Super Bowl commercial.
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    Deep Dive

    6 campaigns that signaled a creative resurgence in H1 2024

    As marketers emerged from two strenuous years, innovative media strategies and bets on buzzy technology like generative AI stood apart from the pack.

    By , • July 10, 2024
  • Four athletes embrace in a Coca-Cola Olympics ad
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    Coke’s Summer Olympics campaign celebrates unifying power of hugs

    “It’s Magic When the World Comes Together” encourages people to embrace, even in rivalry, and was developed over 18 months with WPP Open X.

    By • July 10, 2024
  • Person working on crafts in Etsy campaign spot
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    Etsy addresses anxiety over AI, mass manufacturing with new brand mission

    Real Etsy sellers are highlighted in ads that complement policy changes that aim to more strongly enforce a human touch on product listings.

    By • July 9, 2024
  • Serena Williams attends a film premiere
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    Why Morgan Stanley teamed with Disney to sponsor a Serena Williams docuseries

    CMO Alice Milligan explains how the move was a natural fit for a financial services marketer that has made amplifying women’s sports a priority.

    By • July 9, 2024
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    How prompting and integration AI assistants have sped up viral video content production 100 fold

    AI integration has revolutionized content creation at Fabiosa Media, speeding it up by 100 times.

    By Olena Razinkova, Fabiosa Media CEO and Chief Creative Producer • July 8, 2024
  • Actors Eric Wareheim and Atsuko Okatsuka stand next to each other on a prom dance floor
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    Kind brings lighter touch to healthy snack marketing in brand refresh

    New CMO Osher Hoberman said a prior purpose-led marketing strategy was too fragmented to align with the commercial opportunity.

    By • Updated July 11, 2024
  • A box labeled "Hasbro" is displayed, along with other store products.
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    Hasbro’s early adoption of Prime Video ads helps reel in new buyers

    Successful campaigns for Peppa Pig and Play-Doh lend credence to Amazon’s bigger pitch around its upper-funnel advertising capabilities.

    By • July 3, 2024
  • McDonald's Teams Up with Hit Anime Series "JUJUTSU KAISEN" to Unleash New App Exclusive Special Grade Garlic Sauce.
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    McDonald’s links with anime series for app-exclusive sauce

    The chain’s collaboration with “Jujutsu Kaisen” to launch its Special Grade Garlic Sauce also includes a tie-up with anime streaming service Crunchyroll. 

    By • July 3, 2024
  • A group of runners on the road in the French Alps are featured in Hoka's latest ad campagin
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    Hoka’s latest avian-themed ads look to shore up favor among runners

    New ads from Anomaly spotlight runners of all levels of intensity in the French Alps, where the disruptor brand was founded.

    By • July 2, 2024
  • Burt's Bees products stand in the foreground as a dark scene sits in the background.
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    Burt’s Bees teams with Amazon Ads for ‘Screencare’ product sets

    The brand developed custom skincare sets inspired by Prime Video’s top genres for a campaign that has led to a 53% uptick in sales.

    By • July 1, 2024
  • Khaby Lame with a bottle of Tide in a laundromat
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    P&G brings top TikToker Khaby Lame’s humor stateside with Tubi series

    Made with Group Black, “Khaby Is Coming To America” integrates CPG brands like Tide and Bevel and is part of P&G’s multicultural marketing efforts.

    By • June 28, 2024
  • Toyota's "Getaway Driver" short film promotional imagery.
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    Toyota targets Gen Z, millennials on YouTube with Corolla Hybrid short film

    The new “Getaway Driver” video riffs on classic horror film tropes and features comic-actor and social media personality King Bach.

    By Aaron Baar • June 27, 2024
  • Lindsay Lohan poses with a bottle of Pure Leaf tea.
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    Pure Leaf taps Lindsay Lohan to defy hustle culture with a ‘Tea Break’

    A new campaign includes a minute-plus-long spot starring Lohan and a landing page that offers drafted “away on a tea break” messages.

    By • June 27, 2024
  • Patrick Mahomes in a Coors Light campaign
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    Coors Light will bury its latest Patrick Mahomes ad in a time capsule

    The latest video and stunt from the Molson Coors flagship toys with NFL rules about players promoting beer.

    By • June 26, 2024
  • Collection of Verizon brand images
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    Verizon unveils future-facing new look with ad campaign nodding to its past

    The telecom is resurrecting its once-ubiquitous “Can You Hear Me Now?” slogan to promote a new logo from Publicis design shop Turner Duckworth.

    By • June 26, 2024
  • Toys R Us OpenAI
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    Toys R Us creates first brand film to use OpenAI’s text-to-video tool

    The toy brand’s production arm partnered with agency Native Foreign to quickly create a film using Sora, which is only available to alpha testers.

    By • June 25, 2024
  • A jet pilot crashes into a restaurant as part of a Carl's Jr campaign
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    How Carl’s Jr. is driving in-store visits with AI-fueled CTV advertising

    The QSR paired contextual targeting data with IRIS.TV’s private marketplace to engage young men with shared interests like anime and gaming.

    By Aaron Baar • June 21, 2024