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    Papa Johns names new CMO to elevate data-driven creativity

    Jenna Bromberg, previously director of core marketing at Pizza Hut, joins Papa Johns as it works to improve perceptions around value and loyalty experiences.

    By Nov. 7, 2024
  • JJ Watt in a Dick's ad
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    Retrieved from Dick's Sporting Goods on November 06, 2024
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    Dick’s recreates iconic holiday film moments with NFL’s Watt brothers

    In a new spot, former NFL player J.J. Watt is trapped in a Dick’s store after closing, leading to a series of silly antics.

    By Nov. 6, 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
  • A janitor wearing a blue jumpsuit stands in the spotlight on a theater stage in Amazon's 2024 holiday marketing campaign
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    Amazon’s holiday campaign spotlights classic song, acts of kindness

    “What the World Needs Now Is Love” features heavily in the effort that extends Amazon's focus on music around the holidays.

    By Nov. 5, 2024
  • JJ Watt on a Peloton bike
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    Peloton targets millennial men with first part of multiphase campaign

    The friendly rivalry between football-playing brothers T.J. and J.J. Watt is the focus of the first work from creative agency Special London.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
  • David Beckham stars in SharkNinja's 2024 holiday campaign.
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    SharkNinja and David Beckham help consumers ‘Ninja the Holidays’

    The global holiday campaign positions Ninja’s kitchen appliances as the means to help consumers complete their seasonal meals in record time.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
  • Waldo, wearing a striped shirt, hugs a gift-giverin Etsy's holiday marketing campaign.
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    Etsy focuses on gifts with a personal touch in sprawling holiday campaign

    Waldo, of “Where’s Waldo?” fame, travels the world but only feels seen upon returning home and receiving a thoughtful gift in the platform’s campaign.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
  • Rao's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float announcement
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    Why Rao’s picked Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for a marketing breakthrough

    The tomato sauce brand will also debut a campaign highlighting its heritage as it builds on sales growth and a recent acquisition by The Campbell’s Company.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
  • A group of people around a dining room table in a Taco Bell ad
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    Column

    Campaign Trail: Taco Bell takes on ‘Big Chicken’ through family debates

    Fans of the chain’s Cantina Chicken menu are pitted against “trachickenalists” in ads that pitch the QSR as a chicken destination like KFC and Chick-fil-A.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    McKinsey: CMOs feel unprepared as duties pile up

    Marketers are handling a wider range of functions, including generative AI, but encountering barriers in relation to budgetary and structural support.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
  • Close up of a dog's head below the words: Election night no watch puppy parties.
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    Deep Dive

    Brands lean into fractious election with messages of unity and humor

    With tensions running high, some consumer brands are trying to make an emotional connection and avoid landing in hot water.

    By Christine Blank • Oct. 29, 2024
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    VML unites design capabilities, talent under new studio offering

    A dedicated agency design unit, one of several to launch this year, could help VML capitalize on ongoing demand for brand refreshes.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
  • Jennifer Hudson sits in the center of a group of holiday party-goers in Old Navy's latest holiday campaign
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    Jennifer Hudson stars in Old Navy’s latest holiday campaign

    The campaign, dubbed “Love is in the House,” will air across cinema, social media, primetime networks and streaming services.

    By Howard Ruben • Oct. 28, 2024
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    Walmart parodies TV hits in Black Friday ‘advertainment’ series

    “Deals of Desire” will run on TV, TikTok, YouTube and out-of-home and follows similar efforts from the retailer that bridge content and commerce.

    By Oct. 28, 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 diagram of how Heineken projected a secret message onto the phones of festival goers.
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    Heineken turns any phone ‘boring’ to encourage IRL connection

    Developed with Publicis Groupe’s LePub, the offering shuts down other phone functions for a set period of time, addressing a consumer desire to unplug.

    By Oct. 24, 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
  • A white building with shinges and a logo of a red lobster
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    Red Lobster appoints new CMO to usher in post-bankruptcy era

    Nichole Robillard, who recently led a rebrand for Smokey Bones, was praised for her ability to blend creative and operational expertise.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
  • Image from Atera campaign created entirely with generative AI
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    Q&A

    How — and why — this brand created an ad campaign entirely with AI

    IT management platform Atera used generative AI tools including Sora and Midjourney to save up to $1 million on video ad production.

    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
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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
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    Nutella spreads the word about its biscuits via Betches book club partnership

    The Ferrero brand is promoting its cookie product with an in-person event and a podcast series that key into the popularity of book clubs. 

    By Oct. 21, 2024
  • Campaign imagery for Selena Gomez-owned Rare Beauty's first-ever brand campaign, "Every Side of You."
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    Rare Beauty celebrates ‘Every Side of You’ for first global campaign

    The Selena Gomez-founded cosmetics brand is putting individuality at the center of its marketing as it continues to hold favor among Gen Z.

    By Oct. 21, 2024