Creative: Page 26


  • A Coke Zero billboard
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    Courtesy of Coca-Cola
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    Coke lends Zero Sugar a voice in ads, TikTok filter referencing 2000s pop hit

    Custom typography made from images of condensation, bubbles and fizz is also allowing the product to “speak for itself” for the first time.

    By Updated Feb. 15, 2024
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    Derek Abella for Industry Dive

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    By the numbers: Super Bowl LVIII

    Analyzing the ups and downs of the big game, including breakdowns by social engagement, popularity and more.

    By Feb. 12, 2024
  • Trendline

    Consumer Packaged Goods

    If CPGs can adeptly adjust to emerging mandates, they have an opportunity to strengthen their brands.  

    By Marketing Dive staff
  • Ben Affleck wears a branded Dunkin' sweatsuit and introduces The DunKings as part of the chain's Super Bowl LVIII ad.
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    Courtesy of Dunkin'
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    Deep Dive

    ‘Advertisers tried too hard’: Few Super Bowl LVIII ads win as celeb takeover continues

    Brands that forged true connections to culture broke through the clutter of a broadcast heavy with sociopolitical messages from some advertisers.

    By , Feb. 12, 2024
  • Patrick Mahomes in an Adidas ad
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    Courtesy of Adidas
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    Adidas tells athletes of all types: ‘You got this’

    A content series features athletes like Patrick Mahomes and Trinity Rodman talking about how they overcome pressure to perform at their highest levels.

    By Aaron Baar • Feb. 12, 2024
  • Meta's sign at 1 Hacker Way, California.
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    Kelly Sullivan via Getty Images
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    Meta spotlights how AI investments are paying off for advertisers

    Strong ad performance during the holidays convinced Jones Road Beauty to get a line of credit so it could keep investing, CMO Cody Plofker said.

    By Feb. 9, 2024
  • Pizza Hut launches 'Goodbye Pies' ahead of Valentine's Day
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    Courtesy of Pizza Hut
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    Pizza Hut delivers ‘Goodbye Pies’ for Valentine’s Day breakups

    In the first output from new social AOR Mischief @ No Fixed Address, the chain is offering to send a breakup text or free pizza to a consumer’s future ex.

    By Aaron Baar • Feb. 8, 2024
  • Influencers included in retailer Claire's The Collab program
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    Permission granted by Claire's
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    Claire’s assembles ‘Gen Zalpha’ influencer group to guide creativity

    Ambassadors range from 7 to 17 years old and come from backgrounds spanning the worlds of music, fashion, cooking and more.

    By Feb. 8, 2024
  • A person holds a smartphone that displays Burger King's AI Whopper experience.
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    Courtesy of Burger King
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    How Burger King’s AI-generated Whoppers reflect the brand’s heritage

    CMO Pat O'Toole explains how the brand leaned into the buzzy tech with a focus on customized orders in an experience created by Media.Monks.

    By Feb. 8, 2024
  • A close-up of two people holding cans of Coca-Cola Spiced
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    Courtesy of Coca-Cola
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    Coke keeps innovation rolling with new permanent flavor, TikTok Shop exclusive

    Coca-Cola Spiced, the marketer’s first permanent portfolio launch in three years, aligns with renewed consumer interest in flavored colas.

    By Feb. 7, 2024
  • Ben Affleck and Charli D'Amelio appear in a Dunkin' ad
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    Dunkin’s latest campaign with Ben Affleck could be headed to Super Bowl

    In a spot that aired during the Grammys, the brand ambassador ponders a career as a pop star in a nod to his dour appearance at the ceremony last year.

    By Feb. 5, 2024
  • E.l.f. Cosmetics launched its "your best e.l.f." shopping app an experience on Apple Vision Pro.
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    E.l.f. Cosmetics launches ‘your best e.l.f’ experience on Apple Vision Pro

    The shoppable app encourages users to unwind through relaxing activities like guided meditations and includes three environments to explore.

    By Feb. 5, 2024
  • Teleflora Valentine's Day campaign still
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    Courtesy of Teleflora
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    Column

    Campaign Trail: Teleflora tells real stories to overcome love cynicism

    The floral delivery service and the in-house agency at parent The Wonderful Company used a documentary approach to prove that romance isn't dead.

    By Feb. 2, 2024
  • A trio of stills show actor Stephen Tobolowsky buying Lay's chips at a grocery checkout line.
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    Permission granted by Frito-Lay North America
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    Lay’s time-loop ads inspired by ‘Groundhog Day’ take over ABC

    Disney, Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort and Kimmelot developed custom spots that accounted for one-third of ABC’s commercial inventory on Feb. 2.

    By Feb. 1, 2024
  • DoorDash Super Bowl
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    Courtesy of DoorDash
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    DoorDash offers to deliver every product advertised during Super Bowl

    The promotion asks consumers to pay close attention in order to crack a secret code contained in a spot airing during the big game.

    By Aaron Baar • Feb. 1, 2024
  • Jif "Save the Celery" campaign imagery
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    Retrieved from YouTube on January 31, 2024
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    Jif tackles ‘celery neglect’ on game day with free peanut butter

    “Save the Celery” includes a tie-up with GoPuff to deliver free peanut butter and collaborations with Barstool Sports and the YouTube series “Hot Ones.”

    By Feb. 1, 2024
  • Pepsi takes over the Las Vegas Sphere
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    Pepsi Wild Cherry stokes Super Bowl excitement with Vegas Sphere takeover

    Creators Zach King and Khaby Lame are part of the soft drink brand’s big game blitz, which supports a recent “Get Wild” campaign for Pepsi Wild Cherry.

    By Feb. 1, 2024
  • A grandmother drives a monster truck in a Doritos ad
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    Courtesy of PepsiCo
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    Doritos’ first global brand platform revolves around self-expression

    The campaign includes three spots created by Goodby Silverstein & Partners and a global film about a monster truck-driving grandmother.

    By Jan. 30, 2024
  • McDonald's mascot Hamburglar's Burgercuda car
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    Courtesy of McDonald's USA
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    McDonald’s Hamburglar hits the road in getaway vehicle for menu revamp

    Consumers can keep an eye for a custom Burgercuda muscle car for the chance to win gift cards and mascot-themed merchandise. 

    By Jan. 30, 2024
  • A preview of an AR experience by Snickers for the Apple Vision Pro around the Super Bowl.
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    Courtesy of Blippar
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    Snickers brings AR Super Bowl experience to forthcoming Apple Vision Pro

    In the days following the mixed-reality headset's launch, users will be able to hear from Pittsburgh Steelers “misfortune teller” T.J. Watt.

    By Jan. 30, 2024
  • Individuals and robots working together on brainstorming ideas.
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    Nuttapreya Sirisommai via Getty Images
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    Marketing playbook: Breaking down industry trends to follow in 2024

    Areas of growing investment, including retail media networks and the creator economy, could be impacted by the death of the cookie and generative AI.

    By Marketing Dive staff • Jan. 26, 2024
  • A family of Vikings drives Hyundai's Santa Fe SUV in a new ad campaign.
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    Permission granted by Hyundai Motor America
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    Hyundai’s Santa Fe unleashes a family’s inner Viking in new ads

    Creative launching around the NFL conference championships is set to the driving rhythm of Heart’s “Barracuda.” 

    By Jan. 26, 2024
  • Bud Light
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    Courtesy of Anheuser-Busch
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    Bud Light remains in the crosshairs as AB InBev makes Super Bowl plans

    Anheuser-Busch will air two and a half minutes of national advertising during the big game as it looks to rebound from controversy.

    By Jan. 25, 2024
  • A person in a busy restaurant waits for Heinz
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    Courtesy of Heinz
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    Heinz celebrates diners who wait for its ketchup in global campaign

    Created with Chilean agency 1984, the marketer’s largest effort since unifying its global creative strategy shows that “true love waits” — for ketchup.

    By Jan. 25, 2024
  • Three M&M diamond-encrusted rings against a white backdrop. One shows the full rings, one shows the inside and the last shows the ring containing a Peanut Butter M&M's.
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    Courtesy of Mars Wrigley
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    M&Ms celebrates (almost) Super Bowl champions with diamond-encrusted ring

    As part of its big game push, the candy brand is giving three NFL Hall of Famers rings fit with factory-made diamonds forged from peanut butter.

    By Jan. 24, 2024
  • Paris Hilton recreated in Roblox for a Hilton campaign
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    Hilton checks in to Paris Hilton’s Roblox world for loyalty push

    The activation demonstrates brands are still exploring ways to draw value from the metaverse even as the technology has lost some of its buzz.

    By Jan. 23, 2024