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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
  • Ocean Spray rebrand OOH ads
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    Deep Dive

    Why marketers keep refreshing brands instead of betting on splashy ads

    The widespread appetite for brand building is evident in how rebrands continue to proliferate alongside an advertising upswing.

    By July 10, 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
  • 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
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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
  • Three people on a golf cart hold Taco Bell products
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    Taco Bell opens ‘early retirement’ community in latest experiential play

    Available exclusively for rewards members, The Cantinas offers senior-inspired recreation and recalls the brand’s groundbreaking pop-up hotel.

    By July 9, 2024
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    Häagen-Dazs taps indie Nice&Frank as creative AOR, plots Super Bowl debut

    The ice cream brand positioned the big-game buy as the next step of a “That’s Dazs” campaign that is a key part of its outreach to young consumers.

    By July 8, 2024
  • A women in a pink bathing suit and sunhat lays in a blue pool float in the middle of a pool with a cocktail.
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    Tito’s research-backed campaign showcases the joys of staycations

    While other spirit brands focus on tropical getaways, Tito’s is embracing the many positives of being at home.

    By July 8, 2024
  • Charlie Puth for Bic
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    BIC gears up for Olympics, back-to-school with celeb-focused efforts

    The brand reteams with Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart and enlists Charlie Puth for efforts timed to major periods for ads and sales.

    By 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
  • Dove Self-Esteem beauty generated by AI
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    Dove CMO who built brand’s purpose marketing bona fides departs

    Alessandro Manfredi is leaving Unilever after over two decades as the type of purpose-driven marketing he helped define is increasingly challenged.

    By July 3, 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
  • Travis Yee in a campaign for Philadelphia Cream Cheese
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    Philadelphia cream cheese spreads original song across streaming, TikTok

    The Kraft Heinz brand prepares for the Fourth of July with a radio-ready jingle, “Land of the Cream Cheese,” by rising country star Travis Yee.

    By July 2, 2024
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    Motorola walks the runway with entirely AI-generated campaign

    To promote new folding smartphones powered by artificial intelligence, the firm used different tools to create phone-inspired fashions for virtual models.

    By July 1, 2024
  • Actor Jeremy Allen White is pictured for a photoshoot in black and white. He is wearing Calvin Klein boxer briefs and a wet T-shirt.
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    Deep Dive

    Calvin Klein’s Jeremy Allen White ads turned heads, but the biggest impact may be to the brand’s image

    “The Bear” star’s images generated $74 million in media impact value amid a years-long effort by holding company PVH to make the line more desirable.

    By Laurel Deppen • 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
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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
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    Chili’s arcade-inspired video game slams rising fast food prices

    Inspired by the cult classic BurgerTime, the game is meant to drive loyalty program sign-ups and serve as an outlet to vent frustration.

    By June 25, 2024
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    WPP promises brands ‘exponentially more content’ with AI Production Studio

    Ford and L’Oréal piloted the tool for quickly creating text, image and video assets with the aid of cutting-edge Nvidia technology.

    By June 24, 2024
  • A row of Pepsi Smart Cans and clear containers.
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    PepsiCo experiments with Smart Cans, AI tech to improve personalization

    At Cannes Lions, the marketer showed off a new AI Hydration Coach for Gatorade and connected device for Pepsi inspired by its can shape.

    By June 24, 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
  • Three friends embrace in Coca-Cola's "Spill" campaign
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    Campaign Trail: Coca-Cola spills soda to focus on moments of connection

    David Miami took the attention off the iconic brand entirely and gave it to true-to-life human interactions in the latest iteration of the “Real Magic” platform.

    By June 21, 2024
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    Macy’s kicks off summer with first campaign under new CMO

    Developed with agency Mono, the effort is the retailer’s first big campaign since Sharon Otterman joined as chief marketer six months ago.

    By June 21, 2024