Mobile: Page 6

  • Volkswagen app on smartphone
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    Volkswagen integrates Google’s generative AI to enhance app experience

    Through a Google collaboration, car owners will be able to search their owners’ manuals by posing questions like “How do I change a tire?”

    By Aaron Baar • Sept. 26, 2024
  • DOJ TikTok COPPA lawsuit for children privacy violations
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    Forrester: Online ad tolerance rises while trust remains low

    Gen Z and millennials are showing noticeably higher advertising receptivity, but marketers shouldn’t be taking a victory lap yet, the researcher cautioned.

    By • Sept. 26, 2024
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    Trendline

    Retail Marketing

    Top stories that underscore the leading influences on retail marketing, including Gen Z, pop culture and generative AI.

    By Marketing Dive staff
  • A virtual influencer appears before a Pacsun store
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    Virtual influencers gain traction

    The cost, speed and quality of virtual personas are “only poised to improve as GenAI advances,” according to a PitchBook report.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 26, 2024
  • A screen displaying corporate text against an orange background. A blue Sour Patch Kid gummy sits in an office chair to the right
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    Sour Patch Kids translates corporate lingo as Gen Z enters the workforce

    A Sour Translator app that simplifies job chatter into plain terms is supported by retail media, influencers and animated out-of-home ads.

    By • Sept. 25, 2024
  • Joey Chestnut for Chili's
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    Chili’s challenges Joey Chestnut to an eating contest on X

    The restaurant chain is leaning into the embattled platform to debut the 3 For Lunch Combo meal and assert its value proposition over fast-food competitors.

    By Aaron Baar • Sept. 19, 2024
  • A Chipotle quesadilla
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    Chipotle plans digital scavenger hunt to dole out $1M in free quesadillas

    As part of the effort, three TikTok creators will each drop a text-to-claim code in their content for up to 10,000 consumers to receive a BOGO offer.

    By • Sept. 19, 2024
  • Gabby Windey appears in Flamin' Hot's “Cheat on Flamin’ Hot Cheetos" campaign
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    Frito-Lay’s burner phones encourage fans to cheat on Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

    A slang-heavy campaign targeted at Gen Zers entering cuffing season raises awareness for other brands carrying Flamin’ Hot offerings.

    By • Sept. 17, 2024
  • A red Captain Morgan Boat pulls a glass behind it.
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    Captain Morgan raises anchor with expanded NFL-themed scavenger hunt

    “Follow the Captain” encourages consumers to look for QR codes at various locations, such as stadiums and liquor stores.

    By • Sept. 16, 2024
  • TV screen mounted at a checkout aisle of a grocery store advertising Quaker Oats products
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    Deep Dive

    What will it take to unlock in-store retail media?

    The technology is advancing rapidly, but without a consistent way to measure the impact of ad campaigns, grocers and CPGs may be left grappling with data, according to experts.

    By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 13, 2024
  • Shopify President Harley Finkelstein appears as a digital avatar to promote the e-commerce company's partnership with Roblox.
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    Roblox blurs lines between gaming, commerce with Shopify integration

    The e-commerce company will begin piloting its Checkout solution within Roblox to allow for the sale of physical items directly within games.

    By • Sept. 12, 2024
  • F1 driver Max Verstappen plays Heineken 0.0’s 'Player 0.0' game
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    Heineken 0.0 brings mobile safe-driving game competition to US

    The non-alcoholic beer has enlisted F1 champion Max Verstappen to promote a mobile game competition and larger safe-driving campaign.

    By Aaron Baar • Sept. 12, 2024
  • A human hand holding a black block displaying the letter "x"
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    Former Hyundai CMO named X’s global head of marketing

    Angela Zepeda joins the platform at a challenging time and is tasked with growing the brand globally and helping to accelerate innovation.

    By • Sept. 10, 2024
  • Will Ferrell stars in PayPal's largest-ever advertising campaign and is seen using his phone for tap-to-pay at a store.
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    PayPal takes Will Ferrell ‘Everywhere’ for largest-ever US ad campaign

    The comedic play is set to a reimagined version of the Fleetwood Mac tune and highlights the ability to use PayPal for both in-store and online transactions. 

    By • Sept. 10, 2024
  • Walmart uses Fubo's Triple Play ad unit
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    Walmart leverages Fubo’s takeover ad format to connect content, commerce

    The Triple Play lets advertisers feature branded video content alongside curated programming, creative assets and QR codes in a CTV environment.

    By • Sept. 9, 2024
  • Apple WWDC 2024 attendees sit in chairs in front of a dias and two screens showing the words "Apple Intelligence."
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    Deep Dive

    ‘The year of implementation’: How marketers are leveraging AI on mobile

    While AI has its place in the realms of social media, mobile commerce, apps and more, a sea of questions remains around regulation and brand safety.

    By • Sept. 5, 2024
  • A person holds a smartphone in a Pizza Hut
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    Pizza Hut turns TikTok content into real-world currency for My Box promo

    Focused in the UAE, the “Pay With Your Trend” effort asks consumers to post a trendy video on TikTok featuring the customizable meal to earn free food. 

    By Aaron Baar • Sept. 5, 2024
  • Megan Thee Stallion and NFL stars appear in a Pepsi ad inspired by "Gladiator II"
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    Pepsi kicks off epic, star-studded NFL campaign inspired by ‘Gladiator II’

    Along with a colosseum-set ad featuring Travis Kelce and Megan Thee Stallion, the effort includes a selfie generator, AR-powered cans and more.

    By • Sept. 5, 2024
  • Musician Charlotte Rose Benjamin applies makeup in an E.l.f. video
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    E.l.f. Cosmetics bows entertainment brand with original album release

    The album is the first product to come from the cosmetic marketer’s new entertainment arm and was developed with agency Madwell.

    By • Sept. 4, 2024
  • Maybelline cosmetics on display
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    ‘Maybe It’s Maybelline’ returns, reworked for TikTok era of beauty marketing

    The cosmetics brand is promoting the revamped jingle with a team of influencers and heavy play on the video-sharing app favored by Gen Z.

    By • Sept. 3, 2024
  • Comedians Andrew Santino and Stavros Halkias appear side-by-side in a humorous ad promoting Fireball Cinnamon Whisky.
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    Fireball fuels football rivalries with first-ever paid TikTok campaign

    New ads from the Sazerac whisky brand star comedians Andrew Santino and Stavros Halkias and poke fun at outrageous bets placed around games.

    By • Aug. 29, 2024
  • Mountain Dew's Mountain Dude
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    Mountain Dew claims its own time zone with geofenced offer, TikTok push

    A TikTok sweepstakes coined “Mountain Dew Hauls” will reimburse five winners’ moving fees to relocate to the Mountain time zone.

    By Aaron Baar • Aug. 29, 2024
  • Frances Tiafoe, wearing all white, holds a cocktail against a blue sky background.
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    Grey Goose links with tennis star for fashion-forward US Open campaign

    The vodka brand and Frances Tiafoe are going all-in on style for a social media content series and a giveaway offering premium seats at the tournament. 

    By • Aug. 26, 2024
  • A billboard a green car wrap showcases Wonderful Pistachios' on-the-go campaign promoting its No Shells product.
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    Wonderful Pistachios promotes on-the-go snacking with Uber, Lyft car wraps

    An out-of-home campaign highlights the brand’s No Shells product and also includes influencer tie-ups and Wi-Fi sponsorships.

    By Aaron Baar • Aug. 22, 2024
  • Imagery promoting Netflix and Google's shoppable integration around "Emily in Paris" season four.
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    Netflix, Google team to bring shoppable integration to ‘Emily in Paris’

    Custom features within Netflix’s ad-supported plan round out the effort, which leverages Google’s Lens technology to allow viewers to shop the show.

    By Aaron Baar • Aug. 19, 2024
  • Campaign imagery for Lee Kum Kee's campaign centered around music showcases individuals in a recording studio with the marketer's sauces on display.
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    Sriracha maker Lee Kum Kee reaches out to Gen Z with musical campaign

    The 135-year-old Asian sauce brand is promoting its Sriracha Chili and Mayo products with a Spotify playlist, 24/7 Twitch livestream and more.

    By • Aug. 15, 2024