Skittles links Pride Month packaging to LGBTQ+ stories on Audible

The brand is also working with Cameron Esposito’s Queery podcast to highlight its partner artists’ stories during a fraught period for LGBTQ+ rights.

By Peter Adams • June 2, 2023

Verizon-owned Visible launches Pride Month game show ‘No Straight Answers’

The ‘70s-inspired game show will stream on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and challenges two teams to games like “LGBTQ&A” and “Slang Slam.”

By Aaron Baar • June 1, 2023

Inside American Eagle’s tie-up with ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

CMO Craig Brommers details why the retailer partnered with stars of the Prime Video series and how it’s experimenting with Reels and Lemon8.

By Jessica Deyo • June 1, 2023

Instacart begins nationwide rollout of ChatGPT search tool

The tool allows customers to find products as well as recipes, food prep tips and more using “natural language” instead of keyword-based searches. 

By Catherine Douglas Moran • May 31, 2023

LinkedIn emphasizes the power of networking in global push

Created with Droga5, “Find Your In” includes a minute-long spot and creator-led activation and arrives following a major round of layoffs at the company.

By Sara Karlovitch • May 30, 2023

Bacardi extends brand platform with custom Snap AR lens, sneaker NFTs

A speakeasy pop-up event in New York and music festival experiences are also part of the brand’s latest iteration of its “Do What Moves You” platform.

By Jessica Deyo • May 25, 2023

Invisalign rejects the hassle of braces for creator-led social media push

“Stay Clear of Drama” enlists popular TikTok creators to share the perks of Invisalign compared to braces, like the ability to eat gummy candy.

By Aaron Baar • May 25, 2023

Smoothie King pens paperback romance novel with aid of ChatGPT

The 250-page “A Summer Fling to the X-Treme” is laced with secret codes readers can crack for the chance to win a free smoothie via the brand’s app.

By Peter Adams • May 25, 2023

Chipotle gears up for a fight with Street Fighter 6 activation

The chain is rewarding consumers who place orders on the web or via app with in-game currency and will trade free food for viewing time on Twitch.

By Sara Karlovitch • May 25, 2023

Meta makes it easier to apply deals in-feed for Facebook

The new promotional ads format enables users to click an ad to automatically claim an offer and be notified before the deal ends.

By Jessica Deyo • May 22, 2023

Ads represent more than two-thirds of $500B mobile app economy, report finds

Mobile ad spending grew 14% year-over-year in 2022, a sign the channel has been resilient in the face of economic and regulatory pressures.

By Aaron Baar • May 18, 2023

L.L. Bean ditched social media for May — here’s how it’s going so far

For Mental Health Awareness Month, the retailer vowed to avoid posting on social and instead focus on nature, challenging consumers to do the same.

By Jessica Deyo • May 18, 2023

At Brandcast, YouTube weds power of NFL to creators like MrBeast

Convergence was a major theme at the 2023 presentation as the platform takes over NFL Sunday Ticket and contends with advertising headwinds.

By Peter Adams • May 18, 2023

Pepsi presses play on summer with Bad Bunny, Apple Music

The brand revealed a 90-second spot featuring the pop star as a lifeguard who can control pool-goers’ choreography with a bottle of cola.

By Chris Kelly • Updated June 1, 2023

H&M brings ‘Stranger Things’ to Roblox for summer clothing experience

The retailer is continuing its experiments in the metaverse around a collection inspired by the Netflix hit.

By Chris Kelly • May 17, 2023

NYX celebrates LGBTQIA+ gaming communities in new Pride campaign

The makeup company partnered with five different creators for “Game Out Loud” which spans several digital platforms, including Roblox and Twitch.

By Sara Karlovitch • May 16, 2023

IAB: Podcasting ad revenue growth outpaces total digital market

Despite some recent category pressures, the trade group projected podcasting revenue to more than double by 2025 to reach $4 billion.

By Aaron Baar • May 15, 2023

Meta bets its advertising scale can differentiate new generative AI tools

DTC cosmetics brand Jones Road Beauty is among the early testers of an AI Sandbox tool that will be made more widely available in July.

By Peter Adams • May 11, 2023

Candy Crush ‘candifies’ the Jonas Brothers for gaming tie-up

Players will have access to two unreleased songs by the pop trio in addition to an in-game exclusive remix of new single “Waffle House.”

By Aaron Baar • May 11, 2023

Google boosts AI chatbot Bard with visual search, third-party plug-ins

The chatbot will soon have third-party partners including Adobe, OpenTable and Instacart and is now accessible in over 180 countries.

By Jessica Deyo • May 11, 2023

Roblox grows revenue, users despite flagging metaverse buzz

The platform popular with young consumers saw revenue grow 22% year-over-year, while average daily active users reached an all-time high of 66.1 million.

By Sara Karlovitch • May 11, 2023

Amazon pursues in-game shopping with Amazon Anywhere

Launching inside AR pet game Peridot, the tool allows shoppers to view and buy products without leaving the game environment.

By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 10, 2023

Dunkin’s CMO on bringing the brand’s vision into focus — and those buzzy Ben Affleck ads

Jill McVicar Nelson detailed a “fewer, bigger, better” ethos that is helping to balance brand and performance marketing at a transitional point for QSRs.

By Peter Adams • May 10, 2023

TikTok expands overture to publishers with contextual ad program

Pulse Premiere partners include embattled organizations like Buzzfeed and Vox, which will receive a cut of ad revenue. 

By Peter Adams • May 5, 2023

Snap tests My AI sponsored links amid expansion of ad formats

The company also said Warner Bros. is an early partner for the new First Story takeover format that reserves the first video ad between Friend Stories.

By Aaron Baar • May 4, 2023