Year: 2025
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B-to-B Events
Turnkey Sustainability
As the event industry embarks on a new season of market volatility, many event marketers are forced to make difficult decisions about what stays and what goes in their event budgets. And what frequently “goes” are the well-intentioned sustainability initiatives that often start strong in the planning or conceptual phase, but lose steam when costs […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
Google’s Fingerprinting Update Might Trigger The Next Battle For Digital Privacy
In much the same way as Google decided not to kill off third-party cookies in Chrome, the company’s recent announcement of a more relaxed stance on fingerprinting has certainly raised some eyebrows. With the ad policy update, which came into force in February, Google has adopted a more lenient approach to how advertisers, vendors and […]
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Programming
Filling the Gap: Comercio TV Ready for Spectrum Rollout
Come April 15, Comercio TV will become available nationwide through Spectrum’s Spanish TV tiers including TV Stream Latino and Mi Plan Latino.
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Engagement
Festival Roundup: Top 20 Brand Activations at SXSW 2025
With its focus on music, tech and entertainment, the SXSW Conference & Festivals in Austin tend to showcase some of the most creative activations across the experiential marketing industry. Here are the top 20.
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Marketers
34% of Fortune 500 Firms Lack a CMO – But It’s Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
The average tenure of CMOs at Fortune 500 companies was less than that of most other common C-suite roles, and 34% of those corporations didn’t even have an enterprise marketing leader, according to a Spencer Stuart report. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
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Agency Life
Agency HR Update: Connection, Belonging, and the ‘New’ Onboarding
Event profs are quick-thinking and adaptable problem-solvers by nature, able to read a room and anticipate challenges to pivot at a moment’s notice. These skills aren’t necessarily ones you can glean from a textbook. They come from within, or develop through experience. It’s one of many reasons why talent management in the world of experiential […]
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Social
Differin Bets Big on Roblox to Meet Gen Alpha and Gen Z Consumers
To meet Gen Alpha and Gen Z consumers where they are, Differin has developed three minigames to play within five of Roblox’s popular games. Here’s the marketing plan.
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AI
Why 2025 Will Unlock Audiobooks, In-Car Ads, and AI as the Next Big Audio Opportunities
After leading A Million Ads (AMA) to a 60% revenue growth as chief revenue officer, Paul Kelly was promoted to CEO on December 10, 2024. In this Q&A, Kelly dives into some of the biggest trends shaping the industry, including the rapid expansion of in-car personalized ads, the opportunity for audiobook ads, and more.
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The Big Story
M&A Mania: The Latest On Oracle-TikTok, and the Alphonso-LG Ads Aftermath
Alphonso shareholders won their lawsuit against LG Ads, clearing the way for an IPO. Then, as TikTok counts down the days until its stay of execution expires, Oracle might buy a minority stake.
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Data-Driven Thinking
Championing Change: How Women In Ad Tech Can Advocate For Equality Year-Round
When Women’s History Month rolls around each March, awareness is raised to recognize women’s contributions and advocacy for gender equality. In case you missed it on your calendar, International Women’s Day was March 8, and this year’s theme was “Accelerate Action.” Considering the threat to women’s rights in the United States, the time to take […]
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