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  • Offbeat Raves

    Raves aren’t only taking place at underground clubs anymore. They’re taking over unconventional venues, like coffee shops, restaurants, museums, book stores and convention centers, and being hosted in broad daylight. Gone are the lasers, smoke machines and flashing lights; attendees are grooving to dj beats in their sunnies while surrounded by bubbles, parasols, fans and […]

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  • The Rise Of AI Shopping Assistants Will Influence Advertising Strategies

    For generations, advertisers have been trying to get people to notice and buy their products. But what happens when advertisers need to reach something that isn’t a person? That’s the question media agency Kepler is trying to answer with its new software, Kip AIR, created in response to the rise of AI shopping assistants. These […]

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  • From Mobile Studios to Popcorn: Five Ideas for Upfront Experiences

    From its roots as a critical television advertising commitment exercise to, now, a showcase of new and returning series across linear and streaming platforms designed to dazzle advertisers’ media-buy strategies, the Upfronts today are a competitive landscape. For many brands, it’s an opportunity (or an imperative) to break away from a traditional presentation format and […]

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  • Pinterest Entices Marketers at Cairns Crocodiles with a Colorful Journey through the User Experience

    Pinterest has served as presenting sponsor of Cairns Crocodiles, billed as the “Cannes Lions of Australia and APAC,” since its inception in 2022. Following three years of outdoor activations, the brand this year evolved its on-site presence by moving its footprint indoors to a more prominent location, and taking a Gen Z-inspired approach to engagement […]

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  • IAB Tech Lab Says Advertisers Are Excited About Pause Ads – But Are Users?

    Advertisers love new ad formats, especially on connected TV. Just look at how many platforms announced their own during the IAB NewFronts and TV upfronts last month. But it’s possible to have too much of a good thing.

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  • What Does It Mean To Be All In On AI?

    Meta updated its ad platform Wednesday with AI-based buying improvements. Is the company on track to be fully automated with AI by the end of next year?

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  • Q&A with Brooks Running CMO on its first lifestyle shoe

    Editor’s Note: Brooks is known for its running shoes. And the brand hasn’t deviated from performance footwear and apparel since its launch more than 50 years ago — until now. Melanie Allen, chief marketing officer sat down with Multichannel Marketer’s sister Chief Marketer to talk about why the time was right to launch a lifestyle shoe […]

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  • PR Roundup: CEO Popularity, Wilson from Cast Away is Back, Mattel Studios Launches

    This week’s PR Roundup looks at a new study from Morning Consult about CEO popularity and company reputation, Mattel going all in on entertainment with a new TV and film studio, and Wilson, the iconic volleyball, teaching the public about ecology and ocean waste.

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  • Why Emotional Clarity, Not AI Hype, Will Decide the Future of Marketing

    By Ian Baer, Founder & CEO, Sooth The collapse of a market-leading brand doesn’t begin with disloyal customers, deceptive competitors, product failures, service hiccups, data breaches, Gen Z disruptions, or any of the other scapegoats that have led to the performance tailspin so many brands find themselves facing today. These are not imaginary villains but […]

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  • The Trade Desk Launches Deal Desk, Its Bid To Make Deal IDs Not Terrible

    With the programmatic curation trend, a large share of budgets has consolidated around deal IDs. This is a problem because deal IDs don’t work very well. For The Trade Desk, about 90% of campaigns using structured deal IDs via private marketplaces don’t scale at all. Often they’re stuck spending less than $10 per day, TTD […]

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