From March 7-8, skincare brand No7 stopped traffic on International Drive, one of the busiest roads in Orlando, with a bright green, double-decker bus. No7 took over a Walgreens parking lot in the heart of the Orlando Entertainment District with its Derm Solutions Skin Rehab Tour bus, which is traveling around the country to introduce […]

As the chief media officer and SVP of demand generation at Inspire Brands, Travis Freeman controls hundreds of millions of dollars of media spend every year – and he has a little request for anyone buying CTV.

This week’s PR Roundup looks at an important federal communicator getting caught doing a side gig on the job, how trust in AI is increasing with the public, and how Guinness is connecting with consumers for its latest St. Patrick’s Day campaign. 

The Home Depot debuted an artificial intelligence-powered chat feature that can answer shopper questions and suggest products.   Home improvement retail chain The Home Depot debuted artificial intelligence-powered shopping tools on its ecommerce site that will answer how-to and product questions.  The Home Depot trained the tool, dubbed Magic Apron, using a large language model, […]

Tariffs are taking effect in the US, and advertisers are shook. Our special guest, Madison and Wall’s Brian Wieser, weighs in on the “blindingly obvious” consequences of implementing tariffs, including supply-chain disruptions that lead to a pullback in ad spend. You can’t promote what you can’t produce. Plus: the rationale behind Publicis’ acquisition of Lotame.

While local media audiences may be smaller, tailored messaging allows for deeper engagement, enabling niche audiences to connect in ways that mainstream media often cannot.

HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence Team uncovered BADBOX 2.0, a massive escalation in cyber fraud infecting over a million devices worldwide—targeting everything from off-brand smart TVs to Android tablets. In this Q&A, HUMAN’s CISO, Gavin Reid, discusses how cybercriminals have leveled up their tactics, why advertisers should be concerned, and what can be done to fight […]

Baby products brand Munchkin may have an uphill battle getting approval for the creative for its new patented nipple shield. The just-launched product took a decade to develop and is best understood with a video, said Kristin Pagano, GM of infant nutrition. The former VP of marketing at Munchkin discusses the details of its marketing campaign […]

It’s obvious that publishers and advertisers have a lot to offer each other. And yet, based on the way advertisers have dealt with publishers over the years, you’d think they were sworn enemies. This is far from how things play out with major walled gardens like Meta and Google. There, ingenuity and openness prevail. The […]

David’s Bridal aims to shift to an asset-light business model, focused on its retail media network, marketplace and new apparel categories.   Bridal gown retailer David’s Bridal named Kelly Cook, the chain’s former president of brand, technology and finance, as the new CEO effective April 1.    Cook will lead David’s Bridal into an asset-light […]