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  • Manscaped’s Whole‑Body Media Strategy

    Behind the scenes with Manscaped CMO Marcelo Kertész on the brand’s first Super Bowl spot – a musical ad starring singing hair balls (just watch it) – and how he’s shifting Manscaped’s marketing from performance-heavy DTC to a broader, brand-led strategy.

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  • Ready, Set, Upfront

    Gone are the days when the TV upfronts were exclusive to legacy broadcasters. Amazon is gearing up for its third upfront event next month in New York City. Alongside Netflix, Amazon is one of a handful of digital-first companies that recently entered the upfront fray and are competing against traditional networks for annual advertiser budgets […]

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  • AI Is The New Ad Space

    AI isn’t just a productivity tool, says Debra Aho Williamson, founder of Sonata Insights. It’s a brand-new media environment that’s reshaping how people decide what to buy and challenging marketers to completely rethink the funnel.

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  • Betterment’s ‘Anti‑Marketing’ Machine

    Kim Rosenblum, CMO of investment app Betterment, unpacks her “anti‑marketing” playbook, which involves telling customers not to engage and shifting away from chasing cheap CAC to prioritizing lifetime value.

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  • Who Needs ‘Corrosive Intermediaries’ Anyway?

    The programmatic supply chain is “pretty flawed,” says Danny Spears, COO of publisher alliance Ozone, and value is leaking away from digital media brands. But that doesn’t mean they need to stand there and take it.

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  • Why Scripps Is All In On Women’s Sports

    Scripps CRO Brian Norris explains why the broadcaster is leaning into women’s and local sports – and how that shift is reshaping the media plan.

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  • Sussing Out ‘Performance TV’

    Can connected TV really deliver performance – or is “performance TV” just a branding boost with extra data? Erin Firneno, SVP of business intelligence at Advertiser Perceptions, weighs in.

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  • Perion Is So Over The AI Hype Cycle

    Perion CEO Tal Jacobson is done with AI buzzwords. Instead, he’s betting big on agents, outcomes and letting machines handle the messy parts of media buying.

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  • Healthy Growth In The Age Of AI

    Mary Beech, chief growth officer at health-and-wellness brand Thorne, shares how she’s turning marketing into a growth engine amid AI-driven discovery and chatbots that get loose with the facts.

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  • What Marketers Miss When Their Data Isn’t Inclusive

    Inclusive measurement is more than a nice-to-have, says Charlene Polite Corley, Nielsen’s VP of inclusive insights. Because undercounting Black, Hispanic and intersectional audiences isn’t just a measurement failure; it’s a missed growth opportunity for brands.

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