Marketers
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Marketers
MLS CMO on Growing U.S. Soccer Fandom Ahead of World Cup
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to kick off in June, Major League Soccer is presented with a unique opportunity to showcase U.S. soccer fandom and introduce new audiences to the league’s culture. The global tentpole event will be jointly hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico this summer from June 11 to July […]
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Marketers
The Sports World Is Getting The Retail Media Bug
The retail media revolution of data-driven, digital marketing monetization is coming to the sports industry. On the innocuous end of the sports marketing spectrum, this week, Pacers Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) debuted what it calls the Fieldhouse Media Network in partnership with Deloitte and Yieldmo. PS&E owns the Indiana pro basketball teams – the NBA’s […]
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AI Helps Manscaped Trim Social Chatter Down To The Bare Essentials
Even for the terminally online, it’s hard to keep pace with social media trends. But that only applies to terminally online humans. Marketers now have AI tools that can read and analyze posts at the speed of viral trends and surface data and popular creators to inform ad campaigns. Consiglieri, a boutique consultancy founded by […]
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Campaigns
Education Platform Pearson Uses AI To Rewrite Its Past
Pearson is trying to outrun its past. For many people, the education brand reminds them of a logo on the back of a high school chemistry textbook. But the company sees itself as a lifelong learning partner spanning schools, universities, vocational training and the workplace. And Pearson wants to shift the audience’s perception. Pearson’s first […]
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Shopper/Retail
‘Treat’ Culture, COVID and Lack of 5-Year Plan Colors Gen Z Spending
NRF digs into Gen Z consumer spending patterns, plus forecasts 4.4% retail growth in 2026, in annual State of Retail & the Consumer event.
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Marketers
Carl’s Jr. And Hardee’s Marketing Goes Regional With Amazon Ads’ Streaming Media
The age-old question for streaming TV advertisers is how to target the viewers they want while reaching the scale their businesses need. The quick-serve restaurant operator CKE, which owns Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s and the Red Burrito and Green Burrito brands, initially dealt with the challenge of targeting and scale by consolidating marketing under one national […]
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Social
Consumers Are Divided Over this Dr Pepper-Inspired Sausage – And that’s the Point
In March, sausage company Johnsonville launched a new product: a Dr Pepper-inspired sausage, available in both fresh and smoked, pre-cooked varieties. Here’s how they got the soft drink brand on board.
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Marketers
The Rise Of Principal Media And The End Of The Agencies As We Knew Them
When one hears “agent” these days, one automatically thinks “AI” – but that’s not what this story is about. This is a story about how agencies are losing what makes them agents – as in, putting the interests of their clients first. Ad agency holding companies are among the most adaptable businesses out there. In recent […]
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MyFitnessPal Wants To Start The Health And Wellness Subsector Of Retail Media
Amit Patel had been a longtime user of MyFitnessPal, a health and nutrition tracking app, before joining a year ago as CRO. One of the reasons he joined, Patel told AdExchanger, is that he felt there was “untapped potential” in the app’s approach to advertising. Fast-forward to today, and MyFitnessPal has just announced the launch […]
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Viant Had A Good Q4, But Still Needs To Punch Up At Bigger Platforms
Viant reported its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings on Wednesday evening, and investors appeared pleased. Net income last year was $24.1 million, almost double the total in 2024. Full-year 2025 revenue, meanwhile, grew by 22% to $110 million. CEO Tim Vanderhook told investors that revenue would have grown 28% without the affect of the prior […]
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