Digital + Social
How Wildgrain Developed The Right Recipe For CTV Advertising
CTV advertising platforms often try to sell small businesses on how closely the channel resembles the digital marketing avenues they’re used to working with, like paid social. For Wildgrain, a DTC subscription service for artisan breads and other grain-based foods, this argument proved to be very compelling.
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Social
System1-TikTok Study: Branding Elements and Creator-led Content Improve Short-form Video Ads
Short-form video ads must be creative and entertaining to capture attention, but prioritizing creator-led content and leading with brand assets—like jingles, mascots and logos—is most effective for brand building and conversion, according to new research from System1 and TikTok.
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CTV Roundup
Why FAST Channels Are So Interested In Courting YouTube Creators
My YouTube creator obsession has me fascinated by an ongoing trend I’ve noticed in the CTV industry: A lot of companies that produce free ad-supported channels rely on content that already exists on YouTube.
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CTV Roundup
How Kidoodle.TV Keeps Inappropriate Ads (And Annoying Children’s TV Stars) Out Of Its AVOD Channels
Into every generation, a universally hated children’s television character is born. This, of course, poses a unique problem in a world of smart TV operating systems and content recommendation engines.
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Social Media & SEO
Bob’s Discount Furniture CMO Dishes on Social-First Reality TV Series
Bob’s Discount Furniture’s CMO Steve Nesle shares why he’s betting on entertainment content—where the brand marketing is subtle.
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Social Media & SEO
Survey: Gen Z Is Trading Traditional Social Media for Community-First Channels
According to a new report from PartnerCentric, 41% of Americans—and 48% of Gen Z—are actively planning to spend less time on social networks in 2025.
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CTV Roundup
Why Pfizer’s Josh Palau Can’t Wait To Buy Netflix Through The Yahoo DSP
Here’s what Head of Performance Media Josh Palau had to say about how Pfizer currently navigates the CTV landscape, including why having your own hands-on-keyboard experts is key and how new ad formats can be slow to accommodate pharmaceutical brands.
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Brands on Fire
Brands on Fire: Lowe’s CMO Talks Creator Network, New Marketplace Strategy and Revitalizing Communities
We spoke with Lowe’s CMO Jennifer Wilson about the company’s give-back initiatives, new creator network, its marketplace launch and critical career moves for an aspiring CMO.
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Branding/Marketing
Survey: Marketers Addressing Tariff Flux with Value Messaging, Pricing Transparency
In response to the continuing changes and uncertainty regarding tariffs, marketers are amending their strategies and tactics, focusing more on highlighting value and cutting spend on non-digital channels.
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CTV Roundup
How Visit Savannah Finds Its Target “Luxury” Traveler On CTV Channels
Like so many of us in this industry, I like to think that knowing how the proverbial sausage gets made leaves me less susceptible to advertising’s influence. Even still, there’s something about travel commercials – especially ones produced by tourism boards – that always make me want to pack up and go to whatever fun […]
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CTV Roundup
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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