Digital + Social
Mom App Peanut Aims to Legitimize Matrescence
Peanut, the social networking app for moms, collected 11,000 signatures to add the word matrescence to the dictionary after an out-of-home campaign.
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Mobile
Targeting Insomniacs, Sleep App ‘Rest’ Hijacks TikTok Shop Broadcasts in the Early Hours
Sleep app Rest is reaching out to potential users when they’re most in need of the app: in the wee hours as they scroll social media while battling insomnia. And they’re leveraging creators to do it.
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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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CTV Roundup
America’s Test Kitchen Puts Direct And Programmatic Access On Its Menu
America’s Test Kitchen introduced direct and programmatic buying for its free ad-supported TV channels – marking the first time it’s selling ad inventory as a standalone package.
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Shopper/Retail
Nikon’s Experiential Pop-Up at SXSW Targets Experienced Photographers and Creators
Camera brand Nikon hosts free camera workshops during the South by Southwest festival to spur shoppers to try cameras and post pictures.
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Shopper/Retail
How Boll & Branch Spotted Scammers Attempting Generative AI Fraud
CEO and Founder Scott Tannen shares how the Boll & Branch customer service team discovered an AI generated photo of damaged sheets in an attempt to get a free product.
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CTV Roundup
Are CAPIs The Next Phase Of Performance TV?
Netflix unveiled its own conversion API, which is meant to help marketers and media buyers prove their streaming campaigns are actually producing real business outcomes. The news is part of the rising trend of CAPIs becoming more popular in streaming advertising environments.
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CTV Roundup
Paramount Skydance Is Trying To Buy WBD. Now What?
Late last week, Netflix walked away from plans to acquire Warner Bros., clearing the way for Paramount Skydance to scoop up the whole company with its hostile takeover bid. But if his merger really does happen, what would it mean on a practical level for the TV advertising industry writ large?
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Influencer Marketing
Meet Yeti Boo, the AI Bigfoot Helping KANE Footwear Rethink Influencer Marketing
How an AI-generated Bigfoot named Yeti Boo went viral and evolved into a brand-backed AI content studio blending humor and storytelling.
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CTV Roundup
Horizon Media’s David Campanelli Shares His Strategy For Breaking Down Media Silos
Who says TV is the only media channel that could benefit from converged buying?
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Campaigns
Great Clips Taps into Quarterback Kirk Cousins’ Love for Value Haircuts in New Campaign
Great Clips’ recent promotion featuring Kirk Cousins and Jesse Palmer drove an 11.6% increase in sales. The salon’s new VP of marketing shares the highlights and strategy behind the campaign.