Digital + Social
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CTV Roundup
NBCU’s Streaming Strategy Involves Revisiting The Cable Playbook
In the modern streaming landscape, everything old is new again. At least that’s the case for NBCUniversal, which is trying to bring back bundled distribution deals and appointment viewing.
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Digital & Technology
PR Roundup: Lucky Charms Wins RushTok, AI Search Rewards Relevance Over Scale, and eos Shows What Community Engagement Looks Like
PR roundup covers Lucky Charms’s sorority partnership, what new data on AI search visibility means for GEO, and why eos’s U.S. Open activation is a case study in letting community lead the way.
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CTV Roundup
How Programmatic Home Screen Ads Are Becoming More Standardized (And More Accessible)
How long does it take you to decide what to watch after you turn your TV on?
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CTV Roundup
The Agency Black Box Is Breaking. Horizon Media’s Bob Lord Explains Why
According to Horizon Media’s Bob Lord, most agencies are trying to solve the wrong problem by obsessing over cost efficiency at a time when AI has quietly unlocked something far more valuable: the ability to become a growth partner to advertisers.
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Marketers on Fire
Marketers on Fire: Andy Lopez Elevated to Behr Paint CMO to Speed Digital Transformation
Andy Lopez was elevated to Chief Marketing Officer of Behr Paint Company last month. We spoke with Lopez about his new role, AI search, creator autonomy and the customer journey.
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CTV Roundup
Pinterest Names Jason Fairchild GM Of Programmatic And Affiliate
Pinterest expanded tvScientific CEO and Co-Founder Jason Fairchild’s title to general manager of programmatic and affiliate. The title upgrade comes less than a year after Pinterest acquired the performance-focused CTV ad startup.
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Influencer Marketing
Circana Report: Most Brands Still Have Room to Grow Influencer Investments
Influencer marketing has become a staple of many media plans, yet new research suggests most brands still haven’t pushed the channel as far as they could.
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Shopper/Retail
Blenders CEO Dishes on Why Its New Creator Will Elevate the Sunglasses Brand
Blenders hires Jordan “The Stallion” Howlett for the newly created role of Chief Content Officer. Howlett will advise the Blenders marketing team on storytelling.
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CTV Roundup
Why MNTN’s CEO Isn’t Sweating Media Consolidation
“The strong will survive.” That’s how MNTN CEO Mark Douglas sums up the wave of consolidation sweeping both the media and ad tech industries – and he’s betting his CTV platform will be on the right side of it. On Tuesday evening, MNTN reported $82.5 million in revenue for the second quarter, up 21% year-over-year. […]
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Influencer Marketing
Creator Relations Are Becoming the New Media Relations for Events
As creators increasingly shape how people discover brands’ products and experiences, Communications teams are building dedicated creator programs to help promote in-person events.