Digital + Social
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CTV Roundup
What ‘Heated Rivalry’ Reveals About LGBTQ+ Media And Marketing
As a queer media trade reporter, I often wonder whether media companies and marketers are interested in trying to form a connection with me based on my queer identity. It’s a question I got to unpack onstage at POSSIBLE 2026 in Miami earlier this week, when I moderated a panel about how the TV show […]
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Shopper/Retail
Liquid Death CEO on Building a Provocative Brand, Small Marketing Budgets and Super Bowl Ads
Liquid Death CEO Mike Cessario shares how taking risks and keeping marketing costs low can yield big results.
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CTV Roundup
Streaming Platforms Are Embracing Vertical Video. But At This Point, Is It Worth It?
It seems like all the streaming services are getting into vertical video these days. But ads aren’t on the menu yet.
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Campaigns
Grubhub Surrounds Tax Day With $100K in Credits for Delivery App Fees
The food delivery app channeled the anxiety of tax season to give diners money back for their takeout habit.
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CTV Roundup
Hot Take: YouTube Shouldn’t Rely On Creators To Convince Brands It’s TV
Platforms using talent to corroborate sales pitches is nothing new – the TV upfronts have always included publishers peacocking their talent to impress buyers. But YouTube arguably juggles an additional obligation to act in accordance with its self-imposed competitive differentiator: authenticity.
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CTV Roundup
Dan Aversano Is Back At DatafuelX And Aiming For Continued Growth
Earlier this year, datafuelX rehired Dan Aversano, one of the company’s co-founders, to take the helm as CEO. Aversano will lead the company through its next growth phase, which revolves around – surprise, surprise! – connected TV and digital expansion.
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Sustainability
Citizen Watch CMO on 50 Years of Eco-Drive Tech, Gen Z Style and Narrative-Driven Creative
We spoke with Citizen Watch CMO Carla Wilke about the brand campaign’s origins and inspiration, narrative-driven creative, targeting Gen Z and industry challenges.
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Campaigns
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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CTV Roundup
How Samsung Ads And Crumbl Got Their CTV Campaign To Perform Like Social
I’m pretty sure I’ve missed the window on becoming a Crumbl fan — but I can still appreciate the “pretty pictures of cookies” on their CTV ads.
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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 […]