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B-to-C Events
ILGM Sparks up Community Connection on its Cannabis Home Grow Tour
To cement its transition from online cannabis seed shop to “full-blown consumer brand,” I Love Growing Marijuana (ILGM) rolled out a U.S. Home Grow Tour over the spring that brought together beginner- and intermediate-level cannabis home growers for hands-on lessons and curated moments of community connection. Across six cities, a blend of expert-led grow classes, […]
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: Victoria’s Secret Outage, Bieber’s Billions, Nuclear Verdicts
This week’s PR Roundup examines the bizarre ongoing cyberattack on the Victoria’s Secret website, how nuclear verdicts are impacting the reputations of large companies and the worth of a celebrity product, Rhode, to a cosmetics company in 2025.
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Marketers
How Chocolate Brand Tony’s Chocolonely Made Friends In American Candy Aisles
For any newcomer grocery brand, taking the step from having a strong regional presence to gaining a national retail footprint is always a complicated move. Chocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely hit that inflection point in the US roughly five years ago, which was when Aidaly Sosa Walker joined as VP of marketing for the US and […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
Four Data Readiness Tips For Retail And Commerce Media
Retail media networks (RMNs) have grown rapidly, with spending representing a fifth of global advertising in 2024. Now, the rise of commerce media is shifting spend and further blurring lines between advertisers and publishers. With over 100 RMNs in the US alone, commerce media is expanding across verticals like travel, finance and health care. This […]
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Programming
Standalone Starz Sees Bundles, Partnerships & More IP Ahead
Starz got its chance to shine Thursday in its first earnings report since being spun off from Lionsgate , with President/CEO Jeffrey Hirsch tackling consolidation possibilities and growth opportunities.
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Cynsiders
The Internal Politics Blocking First-Party Data Success
By Alexandra Theriault, Chief Growth Officer, Lotame As consumer demands rise and the threat of third-party identifier deprecation looms, shifting to first-party data is no longer theoretical—it’s vital. But despite major investments, many enterprises still can’t meaningfully activate their first-party data. Why? The problem isn’t technology. It’s politics. Siloed teams, legacy infrastructure, and misaligned incentives […]
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AdExchanger Talks
Context(ual) Switching, With Viant CEO Tim Vanderhook
Viant is on an M&A tear, with two acquisitions – IRIS.TV followed by lockr – in less than six months. Although the rationale behind these deals might be obvious to ad tech insiders, Wall Street investors speak a different language, one that Viant CEO Tim Vanderhook has become fluent in as the leader of a publicly traded company.
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Crisis Management
Your Story or Theirs: Why Narrative Risk Now Trumps Brand Risk
In 2025, most business leaders can rattle off their product risks, regulatory risks, even brand risks. But a more insidious threat lurks under it all: narrative risk—the danger that someone else tells your company’s story faster, louder or more convincingly than you do. And not always truthfully.
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AI
What Google’s AI Mode Means for Search Traffic and Brands
Google launched “AI Mode,” a chatbot-style interface embedded into its apps, at its annual developers conference this week. The new feature stands to alter the search landscape even further, requiring brands to shift from optimizing for search to optimizing for audiences.
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ROI | Metrics
Gartner: 39% of CMOs Plan to Reduce Labor Costs and Cut Agency Allocations
According to Gartner’s 2025 CMO Spend Survey, marketing budgets as share of company revenue remain flat, and 39% of plan to reduce labor costs and cut agency allocations.
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