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B-to-B Events
NRF 2025 Ideas: Four Experiential Tactics We Loved
They call NRF “Retail’s Big Show” for a reason. For one, the sheer amount of market innovation and engineering presented at the New York City-based trade show is vast. And, from an experiential marketing point of view, the expo floor is a feast for the senses. During our spin around the Javits Center this year, […]
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Digital & Technology
Why Do Some Industries Capture More Media Attention Than Others?
A recent Intelligent Relations report showed financial services and gaming clients boasted significantly higher PR email open rates, while fintech and IT lagged behind. Here we unpack the numbers to learn how companies can move past any inherent disadvantages of their industries to secure media placements.
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Behind the News
IP Address Targeting: Privacy Myth or Marketing Must?
Google announced that the company will allow advertisers to target audiences using their IP addresses starting next month. Is it a step towards balancing privacy with advertising effectiveness? Or is it a slippery slope towards invasive tracking?
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Trendwatch
H.I.G. Capital to acquire Kantar Media for $1 billion
Investment firm H.I.G. Capital announced today it plans to acquire media measurement and analytics firm Kantar Media for $1 billion. The deal is expected to close later this year. Kantar Media operates in 60 markets and provides services, such as audience measurement insights, competitor ad spend, data analytics, media planning and validation. The acquisition will bring […]
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Tech & AI
6 key takeaways from NRF ’25
Nearly 40,0000 people attended The National Retail Federation’s annual conference NRF ’25 in New York City in January. The Big Show included 6,200 brands, 1,000 exhibitors, 450 speakers and 400 media/analysts. I attended; I listened; I learned. Now I’m back with six key takeaways from the conference: 1. If you haven’t invested in A.I. yet, you […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
Brands Have A Right To Control The Ad Placements Around Political Content
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan recently initiated investigations into the World Federation of Advertisers, the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, advertisers and agency holding companies based on concerns that brands are not advertising on conservative social media platforms like X. Jordan has also opened an inquiry into the merger of Omnicom and IPG based […]
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CES 2025
Marketers on Fire: Bose CMO Jim Mollica on Tapping Into Culture, Automotive Innovation and Creator-Led Content
Bose’s first CMO discusses partnership strategy, automotive innovation, the significance of creator-led content and marketing trends to watch.
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Branding/Marketing
B2B Marketers: Why So Serious?
Four ways your B2B company can embrace B2C tactics to take your brand from bland to bold.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: RedNote Migration, Viral Cringe, DEI Pressures and Anniversaries
This week’s PR Roundup looks at the migration to RedNote, consumers’ distaste for trend posts, how companies are responding to DEI pressure and a unique anniversary celebration.
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B-to-B Events
NRF 2025: Five Exhibit Design Trends from Retail’s Big Show
While the show floor at NRF 2025 was abuzz with talk of AI agents and retail media networks earlier this week, EM arrived at New York City’s Javits Center to explore how some of the world’s biggest retail brands approached exhibit design and engagement at the National Retail Federation’s “Big Show.” An estimated 40,000 people […]