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By Raghu Kodige, Founder and CEO, Anoki For the better part of a decade, the streaming wars have been defined by one thing: content. Media companies invested billions in original programming, exclusive sports rights, and expansive streaming libraries, all with the goal of attracting viewers and building subscriber bases. The assumption was whoever owned the […]

Anyone can search a CEO’s name and instantly see a full AI-generated profile. So what should a communication team do? Executive visibility is no longer optional.

While the current administration has discouraged many marketers and organizations from showing support for the LGBTQ+ community, including during Pride month. But media and ad experts say that the community’s growth in size and purchasing power will attract marketers that want to connect with this community the right way.

According to the 2026 Gartner CMO Spend Survey, a shift toward consumption-based martech solutions coincides with the decrease in martech as a percentage of marketing spend. We review the highlights of the report, including insights on increased paid media spend and AI maturity.

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover Dogsters’ Paws of Fame experience, Carrera Eyewear’s Paint My Ride Tour and Puma’s Hidden Frequencies.

The Trade Desk is muscling its way into the TV operating system business with its Ventura OS – but the real story is what TTD’s ambitions reveal about conflicts of interest within the industry and the inherent mismatch between consumer and advertiser needs.

What does strong event performance look like in 2026? According to the just-released MDG Event Industry Trend Report, Why Events Must Prove Their Value in 2026 and Beyond, “Events are no longer judged by scale, but by value.”

Storytelling is an important part of every successful event. But the post-event story you tell your executives is just as critical.

Research shows that on-site engagement is the second most important metric being tracked and measured among both b-to-b and b-to-c event marketers.

Every event marketer knows the feeling: You’ve built an exceptional experience, the energy was undeniable, but then comes the question, “But what did we get for it?” For b-to-b event leaders this year, that question no longer leads to an event after the event—because they’ve already engineered the answers in. From trackable, curated meetings that […]