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By Murry Woronoff, Director of Research at Adtaxi Every year, brands invest billions to align themselves with the world’s biggest sports moments, from the Super Bowl to the Winter Olympics, the FIFA World Cup, and the NBA Finals. The promise is scale. Emotion. Cultural relevance. But here’s the uncomfortable truth revealed by consumer research: while […]

McNugget Caviar, anyone? How about a box of conversation hearts themed around the U.S.’s weakened economy? Or, perhaps you’d like to bid on a $35,000 diamond ring shaped like a can of BuzzBallz? Valentine’s Day is always an opportunity for marketers to spark brand love, and this year has yielded some particularly steal-worthy ideas. We’re […]

Was football invented to sell food? That was the question at the center of Uber Eats’ activation at Super Bowl LX Experience at Moscone Center in San Francisco. The brand asked football fans to get to the bottom of the conspiracy, inviting them into an enclosed footprint with exterior and interior walls covered in large-print […]

The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots aren’t the only ones focused on their performance. Marketers are running their own plays during and after the Super Bowl, seeking proof of performance from their streaming campaigns to justify their investments.

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover the City of Kegs, fortune-telling seals and beer-themed social experiments.

By Philip Inghelbrecht CEO & Co-founder, Tatari TV The Super Bowl has evolved beyond a mere football championship to become the undisputed biggest night for advertisers. This significance is so profound that brands now purchase ad time in the weeks leading up to the game just to promote their Super Bowl advertising. Even during the […]

Last year, VMX was all about the arts. This year, NAVC went all in on a theme inspired by the upcoming Winter Olympics with “World Classic: Champions of Care.” Medal and podium imagery, as well as snowy décor and settings, was all over the Orange County Convention Center for the annual veterinary conference in Orlando, […]

Lounges are becoming more and more common at CES, as brands move away from exhibits on the show floor to private hotel suites that cater to its established and prospective clients.

By Justin Fromm, Head of Insights, Samsung Ads Performance marketers are rethinking what drives conversion. The once-reliable engines of measurable marketing—search and social—are losing momentum. Generative AI is reshaping how consumers discover information, siphoning off clicks and eroding the predictability of SEM. Pew Research found that AI-generated summaries have already reduced search-result clicks by 50%. At the […]

Artificial intelligence lives in everything now, from PCs to robots to cars to emotional support pandas. It’s also allowing experience builders to create the storytelling content and scenery of their dreams. Many booths across the now expansive CES 2026 show floor feature visible credits or disclaimers that the space features AI-generated content and that “characters […]