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Branding/Marketing
Top PR Substacks: A Starter Kit
We asked PRNEWS readers their top PR Substacks to follow, receiving an overwhelming response. If you are looking to build a “playlist” of comms Substacks to subscribe to, we’ve got a great starter kit right here.
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Research
Study: Enterprise B2B Marketers Focusing More on Financial Metrics and Efficiency
Enterprise B2B marketers are now emphasizing revenue-focused KPIs over vanity metrics such as clickthrough rates and lead volume, according to a study from B2B marketing specialist 2X and management consultancy Avasant.
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Data & Analytics
McKinsey Growth Survey Spotlights CMO-CEO Disconnect on Metrics Tied to Business Outcomes
We sat down with McKinsey & Co. partner Robert Tas to discuss the report findings, reasons for the CMO-CEO disconnect, how successful companies are handling customer growth and the biggest lessons for CMOs moving forward.
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Shopper/Retail
Roc’s new campaign aims for deeper emotional bonds with shoppers
The CMO at Roc Skincare shares how a 10-person study validating its eye cream works as a marketing tool in tandem with its clinical studies. “Clinically proven” is a staple tagline for skincare brand Roc. The words are prominently display on its logo and thus all of its products. The brand claims that third-party […]
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Branding/Marketing
20 Brand Experiences from Cannes Lions 2025
Multiple brands once again descended upon the Côte d’Azur for Cannes Lions to entertain marketing, advertising and comms professionals with innovative content and technology activations.
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Brands on Fire
Brands on Fire: Lowe’s CMO Talks Creator Network, New Marketplace Strategy and Revitalizing Communities
We spoke with Lowe’s CMO Jennifer Wilson about the company’s give-back initiatives, new creator network, its marketplace launch and critical career moves for an aspiring CMO.
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Marketers
US Bank Is Using Synthetic Audiences To Generate Real Customer Insights
The scene: Sitting on a large wicker sofa 30 feet from the Mediterranean Sea drinking Perrier in the Riviera sunshine and talking to the chief marketing officer of a bank about generative AI, synthetic audiences and creative optimization. That’s how one rolls in Cannes. But rolling back the clock to 2023, which is when Michael […]
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Cynopsis: Sports
Cynopsis Sports 6/24/25: BIG3 teams with IHeart Media; Pluto TV and All Women’s Sports Network inked a global content partnership
Tuesday June 24, 2025 Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and this is your monthly Cynopsis Sports Newsletter. Happy official start to the summer. BIG3’S BIG MOVES BIG3 is teaming up with iHeartMedia in a major new audio partnership aimed at growing its reach ahead of the league’s eighth season, which tipped off June 14 […]
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AI
What Podcasting Gets Right About Attention (Even If the Budgets Don’t)
At Cannes Lions 2025, Sounds Profitable’s Bryan Barletta explains why podcasting still hasn’t reached its ad spend potential, despite capturing the attention of audiences across platforms.
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B-to-B Events
Inside Cannes Lions 2025: Activations from Amazon Port to Motel Yahoo
Word on the Croisette has it that Cannes is sizzling-hot, and we’re not just talking about the convergence of the world’s top creatives. High temps and humidity at the annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, this year June 16-20, have made cool spaces and cold treats a premium (hello, brand opportunity) as top advertising, […]