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Trade Shows
EMS 2026: Seven Takeaways for Trade Show Exhibitors and Their Partners
The 24th Experiential Marketing Summit brought more than 1,000 brand marketers and event industry professionals to the MGM Grand Las Vegas, May 18-20, for three days of inspiration, deep dives, and play under the theme “Human Connection in the Digital Age Starts Here.” From fast-paced creative challenges to brain dates with peers—and, of course, candid […]
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Trade Shows
Guest Column: You’ve Been Told ‘This is Just How it is.’ It Doesn’t Have to Be.
You’ve been in that meeting. You raise a concern about material handling rates that have climbed for the third year in a row. You ask why electrical outlet costs just jumped nearly 20% with no explanation. You point out that the exhibitor manual doesn’t define what “special handling” actually means, but somehow you were charged for it anyway.
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Marketers
Hyundai Tests Containerized Ad Tech To Drive New Efficiency
There is a potentially seismic shift happening underneath programmatic exchanges, as more ad bidders experiment with placing their AI models or decision-making algorithms in cloud-based container tech that lets those decisions happen at the SSP. Using an SSP’s container means the advertiser gets to observe and bid on a far greater amount of total SSP […]
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AI
Ad Revenue Stands To Grow By 8.9% This Year – And AI Might Be Why
WPP Media released its annual global midyear forecast on Tuesday, and the report’s central theme should be enough to give pause to anyone who paid attention in history class.
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B-to-C Events
The Brief: Lemonade Spas and Malibu in Manhattan
This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover lemonade spas, the Dunkin’ Barbie DreamHouse and Knicks in five, baby!
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Crisis Management
AI Search Is Rewriting Your Company’s Reputation. Here Is What You Can Do About It.
The more consequential question is about vulnerability: What does AI search reveal when someone is actively looking for controversies or criticisms?
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Shopper/Retail
Advance Auto Parts Returns to Brand Campaigns in Time for America’s 250th Birthday
Following its best quarter in five years, Advance Auto Parts is highlighting its 94-year heritage in a new top-of-funnel marketing campaign, said Bruce Starnes, Chief Merchandising Officer.
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Data-Driven Thinking
The Paradox Of Personalization: Billions Of AI-Tailored Ads Creates A Measurement Mess
The dawn of digital advertising came with a seductive promise: the right ad served at the right time to the right person. We were told this paradigm would finally solve John Wanamaker’s century-old conundrum, eliminating the legendary 50% of wasted ad spend. It was a beautiful fantasy. Setting aside the dystopian, “Minority Report”-style surveillance required […]
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B-to-B Events
Complex Messaging, Outstanding Designs: Our Top 10 Exhibits at ASCO 2026
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2026 Annual Meeting brought together more than 40,000 professionals at McCormick Place in Chicago May 29 through June 2 to explore the latest advances in cancer research, clinical practice, and innovation. Exhibiting at a medical congress comes with a unique rulebook. Commercial and medical affairs functions must remain […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
Why Prediction Is Replacing Precision For Outcome-Driven Advertising
For years, the advertising model was contextual. If an insurance provider wanted to sell its product, it would prioritize advertising on insurance-related sites. The thinking was that you had to go where the signals were strongest. Only those actively visiting a site that offers information about what insurance packages to buy could be guaranteed to […]