Trends
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Social
Top Retail Marketers at PacSun, Tarte and Crocs Share TikTok Shop Success Tips
PacSun, Tarte and Crocs say letting influencers have creative control is the key to viral and lucrative TikTok content.
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Agency Life
Agency News: Impact XM and Jack Morton Merge
Global brand experience agencies Impact XM and Jack Morton today announced their merger, a union that will be supported by global investment firm The Riverside Company. The business will operate under the Jack Morton name and will span 20 offices with locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Experiential services will include […]
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Marketers
How NBCUniversal Is Marketing the 2026 Winter Olympics as a ‘Pop Culture Franchise’
NBCUniversal is set for “Legendary February,” a month of major sports events airing across its linear and streaming platforms that includes pop culture tie-ins with the Olympics.
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Trends
GaryVee’s Hot Takes on Marketing Best Practices at NRF ’26
VaynerMedia CEO Gary Vaynerchuk tells retail marketers to ditch brand lift studies, post on LinkedIn and prepare a live selling strategy in his NRF ’26 keynote address.
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CES 2026
CES 2026: DPAA’s Barry Frey on DOOH Innovations, Retail Media and Tech Trends
At CES 2026, DPAA President & CEO Barry Frey discusses the association’s presence at the show, the future of retail media and what tech stood out to him at the conference.
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Branding/Marketing
Marketing to Clean Beauty Shoppers: Five Categories of Consumers
Executives from AI-driven predictive marketing intelligence company Sooth share their research findings on the maturation of the clean beauty category and the resulting implications for marketers and professionals seeking to connect with these consumers.
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CES 2026
CES 2026: OUTFRONT’s Head of Brand Solutions on Marketing Industry Takeaways
Outfront’s Head of Brand Solutions Brad Alperin discusses what marketers can take away from the show, how AI is integrating into marketing processes and what new tech inspired him this year.
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Marketers
How Valvoline Shifted Marketing Gears When It Became A Pure-Play Retail Brand
Believe it or not, car oil change service company Valvoline is in the midst of a fascinating retail marketing transformation. Valvoline is a 160-year-old brand that’s still best known for its off-the-shelf car oil and machine lubrication products. But did you know the company doesn’t even own that business line anymore? Valvoline sold it in […]
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CES 2026
Tech Innovators at CES 2026: Kelly Mahoney, CMO at Ulta Beauty
Ulta Beauty CMO Kelly Mahoney discusses the brand’s massive rewards program, leveraging data for personalized customer experiences and how companies should be thinking about using AI in 2026.
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CES 2026
Tech Innovators at CES 2026: Emily Ketchen, SVP and CMO at Lenovo
Chief Marketer Content Director Kaylee Hultgren chats with Emily Ketchen, SVP & CMO of Intelligent Devices Group & International Markets at Lenovo about the brand’s massive presence at the show this year, AI innovations, introducing Gen Z consumers to its next-gen products and more.