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  • Snooki, dressed as a scarecrow, stands on a decorated front stoop with someone in a red M&Ms costume.
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    Mars gets spooky across multiple channels and brands for Halloween

    Efforts for M&M’s, Skittles and Twix span a range of marketing strategies like a short-form sitcom, emergency candy deliveries and podcasts.

  • A person splays on a park bench with Pringles in his mouth as ducks flock around him
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    Pringles brings back ‘Once You Pop’ tagline to meet Gen Z’s tastes

    The tagline, first introduced in the ‘90s, has been reworked in ads focused on “unhinged” humor attuned to young consumers’ social feeds.

  • Child actor Paxton Beau Bazile poses with bottles of Welch's Sparkling Juices
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    How Welch’s new kid mascot bridges nostalgia with modern marketing

    Charlie Cheersman, the first kid to anchor the brand’s creative in 25 years, debuts as the CPG shakes up its marketing strategy and leadership.

    Updated Oct. 28, 2025
  • A Dr. Seuss-inspired character is bathed in the blue light of a mobile device in a holiday ad from Walmart
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    Walmart balances whimsy with value in Dr. Seuss-inspired holiday ads

    Spots taking place in a town called WhoKnewVille reinforce a messaging platform that challenges consumer perceptions around the retailer’s image.

    Updated Oct. 28, 2025
  • Campaign imagery for E.l.f.'s global campaign entitled “Give an e.l.f.’
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    E.l.f. challenges consumers to ‘Give an e.l.f.’ in purpose-led campaign

    Ads for the beauty brand span social, print, digital and out-of-home, asking “What do you give an e.l.f. (F#@&) about?”

  • Barefoot Wine bottles
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    Q&A

    How Barefoot Wine is stepping up marketing to meet new, evolving drinkers

    E. & J. Gallo Winery CMO Stephanie Gallo explains how Barefoot approached its first major redesign in decades and why it’s bullish about its NFL tie-up.

  • A pair of glazed pork ribs sit on a blazing charcoal grill.
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    Inside the campaign to reposition pork for Gen Z, millennial consumers

    The effort tries to shed associations with the iconic “Other White Meat” tagline while appealing to the media preferences of young audiences.

  • People attend Advertising Week New York 2025
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    Top takeaways from Advertising Week 2025 marketers need to know

    Leading marketers like PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz delved into topics including culture-led marketing and artificial intelligence at the annual conference.

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    Comcast loops in linear TV for cross-channel programmatic ad buys

    Dentsu is beta testing the unified workflow for bidding on ad inventory across digital and traditional channels. 

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    WPP’s new AI platform offers marketing without agencies for SMBs

    The agency holding group is letting clients plan, create and deploy campaigns independently using WPP Open Pro. 

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    Entry-level marketers feel the job pinch: Here’s what the numbers say

    The economic landscape has continued to hinder the marketing job market, with CMO pay taking a hit.

  • Airbnb on mobile
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    Airbnb continues focus on travel experiences with new social features

    Travelers now have the ability to message each other, reconnect after an activity and see who has already booked an experience they are considering.

  • Ciara for True Religion's 2025 "Wrapped in True" holiday campaign.
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    True Religion targets women, college sports fans in holiday campaign

    The brand doubles down on the growing intersection of fashion and sports in its first holiday campaign since being acquired earlier this year.

  • Salma Hayek holds a bottle of Kahlúa while wearing a yellow dress.
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    Dunkin’ and Kahlúa tap Salma Hayek Pinault to boost co-branded product

    The telenovela-inspired “It’s Kahlunkin’” campaign comes as Gen Z consumers express increased interest in coffee-based alcoholic beverages.

  • Charlie Sheen sits outside holding an aluminum can next to a suit case full of the cans.
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    Sober celebrities pour into nonalcoholic beer

    Comedian John Mulaney, a co-owner of Years, will act as spokesperson for the nonalcoholic brand and participate in its first creative campaign.

  • Bryan Cranston as Cranpus in an Ocean Spray ad
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    Beware of ‘Cranpus’: Ocean Spray evolves brand platform for holidays

    The cranberry co-op turned actor Bryan Cranston into a new version of folklore figure Krampus to break through the season’s advertising noise.

  • In an aerial view, the Netflix logo is displayed above Netflix corporate offices.
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    Netflix’s ad biz accelerates — what’s next as AI, M&A opportunities loom

    The streaming platform had its best ad sales quarter to date, doubled upfront commitments and is on track to more than double its ad revenue in 2025.

  • Over the shoulder angle of a young gamer playing a video game on personal computer in a neon lit living room at home.
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    Deep Dive

    6 gaming takeaways for marketers from Advertising Week New York

    Despite its immense popularity with younger consumers, gaming still only commands a fraction of ad dollars.

  • John Wren, Chairman & CEO of Omnicom, and Philippe Krakowsky, Interpublic’s CEO
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    Omnicom outlines biggest synergies with IPG as mega-deal nears close

    The $13 billion-plus acquisition is expected to be finalized in late November, with the potential to expand Omnicom’s media business by 60%.

  • Pillsbury's AR experience
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    Pillsbury opens door to Doughboy’s home with interactive AR experience

    A mobile activation celebrating 60 years of the pillowy mascot is the product of a pitch from Jimmy Fallon’s new reality competition series. 

  • A line of people form outside of Welch's Zero Bodega pop-up experience in New York City
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    Welch’s names chief brand and innovation officer as strategy shifts

    The newly created role effectively replaces the CMO and is part of a larger push from the brand to become more agile and consumer-driven.

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    Industry players unite to accelerate programmatic’s AI-driven future

    The new AdCP framework is intended to be similar to how OpenRTB standardized real-time bidding in programmatic advertising’s early days.

  • A group of people watch a football game in a Hellmann's ad
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    How Hellmann’s covers the spread with football marketing

    Over the last five years, the Unilever brand has worked to become synonymous with football culture and has seen continued sales momentum.

  • LeBron James for Hennessy
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    Campaign Trail: Hennessy stirs up social with LeBron’s latest decision

    Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam remade the NBA legend’s 2010 “Decision” — a reminder that “you can’t make an omelet without breaking some eggs.”

  • Outdoor ads in Brooklyn, New York, promote Manscaped grooming products
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    Q&A

    How Manscaped’s CMO tackles Super Bowl-sized brand ambitions

    Marcelo Kertesz spoke with Marketing Dive about reports the brand is mulling its first big game ad and why it is doubling down on edgy humor.