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  • Twitter’s ad revenue continues decline under Musk

    A new internal report shows that Twitter's ad intake has continued to slide since March, the New York Times reported.

    By Andrew Hutchinson • June 5, 2023
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    How luxury brands can drive results for paid ads on LinkedIn

    New research from VidMob shows how brands in a growing luxury goods market are driving results with paid ads targeting business professionals.

    By June 5, 2023
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    Trendline

    Retail Marketing

    Top stories that underscore the leading influences on retail marketing, including the creator economy, '90s nostalgia and Gen Z. 

    By Marketing Dive staff
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    Twitter loses two executives in charge of trust and safety

    The departure of the execs, who worked to assure marketers that Twitter is a safe place for brands, highlights the platform’s ongoing internal challenges.

    By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2023
  • Maybelline's first-ever CGI avatar, May, which the brand is launching alongside its Falsies Surreal Mascara.
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    Deep Dive

    How legacy beauty brands are aging down to reach Gen Z

    Ever-changing trends and flashy brands like E.l.f. Cosmetics are challenging giants like Estée Lauder and L'Oréal to draw from a new playbook.

    By June 2, 2023
  • The Old Gays gear up for more cheers on new game show “No Straight Answers” presented by Visible Wireless.
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    Verizon-owned Visible launches Pride Month game show ‘No Straight Answers’

    The ‘70s-inspired game show will stream on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube and challenges two teams to games like “LGBTQ&A” and “Slang Slam.”

    By Aaron Baar • June 1, 2023
  • Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno and Lola Tung of Amazon Prime Video’s hit show "The Summer I Turned Pretty" for American Eagle.
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    Inside American Eagle’s tie-up with ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

    CMO Craig Brommers details why the retailer partnered with stars of the Prime Video series and how it’s experimenting with Reels and Lemon8.

    By June 1, 2023
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    Heinz honors ‘irrational’ fan love in first unified global brand platform

    Representing Kraft Heinz’s biggest media investment to date, the effort celebrates tales of brand passion, such as ketchup bottle tattoos. 

    By June 1, 2023
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    Wendy’s and T-Pain remix ‘Buy U A Drank’ for Frosty push

    "Buy U a Frosty" is available on the fast-food chain’s YouTube channel and will soon be available for consumers to duet on TikTok.

    By June 1, 2023
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    LinkedIn emphasizes the power of networking in global push

    Created with Droga5, “Find Your In” includes a minute-long spot and creator-led activation and arrives following a major round of layoffs at the company.

    By May 30, 2023
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    How Cashmere’s blend of culture and data is winning clients

    Recent AOR appointments from Marriott Bonvoy and Dave & Buster’s demonstrate how the agency’s approach is resonating at a fraught time for brand messaging.

    By Updated May 26, 2023
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    Invisalign rejects the hassle of braces for creator-led social media push

    “Stay Clear of Drama” enlists popular TikTok creators to share the perks of Invisalign compared to braces, like the ability to eat gummy candy.

    By Aaron Baar • May 25, 2023
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    Meta makes it easier to apply deals in-feed for Facebook

    The new promotional ads format enables users to click an ad to automatically claim an offer and be notified before the deal ends.

    By May 22, 2023
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    Ads represent more than two-thirds of $500B mobile app economy, report finds

    Mobile ad spending grew 14% year-over-year in 2022, a sign the channel has been resilient in the face of economic and regulatory pressures.

    By Aaron Baar • May 18, 2023
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    L.L. Bean ditched social media for May — here’s how it’s going so far

    For Mental Health Awareness Month, the retailer vowed to avoid posting on social and instead focus on nature, challenging consumers to do the same.

    By May 18, 2023
  • An envelope and document related to Taco Bell's petition to eliminate trademarks over Taco Tuesday sit on a desk next to a purple pencil and pen.
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    LeBron James joins Taco Bell’s fight to liberate ‘Taco Tuesday’

    The basketball star is featured in a new 30-second ad, "Taco Bleep," that censors him every time he tries to say the trademarked phrase.

    By Updated May 22, 2023
  • Linda Yaccarino speaks onstage during Seat At The Table on March 23, 2022 in New York City.
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    NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino resigns, named Twitter CEO

    The former NBCUniversal executive will focus primarily on business operations while Elon Musk focuses on product design and new technology.

    By Updated May 12, 2023
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    Meta broadens access to generative AI tools, seeking to save marketers time

    Early testers of the features, which include automated background generation, expect the technology will save them at least five hours per week.

    By Updated Oct. 5, 2023
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    Miller High Life, Planters nod to dive bars and ballparks in co-branded push

    The two brands are addressing their likely pairing in community spaces through a QR code giveaway and limited-edition merchandise.

    By May 10, 2023
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    Q&A

    Dunkin’s CMO on bringing the brand’s vision into focus — and those buzzy Ben Affleck ads

    Jill McVicar Nelson detailed a “fewer, bigger, better” ethos that is helping to balance brand and performance marketing at a transitional point for QSRs.

    By May 10, 2023
  • Coca-Cola's Minute Maid brand rebrand packaging
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    Minute Maid’s first global campaign supports new unified visual identity

    The Coca-Cola juice line’s “Filled with Life” campaign looks to combat consumers’ “autopilot moments” while showcasing its first global brand design.

    By May 9, 2023
  • A phone with the App Store download page for TikTok open.
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    TikTok expands overture to publishers with contextual ad program

    Pulse Premiere partners include embattled organizations like Buzzfeed and Vox, which will receive a cut of ad revenue. 

    By May 5, 2023
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    Snap tests My AI sponsored links amid expansion of ad formats

    The company also said Warner Bros. is an early partner for the new First Story takeover format that reserves the first video ad between Friend Stories.

    By Aaron Baar • May 4, 2023
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    Inside Chipotle’s record-breaking Twitter promotion

    A National Burrito Day giveaway earned the brand its second highest digital sales day of all time and its highest one-day volume on social media.

    By May 4, 2023
  • A person eats Taco Bell in a garbage band's practice space
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    How Taco Bell feeds hungry musicians and helps them ‘Live Más’

    In partnership with entertainment marketing agency The Syndicate, Feed The Beat connects the culture-focused brand with diverse artists and their fans.

    By May 4, 2023
  • BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 05: A Billboard advertisements for YouTube hang on a wall on October 5, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
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    YouTube embellishes Shorts ads as monetization struggles endure

    New tools will allow advertisers to optimize reach through artificial intelligence and position ads to appear first in users’ Shorts feeds.

    By May 2, 2023