Brand Strategy: Page 4


  • Rao's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float announcement
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    Why Rao’s picked Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for a marketing breakthrough

    The tomato sauce brand will also debut a campaign highlighting its heritage as it builds on sales growth and a recent acquisition by The Campbell’s Company.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    Uber Eats, Princess Cruises debut in-stadium AR experiences with LA Rams

    The marketers leveraged Stagwell’s ARound augmented reality platform to engage sports fans with branded experiences during live sports broadcasts.

    By Aaron Baar • Oct. 31, 2024
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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
  • Rita Ferro on stage at Disney Tech & Data Showcase
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    Inside Disney’s increasingly global approach to selling holiday ads

    The media giant is helping brands take advantage of an audience that consumed more than 10 billion hours of content during the 2023 holidays.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    McKinsey: CMOs feel unprepared as duties pile up

    Marketers are handling a wider range of functions, including generative AI, but encountering barriers in relation to budgetary and structural support.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    Brands lean into fractious election with messages of unity and humor

    With tensions running high, some consumer brands are trying to make an emotional connection and avoid landing in hot water.

    By Christine Blank • Oct. 29, 2024
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    VML unites design capabilities, talent under new studio offering

    A dedicated agency design unit, one of several to launch this year, could help VML capitalize on ongoing demand for brand refreshes.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
  • Jennifer Hudson sits in the center of a group of holiday party-goers in Old Navy's latest holiday campaign
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    Jennifer Hudson stars in Old Navy’s latest holiday campaign

    The campaign, dubbed “Love is in the House,” will air across cinema, social media, primetime networks and streaming services.

    By Howard Ruben • Oct. 28, 2024
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    Walmart parodies TV hits in Black Friday ‘advertainment’ series

    “Deals of Desire” will run on TV, TikTok, YouTube and out-of-home and follows similar efforts from the retailer that bridge content and commerce.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
  • Maybelline's first-ever CGI avatar, May, which the brand is launching alongside its Falsies Surreal Mascara.
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    How L’Oréal’s bigger Pinterest bets are winning over Gen Z

    Leveraging the platform’s new ad features, Maybelline created Collages Remixes that drove an engagement rate of over five times its average.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
  • Joe Boyle, Columbia Brand President presenting in Portland, Oregon
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    Columbia revamps creative strategy with new top marketer, agency

    Matthew Sutton, previously of digital-first brands like The Black Tux, is tasked with bringing product strategy and marketing closer together.

    By Oct. 25, 2024
  • Follow along with the animated adventures of the Chick-fil-A Cows, Carrots, Sarge & Daisy
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    Chick-fil-A targets families with entertainment-focused mobile app

    The free app will launch Nov. 18 and include podcasts, games, interactive stories and original animated shows like “Legends of Evergreen Hills.” 

    By Aaron Baar • Oct. 24, 2024
  • A still from Urban Outfitters' 2024 holiday campaign.
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    Urban Outfitters says ‘Happy LOLidays’ with social-focused holiday campaign

    The retailer’s latest effort centers on affordable, easy gifting and includes its first-ever holiday jingle made with TikTok personality Lubalin.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
  • Image from Atera campaign created entirely with generative AI
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    Q&A

    How — and why — this brand created an ad campaign entirely with AI

    IT management platform Atera used generative AI tools including Sora and Midjourney to save up to $1 million on video ad production.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
  • Megan Thee Stallion in a True Religion ad
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    True Religion enlists Megan Thee Stallion to tap into hip-hop culture

    Along with paid social, influencer content and audio ads, the campaign includes a social media takeover with Instagram personality Dudette.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
  • E.l.f. Beauty's campaign imagery for "Dupe That!"
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    E.l.f. challenges companies to ‘Dupe That!’ for latest purpose stunt

    The cosmetic brand’s new campaign spotlights the positive impact of its purpose-led efforts and invites other businesses to join the “unicorn parade.”

    By Oct. 22, 2024
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    Q&A

    How Georgia-Pacific creates value by investing in retail media networks

    Paras Shah, the senior director of digital media at the CPG giant, reminds retail media networks “that is your full funnel — not my full funnel.”

    By Oct. 22, 2024
  • A Starbucks store stands in Manhattan on January 30, 2024 in New York City.
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    Starbucks appoints ex-Chipotle exec as first global chief brand officer

    Tressie Lieberman joins the coffee chain as part of new CEO Brian Niccol’s marketing overhaul, which also includes a recent agency appointment.

    By Updated Oct. 21, 2024
  • Campaign imagery for Selena Gomez-owned Rare Beauty's first-ever brand campaign, "Every Side of You."
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    Rare Beauty celebrates ‘Every Side of You’ for first global campaign

    The Selena Gomez-founded cosmetics brand is putting individuality at the center of its marketing as it continues to hold favor among Gen Z.

    By Oct. 21, 2024
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    Inside Walmart’s pop culture-heavy 2024 holiday campaign

    A December update to the campaign reunites cast members from movies and TV series like “Gilmore Girls” as Walmart leans further into nostalgia.

    By Updated Dec. 3, 2024
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    Top takeaways from Advertising Week 2024 marketers need to know

    Leading marketers like PepsiCo Foods, Home Depot and Diageo tackled topics ranging from artificial intelligence to media networks at the annual confab.

    By Oct. 18, 2024
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    Campaign Trail: Colgate-Palmolive’s Hello makes mundane routines more magical

    Indie agency Walrus worked to find a “Goldilocks zone” between fantasy and real life in playful spots for toothpaste and deodorant.

    By Oct. 18, 2024
  • TV personality Simon Cowell, wearing a black T-shirt, sits behind a metal kitchen counter with Domino's branding
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    Domino’s promotes brand chief to CMO to sharpen global strategy

    Kate Trumbull, who helped revamp the chain’s loyalty program, is tasked with scaling its Hungry for MORE initiative to international markets.

    By Oct. 17, 2024
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    Moët Hennessy on balancing generative AI hype with luxury expectations

    Everything from programmatic to virtual influencers could be impacted by the emergent tech, executives said at Advertising Week New York.

    By Oct. 17, 2024
  • Martha Stewart poses alongside her JCPenney 2024 Holiday Collection.
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    JCPenney’s holiday playbook: Deals, in-store experiences and Martha Stewart

    The embattled department store is leaning into its already successful “Really Big Deal Reveals” campaign and bringing back a nostalgic giveaway. 

    By Oct. 17, 2024
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    Starbucks hands US creative duties to WPP amid turnaround push

    The agency network is forming a bespoke unit for the chain that is trying to reclaim its status as a premium brand and community coffeehouse.

    By Oct. 16, 2024