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Retrieved from Garage Beer on April 15, 2025
Garage Beer co-owner Jason Kelce devises martial arts-inspired campaign
The brand, a fast-growing light beer in the U.S., leverages its connection to the Kelce family through a story-heavy marketing approach.
By Sara Karlovitch • April 16, 2025 -
Why Mentos relaunched its iconic jingle and brought brand lore to Fortnite
To reach Gen Z, the 93-year-old brand is tapping into ’90s nostalgia and enduring interest in what happens when its mints are mixed with cola.
By Chris Kelly • April 16, 2025 -
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How Dude Wipes cleans up with poop humor as its marketing evolves
CMO Ryan Meegan discusses the brand’s “secret sauce” to going viral and recent collaborations with the NHL and Professional Bowlers Association.
By Chris Kelly • April 15, 2025 -
BeReal launches US advertising platform led by former TikTok exec
Levi’s debuted one of the first lifestyle activations on the platform and achieved five-times higher engagement compared to other social networks.
By Jessica Deyo • April 10, 2025 -
Why Minute Maid is teaming with WWE to punch up its new brand platform
The sponsorship supports “Bring the Juice,” which serves as the culmination of several years of brand transformation work.
By Chris Kelly • April 9, 2025 -
Scotch-Brite jams to ‘So Fresh, So Clean’ to showcase joys of cleaning
“The Brite Side of Clean” centers around self-expression and spans CTV, social media, out-of-home and the 3M brand’s “Sparkle Squad” ambassadors.
By Jessica Deyo • April 8, 2025 -
Retrieved from TikTok on August 04, 2020
Sociable: Trump extends US TikTok sell-off deadline once again
The ByteDance-owned app will now have until June 18 to work out a deal.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 7, 2025 -
Domino’s expands remit of AOR WorkInProgress after campaign wins
The independent shop behind Domino’s popular Emergency Pizza promotion has been named social AOR as brands ramp up work around creators.
By Peter Adams • April 7, 2025 -
Dove addresses BO at concerts with music festival-focused campaign
“Hot Seats” utilizes IRL activations, including a digital billboard truck and Reddit clues, to engage with consumers as they look to score event tickets.
By Sara Karlovitch • April 7, 2025 -
Sponsored by Valpak
Spring some strong offers this Easter
Attract new customers and drive holiday sales with easy-to-implement Easter and spring marketing offers, ad design and outreach.
By Jed Dreben • April 7, 2025 -
Wendy’s nets nearly 52M impressions in single day with Snap ad product
Snap began testing Sponsored Snaps, which allow brands to deliver a vertical video directly to users’ inboxes, last October.
By Jessica Deyo • April 3, 2025 -
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Sociable: Amazon makes last-minute bid for TikTok US
The e-commerce giant recently shut down its own TikTok clone but apparently is still interested in owning a piece of social commerce.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 2, 2025 -
Sociable: What consumers expect from brands on social in 2025
Consumers primarily follow brands on social media to be aware of their latest deals and promotions, according to Emplifi’s latest “Social Pulse” report.
By Andrew Hutchinson • April 2, 2025 -
Retrieved from xAI on May 24, 2024Column
Sociable: xAI acquires X in deal that secures the app’s immediate future
Elon Musk is using AI hype to effectively save X from financial oblivion.
By Andrew Hutchinson • March 31, 2025 -
Coke refreshes ‘Share a Coke’ to reach Gen Z with digital experiences
The effort includes a QR code-powered digital hub and a digital experience that can help consumers create and share videos.
By Chris Kelly • March 26, 2025 -
JCPenney embraces social-first marketing with VaynerMedia hire
The department store chain will take advantage of services like a social influencer seeding offering intended to boost relevance.
By Peter Adams • March 25, 2025 -
Inside H&M’s digital relaunch and approach to multichannel experiences
Head of Digital Jenn Volk explains how the retailer reimagined digital to increase brand storytelling around moments like its Charli XCX collaboration.
By Chris Kelly • March 25, 2025 -
Retrieved from Hostess on March 20, 2025
Hostess speaks the language of snacks with pun-heavy brand platform
The campaign, which follows a packaging overhaul, includes activations aimed at driving cultural impact, such as one timed to weed holiday 4/20.
By Peter Adams • March 20, 2025 -
How TikTok’s new search ad format helps Eventbrite inspire eventgoers
The tool enabled the events marketplace to increase click-through rates by 66% and connect with its target Gen Z and millennial audience.
By Jessica Deyo • March 20, 2025 -
How Nature’s Sunshine cuts through ‘label candy’ in the supplement space
The pioneering purveyor of herbal supplements relied on agency partner Crispin to create its first integrated brand platform.
By Chris Kelly • March 19, 2025 -
Retrieved from Buffer on March 18, 2025
Sociable: Longer clips are gaining traction on TikTok, data shows
Consumers are now more willing to engage with 3-minute-long videos, as opposed to 30-second uploads.
By Andrew Hutchinson • March 17, 2025 -
Capri Sun uses Snapchat to boost glow-in-the-dark Moon Punch pouches
The limited-time offering from the Kraft Heinz juice brand will be doled out to consumers who scan the moon through the camera on the Snapchat app.
By Aaron Baar • March 13, 2025 -
Retrieved from YouTube on March 12, 2025
Buffalo Wild Wings riffs on infomercial tropes for March Madness
The chain is pitching a pair of novelty goggles as the perfect way to watch all of the games at once and will support the effort via Snapchat.
By Jessica Deyo • March 13, 2025 -
TikTok ad revenue could top $32B — if it doesn’t lose its biggest market
Nearly $12 billion of the app’s ad revenue comes from the U.S. and would likely trickle down to Google and Meta if a ban goes through.
By Sara Karlovitch • March 12, 2025 -
Retrieved from YouTube on March 10, 2025
Clorox tests emotional response to cleaning for new brand platform
Consumers’ response to cleaning versus feel-good activities was measured by Emotiv for creative spanning TV, influencers and social media.
By Jessica Deyo • March 11, 2025