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Branding/Marketing
PR People Should Offer Publicity Alternatives to the Super Bowl, Olympics
Creating your own newsworthy, publicizable sports marketing program can achieve what every client wants from a PR firm—the positive earned media coverage that assures consumers remember who the sponsor is. Multimillion-dollar Super Bowl and Olympic brand campaigns are hard-pressed to deliver that.
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Behind the News
When the Clock Stops: Ad Tech Leaders Weigh In on TikTok’s Potential Ban
If the TikTok ban proceeds, the ripple effects will be profound, forcing advertisers to reallocate budgets to platforms like YouTube and Meta. As the industry braces for the next chapter in the TikTok saga, questions remain about how brands and platforms will adapt to the new regulations.
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B-to-B Events
Experience Design Inspo: Scenic Environments from Disney, Amway and More
From Benjamin Moore’s “Cinnamon Slate” to Pantone’s “Mocha Mousse” to BEHR’s “Rumors,” picks for 2025 color of the year are a range of moody-meets-earthy tones that may inform event design and décor decisions in the year ahead. With Q1 rapidly chugging along, we rounded up a few more experience design ideas worth adding to your […]
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B-to-B Events
Six Trending Swag Ideas from PPAI 2025: Exploding Cakes, Traceable Wear
The PPAI Expo 2025 brought more than 10,000 suppliers and distributors to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Jan. 13-16. The largest and longest-running promotional products trade show, it’s a great barometer of the industry as the tide shifts towards more personalization, transparency, and experiential gifting. EM swapped our uncool ankle socks for […]
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Trade Shows
Event Marketer, EDPA Announce a Partnership for 2025
The new partnership gives EDPA members expanded access to the experiential marketing industry’s top buyers and provides Event Marketer an elevated position from which to serve EDPA members with content and data.
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cookies
2025 Advertising Trends: The End of Irrelevant Ads and the Rise of In-Store Media
A recent report by iHeartMedia found that 44% of Americans feel overlooked by advertisers, while 67% are frustrated by irrelevant targeted ads following them across platforms. That means brand must pivot, and in-store could be the right fix.
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CTV Roundup
Atmosphere TV Is Capitalizing On The “Sorta CTV” Trend
In light of T-Mobile’s plans to buy Vistar Media, Atmosphere TV’s business model shines a brighter spotlight on the grey area between connected TV and DOOH billboards.
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Branding/Marketing
PR Roundup: Dimon’s Gaffe, Distrusting Meta, How to Do Trend Reports
This PR Roundup looks at JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s flip flop on tariffs heard around the world, Meta’s Instagram follow/unfollow crisis, and how to get the right attention from trend and insights reports.
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Sponsorships
Sundance 2025: Adobe Expands its Brand House, Keys in on Experience Design
Adobe’s signature red square logo adorns a new space this year in Park City, UT, as the brand enters its 14th year as a sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival and its second with a physical space. This year, Adobe, which is presenting sponsor and the official editing platform of the festival, took over 608 […]
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Digital & Technology
How Duolingo Entered the TikTok Ban Conversation Through a PR-Social Collab
As the potential TikTok ban came to a head last weekend, press coverage and social comments about the adoption of Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu (referred to as RedNote in the U.S.) took off. Duolingo, a language-learning brand known for viral humor and cultural relevance, saw an opportunity to join the conversation.
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