A new C-suite outlook report from The Weber Shandwick Collective indicates that business executives have little confidence in their teams’ abilities to properly respond to an unexpected PR disaster. But communications professionals shouldn’t panic. Executives cited their team’s lack of resources to handle crises—which creates a tremendous opportunity for CCOs and their teams to bring value to C-suites and play a bigger leadership role in corporate structures.

The 74th annual NBA All-Star Game and its new mini tournament format received some harsh criticism, but when it came to brand activations and events hosted over the weekend, fans gave rave reviews. Throughout NBA All-Star 2025, hosted Feb. 14-16 in the San Francisco Bay Area, sponsors flooded the NBA Crossover experience at Moscone Center, […]

Brand manufacturer Leatherman upgraded its legacy product information management system to Akeneo. The faster PIM system results in fewer on-site errors.   Learn from the Leatherman brand: if your systems are outdated, your content will be too.   Leatherman had a legacy product information management system, said Carl Ogden, software development manager at Leatherman Tool Group, […]

To help B2B marketers make the most of their media budgets, LinkedIn unveiled a new conversion API and upgrades to its revenue attribution report. Together, these two products allow marketers to use their own first-party and offline data to measure their campaigns over a longer lookback window.

Making crisis drills a regular occurrence can improve communicator response skills and boost team confidence.

Many publishers are in a period of acute financial vulnerability, making them ripe for exploitation. Unscrupulous ad tech companies have leveraged these hardships to lock publishers into restrictive 10, 15, or even 20-year contracts.

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential cover Duo’s death, Third Nipples and pop-up radio stations.

By Michael Scott, VP of Ad Sales & Operations, Samsung Ads   In an increasingly crowded and fragmented media landscape, brands face a tough challenge: striking the right balance between reach and repetition. Overexposure to ads doesn’t just annoy consumers—it actively erodes purchase intent. Studies show that 71% of consumers are less likely to buy […]

Generative AI, ad blockers, and platform shifts are chipping away at publisher pageviews and revenue. Explore the top threats publishers face today and the strategies they need to defend their audience and future-proof their business.

With thanks to Bill Grosso, CEO, Game Data Pros Experimentation has been proven to offer unrivaled insights into marketing effectiveness, but it remains underused. More on that here. But what can organizations do to successfully integrate experimentation into their measurement frameworks?  Build the right team and secure executive buy-in The foundation of successful experimentation begins […]