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  • PR Roundup: The CDC’s Comms Stumble, LinkedIn’s AI Edge and How to Newsjack Spirit Airlines’ Shutdown

    From the CDC’s struggle to communicate about hantavirus, to LinkedIn’s rise as a must for AI visibility, to a PR firm that turned a viral internet moment into a People magazine hit—good communications strategy isn’t just about what you say, but when and where you say it.

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  • The AI Chat Ad Frontier: What LLMs Change About Brand Safety And Control

    ChatGPT ads are here, and brands are testing the waters. This marks the true start of LLMs as a new advertising channel, reshaping the customer journey and introducing a new surface for brand safety and suitability. It’s a real inflection point for advertising.  Impressions, searches and even transactions that once traveled through websites will increasingly […]

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  • Eight Strategies for Reducing Food Waste in Trade Shows and Events

    Some 2,600 unserved meals were donated by the Washington Hilton after the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner was cut short on April 25 by a gunman. During a rare and dramatic event, the staff were able to follow the established food-saving protocols and didn’t let the meals go to waste.  The Washington Hilton is […]

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  • Reinventing the Ritual

    The television Upfront has survived streaming, cord-cutting, and the rise of programmatic — but 2026 may be its most pivotal test yet. As biddable media reshapes how advertisers buy, the industry’s annual commitment ritual is under pressure to prove it still delivers something real-time markets can’t. Samantha Rose, Executive Vice President and Head of Integrated […]

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  • 10 Minutes With… Gaby Ferreres, Head of Industry Marketing at AWS

    As the media sector experiences rapidly change, Amazon Web Services (AWS) came to the NAB Show 2026 with the mission to empower storytellers to create, distribute, and monetize content at unprecedented scale. To deliver that, the brand leaned into a multi-pronged activation approach that engaged attendees across multiple touchpoints, from high-energy fun challenges to hands-on, […]

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  • Why Inclusion Is Stalling, and What Creative Leaders Can Do About It

    Marketing, advertising and PR teams are navigating a minefield of political polarization, AI acceleration, shrinking budgets and a disconnected hybrid workforce, as well as a decreasing prioritization of inclusion and belonging.

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  • Viant Sees A Growth Wave Coming, But First Marketers Must Really Ditch Walled Garden Ad Tech

    Viant reported Q1 2026 earnings on Monday, with its DSP revenue growing by 18% to $50.3 million. The company’s total net loss in the quarter shrank from $3.3 million a year ago to $2.2 million. Viant prefers a metric for net income that excludes some costs, such as stock-based compensation, and which would count the […]

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  • Outcomes Over Inventory: Disney Advertising’s 2026 Upfront View

    The Upfront is changing — and few people have a better view of that shift than Adam Monaco, EVP of Sales at Disney Advertising. With a portfolio spanning premium entertainment, live sports, and one of the most powerful streaming platforms in the world, Monaco is at the center of how the industry is moving from […]

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  • Built for This Moment: Telemundo’s 2026 Upfront Play

    As the 2026 Upfront season heats up, Telemundo arrives with momentum — and a clear mission. From a landmark franchise milestone to the biggest FIFA World Cup™ in history, the network is doubling down on delivering culturally resonant content that moves audiences and drives real results for advertisers. Chairman of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, Luis Fernández […]

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  • Are Ad Networks Cool Again?; Oil Costs Are Seeping Into Grocery Aisles

    Agents of Confusion Marketers and publishers are testing agentic solutions for media buying. But it’s unclear whether agents will simplify or further obscure the programmatic supply chain.  Omnicom CEO John Wren told investors last week that the holdco is testing agent-to-agent campaigns without ad tech fees, Digiday reports. Stagwell, Butler/Till and others are pursuing similar […]

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