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When Volvo was deciding how to celebrate its 70th anniversary in the U.S. market, the brand marketing team homed in on the bond between Volvo owners and their cars with “The Family Car: An American Love Story” docuseries.

Spiro, a global experiential agency within GES, has announced its acquisition of 2Heads, a creative agency known for work across North America and Europe. Founded in London in 1983, with locations in Los Angeles and Montreal, 2Heads’ portfolio reaches across aerospace, technology, financial services and consumer brands. Spiro is a part of GES, founded in […]

Differin, which produces over-the-counter gels and patches to treat acne, wanted to connect with teens experiencing breakouts for the first time. But the brand knew it needed to reach these users authentically.

When Marcelo Kertész joined Manscaped roughly five years ago – before becoming CMO in 2022 – the men’s grooming brand was spending nearly three-quarters of its budget on performance marketing. It was a page right out of the DTC playbook. Performance is “the perfect tool for breaking through,” Kertész said, “because you can get exposure on par […]

E.l.f. Beauty’s “So Many Dicks” campaign targets corporate leaders via contextual advertising with the goal of increasing diversity in corporate boardrooms.

Chief Marketer spoke with Manscaped CMO Marcelo Kertész about risk-taking in brand marketing, striking a balance between brand and performance, and what political campaigns taught him about staying agile.

Baby blue probably isn’t a color most shoppers expect to see in the honey aisle at their local supermarket. But that dissonance is exactly why Barkman Honey chose that color for its newly rebranded Busy Bee Raw Honey packaging, which first hit stores in September.

It takes a certain kind of advertiser to want to promote its brand alongside a headline like “RFK Jr. Greets Trick-Or-Treaters With Big Bowl Of Ape Glands.” That’s a real headline on The Onion, by the way. It’s no surprise, then, that the satirical news site has to get creative with its marketing and monetization, […]

The storied Ryder Cup, held in September at the Black Course of Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, NY, was not without its headline-making moments beyond the game of golf. Widely regarded as the Super Bowl of the sport, the tournament, which is played every two years globally and every four years in the U.S., featured […]

Laser Eye Center struck the balance between human creative and AI usage by partnering with creative marketplace Kartel to generate ads for a local TV network.