Trends
Inside Hasbro’s Novel ‘Splitsies’ Approach To Brand And Performance Media
Brand media and performance are two separate job functions at toy and game brand Hasbro. But when they collaborate closely, going “splitsies” makes sense, said Jennifer Burch, Hasbro’s senior director of global media. Burch oversees all aspects of Hasbro’s media planning and execution. The work she and her team does helps fill the funnel through […]
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Agency Life
A Day of Collaborative Learning: What to Expect at Agency Forum 2024
The third annual Agency Forum convenes at Dream Downtown in New York City on Nov. 13, where experiential agency leaders will hear about agency growth strategies and blueprints, trends, client retention, and driving innovation. But this year, we’re reimagining the format. Leading Agency Forum 2024 are the experts from Projectory.live, who will incorporate playful, collaborative […]
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Agency Life
Agency HR Update: The Talent Pool and Creative Roles
Data from Event Marketer’s annual Event Agency Business Forecast indicated that 2024 would be a year of growth, as agency leaders reported business development, hiring and marketing among their top three investments. Early findings from our 2025 forecast (out this November) show “people” continue to be a key investment for agency leaders, remaining second in […]
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Agency Life
LEO Events Launches Event Minor and Fellows Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
LEO Events has formed a strategic partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, launching a new corporate event strategy, promotion and production minor offered jointly through the College of Communication and Information (CCI) and the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences. Beginning this fall, students will learn b-to-b event marketing, production and event management […]
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Agency Life
Q&A: Award-Winning Perspectives with Grand Ex Recipient Little Cinema
Little Cinema, which burst onto the experiential marketing agency scene in 2016, has helped clients, ranging from Amazon Prime Video to the Kansas City Chiefs to Disney, reimagine their creative possibilities through technology integration and content. It’s been a busy season since the group picked up the 2024 Grand Ex award for Taco Bell’s Live […]
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Trendwatch
Online holiday sales to increase 8% for 2024 season
Both Adobe and Deloitte say deals will fuel online sales growth. Inflation will slow holiday sales producing more modest growth after pandemic-related surges. Consulting firm Deloitte and digital customer experience vendor Adobe both estimate 2024 online holiday sale will increase around 8% compared with last year. Deloitte forecasts a slowdown in holiday sales growth Deloitte […]
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Marketers
GrowthLoop Brings Generative AI To Its Customer Data Platform
On Tuesday, mar tech company GrowthLoop announced the launch of its new customer data platform, called The Loop.
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Trendwatch
Retailers share four tips about advertising on retail media networks
Retail media ad spend is big. And getting bigger. The retail media channel is growing quickly, and retailers do not have a playbook to follow when looking to boost sales and increase conversion. Multichannel Marketer chatted with retail leaders to provide four tips on how to navigate the new channel. Research firm EMarketer estimates U.S. marketers […]
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Agency Life
July/August/September: Event Industry People, Deals, and Moves
Welcome to the latest event marketing industry news digest, featuring updates on new hires, promotions, acquisitions, and launches. Submit your news here. Promotions & Hires rEvolution has appointed Ross Arnold to the newly created position of Head of Europe. He most recently led the Sports & Entertainment Consulting team at Wasserman, and prior to that, […]
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Branding/Marketing
PepsiCo Global Foodservice CMO: Supporting Small Businesses Is a ‘Huge Strategic Focus’
We spoke with PepsiCo Global FoodService CMO Scott Finlow about the brand’s new local campaign, its strategic focus and how Pepsi intends to go big with supporting local businesses in the coming year.
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Trendwatch
Target to hire 100,000 seasonal employees
Target gears up for the 2024 holiday season with debut of largest-ever holiday assortment during the Target Circle Week sale in October. Today, Target announced it will hire 100,000 seasonal in its 2,000-plus stores and 50-plus supply chain facilities as the retail chain gears up for the 2024 holiday season. This seasonal hiring is in […]
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