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No brand is universally known, even ones considered to be “household names.” Fly across the ocean, or even the country, and you’re bound to discover that something you thought was ubiquitous was actually … biquitous? You get the idea. Canadian air carrier Porter Airlines takes pride in its “strong brand identity and brand recall within […]

Herding cats. A wild goose chase. Leading a horse to water (or, more specifically, trying to make it drink). Pick your animal-related idiom of choice, because no matter what, the point is the same: Sometimes, you try your best, and things still feel out of your control. That’s what it can feel like for marketers […]

A majority of retailers are absorbing at least some of their increased tariff costs. The NRF says that’s not the best move for the economy. Here’s why.   The tariff headlines continue to roll in, and retailers need to decide how they are going to handle the increase in costs of goods they import from overseas.  […]

Facing financial concerns and an unclear future, many shoppers are planning to approach the holiday season differently than they have in the past. A report from Wunderkind outlines what to keep in mind as brands gear up for the holiday shopping rush.

TikTok’s ‘out of phone’ program allows brands to repurpose their TikTok content and target consumers with digital out of home ads in shopping malls, retailers, taxis and more.   TikTok recently expanded where consumers can view its content to include taxis, malls, small businesses and water fountains.   Placing TikTok content on screens outside of its app […]

With the pace of online culture and digital media, an advertiser might use a new meme at the beginning of a campaign that already feels outdated before the campaign has run its course. “The speed of culture has outpaced ad tech,” said Crystal Foote, founder and head of partnerships at the ad tech company Digital […]

Imagine that everywhere you look, you’re bombarded with ads for the same brand. Massive out-of-home ads downtown. Homepage takeovers on every major news site. Takeovers on Instagram pages. And then, 48 hours later, poof, the blitz is over. This might sound like a fever dream. But actually, that’s how Canadian CPG company Maple Leaf Foods […]

Bob’s Discount Furniture’s CMO Steve Nesle shares why he’s betting on entertainment content—where the brand marketing is subtle. 

Half a dozen major merchants — Fat Brain Toys, E.l.f., Topdrawer, Schmidt Brothers Cutlery, Swingline Staplers and The Honest Kitchen — share strategies on communicating their tariff woes and price increases. The 2025 tariff headlines have kept retailers and shoppers alike on their toes, with taxes on imports going from high to higher, to paused, […]

OpenX is courting advertisers more aggressively with the launch of OpenXSelect, the latest evolution of its curation platform, which launched on Wednesday. But don’t call OpenX an ad network, and definitely don’t call it a demand-side platform. Over the past few years, sell-side curation has gained popularity as a solution for advertisers to target high-quality […]