Trends
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Social
Differin Bets Big on Roblox to Meet Gen Alpha and Gen Z Consumers
To meet Gen Alpha and Gen Z consumers where they are, Differin has developed three minigames to play within five of Roblox’s popular games. Here’s the marketing plan.
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Agency Life
Eight Tips for Agency Execs on Securing a Work-Life Balance this Summer
That ever-elusive work-life balance concept… is it even possible in the event biz? As event profs begin planning their summer vacations and getaways, we’re examining how agency leaders manage their free time, create boundaries and keep their teams firing on all cylinders. To find out where the community stands on the topic, we spoke with […]
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Trendwatch
Wayfair to open second large physical store
Building on the success of its Chicagoland store, Wayfair announces it will open a large store in Atlanta in 2026. Home furnishings giant Wayfair announced this week it plans to open its second large-format store in Atlanta in 2026. The 150,000-square-foot store will sell offer a variety of styles across all of its home […]
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Trendwatch
Many discover products on social media but few purchase
A new survey finds 73% of shoppers find products on social media but only 10% purchase there. Shoppers find products on social media, they are just buying them elsewhere. In fact, 73% of shoppers say they regularly find products while browsing social media but only 10% go on to make the purchase within the platform, according […]
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Branding/Marketing
Baby Products Brand Munchkin Taps Video Marketing, DTC and OOH for New Product Launch
For the launch of its new nipple shield product, Munchkin is activating a 360-marketing campaign across CTV, out-of-home, major retailers and social.
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Marketers
Meet The Free Gaming Platform – Founded By An Ad Tech Vet – That’s Putting CTV Ads In Video Games
It is a rare occurrence for successful ad tech entrepreneurs to venture out of the B2B software landscape and into the consumer-facing world. But the attempt is not unheard of. The latest example came last month when André Swanston, co-founder and former CEO of Tru Optik – which sold to TransUnion in 2020 – raised […]
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Data & Analytics
Creating a ‘CMO Command Center’ to Navigate a Year of Flux
The CMO Council’s inaugural Marketing Vitality Index has amassed a data lake’s worth of statistics and insights from myriad sources to help marketers navigate through what promises to be a year of flux.
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Trendwatch
Mom influencers and UGC are top marketing tools for kids apparel brand PatPat
When it comes to family matching outfits, the best marketing is often user generated content. Shoppers, especially moms, love to see how PatPat’s family matching outfits look on other families, said Ranu Coleman, head of marketing for the apparel brand manufacturer. Luckily, moms also love sharing pictures of their coordinated crew, so obtaining the UGC […]
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Marketers
Verde Farms Shifts to Consumer-Facing Marketing to Sell Its Organic Beef
Once a mostly private-label brand, Verde Farms flipped its go-to-market strategy to control its brand story and market directly to shoppers.
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Marketers
The Enslopification Of Pinterest; Stagwell Beats WPP On Growth
Pinterest is being overrun with low-effort generative AI slop. Plus, Stagwell partially credits its 14% growth last year to – you guessed it – AI.