Strategy

We’re breaking down silos and no longer letting sports partnerships live separately from media strategy. More and more brands are seeing the value of sports partnerships, especially with the recent explosion of women’s sports, and the market is expected to double in size by 2030 – which makes sense as the sports landscape continues to…

This Pride Month, your brand might be eager to show its colors, but is that enough? Discover why performative activism can backfire, explore why authenticity matters now more than ever, and what you can do to engage with these audiences despite these complexities. What is performative activism? Performative Activism refers to acts of activism that…

The most recent generation to reach adulthood, Gen Z ranks travel and seeing the world as the most important way to spend their money and spend an average of 29 days per year doing so. These digital natives approach travel differently than generations before them – meaning how you drive relevant connections with aspirational travelers…

Marketers cannot ignore the fact that single women are becoming a prominent buying segment – and banks, mortgage lenders and insurance companies, especially, need to take note.

Caitlin Clark. Paige Bueckers. JuJu Watkins. Cameron Brink. Angel Reese. The women of NCAA’s March Madness have become household names. In fact, the women’s tournament (only granted the rights to refer to itself as March Madness in 2022), has drawn unparalleled attention and excitement, with even Shaq saying, “I haven’t even been paying attention to…

Something remarkable happened on Thanksgiving. I saw someone rewind, and replay a commercial. What makes this even more impressive is that 76% of people don’t actively watch commercials – either changing the channel, looking at their phone, or throwing on mute. As I sat in my in-law’s house trying to decide who I wanted to…

Hey, have you heard about the new small budget, independent film coming out today? I think it’s about Barbie?   …yes, we know you have. Everyone has. Are you questioning if all of the marketing is just too much?   …yes, we know you are. Everyone is. We’ve seen extensive brand collaboration for everything from shoes with…

In today’s diverse society, brands must embrace inclusivity and ensure their marketing messages resonate with various demographics. In particular, it is important to aim for representation when it comes to advertising to the nation’s fastest-growing ethnicity, the Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community. Often referred to as the “invisible minority,” AANHPI individuals are…

AI is transforming the search engine landscape by enabling search engines to provide more personalized and relevant results to users. Microsoft has invested heavily in AI and NLP (natural language processing) to improve the capabilities of its Bing search engine and the partnership with OpenAI has already led to improvements in Bing’s natural language understanding…