martech ROCKAPP turns mobile UA diagnosis into a free October health check ROCKAPP is offering a free October UA diagnostic to help mobile teams assess campaign structure, traffic quality, creative testing and measurement before scaling.
Spotlight Pion's Will Weeks: Gen Z still loves brands, they're just pickier about paying for them Pion's PION100 U.S. data shows Gen Z still likes brands while budgeting hard. CMO Will Weeks explains what turns affinity into spend.
News MrBeast gives Google Gemini a role inside his challenge format Google's multi-year MrBeast deal puts Gemini and Fitbit inside creator challenges, turning product use into part of the entertainment.
News McLaren turns its family garage sign into a global identity McLaren's evolved identity turns a family garage sign into a shared visual system for racing, road cars, experiences and fandom.
Spotlight McDonald's France, Swann Richard and Julien Sens: make bedtime reading a performance TBWA Paris creatives Swann Richard and Julien Sens explain how McDonald's France turned bedtime reading into a repeatable parent-training campaign.
Spotlight Picsart's Gevorg Kazaryan: inside Vera, the AI that grades your ad before it goes live Picsart's Gevorg Kazaryan explains how Vera scores ads, turns feedback into edits, and keeps final campaign decisions with marketers.
News aespa brings appointment viewing to Samsung TV Plus Samsung TV Plus will stream aespa's Seoul concert across seven markets, extending its monthly SM concert strategy.
AI marketing Prose on Pixels brings AI content production to Malaysia Prose on Pixels' Malaysia studio combines AI-enabled production with regional localization, testing how brands can scale campaigns without losing local relevance.
News Target turns its red bag into a design story for its turnaround Target's Inside Out campaign uses its red bag to connect design, creator storytelling and experiential marketing across a wider brand reset.
Spotlight Before you buy an AI sales tool, ask it to show you a lost deal Most AI sales tools are good at showing what they did. Almost none clearly show what a lost deal actually changed. Go7's audit of 100 products found the gap, and Carter Stewart's five-minute demo test tells you how to check for yourself.
News CeraVe turns anti-advertising into a Gen Z sampling strategy CeraVe Hong Kong uses anti-ad creative, university culture and gym sampling to make product trial the center of its Gen Z campaign.
Influencer Marketing YouTube is turning Studio into a brand-deal operating system YouTube is moving creator discovery, pitches, performance sharing, paid amplification, and affiliate commerce deeper into Studio.
advertising Blink Digital's Meta lockout shows the cost of platform dependency Blink Digital's Meta lawsuit puts agency account architecture and campaign continuity under scrutiny after four Business Manager accounts were disabled.
advertising ChatGPT Ads opens 7 Asian markets with self-serve buying ChatGPT Ads is rolling out across seven Asian markets, with self-service buying opening a new regional media test for marketers.
martech Scope3 becomes Apostra as AI agents move into media buying Scope3 is becoming Apostra and betting on AI agents as a new interface for cross-channel media buying.
News Gap turns a 450M-view boy band into a long-term fashion bet Gap's JYT deal connects fashion, stores, content and live fandom in the first test of its Fashiontainment platform.
News Kendall Jenner becomes every version of herself for Beats 360 Beats uses multiple Kendall Jenners to turn customizable headphones into a campaign about identity, style and everyday routines.
AI marketing Havas finds brands are stuck in an AI efficiency trap Havas's new framework finds that AI brand experiences create more value when they help customers learn, compare, and decide.
public-relations AP style press release: the rules PR teams actually need A practical guide to AP style for press releases, separating current editorial rules from wire conventions and house style.
News Ningning gives Bvlgari another route into K-pop luxury culture Ningning joins Bvlgari with Divas' Dream and Serpenti as luxury brands keep turning to K-pop talent for global cultural reach.
News Tim Hortons turns the 'Tims run' into an adidas loyalty drop Tim Hortons and adidas turn a daily coffee run into a nine-piece collection, a mock sports campaign and a Tims Rewards early-access drop.
News Subway revives 'Feed Your SUBconscious' with Will Arnett Subway revives a 2018 campaign phrase with Will Arnett, turning an old stunt into a repeatable celebrity-led brand platform.
News Qantas turns Robert Irwin into a one-man tourism cast Qantas turns Robert Irwin into a repeatable symbol of Australia, then links the campaign to Explorer fares across more than 45 destinations.
martech Google's Shopify AI checkout forces a new measurement trade-off Google's native AI checkout for eligible Shopify merchants reduces purchase friction while creating new questions about attribution, analytics, and control of the checkout experience.
media business Discord makes age estimation part of the everyday platform experience Discord is making age estimation part of its default product experience, creating different safety and access rules for teen and adult accounts.