Marketing

Media Buying Briefing: The latest lures holding companies are using to grow principal media

Principal media once again finds itself in headlines, at least in Digiday. That’s because it seems the agency holding companies are throwing any and everything they have at it to try to grow that side of the business. Several stories in Digiday last week point to this, and consultants that connect marketers to agencies are […]

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Who owns the creative brief? Brands and creators are renegotiating the relationship

Brands used to treat creators like media buys, spending ad dollars to rent their audiences. Now, they’re prodding creators to help them shape concepts, influence products and pressure test ideas.  All signs point to a maturing creator economy. Ask any influencer agency exec. CMOs have a new respect and the power dynamics are shifting. But

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D+ Research: Marketers navigate a changing CTV landscape

This is an excerpt from our Digiday+ Research report “The marketers’ 2026 guide to a shifting CTV landscape, including YouTube, Peacock and Roku,” which analyzes the ad-supported streaming landscape and its role in marketers’ playbooks. The report is based on a survey of 125 brand and agency professionals, as well as individual interviews with marketing

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DMWF Spotlight: There’s finally a name for what’s hijacking your brand narrative

Marketers trust their metrics. Engagement, sentiment, share of voice – these numbers guide strategy, budget, and how a brand reads its own health. But what happens when the baseline you’re tracking against is an illusion? That trust can now be a major liability. AI-driven narrative attacks have gotten fast enough, cheap enough, and convincing enough

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Sweetgreen Tapped Atmosphere TV To Introduce World Cup Viewers To Its Wraps

Sweetgreen used the World Cup as a marketing opportunity to promote its new wraps. The brand tapped the video advertising startup Atmosphere TV for help running a video ad in those public spaces where people were likely watching the World Cup. The post Sweetgreen Tapped Atmosphere TV To Introduce World Cup Viewers To Its Wraps

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