Marketing

Dotdash Meredith’s rebrand to People Inc. formalizes a post-search media strategy

Dotdash Meredith’s (DDM) rebrand to People Inc. reorients the company around its flagship publication, and is the start of a more concerted effort to grow the publisher’s core titles. Aside from People, the publisher is drawing a line around 19 of its 40 titles — Allrecipes, Health, InStyle, Martha Stewart and Verywell Mind among them. […]

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The future of community-driven marketing: What to expect from DMWF North America’s expert panel

As the digital marketing landscape evolves at breakneck speed, one powerful truth remains: the brands that thrive tomorrow will be the ones that build connected communities today. This October, DMWF North America — returning to Marriott Marquis, Times Square, NYC on October 13–14, 2025 — will host a timely and essential session as part of…

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The Soda Wars Are Over And Big Beverage Companies Won. Now What?

Over the past decade, fizzy newcomers with social-native branding and keywords like “kombucha,” “prebiotic,” “probiotic” and “protein” became billion-dollar brands. Sugar-free rivals like Poppi and Olipop became ubiquitous in US stores. The outsider brand National Beverage Corp. broke through with La Croix. Meanwhile, big beverage companies were dumping their juices. In 2020, Coca-Cola sold off

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Criteo Reports Flattish Q2 Earnings And Looks To Improve Its Total ‘Activated Media Spend’

Criteo’s Q2 earnings report on Wednesday was marked by flatness. Total revenue for the quarter inched up to $483 million, a 2% bump from the same time last year. At the same time, Criteo’s net income in Q2 – as in, real profit – dropped from $28 million to $23 million. The company’s share price,

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How Vanity Metrics Stole Marketing’s Credibility – And How CMOs Can Get It Back

Vanity metrics have been a sugar rush for marketers for nearly two decades, but they’re ultimately unsatisfying. Clicks, likes, page views and time-on-site may look impressive on a dashboard or great in a deck, but they rarely correlate to true success where it matters: revenue, growth and long-term business performance. These surface-level metrics give a

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