Public Relations Crisis communication plan: a practical template for PR teams before things go wrong Build a crisis communication plan that works before you need it. This guide covers all six components PR teams need, with a step-by-step build process.
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News Gap expands AI use across owned marketing channels for its brand portfolio Gap Inc. is modernizing owned marketing with unified data, AI workflows, and Zeta’s Athena to improve personalization and speed.
martech Storika raises seed funding to expand AI influencer marketing automation Storika’s seed round supports US expansion and deeper automation across creator discovery, outreach, and campaign ops in martech.
News Sprite’s “Living Tracklist” campaign turns hip-hop debate into brand media Sprite’s “Living Tracklist” uses Genius, QR-linked packaging, and social video to keep hip-hop debate active across channels.
News Agentic AI tools are spreading across programmatic ad buying platforms Magnite, Mediaocean, and PubMatic are tied to agentic AI buying tools. Here’s what changes in governance, control, and measurement.
News Doritos Loaded pairs Gordon Ramsay and George Russell in new F1 ad Doritos Loaded’s new ad with Gordon Ramsay and George Russell ties a fictional stunt to eight recipes and F1 fan-zone food trucks.
News Blue Moon brings back talking oranges with Colin Jost in new ad Blue Moon’s new spot brings back the talking oranges with Colin Jost, scaling the orange garnish cue across social, OTT, and TV.
martech AI commerce will reward brands that are safe to recommend AI commerce is moving discovery, recommendation, and checkout into assistants. Brands now need product data and governance that make them safe to recommend.
News Subway Singapore uses live match “subs” to trigger BOGO vouchers Subway Singapore links football substitutions to Instagram Story DMs, rewarding fast responders with BOGO vouchers and leaning into second-screen
News 5 Cannes Lions takeaways as marketers weigh AI, craft, and creators Marketers at Cannes weighed AI’s efficiency focus, the renewed value of craft, and why creator marketing is shifting from tactic to core channel.
martech MoEngage acquires Aampe to add per-user agentic decisioning for B2C teams MoEngage brings Aampe’s per-user agents into its engagement stack, pushing personalization beyond rules-based journeys and segment optimization.
News L'Oréal Paris ties its ‘90s products to Prime Video’s “Elle” prequel The beauty brand is integrating period-appropriate products into the series
News Chery’s Winter Care Campaign offers free checks for Australian drivers Chery’s Winter Care Campaign runs July 1 to Aug 14 in Australia, bundling a free 28-point check and software updates to drive service visits.
News MINISO expands YOYO merch with a global Toy Story 5 collection A 100+ SKU drop plus pop-ups in Asia, China, Australia, and New York shows how IP launches can drive footfall and deepen owned-character equity.
News Lululemon apologises after Great Wall event sparks drum controversy Lululemon apologised on Weibo after backlash over a drum at a Great Wall yoga event. A case study in cultural diligence and brand risk planning.
News MoEngage acquires Aampe to scale AI-agent personalization for brands MoEngage adds Aampe to automate customer-level targeting and timing, signaling a move from segments and rules to agent-driven lifecycle
martech Hightouch launches Lifecycle Studio for agentic lifecycle marketing workflows Hightouch expands agentic workflows for lifecycle teams, aiming to cut handoffs across data, creative, QA, and activation in owned channels.
martech AI commerce makes product data a media decision Agentic commerce is moving discovery and checkout into AI surfaces, making product data, offers, and measurement a media control problem.
News Facebook revives Creator Studio with AI features for creators Meta is rebuilding Creator Studio with AI recommendations and comment tools, plus new Creator and Business dashboards to streamline creator
Influencer Marketing How to build a brand ambassador program that creators actually want to join A practical guide to building a brand ambassador program: from defining goals and recruiting creators to structuring pay, onboarding, and measuring ROI.
News Canva enters its anime era with emotional campaign about creativity and community Canva Japan's first animated brand campaign uses anime, music, and emotional storytelling to show how creativity can help communities reconnect
Marketing Go-to-market strategy examples: what marketers can learn from real launch plays Eight documented go-to-market strategy examples from B2B companies. For each, the focus is on the specific audience, channel, and message decisions that made the launch work.
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