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Joshua Needelman

an Applebee's storefront
Brand Strategy

Why Applebee’s partnered with the NFL ahead of football season

The restaurant chain has already established brand familiarity with football fans.

Two female-presenting people in a car as part of a Lyft ad
Data & Tech

Women+ Connect is Lyft’s latest effort to stand out in the rideshare space

The feature, which makes it more likely for women and nonbinary riders to match with women and nonbinary drivers, is being advertised in OOH and on social.

TelevisiaUnivision's 2024 upfronts presentation
TV & Streaming

TelevisaUnivision touts streaming growth, soccer partnerships during upfronts

The broadcaster has special promotional plans for the Copa América and UEFA Euro tournaments.

Snapchat's new ad: "Less social media. More Snapchat."
Social & Influencers

Behind Snapchat's campaign to position itself as a post-social media app

The platform’s new ad campaign centers around differentiating itself from social media.

Sponsored Caliber
Joel Embiid
Brand Strategy

Why Crypto.com is all in on the Philadelphia 76ers

The cryptocurrency trading platform has a jersey-patch sponsorship with the NBA franchise and a deal with team center Joel Embiid.

WWE star LA Knights holds a Slim Jim during a commercial for the jerky
Brand Strategy

Why Slim Jim and WWE rekindled their historic partnership

The jerky company, which ran a series of iconic ads in the 1990s starring “Macho Man” Randy Savage, is back in the wrestling game.

TikTok logo on a mobile phone screen
Social & Influencers

TikTok expands advertiser partner program amid looming ban

At Newfronts, the platform rolled out new ways for advertisers to appear next to content on the app.

Sponsored Caliber
Snapchat's AR extensions and machine-learning Lens tools
Social & Influencers

Snapchat partners with Issa Rae’s Ensemble, rolls out new AR ad tools

The social platform will bring the Olympics and other sports coverage to the platform this summer, it announced at NewFronts.

Sponsored Caliber
New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson pretends to answer questions as part of an NBA playoffs ad.
TV & Streaming

The NBA’s postseason campaign pokes fun at its star players’ modesty

The league worked with the creative agency Translation to produce more than 400 pieces of content.

Popeye's chicken sandwich. The fast-food brand sold a $4.20 chicken sandwich on April 20, 2024
Brand Strategy

Brands rolled out the green carpet for 4/20 this year

As state-level legalization continues, companies like Popeyes and Rockstar Games celebrated the unofficial holiday.