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Inside the Barbie activation at Coachella, featuring pink walls and ceiling, a disco ball, and a charm bar.
Social & Influencers

‘She’s a cultural icon’: How Barbie’s marketing team is targeting fans across generations this year

Nearly 12,000 people visited the Mattel brand’s Coachella pop-up, and the brand will continue to push into experiential as it looks to grow among adult audiences.


Connor Storrie with a cell phone showing the Verizon logo in his back pocket.
Social & Influencers

‘This famous butt’: How Verizon created that ad with Connor Storrie

The brand’s “Look Behind You” campaign, featuring the “Heated Rivalry” star in his first ad appearance, has been viewed 35 million times and counting, Verizon’s CMO told us.


Pamela Anderson poses on set for the Aerie campaign
Social & Influencers

Aerie doubles down on its no-AI pledge in its latest campaign

“In an industry where everything is generated, realness becomes special,” CMO Stacey McCormick told us.


An example of Meta's new tools used to generate different video assets for a brand.
Social & Influencers

Meta pitches advertisers on tools to help with shrinking user attention spans at NewFronts

Marketers need to “feed the system” with content, one Meta exec said.


A mural of women who build Chicago on a brick wall.
Social & Influencers

How Ancestry is using America’s 250th birthday as a ‘backdrop’ to tell lesser-known stories

The company is popping up in New York, Chicago, and LA to highlight historical figures.


Fashion influencers were invited to tour a Shein model factory
Social & Influencers

Pulling back the curtain: Expert tips on sharing brand backstories

Cristel Russell, professor of marketing at Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School, said behind-the-scenes content often looks easy to make, but “it’s not that simple.”


Photo collage of Brandon Mendez Homer as Donnie Donahue in the hospital drama "The Pitt," with a screenshot of the Partiful app.
Social & Influencers

Partiful doesn’t want to be ‘unhinged’—it wants to be ubiquitous

The event invite platform is focused on becoming the default noun for invites through sustained and reactive cultural nods.

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