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Adobe tool showcasing data related to a night serum purchase
Brand Strategy

How Adobe is building AI and agentic tools for brands—while keeping an eye on actual adoption

Traffic to US retail websites stemming from AI increased 393% year over year in the first three months of 2026, according to the company.


Photo collage showing multiple brand partnerships with 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' including a person wearing a Starbucks jacket that has pockets to hold multiple cups of coffee, actress Helen J. Shen taking a selfie with a S26 phone in front of a Samsung display on the red carpet, and a Diet Coke banner ad that reads "A diet Coke please. That's all." next to the movie's iconic visual of devil-pronged red high heels.
Brand Strategy

‘Everybody gets it’: Inside the brand partnerships powering ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’

The staying power and cultural relevance of the film meant marketers flocked to the sequel—and “it was extremely competitive for brands to get involved,” one exec said.


A still from Kotex's latest spot with many women in bathrooms.
Brand Strategy

Inside the Kotex brand overhaul

After a period in which the personal care brand was "losing relevance," it is retooling, soup to nuts.


Hudson Williams working out in Peloton ad.
Brand Strategy

Inside the making of Peloton’s viral Hudson Williams ad

“I knew it was going to connect,” Peloton CMO Megan Imbres said. “I did not think it was going to connect at the level that it has.”


Image of a NYC bus with a Museum of Sex ad on the front
Brand Strategy

What’s up with those Museum of Sex bus ads?

Expect to see the museum logo plastered across New York City buses through the end of the year.


Photo collage showing John Cena biting into a Met-Rx bar on a pixellated video game-style desert background, and the Skittles gaming flute.
Brand Strategy

Why brands are turning to video games for creative inspiration

As gaming grows in popularity, brands are going beyond the look itself, tapping into the interactivity and metaphors the medium offers.


Kate Hudson and Jake From State Farm sitting next to each other on a basketball court in Running Point ad.
Brand Strategy

Meet the newest ‘Running Point’ character: Jake from State Farm

The insurance company’s spokesperson is appearing as a character in a TV show for the first time as part of a collaboration between State Farm and Netflix.

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