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Brand Strategy

Why AT&T gave $1.2 million to first-time feature filmmakers

The telecom company’s annual Untold Stories event at Tribeca Festival is designed to fund a marketable film project—and also get the brand in front of new audiences, one exec told us.


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 a beauty-themed escape room and Tana Mongeau, a woman with long blonde hair, applying make-up.
Brand Strategy

To build connection with its audience, MCoBeauty is taking escapism to a whole new level

The Australian beauty brand built out an escape room based on a microdrama to bring its brand world to life in multiple ways, its CMO said.


Collage image of Adobe, Acura, and Canon's onsite activations at Sundance Film Festival, featuring the Adobe House facade, Acura car on display, and Canon popup.
Brand Strategy

Starstruck: Why brands sponsor film festivals like Sundance

Acura, Adobe, and Canon have all been indie filmmaking supporters for many years, and their relationship to the industry continues to evolve, execs told us.


An illustration of a clapperboard and the Sundance logo coming out of it
Brand Strategy

As Sundance takes its last bow in Utah, marketer interest in the festival continues to grow

“We have more CMOs coming than ever before,” one exec told us.


Nick Offerman is in the middle of woodworking when a phone notification interrupts him.
Brand Strategy

Carnival Cruise Line leans on Nick Offerman to pitch real-world fun

The travel brand is highlighting experiences over technology in its newest campaign.


Stadium rendering for 2025 Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans
Brand Strategy

Behind the scenes of Bush’s college football bowl…of beans

The SEC sponsor recently claimed the naming rights to a college football bowl game, which will be known as the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans this year.

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