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Social & Influencers

Ahead of the NYC Marathon, run-club sponsorships are picking up speed

In the past year, they’ve become “a vital ingredient” for marketers looking to break into the running community, one sports agency exec said.


Milwaukee Brewers players celebrate during Game 3 of the 2026 World Series.
Social & Influencers

Why MLB invited hundreds of influencers to postseason games

The league is looking to work with “people who we know will be respectful of the rules” as it aims to boost interest in the game, one VP said.


Screenshots from BelliWelli's TikTok showing skits of actors fighting over containers of BelliWelli fiber.
Social & Influencers

Why BelliWelli’s co-founder and CEO is filming skits in Walmart at night

Creating videos of customers fighting over the product helps drive sales for the fiber brand, she told us.


Photo collage of Facebook's Muse mascot, a cute fuzzy yeti-looking creature, with dollar signs for eyes and sticking its tongue out.
Social & Influencers

Meta’s Muse is popular, but personal agents still face barriers to adoption

“We’re still in the ‘too soon to tell’ stage with respect to the question of how broadly and deeply agentic shopping will be adopted,” Eric Schmitt, Gartner VP analyst, said.


Phone displaying TikTok shop pushing a cart
Social & Influencers

Can TikTok Shop be about more than just shopping?

Executives at brands like e.l.f. Beauty and Jewelry Television say the platform can serve as an edutainment opportunity in addition to potentially driving sales.


A graphic featuring a hand holding a phone surrounded with screenshots from Chipotle's social media
Social & Influencers

Inside Chipotle’s ‘chronically online’ social strategy

The fast-casual chain has built a following of more than 6 million, driven largely by social listening, Kirby Ann Connell, senior director of social and influencer at Chipotle, told us.


Rotisserie chicken purse with hand on it
Social & Influencers

How social listening informed one of Walmart’s biggest merch drops to date

Jokes about using a rotisserie-chicken bag as a purse led to a real product that sold out in less than two hours, the retailer’s head of brand experiences and partnerships told us.

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