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Dan Smith holds up a flyer in front of a Times Square billboard that displays the same flyer.
Brand Strategy

Dan Smith has put up 1.5 million flyers advertising guitar lessons. Now he’s on a Times Square billboard

The effort, part of an advertisement for the printer and computer brand HP, is an effort to bring the brand “into local culture,” an executive told us.


panel featuring Oatly at Marketing Brew summit
Brand Strategy

Experiences worth attending and creators as strategists: Takeaways from the Marketing Brew Summit

Execs from Oatly and Pinterest were among the marketers who took the stage.


A Ford service technician stands next to comedian Nate Bargatze
Brand Strategy

Ford execs wanted a splashy new ad campaign. They enlisted Nate Bargatze

Ford’s marketing team has big ambitions with its new “Real Parts. Real Pros. Real Easy” campaign.


A Chevy truck next to an image of a sign with fuel prices
Brand Strategy

How GM is marketing new fuel-guzzling vehicles amid price spikes

The advice from one industry analyst? “Launch to your strengths.”


Brand merch collage: Pizza Hut checkered bucket hat, Fishwife "Fish Dad" cap with embroidered fisherman, and Dave & Busters orange claw machine handbag.
Brand Strategy

A guide to creating successful brand merch

Experts from Chain, Fishwife, and Chili’s share their insights based on their biggest merch launches to date.


An illustration composed of three stills from Under Armour's most recent ad campaign, including players in a locker room wearing red jerseys, flag football player Diana Flores wearing a white Under Armour shirt, and football players including Justin Jefferson wearing an Under Armour shirt
Brand Strategy

Under the hood of Under Armour’s quest to reconnect with its football roots

The sports equipment brand “never got away” from football in its marketing, one exec said, but has been putting the sport more obviously front and center in recent years.


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Brand Strategy

The State of the CMO

The age of AI is making marketing more important than ever—but more expectations and responsibilities, combined with largely flat budgets, are putting pressure on top practitioners.

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