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Social & Influencers

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Social & Influencers

Ad spend on YouTube, Google Search, Amazon Sponsored Products is growing: report

A number of platforms, excluding Facebook, notched double-digit growth in Q1 2026.

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Social & Influencers

How Grant & Ash are rewriting the rules of creator brand safety

The philosophy of the duo known as A Twink and a Redhead? It’s “better to be controversial in advertising than boring.”

Katie Hicks
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Social & Influencers

Polymarket and Kalshi are turning TV programming into one big casino

Prediction markets are making inroads into news and entertainment programming through partnerships that encourage engagement—but there are ethical considerations for brands looking to tie up.

Jennimai Nguyen
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Social & Influencers

‘Marketing Brew Weekly’ won a Webby!

Seven months in, our podcast is just getting started.

Kelsey Sutton
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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.

Kristina Monllos
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Social & Influencers

‘The creative is coming out of the internet’: What this year’s Webby winners say about advertising

We chatted with Jesse Feister, executive director at Webby Media Group, about marketing trends evident in the winning submissions, like using IRL to drive conversations and harnessing creator creativity.

Jennimai Nguyen

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