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Americans’ Views on Who Influences Health Policy and Which Health Issues To Prioritize [REPORT]
Americans are in the midst of ongoing discussion and debate about which health issues are most pressing and who should play a role in addressing them. According to a new Pew Research Center survey, a solid majority of U.S. adults (69%) say health insurance companies have too much influence on public debates about health policy.
AI and avoiding a sea of advertising sameness
Clients expect more, better, quicker, cheaper. Agencies are exploring and creating tools to help deliver on that promise while working to create new compensation models that protect their ingenuity and financial security.
The Missing Link Between Brand and Business: How Storytelling Drives Growth
In today’s data-obsessed marketing environment, we often hear about metrics, funnel conversion rates, and performance optimization. But amidst all this, one fundamental truth remains: brands that grow are brands that connect.
From Functional to Iconic: Why Vibe Marketing Breaks Through in the Era of Brand Blur
7:00 a.m. Before your caffeine hits, you've seen dozens of logos, five influencer shoutouts, and more ads than your brain can process. Most blur into the scroll. Few make you stop. Almost none make you act. We are marketers in a high-stakes attention economy, competing in oversaturated categories where brands blur together.
Cultivating and Committing to Cultural Competence
In today’s multicultural world, companies can’t ignore “cultural competence” — the ability to understand the intricacies, honor the differences, and work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. By Daisy Cabrera
What Brands Get Wrong About the New America, Navigating Cultural Nuance [PODCAST]
In this episode of The New Mainstream podcast, Julia Glidden, Group President, U.S. Public Affairs and Ruth Moss, SVP, Senior Client Officer at Ipsos North America unpack the findings from the newly released “Know the New America” report that explores how political, cultural, and economic shifts are transforming the consumer and business landscape.
America’s Best Shopping Destinations
A new study has identified the states with the most top-rated shopping malls in America. The research, conducted by Digital Directory Express, analyzed data on the top 400 shopping malls across the U.S., evaluating both the number of high-ranking malls per state and individual mall ratings based on consumer reviews.
Different countries. One shared experience: Argentine asado with Argentine Beef.
They came from different backgrounds but had one thing in common: they’d never experienced a true Argentine asado. So we took them to a countryside retreat in Argentina, with premium Argentine beef at the center, filmed it reality-style, and created content to promote our beef around the world at fairs and beyond.
TV Ads Rival Doctors in Driving Awareness of New Medications Across Key Demographics
More than half of Americans find new medications through CTV and linear ads, according to recent data in pharmaceutical advertising
You Can Succeed—Even During an Industry Slowdown
We’ve all heard the old adage: Keep marketing during a downturn, and you’ll reap the rewards when the market rebounds. Here’s proof that it’s still true—even in today’s challenging spirits industry. By Roberto Orci
2025 Deloitte Back-to-School Survey
In our 18th annual Back-to-School Survey, families are sharpening pencils and their budgets. They’re approaching their second-largest annual spending event1 with a note of restraint, given current economic and household financial positions. Despite the uncertainty, parents appear confident they can replace clothing and refill backpacks by leaning on the savvy shopping habits they’ve honed during the past few years of high prices. Expected spending per child ($570) is flat year over year, as parents expect to focus on just the essentials. Retailers that can appeal to the value-seeking consumer will likely be best positioned to capture part of the $30.9 billion in potential sales (flat YoY) up for grabs.
In the Age of AI, Ethical Data Is a Brand’s Most Valuable Currency
As technology evolves and AI continues to move at the speed of light, major advertising holding companies are acquiring AI firms and developing proprietary platforms at a rapid pace. Data-driven insights, campaign automation, and predictive targeting are being turbocharged by these acquisitions. In this way, holding companies are beginning to look and act more like platforms and are reshaping the infrastructure of modern marketing.
The evolution of commerce media: Navigating a new era in advertising
Advertising is the industry that won’t sit still. Over the past three decades, the industry has morphed again and again. Brands once reached people primarily through mass media like TV, print, and radio, gaining precious few consumer insights. The internet changed all that with targeted and interactive campaigns online. More recently, retail media networks (RMNs) helped retailers enter the media business. Leveraging shopper and transaction data, RMNs help brands reach prospective customers through their websites, apps, and even off-site channels.
How can you approach the CFO to argue for greater investment in your brand?
The message from the fourth floor was loud and clear: “We need to reverse declining revenues.” Carol, the CMO of a medium-sized pet food brand, knows well that she needs to translate her business’s ambition into focused brand objectives for her marketing team.
¡Nos Vamos al Mundial! Buchanan’s Whisky and Fútbol Announcer Andrés Cantor
With less than one year to go before the tournament, official North American whisky supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Buchanan's Blended Scotch Whisky has teamed up with legendary fútbol commentator, Andrés Cantor, inviting fans to celebrate fútbol culture with the launch of the Buchamión—a music-fueled mobile celebration powered by rhythm, pride, and community – disrupting the streets with a custom chant, and transforming city blocks into vibrant celebrations that are unapologetically Latino and unmistakably Buchanan's.
La Pluma del Circulo – J. Luis Tellez ”How PULP’s Common People Rebuilt the 90s”
El Circulo Creativo USA is curating poetry, short stories, mini short stories, scripts, aphorisms, and articles industry-related by our Industry executives. J. Luis Tellez ”How PULP's Common People Rebuilt the 90s”
d expósito & Partners celebrates its 20th Anniversary with the slogan “Let’s dex!”
With a balanced mix of joy, pride and reflection, d expósito & Partners is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. “It may sound like a big deal but what really counts is the human journey, and the greatest celebration comes from brands breaking barriers and transcending the ordinary,” says the co-founder of the agency also known as dex, Daisy Expósito-Ulla, Chairman/CEO. Founded back in 2005, on what some remember as a festive “5 de mayo,” it all happened after Expósito-Ulla had left the iconic The Bravo Group, the Young & Rubicam/WPP agency she had helped rise to the top, surpassing all standards of measurement in the Multicultural field. Within two years of unburdening herself from her restrictive non-compete obligations, she along with her husband, award-winning filmmaker Jorge Ulla, acquired a major stake in CMS Partners, an ad shop created by some of her current and former colleagues, Gloria Constanza, Fernando Fernández, Mary Miqueli and Catalina Saldarriaga. But has it been easy?
ANA/4As Standardized RFI Template for Marketing Services
The primary objective of a Request for Information (RFI) in selecting marketing services is to provide the advertiser a baseline understanding of various marketing solution providers and their capabilities, particularly when the potential solutions are numerous or unclear. The RFI acts as a screening tool, allowing an advertiser to gather fundamental information from various agencies about their location(s), size, expertise, creative and/or media approaches, data capabilities, and overall fit.
10 facts about teens and social media
Public health experts, lawmakers and parents have cautioned about the effects of social media on America’s teens. But what do teens themselves think? In 2024, Pew Research Center surveyed U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 – and their parents. We asked about teens’ experiences with social media and their views about its impact on their lives
While Brick-and-Mortar Stores Closed, New Electronic Shopping Firms Created Jobs
The retail industry supports over a quarter of U.S. jobs, and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, 18% of retail salespeople in 2023 were employed by firms that sold clothing, accessories, shoes and jewelry.
