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Advertising & Happiness: Can a Brand Campaign Improve Lives?
Let’s face it. Advertising as a whole hasn’t earned itself the best reputation. From brand campaigns that claim hollow support for social movements to flat-out manipulation, audiences are right to be wary. Aside from regulatory compliance, how brands approach advertising…
How Inflation Impacts Brand Messaging and Ad Campaigns
Even those prone to tuning out economic news can’t help but notice the sting of inflation. It lurks like a phantom in the produce aisle, runs up utility costs, and for many of us, it’s putting a solid damper on…
Is 2022 the Year of Digital Out-of-Home Advertising?
Why Brands Are Investing in Digital Out-of-Home Advertising The digital out-of-home advertising arena is, to say the least, a crowded one. From web banners and pop-up ads to sponsored posts on every social news feed, brands and ad agencies must…
Creative Messaging & Its Value In Supporting Ukraine
Since Russia invaded Ukraine more than four months ago, agencies and marketers worldwide have been standing up for the embattled nation and halting business with Russian companies in a unified show of support. Across Ukraine, too, creative messaging is working…
Authentic Brand Messaging: Pride Month & Beyond
Each year in June, LGBTQ+ communities and their allies celebrate Pride Month — and so do brands. Rainbow-hued logos, clothing, stationery, snacks, line the shelves to support, or take advantage of, the rainbow spotlight. On the bright side, such surface-level…