Zillow Gone Wild is, indeed, going wild.The cross-platform social media account, which highlights some of the weirdest and most extravagant home listings on the real-estate platform Zillow (like this castle in Southlake, Texas, or this AI-looking house in Victoria, British Columbia), has accumulated an audience of nearly 5 million across social media and its newsletter. Now, it’s also a TV…
Each week, we spotlight Marketing Brew readers in our Coworking series. If you’d like to be featured, introduce yourself here.Jef Moore is group creative director at marketing agency Mosaic North America.How would you describe your job to someone who doesn’t work in marketing? Trust that I’ve tried to explain this…
Adlook, a demand-side platform that has just opened to the US market, is seeing green.The company, which was incubated within the ad-tech group RTB House and is currently operating in France, the UK, and Latin America, has created a bidding tool that lets brands use carbon emissions data when optimizing…
Day Two of Cannes was, in a word, windy. It took all my strength not to get choked by my press-badge lanyard.It’s true what they say: Even by day two, you really do start running into the same people consistently. That goes for famous people too. I’ve seen Paris Hilton…
Consumers are seeking more visible and meaningful representation of the LGBTQ+ community in advertisements, but advertisers are still falling short, according to a joint report from GLAAD and Kantar.The report, which reviewed and scored more than 400 national linear TV ads that the top 10 global advertisers ran in 2022,…
Each week, we spotlight Marketing Brew readers in our Coworking series. If you’d like to be featured, introduce yourself here.Holland Martini is co-founder and chief insights officer at research firm GoodQues. Throughout her career, she’s worked at Grey Group and UM Worldwide.How would you describe your job to someone who…
Each week, we spotlight Marketing Brew readers in our Coworking series. If you’d like to be featured, introduce yourself here.Maggie Malek is North America president at Crispin Porter + Bogusky. She was previously CEO of MMI Agency, which recently combined with Crispin Porter + Bogusky.What’s your favorite ad campaign? I…
Nearly a year ago, the marketing team at Max began working on plans to promote the second season of And Just Like That…, the spinoff of the popular HBO series Sex and the City.And then they realized…there was an anniversary to celebrate first. The 25-year anniversary of the first episode…
Day three is done and my wrists are stacked like it’s the 2004 rubber-wristband craze all over again. Whoever’s making this type specifically is cashing in:According to just about everyone I’ve spoken with, the craziness has peaked, and Thursday/Friday are when things start to wind down. People have transitioned from…
Nostalgia. It influences everything from the latest clothing trends to the shows we watch to the food we eat.Kate Christensen, assistant professor of marketing at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, has studied the impact of “heritage goods”—objects tied to someone’s past—on consumer behavior.We chatted with her to discuss her…
Since starting swimsuit brand Summersalt, Reshma Chattaram Chamberlin, co-founder and chief brand and digital officer, told us that the goal has been to “be the swimwear of choice for literally every woman in America.”Rather than rely on characteristics like what a consumer looks like, where they live, or what they…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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