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In many families, the auntie who knows everyone’s business also seems to know whose children are doing well. A cousin’s promotion, a nephew’s salary and the latest family news can become material for a spirited conversation. That is the social ritual behind a new ad idea built for people living far from relatives back home.…

YouTube has released a Culture & Trends study that recasts generative video as more than a production shortcut. The research suggests people are using AI to put themselves inside imagined scenes, revisit personal memories and turn private interests into visual stories that would once have required specialist skills or larger budgets. That matters to marketers…

Airwallex will become the first official AI finance partner of the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team in January, extending a relationship that already covers global financial operations and payments for McLaren’s digital partner merchandise platform. The agreement also expands Airwallex’s visibility on the team’s kit while keeping its branding on the cars and driver overalls.…

Walmart is building a formal way for AI agents to shop on behalf of customers without simply behaving like the customer. Its planned Agent Profiles will give each authorized agent a separate identity inside a shopper’s account, while the Walmart Agent Gateway will provide a direct route for agents to find products and complete permitted…

A Build-A-Bear teddy wearing a miniature Hard Rock Cafe hoodie is a souvenir that works on two levels. It is a toy someone gets to make themselves, and a little piece of the music-merch culture people already take home from restaurants and concerts. Keeping a T-shirt from a favorite city or carefully choosing a stuffed…

Accordience is preparing to rename its global public relations group Grayling Group on November 2, as two senior Grayling executives depart and the parent organization moves toward a more regionally led structure. The plan was announced on October 16, 2026. The proposed structure keeps the group’s specialist agency brands but puts Grayling’s public affairs and…

In this article: The first merch tease, planned collectible drops, and what the partnership means for fan-led brand design. An “I ♥ Absolut” T-shirt was the first tangible sign of a new partnership between Absolut Vodka and Charli xcx. The singer wore the shirt backstage during her Los Angeles shows, while dancers brought variations of…

Daft Punk’s pyramid stage remains one of the most recognizable images from the French electronic duo’s live era. Now a fan’s brick-built tribute to that stage is moving toward an official LEGO set, bringing a piece of concert history into collector culture. The connection is more than a licensing exercise. The LEGO Group and Daft…

Music influencer marketing can produce millions of video views without showing that anyone became a regular listener. The difference matters to artists and labels planning release budgets. A creator who turns a song into a compelling video may introduce it to a new community; the next task is getting that community to play, save and…

Canva has introduced Craft, an image generation model developed in-house for design tasks where layout, typography and editability matter as much as visual quality. Announced on October 22, the model gives the company a more direct role in the AI infrastructure behind its creative platform. For marketing teams, Craft’s practical appeal is the possibility of…