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  • Influencer marketing for nonprofits: make creator trust count

    Influencer marketing for nonprofits works when a creator can explain why a cause matters to their own audience and give people a credible next step. The result might be a donation, a volunteer registration, a petition signature, or simply someone choosing to learn more. A large view count is useful distribution, but it cannot tell…

  • Luckin Coffee and Garfield Turn Coffee Breaks Into Collectibles

    A limited-edition Garfield collaboration gives Luckin Coffee’s Malaysian customers character-themed cups, cozy merchandise and seasonal drinks. Garfield’s favorite activity is taking it easy, a habit that translates neatly into a coffee break. In Malaysia, that laid-back personality now appears on collectible cups and merchandise alongside a rotating menu of sweet drinks. Luckin Coffee’s Garfield collaboration…

  • Contentsquare brings AI agent journeys into experience analytics

    Contentsquare has introduced a reworked experience analytics platform that aims to measure AI agents alongside human customers. The October 13 announcement extends conventional journey analysis into interactions involving large language models, autonomous agents, web and mobile sessions, and customer conversations. That is a practical measurement challenge for marketing teams. An AI assistant may research a…

  • Sprite brings Nikola Jokić and Anthony Edwards into global basketball campaign

    Basketball culture does not stop at the final buzzer. It travels through playgrounds, music, fashion, social clips and the conversations fans have about their favorite players. Sprite is leaning into that wider world with two NBA stars whose personalities and playing styles are strikingly different. Nikola Jokić and Anthony Edwards are fronting Sprite’s new global…

  • ATEEZ’s MIGHTEEZ rock-star pop-up sells out reservations in five minutes

    For ATEEZ fans, the band’s fictional companions are getting their own turn in the spotlight. MIGHTEEZ, the character collection developed with IPX, has traded its usual look for guitars, sunglasses and rock-star outfits in a concert-inspired pop-up. The latest MIGHTEEZ experience brings the eight-member K-pop group’s character universe into physical retail. IPX says advance reservations…

  • LE SSERAFIM turns K-drama recommendations into Rakuten Viki’s Pass It On campaign

    For K-drama fans, a recommendation from a friend can be the beginning of a new obsession. The next show often arrives through a group chat, a favorite artist’s suggestion, or the excitement of someone who has just finished a series. LE SSERAFIM is bringing that familiar exchange into a campaign for Asian entertainment streamer Rakuten…

  • IKEA draws a line between AI scale and brand control

    IKEA is treating artificial intelligence as a way to carry its brand further, not as a system that gets to decide what the brand means. Global CMO Vincenzo Riili says the retailer is already using AI to adapt work faster across markets and is exploring how it can improve decisions and customer relationships. The boundary…

  • Hollywood alliance seeks 50% streamer budget share for independents

    The American Entertainment Alliance is preparing a public push for legislation that would redirect a share of major streamers’ original-content spending toward independent US producers. The October 14 reporting on the coalition identifies Netflix, Disney, Amazon Prime Video and Skydance among the companies it wants such a requirement to cover. For marketers watching the entertainment…

  • Universal Music reshuffle puts label partnership continuity in focus

    Universal Music Group is reshuffling senior label leadership as part of a wider restructuring, with October 14 reporting identifying departures and expanded roles across its US and UK businesses. The changes touch labels that sit between artists, music releases and commercial partners. For brands working with those businesses, the immediate issue is continuity: who can…

  • CNN All Access heads to UK and Canada on October 20

    CNN will bring its All Access subscription to the United Kingdom and Canada on October 20, extending the product internationally after its US offering. The company announced the expansion on October 13, combining live and on-demand programming with its digital journalism. The media-business significance is the packaging: CNN wants a more direct relationship with audiences…