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How Gen Z uses social media and what that means for brands

Sprout Social

Casey Lewis, social media consultant, author behind the After School newsletter and expert of social trends among younger audiences, sums it up like this: “Any brand not actively trying to reach Gen Z and Gen Alpha is doing themselves a disservice. What brand content does Gen Z engage with? Data backs this up.

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Zapier's Head of Paid Ads on Storytelling, AI-Targeted Ads, and Why He's All-In on Influencer Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

To be fair, I'm still obsessed with my "Summer 2019" mix. He succeeded because, moving forward, "we see that as our brand motion." An example could be an athletic brand that uses AI to target yoga apparel ads to their vinyasa-loving consumers while ensuring their golf apparel is sent to every guy on Wall Street.

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3 Ways To Improve Any Ad in Minutes

Hubspot Marketing

Back in 2019, KFC Australia ran a promotion. In a 2020 study by Leo Burnett, Mike Treharne, and Richard Shotton ( cited in Richard’s book ), participants were shown ads with brand names containing missing letters, for example, "HS_C." Shotton, Treharne, and Burnett found that brand names with missing letters were 14% more memorable.

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6 outdated AI marketing trends you should retire in 2025 by Comarch

Martech

AI-powered social media monitoring (sentiment analysis) Then: In the late 2010s, AI was widely used for basic social media listening, primarily focused on monitoring brand sentiment through keywords and simple text analysis. This provided brands with a general understanding of how consumers felt about them, but it lacked depth and nuance.

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Bluesky may be the new Twitter, but not for advertisers

illumin

Positioned as an alternative to X, Bluesky reads more like the platform’s original Twitter brand and feel. The platform was born out of dissatisfaction with modern social media in 2019 and is growing due to increased scrutiny of Xs political alignments. Where does this leave brands and agencies?

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Third-party cookies will not be deprecated from Chrome

Martech

From the start of Google’s Sandbox project in 2019, it has been our view that blocking third party cookies would be a positive step for consumers. ICO statement The announcement, by Google’s Anthony Chavez, VP, Privacy Sandbox can be found here. The rapid growth of CTV and other cookieless channels is driving industry growth overall.”

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Urban digital transformation: Insights for marketers from global smart cities

Martech

Between 2019 and 2023, Austin’s VC-backed tech startups experienced a 23% growth in their workforces, while big tech firms grew their teams by 44%. Similarly, marketers should craft a narrative that connects their brand’s past with its current and future vision. Think of this as the Pepsi approach.

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