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Spain Won the World Cup. The Underdogs Won the Media Game.

Spain won the World Cup, but underdogs found the media nobody else thought to buy.

The Architecture of Attention and Belonging | Benja Juster, Hubspot

Benja Juster is the Lead Creative Producer, Global Events at HubSpot, where he helps create experiences that bring people together and build meaningful connections. After years creating experiences for some of the world’s leading brands, his work sits at the intersection of creativity, community, and live experiences.

Why Some Brands Matter, and Some Brands Don’t

Have you ever tried to prove the value of social – and found yourself reaching for metrics that don’t quite say what you mean?

Catch Them Forever: How Pokémon Became the World’s Most Resilient Brand

Thirty years in, the franchise isn’t coasting.

The Latest AI Divide Isn’t About Technology

Companies have begun to make very different choices about AI.

Branding Isn’t Marketing, Featuring Evan Gettinger, Principal at CBX

Brands are under more pressure than ever to react to culture, move faster, and justify every marketing dollar, but speed doesn’t have to come at the expense of long-term brand building.

Welcome To Retirement, Professor Burke

After 16 years of educating countless consumers about the importance of being properly insured, Professor Burke has traded in his suit and tie for a lei, sunglasses, and fruity drinks served up in coconuts. The Farmers Insurance spokescharacter, played by actor J.K. Simmons, is officially in retirement.

What the World Cup Reveals About Effective Sales Promotions

Any global event, whether sport or entertainment, creates the same temptation for brands to prioritise presence over purpose. But the biggest lesson from this World Cup is not that brands need to shout louder, it is that promotional activity performs best when it reflects how people actually experience the tournament.

First Came the Beards, Then Came the Coffee Shops

The brands that succeed over the next decade will be the ones that rediscover the simple truth of why they exist, and stretch towards the dream of how they can add more to the world, then express that clearly and consistently in everything they do.

Predictive ROI Is Becoming Marketing’s Most Valuable Currency

When agencies are able to demonstrate likely outcomes before campaigns launch, conversations become less speculative and more evidence-based.

AI Is Amazing. Your Ads About It Still Have to Be True.

The lesson: product demonstrations are a legitimate way to show off AI capabilities, but they must accurately depict what ordinary consumers will actually experience.

The World Cup Proved Trust Is the KPI That Matters For Brand Experiences

As marketing continues to evolve, the most successful activations won’t simply create viral moments; they’ll create lasting belief.

Your Customers Already Told You

Matt also explains why the future isn’t more data—it’s knowing which data matters.

The Agentic AI Judgment Cliff We Need To Price In

The market is about to flood with people who can do and starve for people who can direct.

Fair Game or Fixed Odds? Why Dynamic Pricing Could Break Brand Trust

Dynamic pricing feels problematic when it loses its logic in the eyes of the customer.

Measurement Crisis: Why More Data Still Isn’t Delivering More Confidence

Measurement is ultimately about decision-making. The organizations making the greatest progress aren’t the ones with the most data. They’re the ones with the clearest understanding of how marketing contributes to business performance.

Why Cookie-Free Is Still Advertisers’ Best Option

For advertisers, there’s never been a better time to decrease their reliance on cookies.

Back to the Future: Direct Mail Data Is the Outcomes Era’s Missing Link

By bringing in the data that drives performance in offline direct mail, digital marketers can start building models around real people and real purchase behavior.

AI Personalization Has a Price Tag. Are You Charging the Right One?

Consumers understand AI considerably better than they did a year ago and are acting on that understanding with their spending.

How to Win Every Event Before You Walk In | Liz Urheim & Courtney Engel, Verifone

Liz Urheim, Chief Marketing Officer at Verifone, and Courtney Engel, CEO of Magnet Media, to explore how the most successful brands are turning events into year round marketing engines.

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