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AB InBev turns bars into stadiums for FIFA World Cup 2026 with global “Cheers to Bars” platform
AB InBev is betting that the real FIFA World Cup 2026 experience will not just happen inside stadiums. It will happen in neighborhood bars, pubs, and local gathering spots around the world. The brewer has launched its global “Cheers to Bars” platform, positioning bars as the social heart of the tournament and rolling out large-scale…
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WPP Media forecasts 7.4% Australia ad growth as AI reshapes spend
WPP Media is projecting Australia’s advertising market will grow 7.4% in 2026, with momentum concentrating in retail media, search, and social as AI-driven formats begin to influence how performance budgets are allocated. The outlook also signals more structural pressure on parts of legacy media as spend continues to shift toward measurable, platform-led channels. The company…
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Anua taps KPop Demon Hunters fandom with year-long skincare collaboration
Netflix hit KPop Demon Hunters is expanding beyond entertainment and into beauty. Korean skincare brand Anua has officially launched its first limited-edition skincare collection inspired by the franchise, marking the beginning of a year-long global partnership built around HUNTR/X, the film’s demon-slaying K-pop trio. The move follows Anua’s broader global expansion efforts, including its appointment…
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Influencer marketing mistakes B2B brands keep making in 2026
B2B budgets for influencer marketing keep climbing, and so does the list of campaigns that quietly underdeliver. The pattern is rarely a bad creator or a weak product. It is the same handful of operational mistakes, repeated across industries, that turn a promising program into a reporting headache. None of them are exotic. All of…
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Oobit study finds young Americans are rethinking banks as crypto spending conversations surge
A new study from crypto payments platform Oobit suggests that younger consumers are becoming increasingly skeptical of traditional banking institutions while showing growing interest in stablecoins, self-custody, and crypto payments. The findings point to a broader shift in financial attitudes that marketers, fintech brands, and financial services companies should pay close attention to. The study…
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Gradial raises $65M Series C to expand agentic marketing operations
Gradial raised a $65 million Series C to scale its AI-agent platform designed to execute enterprise marketing work across authoring, QA, compliance, tagging, and publishing. The company frames the opportunity as an operating model change: enterprise marketing stacks were built for slower cycles, while AI-driven discovery and faster content iteration are pushing teams toward more…
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Databricks rolls out CustomerLake, an agentic CDP built on its lakehouse
Databricks is expanding deeper into marketing software with CustomerLake, an “agentic” customer data platform designed to manage customer data and run AI-driven marketing campaigns inside the same environment. The company outlined the product and its positioning in an official newsroom announcement, framing CustomerLake as a shift from one-off campaigns to continuous, agent-driven decision loops. The…
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Movable Ink debuts Programmatic CRM with AI agents for owned-channel personalization
Movable Ink has launched Programmatic CRM, positioning AI agents and real-time decisioning as a more automated way to build and run personalized experiences across email, mobile, and web. The release expands Movable Ink Studio and Da Vinci, with new capabilities aimed at reducing manual production work while keeping personalization consistent across channels marketers already manage…
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AI adoption tightens entry-level hiring in Australia’s ad tech sector
Australia’s digital advertising and ad tech sector is showing a more selective hiring pattern as teams reorganise around efficiency and AI adoption, while expectations rise for senior, commercially capable talent. IAB Australia’s 2026 Digital Advertising and Ad Tech Industry Talent Review points to a market where some organisations are still growing headcount, but entry-level pathways…
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Zillow brings its home-buying guidance into Google NotebookLM
Zillow is partnering with Google NotebookLM to publish a featured notebook that packages its home-buying guidance into a question-and-answer experience grounded in Zillow’s own content, with citations back to Zillow.com. The company outlined the collaboration in an official announcement, positioning the notebook as a way to reach buyers earlier in their research process with “fast,…