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Big Happy Brings Real-Time Context to 3D DOOH Campaigns

Big Happy Brings Real-Time Context to 3D DOOH Campaigns

Imagine a billboard that changes based on the weather, local events, or what’s happening in the neighborhood around it. Big Happy says the next generation of 3D DOOH advertising is designed to do exactly that. Which will it be, contextual relevance and visual impact? Brands that want both in the DOOH channel no longer have […]

Broadsign and Partners Execute Fully Agentic OOH Campaign

Broadsign and Partners Execute Fully Agentic OOH Campaign

Broadsign, Global Netherlands, and Draft Digital have demonstrated what may be the first fully agentic OOH (out-of-home) campaign, with autonomous AI agents handling everything from media planning to campaign execution. The project offers an early glimpse into how AI could reshape media buying, hyperlocal targeting, and the future role of marketers. Broadsign and Global Netherlands […]

Walmart Vibe Acquisition Shows Its Advertising Ambitions Are Getting Bigger

Walmart’s Vibe Acquisition Shows Its Advertising Ambitions

Walmart has spent the past several years quietly building one of the most formidable advertising businesses outside of the traditional digital giants. What began as a retail media effort designed to monetize shopper data is increasingly evolving into something much larger: a full-funnel advertising ecosystem capable of competing for budgets that have historically flowed to […]

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Why Stakeholder-Centric Localization Is Becoming Essential for Brand Trust

Why Stakeholder-Centric Localization Is Becoming Essential for Brand Trust

As audiences demand relevance and authenticity, brands must align messaging with local needs, values, and norms to maintain brand trust and credibility across communities. Localization is no longer optional, it has become foundational to trust. As audiences grow more selective and platforms reward specificity, generic, one-size-fits-all messaging is losing effectiveness. What resonates in one community […]

The VPPA Moment Feels Familiar to Marketers

Why the VPPA Moment Feels Familiar to Marketers

When the Supreme Court agreed to revisit the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), it immediately reignited concerns about video data, analytics tools, and privacy compliance. But for marketers, the significance of this moment isn’t the legal outcome itself — it’s the déjà vu. This feels familiar because the industry has been here before. As with […]

Six Forces Pushing Sales and Marketing Toward a Breaking Point

Six Forces Pushing Sales & Marketing Toward a Breaking Point

Rising capital costs, tightening margins, accelerating AI adoption, and growing privacy pressure are converging into a single reality: inefficiency is no longer affordable. As 2026 approaches, sales and marketing teams are being pushed out of their silos by economic necessity, not organizational theory. Leaders are demanding clear, commercial-grade accountability across the entire go-to-market motion—forcing companies […]

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Guideline Bets on an AI Factory to Reinvent Media Planning - Guidline

Guideline Bets on an “AI Factory” to Reinvent Media Planning

Guideline has unveiled a major expansion of its artificial intelligence strategy with the launch of the Guideline AI Factory, an internal innovation engine designed to accelerate how AI powers its ad intelligence data products and media plan management (MPM) technologies. The initiative marks a shift from standalone analytics capabilities toward embedded intelligence that directly supports […]

TikTok Channel Partner Program Scaling Short-Form Video Campaigns

TikTok Is Becoming a Core Marketing Channel — Not Just a Social App

TikTok, once known purely for bite-sized content and entertainment, has evolved into a place people go to discover brands, learn what’s trending, and make decisions. With over 1 billion monthly active users globally and 200 million in the U.S.1, it’s become where someone might first hear about a product, look up a service, or decide […]

Study Finds Rewards Drive Bigger Baskets - and Brand Switching

Study Finds Rewards Drive Bigger Baskets – and Brand Switching

A new 2026 study from XCCommerce found that 46.8% of shoppers buy more than planned or switch brands when redeeming rewards. The data suggests promotions are no longer just loyalty tools. They actively drive incremental spend, especially when offers are simple, timely, and delivered through owned channels like email and text. StreetFight spoke with XCCommerce […]

Why Stakeholder-Centric Localization Is Becoming Essential for Brand Trust

Why Stakeholder-Centric Localization Is Becoming Essential for Brand Trust

As audiences demand relevance and authenticity, brands must align messaging with local needs, values, and norms to maintain brand trust and credibility across communities. Localization is no longer optional, it has become foundational to trust. As audiences grow more selective and platforms reward specificity, generic, one-size-fits-all messaging is losing effectiveness. What resonates in one community […]

The VPPA Moment Feels Familiar to Marketers

Why the VPPA Moment Feels Familiar to Marketers

When the Supreme Court agreed to revisit the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), it immediately reignited concerns about video data, analytics tools, and privacy compliance. But for marketers, the significance of this moment isn’t the legal outcome itself — it’s the déjà vu. This feels familiar because the industry has been here before. As with […]

Tinuiti Report: Social Ad Spend Is Up Led by TikTok

Tinuiti Report: Social Ad Spend Is Up

Social ad spend is shifting again — and the signals are coming into focus. New Q4 data from Tinuiti shows advertisers regaining confidence in TikTok’s U.S. future, increasing spend after months of pullback, while platforms like Instagram Reels, YouTube, Pinterest, and Reddit continue to absorb growing shares of social ad spend. As automation expands and […]

Six Forces Pushing Sales and Marketing Toward a Breaking Point

Six Forces Pushing Sales & Marketing Toward a Breaking Point

Rising capital costs, tightening margins, accelerating AI adoption, and growing privacy pressure are converging into a single reality: inefficiency is no longer affordable. As 2026 approaches, sales and marketing teams are being pushed out of their silos by economic necessity, not organizational theory. Leaders are demanding clear, commercial-grade accountability across the entire go-to-market motion—forcing companies […]

Wix Harmony Brings Vibe Coding Out of Experimentation and Into the Enterprise

Wix Brings Vibe Coding Out of Experimentation and Into the Enterprise

Website creation is entering a new phase — one where ideas are translated into functioning digital experiences through conversation rather than code. Known as vibe coding, this prompt-driven approach has captured attention for its speed and accessibility, but until now it has largely remained experimental. With the launch of Wix Harmony, Wix is betting that […]

Stic Turns Everyday Driving Into a New, Measurable OOH Channel

Stic Turns Everyday Driving Into a New, Measurable OOH Channel

Out-of-home advertising is getting more mobile and more measurable. Stic, a platform that turns everyday driving into a brand exposure network, has raised $10 million in bridge funding as agencies and advertisers search for alternatives to crowded digital channels. By paying drivers per mile to carry brand messaging through real neighborhoods, Stic offers brands a […]

Why Review Competition Breaks at Scale for Multi-Location Brands

Why Review Competition Breaks at Scale for Multi-Location Brands

Google reviews have become one of the most powerful competitive signals in local search — influencing Local Pack visibility, consumer trust, and increasingly, how brands surface in AI-driven discovery experiences. But while review strategy is relatively straightforward for single-location businesses, it becomes far more complex and fragile at scale for multi-location brands. For multi-location brands […]