Sales Lead: Topgolf recently launched the latest part of its "Come Play Around" campaign. Made by Anomaly, Topgolf's creative AOR of about a year, the campaign introduces new characters, the "Hand Head Crew," who have hands instead of heads to underscore the camaraderie built through the gestures people make when playing. The campaign rolled out across social, OOH, CTV, OLV, digital, video, and print, which includes a full-page Vogue ad. The brand will likely: Continue shifti...

Sales lead: Reach out to help this company promote its new locations & to score some of these extra digital ad dollars.  Lululemon recently announced its goal of opening 55 new stores in 2023. 23 of these stores are scheduled to open in Q3.  The company has also been ramping up digital ad spend this year. It has spent more YTD than it did during all of 2022.  Target demographic: Gen-Z & millennial women The company will likely: Continue expanding in 2024 Keep rampi...

Sales lead: Start reaching out to offer ad space for the upcoming campaign.  Duracell brought on a pair of new AORs in August 2023. BBH is now the creative AOR, and VaynerMedia is the social AOR. BBH is already working on a holiday campaign and a new creative platform, which will launch in the spring.  Wieden+Kennedy, the incumbent creative AOR, won the account in 2016.  Target demographic: Male Gen-Zers & millennials The company will likely: Run a holiday ad campaig...

Sales lead: This promotion will affect the company's ad spend & agency roster.  GoodRx promoted Andrew Slutsky to CMO in July 2023. Slutsky joined the company as consumer president in 2012. He now leads all of GoodRx's marketing initiatives. Target demographic: Millennials & Gen-Xers The company will likely: Continue increasing digital ad spend Experiment with new ad channels Review the current agency roster/hire additional agencies Broadcast insights (TV ad c...

Sales lead: This will affect the company's social strategy & may lead to additional agency changes.  Sun-Maid Growers of California (SM) made quench its lead social agency in September 2023. The agency will handle TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram activations.  This expands the agency's remit, as it has been SM's lead creative agency since 2018. Target demographic: Primary shoppers (Gen-X & millennial women) The company will likely: Revamp social media strategy Keep in...

Sales Lead: HSBC recently concluded a review by retaining Omnicom Media Group as its global media AOR. Omnicom's PHD previously handled the account, which it won in 2018 from Mindshare. The company will likely: Launch a new campaign soon Shift strategy Conduct additional agency reviews Target demographic:  ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Millennials with a male skew   HSBC utilizes cause marketing to promote its sustainability efforts, which specifically appeal...

Sales Lead: Premium work apparel company Carhartt recently launched a new campaign that honors its 135-year history. Made in-house, "History in the Making" honors the company's 135-year history while connecting that history to looking toward the future. It rolled out across TV, digital, connected TV (CTV), streaming TV, and social media channels. Per CBO Susan Hennike, the goal was to encourage viewers to make their own history every day. The creative was made to deepen existi...

Media Sales Lead: Stellantis recently launched a campaign for the 2024 Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Wrangler 4xe, the latter of which is popular for its top-down, off-roading adventure possibilities. Made by Highdive, "Famous for Freedom" features a hip-hop anthem and promotes feelings of freedom. The song, Tubac Shakur's and Dr. Dre's "California Love," has not been used in an automotive commercial before, though it has been part of other types of advertising. Per Jeep brand SVP and head, Jim Morr...

Sales lead: This appointment will affect the company's social strategy & may lead to additional roster shifts.  TGI Friday's appointed Spark as its social media engagement agency in September 2023 The agency will manage TGI's Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok profiles. It will also handle crisis management, community engagement, and creative content collaboration.  Friday's has not filled the CMO vacancy we recently told you about.  Target demographic: Millennials & Gen-Xers...

Sales lead: This hire will affect the company's marketing strategy & could lead to agency appointments.  DripDrop Hydration appointed John Shea as CMO, effective July 2023. Shea brings CMO experience from his time at Jimmy John's, and most recently, Mark Anthony Group. He now leads all of DripDrop's marketing operations. Target demographic: Millennials The company will likely: Continue ramping up digital spend Diversify digital ad placement Seek agency assistance ...