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July 20, 2024
Why Instagram Thrives Despite the Reels Retreat
Cutting Reels creator bonuses cost Instagram little, as its $50B+ revenue and aspirational, monetizable audience keep it
April 14, 2024
Why Google Maps Is More Valuable Than You Think
Google Maps earned an estimated $11 billion in 2023, rivaling TikTok, by monetizing data and ads far beyond its origins
March 19, 2024
Coca-Cola: The Beverage Empire Beyond Soda
With a $64B brand spanning 200 brands in 200 countries, Coca-Cola grew from a medicinal elixir into the world's largest
March 8, 2024
Geico: The Michael Jackson of Advertising
Geico spends over a billion a year on diverse, memorable campaigns, from the Gecko to cavemen, mastering brand awareness
February 16, 2024
Google's Advertising Genius: How They Revolutionized Ads
AdWords and AdSense turned Google's superior search into an advertising empire, capturing market share and reshaping how
January 5, 2024
Study: Why Advertising May Lower Your Happiness
University of Warwick research finds an inverse link between national ad spending and life satisfaction, driven by socia
December 25, 2023
The Evolution of Product Placement in Media
From an 1896 Lumiere soap film to E.T.'s Reese's Pieces sales boom, product placement grew into a strategy now entering
December 23, 2023
The Stinky Truth: How Marketing Shaped Our Fear of Body Odor
Odorono's 1912 shame campaign by James Webb Young boosted sales 112%, turning body odor into a taboo and a $22 billion i
November 6, 2023
8 Mind-Blowing Twists in Apple's Journey Into the Ad Business
Apple, the privacy champion, is becoming an ad tech giant. From open tracking to IDFA and ATT, eight twists in its surpr
October 31, 2023
The Rise, Fall, and Future of Wrigley's Chewing Gum
From a soap salesman's side gift to Juicy Fruit and Spearmint, aggressive advertising made Wrigley's 60% of the gum mark
September 17, 2023
How Coca-Cola Stays on Top in the Beverage Game
From a 5-cent drugstore syrup to a global giant, Coca-Cola's million-dollar advertising and wartime expansion reveal las