Innovator – Fahad Khawaja

  Fahad Khawaja is a leading community builder and catalyst for transformational growth, with a deep belief that we build a better future by bringing the margins to the mainstream and doing well by doing good. His work transforms organizations with purpose, products, and people at the core, bridging community and culture to design for…

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Rockstar – Michelle Wang

  Michelle Wang is the Chief of Staff at BENlabs, the world’s largest entertainment AI company, where she helps scale and evolve the business through solving complex strategic and operational challenges. With a focus on driving value as well as efficiencies, in 2022 Michelle brought in the process of OKR’s (Objective and Key Results) goal setting…

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Icon – Bill Imada

Bill Imada is Chairman and Chief Connectivity Officer of IW Group, a fully integrated marketing communications agency specializing in the growing multicultural communities. For more than  three decades, Bill and his team have played a critical role in reaching the growing Asian  American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latinx, and LGBTQ+ communities.  Bill’s areas of expertise…

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Wellness in Business: Sustainability

  Q&A with Jenna Cosenza, Associate Director, People Strategy & Development, Momentum Worldwide How do you sustain talent in your company? How can companies sustain purpose-driven initiatives and business practices? How do you sustain talent? By making the experience of working at our business unlike any other. An experience that puts people at the center.…

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Insights from Beachfront’s CTV Marketplace

Greetings! In the fast-paced and exciting Connected TV (CTV) landscape, the second half of 2022 was defined by multiple watershed moments. Nielsen reported for the first time that streaming had surpassed cable television in terms of time spent viewing. Media juggernauts Disney and Netflix launched ad-supported streaming tiers, signaling that SVOD’s grasp on CTV was…

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UGG Uses Weather Triggers to Boost Purchase Intent for its New Collection

  By Carlin Jessop, original post appears here. In today’s competitive marketing landscape, well-established brands are constantly searching for innovative ways to generate excitement and promote their new product launches, while finding innovative ways to connect with in-market buyers. Digital out-of-home (DOOH) technology offers cutting-edge capabilities that enable notable brands, like UGG, the opportunity to launch…

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The SXM Media Culture Trends Report

  Beyonce’s Renaissance. Bad Bunny’s epic tour. Kate Bush becoming a Gen Z icon. All of the world’s events are translated, contextualized, and celebrated through audio. It’s the proving ground for what’s hot and what’s to come. Explore by clicking below.

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Tech Layoffs Will Prompt CMOs to Seek Agency Partners

According to data from Winmo, almost a third (31%) of tech brands that reported layoffs in Q4 2022 and/or Q1 2023 have hired new CMOs and/or agency partners in Q1 2023. Groupon, for instance, filled a long-vacant CMO seat this January, the same month it laid off some 500 employees, while NetApp, which cut 8% of its global…

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The State of Consumerism: Global Privacy & Fundamental Rights

Q&A with Matt Belanger, VP Director of Digital Communications Strategy, NA, Momentum Worldwide As years go on, technology becomes smarter. How is your agency/brand/clients utilizing technology such as social media to target your audience while also abiding by their privacy and rights? Instead of reeling at the changes in privacy rights and sitting at a…

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Icons, Rockstars, & Innovators – Lynnwood Bibbens

Lynnwood Bibbens is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO & Founder of ReachTV. As CEO, Bibbens has taken a leadership role in identifying new markets and opportunities for the ReachTV Network, resulting in the Company’s seminal sales, distribution and partnership deals with world-class traditional and digital media and technology powerhouses. Bibbens has led the Company’s…

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