Be in The Know
🤖 Ads in ChatGPT are here.
🦅 Budweiser wins the USA Today Ad Meter for the 10th time.
📉 Celebrities in Super Bowl ads still skew white, and LGBTQ+ representation dropped for the second year in a row.
📚 Spotify teams up with Bookshop.org to synchronize audio and physical books.
🖼️ IKEA sparks engagement with a social post honoring Bad Bunny.
🍎 Angry Orchard is accepting your ex’s abandoned junk in ex-change for cider.
Roses are red, violets are blue, marketing keeps changing, and so should you. 💝
We know you’re the type of marketer who likes to stay ahead of the curve.
2026 is moving fast. AI is reshaping search, budgets are tighter, and proving ROI to the C-Suite is harder than ever.
The smartest marketers go to Digital Summit to spend 2 days connecting and learning what’s working right now, from brands like Patagonia, DoorDash, Meta, Google, and more.
Now through Friday, February 13th, they’re running a Valentine’s Day special: Buy one pass, get one 50% off. Use code BEMINE50 at checkout.
Upcoming Digital Summit cities:
Tampa | March 17-18
DS is doing something they’ve never done before: a live AI debate on stage. You’ll also hear from the President of Tampa Bay Sun FC, marketing leaders at Nordstrom, Papa Johns, NAACP, Stratabeat, and more. See the full agenda here.
Ticket prices go up this Friday. Stack BOGO 50% off on top of already discounted rates.
Chicago | April 7-8
Last year, DS Chicago broke the attendance record held since 2019! They’re coming for another record this year, and you should be there when they break it.
The opening keynote is Zaria Parvez, Head of Social at DoorDash and the mastermind behind Duolingo’s viral social success (fangirling!). You’ll also hear from leaders at HarperCollins, LinkedIn, and Nasdaq who are navigating the same challenges you are.
Advanced pricing expires Feb. 27, so lock in your BOGO 50% savings now with code BEMINE50.
📍 All 2026 cities are live
They’ve got eight cities on the calendar this year, including:
- Denver (June 15-16)
- Minneapolis (August 12-13)
- Philadelphia (Sept. 23-24)
- Atlanta (Oct. 6-7)
- Raleigh (Nov. 2-3)
- Dallas (Dec. 2-3)
Q for You
Are you likely to stop using ChatGPT to avoid ads?
Apple Creator Studio
Apple’s new subscription-based suite of professional creative apps just dropped.
It bundles Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro, plus Motion, Compressor, and MainStage. Subscribers also get access to premium content, templates, graphics, and advanced AI-powered features across the iWork productivity apps (Keynote, Pages, and Numbers) as well as Freeform.
While obviously Adobe’s Creative Cloud is still the industry standard, Apple Creator Studio might be a good option if you’re looking for something more affordable or integrated within the Apple ecosystem.
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r/eal reviews
Dove is building a campaign around unfiltered Reddit commentary about its Intensive Repair 10-in-1 Serum Mask in an unusually transparent move for the brand.
Instead of influencer endorsements or curated reviews, Dove simply published the first 50 Reddit reviews exactly as written, positive or not, along with launching a two-day pop-up in NYC with giant printed comments.
“Views to beauty content on Reddit are growing over 30% year-over-year,” said Paulita David, Head of US Large Customer Sales at Reddit.
The campaign extends to OOH, digital, social, magazine sampling, live review streaming, and Dove-owned channels.
Ads from The Past
Underwood, 1959
