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📧 Read the email TikTok sent to advertisers after the US rollover screwed up campaigns.

📊 3 advertising stats from Meta’s record holiday 2025 period.

❄️ What the Winter Games reveal about modern attention.

💸 Data: How Gen Alpha’s money habits are influenced by Gen X vs. millennial parents.

🥇 This Figs campaign celebrates Lindsay Vonn’s Olympic comeback.

Ogilvy Social.Lab’s 2026 Social Trends Report, “Social with Substance & the Return to Real,” describes a shift from the classic attention economy toward “intention economy,” where brands earn relevance by respecting people’s time, intelligence, and values, rather than interrupting them with noise.

Sounds like a dream, right?

The report elevates “realness” from a creative buzzword to a strategic design principle. Human truth becomes a scarcity asset. Authenticity must be operationalized through systems that prioritize credibility and lived experience.

These are the 5 “Rules of Realness” brands should embrace in 2026:

1. Shift focus from mindless reach to purposeful engagement.
2. Prioritize smaller, interest-led communities where belonging > broadcast.
3. Show human effort and imperfection over synthetic polish.
4. Trust human curation and POV over automated feeds.
5. Blend entertainment and commerce with creators at the forefront.

Dig into the full report at Ogilvy.

Here’s the brutal truth about SEO today: Traditional tactics are getting crushed by AI-enhanced search.

Your competitors who adapted 6 months ago are already eating your lunch.

The good news? You’re not too late. But you need to move NOW.

This is the playbook you’ve been waiting for.

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Did you catch Jordan Brand’s “Generational Greatness” campaign premiere last night during the Grammys?

The brand anthem revives Jordan’s iconic 1991 “Genie” spot and positions women across sports, culture, and entertainment—like Niecy Nash, Teyana Taylor, and Napheesa Collier—as modern architects of greatness rather than spokespeople.

The campaign blends performance and lifestyle worlds, with silhouettes like the Air Jordan 6 and the Heir Series 2 appearing organically throughout.

Say it with us: cultural relevance > product hype.

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