Edible, the company formerly known as Edible Arrangements, has named Crossmedia its performance media agency of record. Chief marketer Kevin Keith said the business ran an "express RFP," eschewing a pitch consultant. The three-meeting process began in late December, and Crossmedia won the business by March. The CMO declined to reveal how much the account...

The world's most popular search engine is getting the facts wrong. Google's decision to make its AI-generated search results, AI Overview, the default experience in the U.S. was met with swift criticism after people's search queries have been plagued with errors, concerning advice and misinformation. In one example, when searching "what is in Google's...

Peloton built its reputation in the exercise and fitness world by offering convenience and dynamic instructors. The brand offers the flexibility of working out in various settings, whether it's on a stationary bike at home or accessing classes through the app while traveling. Peloton is recognized for its charismatic and influential instructors such...

Many people who have eaten a burger know what the combination of pickle and ketchup tastes like, prompting Heinz to take a novel approach to promoting its new pickle ketchup. The "You Can Already Taste It" campaign, created by agency Rethink, encourages consumers to imagine the new condiment's flavor and share their reviews without actually...

Head into a nightclub, belly up to the bar and order an Athletic--making note of this fast-growing brand's non-alcoholic status is entirely optional. For a recent promotion, Athletic Brewing bought the first round for parched Americans, stepping up its efforts in the on-premise space shortly after overtaking behemoths Heineken and Budweiser as the top-selling...

In December, the marketing technology firm Epsilon named Jeff Smith its new chief marketing officer. Smith succeeds the company's former marketing leader, Jon Beebe, who stepped down last year to found the consultancy, QuirkWerk. For more than 25 years before joining Epsilon, Smith worked in marketing or data-adjacent roles at companies including Oracle,...