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Steve’s breakdown: They are talking about increasing their ad spend to $2 billion because the ROI still is working. It’s a dream, you should be in on it so call...
Steve’s breakdown: Sun Basket was just delivered $42 million by investors so who’s going to do their advertising now that they have the cash? Amy Endemann at amy@sunbasket.com is Head of Marketing...
Steve’s breakdown: Footlocker is who “they” are because they just plunked down a sizable investment into Carbon38 which has a cult like following. Lisa Kraynak at lisa@carbon38.com is the Chief Marketing...
Steve’s Breakdown: At least they will once this Spotify IPO happens. So do the research and get ready to pounce on that account. Right now they have a no-name agency with...
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Steve’s breakdown: BARK is going public and this 30-second clip shows you what they are doing with advertising. Clearly, they will step it up a few notches and possibly hire...
Steve’s breakdown: Lots of cash is going to be thrown at PupBox via Petco so you might as well get in line for the account. It seems to be the future of...
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Steve’s breakdown: Melt Shop is going national and they are going to have to expand advertising and probably hire a shop to do the work. Spencer Rubin is the Founder and...
Steve’s breakdown: Angry Birds creator is going public and we suspect some of that $2 billion is going to go towards keeping the momentum going with new advertising. SANTA MONICA....
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Steve’s breakdown: That line was pulled right from the press release so what else do you need to know about Biena Foods except their number: (617) 202-5210 BOSTON, MA: Fledgling US...
Steve’s breakdown: Aldi has big growth plans but it’s not going to happen without better advertising. Check out the featured video. Oh Boy! BATAVIA, IL: A German discount grocer has...
Steve’s breakdown: Sirius XM just invested $480 million into Pandora. Hopefully they will be putting some of that into advertising. Worth a call. OAKLAND, CA: Beyond throwing Pandora a life...
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Steve’s breakdown: Hilariously, there’s a meal replacement company named Soylent and they just got another round of funding. This time for $50 million to take them to retail. I know...
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Steve’s breakdown: Digital Cosmetics, Cosmetic Digital? Either way that’s where L’Oréal is going to go even heavier. Lubomira Rochet is the CDO and the main contact for this lead. Related:...
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Steve’s breakdown: Will the Trivago guy keep his job? Is he the tail wagging the dog? Dos Equis killed the “Most interesting man in the world”. Don’t think Trivago isn’t stupid enough to do...
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