Heineken turned Knicks' Josh Hart's Groupchat into a Reality
Imagine this: You’re texting your friends in the group chat on a Friday night to make a plan, debating on what bar to go to for drinks. Eventually, you all agree on one, and when you pull up, you start to realize around the bar, there are references to all the inside jokes you have with your pals in the chat.
This, for probably most, is a terrifying concept.
But for the New York Knicks shooting guard Josh Hart, it was all in good fun when Heineken launched a bar that did exactly that, as part of their “Social off Socials” campaign.
Protections for Teens, Peace of Mind for Parents
Are you a parent concerned with what your child is consuming on Instagram? In 2025, social media feeds are resembling the wild west more and more, with algorithms designed to draw the user in and keep them scrolling endlessly with posts targeted at not only their specific interests, but at human nature’s desires…
Focus Friend: Curing Your Smartphone Addiction
Ever find yourself constantly picking up your phone, checking it even though you know you have no notifications? Or do you ever fall into the habit - yet again - of mindlessly scrolling for hours on end, flipping through Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and repeat.
This, believe it or not, is smartphone addiction - and yes, it’s a real addiction - and yes, this is your phone’s intention. Instead of going outside, hanging out with friends and being social, holding a conversation with someone, you are retreating back into that little black box in your pocket, to be oo’d and aah’d by its pretty flashing lights while launching your screentime into the stratosphere and perpetuating your ADHD tendencies.
Google Flow: The AI Revolution Changing How We Make Movies
Imagine this: sitting in a cramped room, hours on end, marking film with a grease pencil, pairing the audio with the picture, sitting behind a massive Steenbeck editing desk, physically cutting and splicing the film, with a massive margin for error. Any mistakes can be potentially detrimental to the film’s production.
Those halcyon days of tiresome film editing have been in the past for quite some time in the digital age, but now we are witnessing the next step of evolution taking place with Google’s “Flow” - a potentially revolutionary AI filmmaking tool.
Duolingo's Social Media Transformation
Learning a language in this day and age has never been more accessible.
Gone are the days of the Rosetta Stone CD’s collecting dust, or sitting in your car and repeating back butchered sentences cluttered with clunky, mispronounced words.
Since its launch in 2012 to its massive climb over the last decade-plus, Duolingo has taken the online education / language-learning market by storm - with a ton of help from recent adaptations through social media.
Health Food Brands Take On Bodacious Packaging
In the overgrown thick of the occasionally overwhelming information age, Americans are gradually becoming more and more aware of the benefits of healthy, clean living. With the massive boom in processed foods filling our grocery shelves during the 20th century, and seeing the negative physical and health effects that have come to follow as a result, people are turning towards health and wellness.
Unleashing Creativity at Coachella with Unique Brand Activations!
It is well known by now that Coachella - the annual music festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, just 30 minutes from Palm Springs and less than a two hour drive from Los Angeles - has just as much to do with brands and consumer culture as it does music, if not more.
5 Takeaways from the NYT Well Festival That Matter to Marketers
The New York Times just wrapped its inaugural Well Festival—a day dedicated to all things mental, physical, emotional, and social well-being. With buzzworthy panels and cultural moments that resonated far beyond the wellness crowd, this wasn’t just a feel-good event; it was a blueprint for how brands can show up meaningfully in the lives of modern consumers.
Here are the top 5 takeaways and what they mean for your next campaign:
The Tween Takeover: How Gen Alpha Is Shaping Household Spending
Generation Alpha is entering its tweens with their allowance money ready to be spent on more than just ice cream and candy.
Razorfish and GWI conducted a joint study this past fall of 2,300 Gen Alpha (2010-2024) kids aged 9-13, and the results may come as a surprise.
Now, even though Gen Alphas are a good few years away from full-time jobs and salaries, their purchasing power and sway in their homes are undeniable. According to the study, “61% of parents say their kids have a big influence on what their family eats, while 77% are interested in being an active participant in grocery shopping. And their impact goes beyond food––61% of parents say their kids have final say on which car they purchase.”