This week's PR Roundup examines an AI-generated McDonald's holiday ad gone wrong, a new study by...
This week's PR Roundup examines an AI-generated McDonald's holiday ad gone wrong, a new study by...
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Monday, December 22, 2025
 
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Chief Marketer
PR Roundup: McDonald’s AI Humbug, AI Optimism and Elf on the Shelf Hits the Beach
This week's PR Roundup examines an AI-generated McDonald's holiday ad gone wrong, a new study by Ruder Finn that reveals employee optimism around AI, and Beaches going all-in on experiential for an Elf on the Shelf vacation no family will soon forget.
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Chief Marketer
Inside Godiva’s Plan to Reinvent a 100-Year-Old Brand
Godiva is celebrating its 100 years with a centennial glow-up and swanky new campaign starring the actress Leighton Meester. Angela Fotopoulos, Marketing Director, Godiva, Pladis Americas, dishes on all the details.
 
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Digiday
Future of Marketing Briefing: Why ‘just good enough’ is generative AI’s real threat to marketers
When characters and mascots are allowed to live inside generative systems, they stop being event-based and start becoming environmental.
 
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Buffer
Our Team Built 17 Improvements to Buffer This Week, Here’s The Recap
Great experiences rarely come from one big moment.
 
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Adweek
The Biggest Commerce Stories of 2025, From Amazon’s New Ad Pitch to Instacart’s Deal With TikTok
The year was flooded with new products and pitches for ad dollars.
 
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ON-DEMAND TRAINING
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American Marketing Association
Principles of Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations

This course examines how nonprofits use marketing to publicize their mission and to gather contributions of time and money. The course also discusses marketing planning in the nonprofit organization.

 
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American Marketing Association
Brand Strategy 101

Learn how brand commitment, brand voice, design and implementation create the impactful brand strategy you need.

 
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American Marketing Association
Social Media Strategy and Proving ROI

Incorporate the latest platform trends for an effective campaign that delivers results and track them using attribution tools to create a comprehensive report.

 
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Adweek
Ads of the Week: 6 Campaigns That Caught Our Eye, From JCPenney to Nike
From JCPenney's cheeky festive fare to Nike's spirited ode to soccer, these are the week's most notable ads.
 
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Digiday
Why Georgia-Pacific is turning its programmatic scrutinty to the sell side
The company is turning its attention to the sell side, zeroing in on the ad tech firms that move inventory for publishers -- the supply-side platforms.
 
Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: December 19, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...
 
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Seth's Blog
“Use your best judgment”
Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect
 
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Testing New Sports Features
Google is testing a number of new sports-related search features within Google Search. These include a "What's new" section, "Discover more" section, a Play-by-play section, What people are saying and more.
 
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Marketing Dive
Heineken swaps voice notes for beer in latest bid for IRL connections
Dive Brief: • Heineken continues to promote in-person connections with the launch of “Could Have Been A Heineken,” a bot on the messaging platform …
 
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Marketing Week
Marketing is not CapEx, stop saying it is or risk ridicule from finance