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As artificial intelligence dominates business conversations, some brands are taking the opposite route — embracing analog emotion over digital automation. Companies like Polaroid and Heineken have launched campaigns celebrating human experience in contrast to AI’s synthetic nature.
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SocialNext Acquires Marketing News Canada
SocialNext, Canada’s premier marketing events and community platform, has acquired Marketing News Canada (MNC), a national media brand for Canada’s marketing community. The acquisition unites live events, editorial content, podcasts and membership networks under one national marketing ecosystem.
Why It Matters
Consolidation in marketing-media and event platforms indicates that marketing professionals value community, content and connection alongside tools and tactics.
For marketers and agencies, this suggests that platforms offering integrated content + events + community have higher strategic value — not just tactical tools.
The move reflects the need to engage marketing audiences on multiple fronts (education, networking, content) — and brands may need to align with these ecosystems.
Marketing professionals should consider how participation in such platforms can support thought leadership, networking and continuous professional development. Read more.
Jumbo Interactive Limited Acquires Dream Giveaway USA
Jumbo Interactive, an Australian online lottery and prize-draw specialist, has entered the U.S. market by acquiring Dream Giveaway USA in a deal valued around A$55.4 million (~US$36+ million) to gain digital marketing reach and diversify earnings.
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Marks an example of a digital-marketing-oriented brand using acquisition to accelerate entry into a large, under-penetrated market (U.S.).
For marketers, this underscores that digital prize-draw and consumer-engagement models are becoming strategic growth levers — not purely promotional gimmicks.
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Kraft Heinz Company Launches Major Marketing Blitz Amid Weak Demand
Kraft Heinz is responding to continued soft consumer demand by committing around US$300 million in incremental U.S. marketing and media spend. The company has acknowledged organic net sales are expected to decline by 3 %–3.5 % in 2025, and it is also planning a split into two companies in H2 2026.
The marketing campaign focuses on household penetration and major holiday seasons (Thanksgiving, Christmas), plus increased back-to-school promotion earlier in the year. The firm emphasises that price increases alone won’t drive growth — the marketing push is intended to drive volume and repeat purchase.
Key Takeaways
A large legacy brand is prioritizing marketing investment even when volumes are under pressure — signalling that marketing spend remains a lever, not just cost-cutting.
The campaign shows that household penetration (winning new shoppers) is the priority rather than only increasing price or margin.
Holiday and back-to-school seasons remain important anchor points for marketing campaigns — timing matters.
Brands must recognise that weak sentiment and macro headwinds (consumer pull-back, inflation) change the context of marketing effectiveness.
More than ever, marketers need to monitor incremental impact of campaigns (how many new households, how much repeat behaviour) rather than assume past performance will hold.
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