Drink More, Do Good

A heavily tongue-in-cheek campaign for Coors Seltzer shows drinkers dramatically explaining the gravity of their great “sacrifice”—that is, to kick back and enjoy a seltzer. What makes the drunken deed so honorable is that it helps the environment: The brand is partnering with nonprofit Change the Course to help clean up rivers. Coors Seltzer is also searching for more “volunteers” to drink the 175,000 12-packs it’s giving away, each of which will restore 500 gallons of river water.

Watch: “Giving this much hurts,” says one woman in a hammock. “But it’s a small price to pay.”

Trump has returned to the White House, meaning that the candidates’ marketing is ready to resume for the home stretch of the election—but his Covid-19 diagnosis represents a shift in its course. As the most crucial brands of 2020, the presidential campaigns are navigating the same sort of upheaval as every other brand: knowing when to pause, how to deal with shifting news and health updates and more. Both Trump and Biden’s spends already roller-coastered in response to the diagnosis, and more changes may come.

How things will change: Biden’s campaign has been pushing generally on getting out the vote, but experts say he needs to be more specific.

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The countdown to cookie-pocalypse has begun, and the existential dread has set in. But what will this new landscape look like? The Google Chrome browser team’s Privacy Sandbox proposed the use of aggregated data to gauge ad performance based on APIs, such as Trust Tokens, Click Through Measurement, Federated Cohort Learning and Private Interest Groups, Including Noise (PIGIN), the last of which is a means for advertisers to track interest groups.

Inside the issues: Both antitrust and privacy concerns over Privacy Sandbox’s PIGIN proposal remain in the air, and the solutions are… equally avian.

The place “where the pets go” is overhauling its image to reflect pet owners’ values. It’s not only reimagining itself as a pet-focused health and wellness company, but it’s also taking a stand against products that are largely perceived to be inhumane: It will no longer sell shock collars and is using the hashtag #StopTheShock to spread the word. It’s even challenging other brands to cease selling many of the products.

Getting real with pet food: Learn what additional health-focused measures the brand is taking to help out pets and their people.

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The new and spine-tingling “Don’t Stream Alone" campaign from HBO Max leverages the platform’s collection of spooky films, from classics like Night of the Living Dead to more recent hits like It, Us and The Invisible Man. In addition to getting viewers watching, the campaign also seeks to bring people together for Halloween when we’re all feeling isolated. It’s the latest move by a streamer to celebrate (creepy) community, following Hulu’s Huluween celebration.

Screaming for streaming: The space is getting more and more crowded, so streamers are competing for thrill-seeking eyeballs with their Halloween offerings.

On day two of Convergent TV, a live virtual summit on Oct. 13-14, we'll explore measurement and attribution. Hear insights and strategies on adapting and thriving in the new landscape from industry leaders, such as Brian Wieser of GroupM, Scott Brown of Nielsen, Jane Clarke of the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement, Scott Rosenberg of Roku and more. Save your virtual seat now.

The Cookie-less world is fast approaching. What should marketers know about the new—and better solutions being developed? This Institute of Brand Marketing course offers you four short lessons designed to take you no more than 10 minutes each. It will focus on understanding the limits of cookies as a means for identifying customers and exploring new methods such as identity solutions and the significant advantages they offer for marketers and consumers. Plus, you’ll learn the different ways that the community is responding to the quest for solutions.

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