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Paramount, Warner, and the Price of Consolidation

Vojtěch Luksch blends violent retro video games with the “grandma-core” of embroidered canvases

The artist Vojtěch Luksch currently lives and works in a tiny village Czech Republic. A graduate of masters in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts Brno, Vojtěch is somewhat elusive on his Instagram account. The largely faceless artist posts incredible paintings of videogames translated onto embroidered canvases, creating a brilliant 3D texture that compliments

Google Expands Performance Max Controls and Reporting

Google Ads just dropped another wave of updates to Performance Max today. For those who’ve been asking for better audience targeting, clearer reporting on new customer acquisition, and more transparency around auto-generated assets, these updates will feel like long-overdue upgrades. Let’s break down what’s new, why it matters, and how advertisers should respond. What’s New

The Situation Room Celebrates 20 Years on CNN

Top of the Ticker: An important milestone was marked on Friday morning as The Situation Room celebrated its 20th anniversary. What began as a three-hour late-afternoon program anchored by Wolf Blitzer has, over the years, morphed into a two-hour late-morning show co-anchored by Blitzer and Pamela Brown. Despite the timeslot changes and anchor additions, the

Skechers just can’t quit making crappy AI ads

As AI becomes more accessible, it seems we’ve been plagued with an increasing number of AI ads. Lacking both quality and style, these sloppy marketing ploys are hard to ignore, but Skechers’ latest ad might just be the worst offender I’ve seen in some time. The best billboard ads are crafted to make us stop

How To Stay Visible in AI Search [Webinar]

AI search is here. Are you ready for the new rules? The SEO game has changed. Traditional strategies are no longer enough, and some brands are getting lost in the shift to AI-powered search results. Join Wayne Cichanski on August 20, 2025 for an exclusive webinar sponsored by iQuanti. Learn how to adapt your SEO

How top brands turn product discovery into conversions

Shoppers won’t wait around. If they can’t find the right product fast, they’ll bounce—taking potential revenue with them. For brands, poor product discovery isn’t just a UX hiccup—it’s a conversion killer. Join this MarTech webinar for an inside look at how brands like Free People, Centrum, and RMS Beauty have turned product discovery into a

Jonathan Tan’s cinemagraphs capture the quiet beauty in Singaporean lift lobbies

For residents in Singapore, the lift lobby is a familiar yet often overlooked space, says Jonathan Tan, a Singaporean artist who uses a cool blend of photography and video editing to create introspective, partially-frozen scenes of elevators – often our final stop before reaching home. Jonathan’s project Waiting For The Lift uses cinemagraphs (looping visuals

Unique Image Landing Pages Can Help Search Visibility

Google’s John Mueller says giving each image its own landing page can help it appear in image search, while gallery setups may limit visibility. Google recommends unique landing pages for important images instead of JavaScript-only galleries or URL fragments. Responsive images and modern formats improve user experience but aren’t direct ranking factors. Auditing

The case for connecting the dots in CTV advertising

Abigail Roulston, vp of marketing, Blis The growth of connected TV has been nothing short of explosive. Viewers are streaming more content on CTV than ever before, eclipsing broadcast and cable viewership combined. This surge presents a valuable opportunity for advertisers to connect with highly engaged audiences. However, this evolving landscape also brings significant challenges.

Dynabook Tecra A60-M review: AI-boosted productivity and efficiency at the cost of power

Why you can trust Creative Bloq Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. The Dynabook Tecra A60-M heads up the second generation of the new enterprise-level Tecra line from what you may think is a fresh

What’s Next In Content Marketing

Content marketers’ patience and performance are being tested as AI infiltrates every tech stack, which has been both a blessing and a curse. Creating content has never been simpler, given the rise of AI, upending content creation, distribution, and discovery. At the same time, writing original content has never been more paramount, given the vast

Sally-Ann Dale, Droga5 Founding Partner and Pioneering Production Leader, Dies

Sally-Ann Dale, a founding leader of Droga5 and one of advertising’s most influential production executives, died unexpectedly on August 3. She was 55 years old. Born in the U.K., Dale began her advertising career at just 15 years old and quickly rose through the ranks at Saatchi & Saatchi London, becoming head of TV at

Twos Magazine is a rotatable culture guide on everything good and bad about London

Utilising hand scanned textures of the signs, walls, windows, toilet stalls, you name it, Twos creates a textile library inside of its pages, a magazine literally made of London. Some existing Big Smoke visual language finds itself reappropriated in Twos, such as the TFL network, whose iconic 1913 font P22 Underground is used as the

How To Create Your Instagram Content Plan (With Free Template)

Are your Instagram posts struggling to gain traction? With over 2 billion monthly active users, standing out on the platform requires strategy and content planning. A content plan is an essential blueprint to help you keep your posts aligned with your strategy and your overall marketing goals. Posting without a plan can just be a

How and why awareness, confidence and trust drive GTM outcomes

Every go-to-market leader is chasing higher close rates, larger deals and faster velocity. What if those outcomes aren’t simply the result of better product-market fit or sharper pricing strategy — but the causal effects of three deeply human psychological states? Welcome to the world of ACT: Awareness. Confidence. Trust. I’ve spent 15 years working with

Apple’s ‘rare’ gift for Donald Trump is kind of embarrassing

Apple has been facing calls to come up with something new and exciting for a while now. With smartphone innovation stagnating and the company’s AI efforts flailing, people have been wondering what the product team are actually up to. And now we know – making a personalised participation trophy for Donald Trump. Apple CEO Tim

Google Cautions Businesses Against Generic Keyword Domains

Google’s John Mueller says small businesses may be hurting their search visibility by choosing generic keyword domains instead of building distinctive brand names. Speaking on a recent episode of Search Off the Record, Mueller and fellow Search Advocate Martin Splitt discussed common challenges for photography websites. During the conversation, Mueller noted that many small business

The Trade Desk shares plunge after posting Q2 revenues of $694 million

The public markets can be a cold, unforgiving place, with The Trade Desk’s fortunes on the Nasdaq alone this year a prime example of their unpredictability. The industry’s largest independent demand-side platform posted Q2 revenues of $694 million, up 19% year-on-year, beating analysts’ earlier expectations, with The Trade Desk also naming a new chief financial

Walk a Thought’s identity for a flavoured syrups brand is sweet and stylish

Bouquet, a collection of infused flavoured syrups for cocktails, coffees and more, is the brainchild of food scientist and innovator Caroline Lafleur. Recently launching the brand, Caroline needed an identity that matched the whimsical nature of the flavours and artificial-free ethos of the recipes, so she turned to the French studio Walk a Thought. As

OpenAI Launches GPT-5 In ChatGPT To All Users

OpenAI has released GPT-5, now the default model in ChatGPT for all users, including those on the free tier. The new model is positioned as OpenAI’s most capable and reliable system to date. OpenAI emphasizes a stronger focus on accuracy, instruction following, and long-form reasoning. Available Now To All ChatGPT Users For the first time,

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