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This Viral Gen-Z Clothing Brand Went From $100,000 to $16 Million—and Now It’s Coming to Target

This Viral Gen-Z Clothing Brand Went From $100,000 to $16 Million—and Now It’s Coming to Target

This Viral Gen-Z Clothing Brand Went From $100,000 to $16 Million—and Now It’s Coming to Target Parke, known for its logo sweatshirts, is a hit...

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The Unpolished Marketing Playbook Spot & Tango Is Using to Grow Beyond $100 Million in Revenue

The Unpolished Marketing Playbook Spot & Tango Is Using to Grow Beyond $100 Million in Revenue
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Startups Are Spending 6 Figures to Show Up on College Campuses. How They’re Winning Over Students

Startups Are Spending 6 Figures to Show Up on College Campuses. How They’re Winning Over Students
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Axe Body Spray Has a Message for Young Men: Ask Out Your Crush

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Beauty Brands Have Found an Unlikely New Billboard: Pro Basketball Jerseys

Beauty Brands Have Found an Unlikely New Billboard: Pro Basketball Jerseys

Beauty Brands Have Found an Unlikely New Billboard: Pro Basketball Jerseys Lashify founder Sahara Lotti makes the case for why the WNBA has become the...

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With His New Fund, This Investor Aims to Win Over Private Equity Skeptics

With His New Fund, This Investor Aims to Win Over Private Equity Skeptics
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Billie Jean King Wants to Break Another Barrier: Getting Female Golfers Into the Masters

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This Airline Is Hiring a Freelancer for Its New Marketing Campaign. The Position Has 1 Unusual Requirement

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Shopify President Harley Finkelstein’s Favorite Trend? The One That Helped This Startup Hit $1 Million in Sales in 5 Minutes

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Whitney Leavitt Says This Utah Company Is the New Stanley Cup

Whitney Leavitt Says This Utah Company Is the New Stanley Cup ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star’s favorite water bottle has won over Gen Z...

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Whitney Leavitt Is Cashing In on Dirty Soda—and Helping Take the Mormon-Fueled Trend Nationwide

Whitney Leavitt Is Cashing In on Dirty Soda—and Helping Take the Mormon-Fueled Trend Nationwide The reality star is joining the C-suite of Cool Sips...

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The Marketing Playbook That Propelled This Cat Food Brand to $100 Million in Less Than a Decade

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Your NCAA Bracket Is Wrong—and That’s Exactly What Advertisers Are Betting On

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The Weather Channel’s New Forecast Comes With Elevator Jazz—and the Internet Is Obsessed

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These Harvard Business Students Want to Change How You Shop With a Buy-Now, Sell-Later Tool

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As Consumers Feel the Squeeze, These Creative Discount Strategies Are Driving Sales

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Brooke Shields on the Counterintuitive Skill Every Founder Must Learn

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Brooke Shields Got Inspiration for Her Hair Care Brand in an Unlikely Place: Zoom

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Alix Earle Hates Skin Care. That’s Why She’s Launching a Skin Care Brand

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The NBA’s Lo‑Fi TikTok Experiment Shows Where Brand Marketing Is Headed Next

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How Padel Became Founders’ Favorite Sport

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Would You Get a Drink in the Kendra Scott Cocktail Bar?

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The Secret to Reaching Gen-Z Consumers: Offer Them a Little Treat

The Secret to Reaching Gen-Z Consumers: Offer Them a Little Treat Brands are making a play for younger consumers with everyday indulgences, rather...

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She Lost $75,000 on a Startup—Then Built Mrs. Meyer’s Into a Category-Defining Brand

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Home Depot Won Over Generations of Customers Using a Simple, Low‑Cost Freebie

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Amazon Escalates the Delivery Wars With New 1‑Hour Shipping

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The Oscars Aren’t Just for Movies Anymore—Here’s How Disney, Burger King, and Coinbase Stole the Show

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Meet the ‘No-Name Creator’: The Surprising Social Media Trend Driving Sales in 2026

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This Beloved Taco Chain Got Slapped With a Customer Lawsuit. The Claim Turned Into an Organic Marketing Win.

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Timothée Chalamet Said ‘No One Cares About Opera.’ The Industry Turned It Into Viral Marketing

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How Fazit’s Founders Invented a $40 Million Beauty Category—and Said No to Private Equity

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Halfdays’ Skiwear for Cool Girls Is a Hit on the Slopes and the Streets

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Surfside Built a $300 Million Canned Cocktail Rocket Ship. Now It’s Adding Electrolytes to the Mix

Surfside Built a $300 Million Canned Cocktail Rocket Ship. Now It’s Adding Electrolytes to the Mix Super Lyte, a vodka-ade with zero sugar and...

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Gap’s Big Comeback Has a Secret Weapon. Hint: You Probably Owned One

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Inside Target’s $5 Billion Plan to Win Back Shoppers—and Bring Back the ‘Tarjay’ Magic

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Is Suddenly Beating AI Apps in App Store Rankings. The Reason Is Surprisingly Simple

Dick’s Sporting Goods Is Suddenly Beating AI Apps in App Store Rankings. The Reason Is Surprisingly Simple The sports retailer has won over...

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Inside the Clever Branding Strategy IHOP and Applebee’s Used to Triple Sales

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The New AI Marketing Playbook: 5 Founder-Tested Tactics That Save Hours

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Cava Quietly Launched a Secret Rewards Tier—and It’s Becoming a Major Growth Engine

Cava Quietly Launched a Secret Rewards Tier—and It’s Becoming a Major Growth Engine How the Mediterranean restaurant chain has been winning the...

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Heated Rivalry Was Filmed on the Cheap. The Cottage It Made Famous Is About to Cash In

Heated Rivalry Was Filmed on the Cheap. The Cottage It Made Famous Is About to Cash In The infamous lakefront Canadian cottage from Heated Rivalry is...

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Just 24 Hours After His Gold‑Winning Goal, Jack Hughes Has Sparked a Merch Frenzy on Etsy

Just 24 Hours After His Gold‑Winning Goal, Jack Hughes Has Sparked a Merch Frenzy on Etsy He might be missing teeth, but the gold-medal winning...

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The 7 Winter Olympics Ads That the Internet Loved and Hated

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The Hidden Threat Killing E‑Commerce Margins—and Costing Entrepreneurs Billions

19.02.2026 9

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AI Ads Are Here. How The Knot Is Experimenting With ChatGPT’s New Offering

17.02.2026 7

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4 AI-Powered Sales Strategies That Are Giving Small Teams a Huge Edge

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Ring’s Super Bowl Ad Prompted a Public Freakout. Wyze Turned It Into a Marketing Win

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Hershey Just Revealed a Limited-Edition Product That’s Launching First on TikTok Shop

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This U.S. Olympian Designs Her Own Costumes—and Outfits Her Competitors

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Hanky Panky, Maker of ‘The World’s Most Comfortable Thong,’ Sells To Private Equity After 48 Years 

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The 10 Best Super Bowl Commercials That Won the Internet

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