AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoRetail Media Expansion: Quad/Graphics is rolling out digital in-store screens at 25 Smart & Final stores in California, giving brands more retail media reach and measurement at the point of purchase. FTC Enforcement: The FTC fined Amway and affiliates $225M over inflated earnings claims and deceptive recruitment/training practices. Marcom Campaign: Staples is launching a “Hard Button” counterpart to its Easy Button, using streaming, social, and billboards to push “Don’t choose hard. Choose Staples.” AI & Media Economics: Splunk’s activity-based pricing (tied to search/workloads) signals a shift in how AI data management could reshape costs and what teams choose to index. Food Marketing & Claims: Activia modernizes its yogurt recipe in Canada—simpler ingredients, less sugar, no gelatin—backed by a multi-channel campaign. Brand/Content Strategy: A new study says more shoppers are “non-expressive” about brands, raising questions for how streaming platforms market shows. Hospitality Branding: A hotel-brand scaling piece argues success is a full business system (guest need, product, ops, owner economics, development), not just logos and launches. Travel Trade: Arabian Travel Market 2026 in Dubai highlighted growing GCC demand for short-haul, luxury, and year-round destinations.
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