22 Jan, 2026

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From Puppets to Vinyl to Dogs: A Holiday Marketing Spirit That Signals a Bigger Shift

Deborah Malone0Tagged , ,

Why 2025’s joyful, imperfect holiday ads may be previewing marketing’s next big chapter. Holiday advertising always offers spectacle and sentiment, but 2025 may be remembered as the year marketers collectively embraced imperfection—leaning into instinct, nostalgia, and unpolished humanity to cut through the noise of an AI-saturated world. A Dog With a GoPro Steals the Season […]

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