Michael Abata

Nike on Friday opened its latest store concept, Nike Style, in Seoul, South Korea. The athletics giant in a blog post described the store as a “remixed expression of sports retail culture that blurs the line between physical and digital.”

Nike Style has tech baked into it. QR codes throughout the store allow shoppers to open augmented reality experi... See more

Lil Nas X embodies Gen Z in his scrappiness, in his fluency in internet culture, and in his unapologetic self-expression. Lil Nas X speaks Gen Z culture fluently; he even helps create it. He effortlessly memes and tweets and posts to social platforms constantly, forging connections with fans and ensuring his own virality. More than any other Gen Z ... See more

Working as a fractional CMO can alleviate some of the pressures and headaches that can come with full-time employment. For instance, these executives typically work remotely, per the WSJ, and can pick and choose which companies they want to help.

...choosing to leave behind full-time employment altogether, instead taking on “fractional” CMO roles th... See more

Following the July 1 release of Minions: The Rise of Gru, hordes of (mostly) teenage boys have documented themselves online as they orchestrate viewing events at movie theaters in their finest 8th grade graduation garb.The groups show themselves pulling up to their local movie theaters in full suits, dress shirts, and sometimes sunglasses, and carr... See more

A USPS study found that “62% of millennials tend to read through the advertising mail they receive, rather than discarding it without reading. Given growing data-privacy concerns, clutter in online advertising, and demand for brand authenticity, some marketers we spoke to said the best way to reach younger consumers could be through some good ol’ f... See more