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We’re back with another Creative Corner featuring some fantastic creatives from the team at Pilothouse Studios. This week it’s all about Mashups! 🥔
Mashups come in various styles and are a great way to:
We’ve got three creatives that showcase different ways you can mash up your content and expand your creative library.
Let’s jump in! 👇
1️⃣ The quadrant mashup
Quadrant ads are great on their own for a variety of reasons. They are:
But, when you team up these quadrant ads with the magic of mashup ads, you've got a winning combo, just like this Tru Earth example.
The mashup video, containing all of the important information and social proof, is strategically placed in the first quadrant because of the primacy effect.
The primacy effect is a psychology theory that states that humans have a tendency to remember the first piece of information they encounter. Hint: because people in North America read from left to right and top to bottom, the top left was the main focus.
Utilizing the top left placement to display important information increases the likelihood the viewer will retain the most important details.
We gave you one freebie, but you’ll have to click to see the other two mashups. Let’s go. 👀
Blockbuster, the once-mighty video store chain, has responded to Netflix's discontinuation of its mail-order DVD service in the best way possible - with cheeky social media posts!
While Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in 2014, its last remaining store in Bend, Oregon, claims victory over Netflix by highlighting that they still offer movies and shows on DVD "’Til the Bitter End." 👇
@blockbusterbend’s post on Instagram is currently their most liked content proving that long-time fans still love a good rush of nostalgia. 🍿
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The perfect landing page functions as the heart of any digital marketing strategy, especially in the ecommerce industry, where the competition for consumer attention is incredibly fierce.
Your landing page can’t just be pretty. Compelling, conversion-oriented landing page copy is a major key to nudging visitors toward purchasing or performing a desired action.
Not sure where to start? Here are the eight things you should be keeping an eye on:
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✖️ X has released new data about the usage of its platform. X claims that 1.5m users are signing up every day to read over 500m new posts every 24 hours.
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♾️ Generative AI features are rolling out to all Meta advertisers. Background generation, image expansion, and text variations are all highlight features coming in Meta’s recent AI update.
👽 Reddit improves search functionality to more easily find the content you're looking for in subreddits. New filters promise a refined search experience and should help brands research niche communities and trending topics.
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DTC Newsletter is written by Rebecca Knight and Michael Venditti. Edited by Claire Beveridge and Eric Dyck.
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