If you haven't checked out our 2026 report at this point, do you even work in brand creative? 🔮🔮🔮
Bored of the random 2026 "predictions"? Same. Air asked 21 marketing legends to look into Zoltair's crystal ball and share what they see actually changing in marketing and brand. No AI slop in sight. Just real stuff from people out there doing the daily graft. My prediction? Brand vs performance will finally FO. It's a "debate" we've been having since I was in high school. All advertising has immediate effects, only some have lasting effects. The difference is simply whether something is inherently interesting, entertaining, or creates an emotional response with future customers. This means that any channel can do both. Even skippable media. But you've got to get your strategy right first. Or I'm totally wrong, and we'll have to sit through another year of SUPER interesting "brand vs performance" takes again. The report got me chin stroking for once, other hot takes include: - Smoking is back baby! Ariel Rubin (Bit of a stretch mate ahha) - Finally accepting marketers have lost control Eugene Healey - Nano influencers go mainsteam Brian Blum - Creative gifting goes boom Meagan Loyst - Screen shots are the new metric to chat Chase Dimond - Brands finally stop acting like brands on social Tom Boyd - Competitor reports are now useless Jordan Rogers Get the full 68 (!!!) page PDF free here: https://air.inc/zoltair I share #advertising and #marketing insights daily, follow for more. #AirPartner