Heinz's "Heinz vs. Everyone" TikTok campaign turned disappointment with off-brand ketchup into a category conversation, proving offense beats defense for category leaders.
How travel brands use content marketing to attract visitors: Lonely Planet's Best in Travel, evergreen content for AI engine retrieval, UGC programs like #ScotlandIsNow, always-on creator partnerships. The 2026 travel publicity playbook.
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User-generated content has evolved from an emerging signal in 2010 to primary infrastructure for modern brand marketing — the sixteen-year evolution, the six-discipline modern playbook, and the integration with the AI Communications layer.
