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SXSW 2026: Why boring brands are borrowing from entertainment to break the…
By
Savannah Scott
and Olivia Houghton
18.03.2026
On day two of SXSW 2026 speakers challenged a long-held assumption in marketing: that so-called ‘boring’ categories must produce dull advertising.
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