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Farhan Mutaqin, PhD Researcher, University of Edinburgh

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Attention cant be bought so brands turn to memes | History Defined

The funniest post you saw this week may not have come from a friend; it may have come from a brand. Whether it is Kohl’s, Wendy’s, or Netflix, brands are behaving more like internet users than traditional advertisers.

This is no accident. Simply paying for advertising is no longer enough to capture people’s attention when they scroll thousands of posts every day. Brands are increasingly trying to join conversations that people are already having.

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