🗞️ A TikTok ban is looking more likely. Here’s the latest.

🔨 Meta’s health-related data crackdown could be catastrophic for some advertisers.

🍟 McDonald’s is getting review-bombed following the arrest of the UHC CEO shooting suspect.

❄️ The North Face x Skims collab generates $5.4 million in media exposure within 48 hours.

✌️ You can now run 1 Meta ad to send traffic to both your Facebook and Instagram page.

🎞️ Instagram’s new feature lets you test your Reel content with non-audiences.

😎 New on LinkedIn: Add an auto-revolving slideshow of images as the banner on your profile.

🔥 How American Girl got trendy on TikTok.

🍗 Have you ever wanted to take care of a pet chicken drumstick? No? Well, uh… KFC made it possible, if you change your mind.

🤎 Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year is a smooth Mocha Mousse. 

• 💡 We asked, you answered. 57% of our subscribers give Mocha Mousse a thumbs down.

Monday: Adobe’s 4 trends to know for next year are Fantastic Frontiers, Levity and Laughter, Time Warp, and Immersive Appeal. Discover more in the visual galleries.

Tuesday: Prophet’s “Brand and Demand: Marketing’s Greatest Love Story” research report shows how integrating these two powerhouses leads to results that are greater than the sum of their parts—and drives real growth.

Wednesday: The headlines are starting to warn of an ad-spend slowdown in 2025. But, based on Neil Patel’s survey of over 11k marketers, optimism seems to prevail. Here’s how marketers plan to adjust (or not) in the next year.

• 💡 BTW, 67% of our subscribers plan to increase their organic social budgets next year.

Thursday: LinkedIn has analyzed a year’s worth of ad performance data to share these 6 (and a half) data-backed creative principles.

💬 Here’s what’s hot in The Daily Carnage Facebook group this week.

“What are the best places to find freelance opportunities and connections?”

Our community of experts say…

• “Virtually everyone I’ve worked with this year has seen a lot of success on LinkedIn.”
• “Start pitching online magazines/publications to see if they’re taking on new writers—I actually know a few people who intentionally left their full-time positions because working as a freelancer for online pubs pays better.”
• “Join the #freelancechat community on LinkedIn.”
• “Personally I’d avoid Upwork, especially if you’re a senior writer already. Upwork rates are rock bottom and are brilliant for getting you demotivated about the state of the industry.”

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Answer: Hyundai.

It’s not exactly one-click car shopping, but it’s still a big deal. Amazon plans to add more brands to the catalog next year.