Advertising Industry Newswire

Product Launches: -- Author and former professional boxer Mike Rafferty announces the release of his new memoir, "The Last Neighborhood: A South Philly Memoir" (ISBN: 978-1834189406; March 2026, by Tellwell Publishing) a deeply personal coming-of-age story set in the working-class streets of South Philadelphia.

Advertising NEWS: -- As spring marketing campaigns begin to accelerate, GSJJ, a global supplier of custom promotional products, has published its 2026 Spring Gift Trends report. The report outlines three major seasonal marketing scenarios-Easter & Outdoor Season, Graduation & End of Semester, and "Spring Refresh" & Brand Reinvention-offering businesses practical ideas on everything from product choices to campaign planning.

Product Launches: -- The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation's largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders, announced enhancements to its benchmarking platform and a rebrand from Benchmark to TMC Insight, delivering expanded dashboards and peer performance analysis for mortgage lenders.

Advertising NEWS: -- 3rd3rd Marketing, the nation's leading "Un-Senior Living Agency," is kicking off its 2026 conference season, sharing insights into how senior living communities connect with older adults. Led by CEO and President Cynthia Thurlow, the 3rd3rd team will highlight senior living marketing strategies that challenge assumptions about aging as more adults enter the "third third" of their lives.

Advertising NEWS: -- Street Media Group proudly announces the completion of four brand-new digital billboard installations in the greater Louisville, Kentucky market. This newly constructed digital network significantly expands the company's footprint across two of the region's most heavily traveled commercial and commuter corridors: Highway 44 in Shepherdsville and Preston Highway in South Louisville.

Product Launches: -- FILMCARD USA launched the first wave of (5) titles include: X-Men (750+ issues), Iron Man (750+ issues), The Amazing Spider-Man (1,000+ issues), Fantastic Four (750+ issues), and Captain America (750+ issues). Each set compilation spans over 60 years, offering collectors something extraordinary: the ability to own and access Marvel's complete legacy series.

Product Launches: -- Floify, the mortgage industry's leading point-of-sale (POS) solution, today announced the release of Dynamic Apps 2.0, a major platform enhancement that allows lenders to create fully customizable loan applications tailored to specific loan purposes, borrower scenarios and business workflows without relying on engineering resources or third-party integrations.

Advertising NEWS: -- Street Media Group, a leading out-of-home advertising provider, proudly announces the launch of its newest high-impact digital billboard in one of the country's top five DMAs. Strategically positioned along the Atlantic City Expressway just 0.25 miles south of the Black Horse Pike (NJ-42) off-ramp, this 14'x48' dual-read digital display delivers premium visibility to commuters traveling between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.

Product Launches: -- In "The Raid" (ISBN: 979-8249070199), entrepreneur Joshua Lybolt captures the morning his life was brought to a sudden halt. One moment he was operating at full speed - building, expanding, planning ahead. The next, everything stopped. Not gradually. Not symbolically. Immediately.

Advertising NEWS: -- In an era where artificial intelligence can automate tasks, analyze data, and even generate content, the question isn't whether technology will replace human workers - it's what makes professionals irreplaceable. "Brand You: How Professionals Build Authority, Trust, and Opportunity in the AI Era" (ISBN: 979-8249280345) by Michael K Bender answers that question with a comprehensive, action-oriented guide designed for professionals across all industries and countries.

Product Launches: -- Robert B. Fried, a nationally-recognized digital forensics expert, licensed private investigator and author has launched his landmark new book, "Forensic Data Collections 2.0: The Ultimate Collection of Trusted Digital Forensics Content" (ISBN: 979-8234000231). The book compiles 32 chapters of expert insights across digital forensics, eDiscovery, data privacy and cybersecurity.

Product Launches: -- In a brutally honest and darkly humorous exploration of the film and television industry, veteran screenwriter Jim Agnew announces the release of "To Live and Write in LA: A Street-Level Guide to Surviving as a Screenwriter" (ISBN: 979-8218906696; published by Independent Global Solutions), brand partner Legacy Launch Pad Publishing announced today.

Product Launches: -- Friday Harbor, an AI pre-underwriting platform that helps loan officers assemble complete and compliant loan files in real time, today announced the launch of Income and Asset Sandbox, a new set of capabilities that allows lending teams to structure income and asset decisions in real time without committing changes prematurely or stepping outside program guidelines. The capabilities are designed to help loan officers structure deals that qualify and close earlier in the origination process.

Product Launches: -- Optimal Blue today announced Virtual Economist, the first on-demand forecasting tool for mortgage capital markets leaders powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), as the centerpiece of nine platform advancements unveiled at the company's 2026 Summit. Together, the innovations further unify the capital markets profitability experience by connecting forecasting, pricing, hedging, competitive benchmarking and workflow execution within a single, end-to-end platform.

Advertising NEWS: -- Black Friday, the most recognized and influential name in global retail, is officially expanding beyond a single day-offering banks, global retailers, technology platforms, and brands worldwide a new opportunity to win with the most powerful shopping identity ever created, Empire License, Inc. announced today.