Target taps consumer data to drive brand "generosity"
Stephen WhitesideWarc
In each of the last two years, Target has turned a four-minute commercial break during the broadcast of the GRAMMYs on CBS into a live music event for consumers to enjoy.
The Minneapolis-based retailer partnered with rock band Imagine Dragons for its first real-time activation in 2015, and then tapped singer Gwen Stefani to fill the starring role in 2016. And the underlying logic behind this strategy was to entertain viewers, rather than interrupting their experience to air a traditional television spot.
"It's pretty risky,...