Holding Space for Your Audience

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You know, as someone who works in queer media (ba-dum tss), it’s clear that the Wicked movie has the internet in a fingerhold (booo hisss). Surviving its much-debated melodramatic press tour and Spongebob-themed extramarital allegations, the Wicked franchise has undeniably doused the world in pink and green.

As Charlotte Colombo writes this week, even if you don’t have a $150 million advertising budget, there are some lessons creators can pull from the marketing and press tour of this movie — from aesthetics to brand collaborations and holding space (last one I swear) for your audience. Read more below.


CULTURE

What Creators Can Learn From Wicked’s Marketing Campaign

The stars of Wicked the movie musical do an interview.

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PLATFORMS

Donald Trump’s Cabinet Is Clashing Over TikTok

What does this mean for TikTok?

By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor

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PERSONALITIES

The hosts of the show speak into microphones on set.

AJ and Big Justice: The Costco Guys Explained

‘BOOM’ or ‘DOOM’?

By Charlotte Colombo, Passionfruit Contributor


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