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  "company": "Wendy's",
  "headline": "Signed as first sponsor for Bravo in-app fan experience, opening new fandom media channel.",
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  "source_name": "Marketing Dive",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Community Play}\n◆ STEEL · In-app branded ecosystem sponsorship · Wendy's\n\nSigned as first sponsor for Bravo in-app fan experience, opening new fandom media channel.\n\nQSR brands are still spending billions on TV and digital video ads, betting that 15 seconds will move a burger decision. Wendy's said: our buyer is watching Real Housewives in the Bravo app right now, and that's the moment to reach them. Not with an ad break — with a sponsorship that feels native to the show. This is the move most CPG and QSR brands haven't made because their media teams are still negotiating TV buys. If you sell food, beverage, or beauty, find the one streaming app your target audience uses most (not all apps — THE one), and sponsor one experience in the next 60 days.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/li/wendys-2026-10-18t12-5\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/li/wendys-2026-10-18t12-5\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/li/wendys-2026-10-18t12-5",
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      "alt_body": "{Stash Edge — Community Play}\n◆ STEEL · In-app branded ecosystem sponsorship · Wendy's\n\nSigned as first sponsor for Bravo in-app fan experience, opening new fandom media channel.\n\nQSR brands are still spending billions on TV and digital video ads, betting that 15 seconds will move a burger decision. Wendy's said: our buyer is watching Real Housewives in the Bravo app right now, and that's the moment to reach them. Not with an ad break — with a sponsorship that feels native to the show. This is the move most CPG and QSR brands haven't made because their media teams are still negotiating TV buys. If you sell food, beverage, or beauty, find the one streaming app your target audience uses most (not all apps — THE one), and sponsor one experience in the next 60 days.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/lh/wendys-2026-10-18t12-5\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/lh/wendys-2026-10-18t12-5\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/lh/wendys-2026-10-18t12-5",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Community Play}\n◆ STEEL · In-app branded ecosystem sponsorship · Wendy's\n\nSigned as first sponsor for Bravo in-app fan experience, opening new fandom media channel.\n\nMy Stash Take →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/bs/wendys-2026-10-18t12-5",
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      "title": "Signed as first sponsor for Bravo in-app fan experience, opening new fandom media channel.",
      "body": "✍️ YOUR NOTE — write 2–3 lines to ONE person so they feel: \"this is about me… I could actually do this… I could make money from this.\" Energize them, make it yours. (This is the part that gets the opens.)\n[ your take… ]\n———\nHere is a real one you can run this week 👇\nWendy's became the first sponsor for Bravo's in-app fan experience, per Marketing Dive.\nHere's the cool part — the lever almost everyone misses (and you don't have to): in-app sponsorships are cheaper than broadcast ads and carry higher intent. The buyer is already choosing the content they want; Wendy's didn't interrupt them. Find a streaming app or online community where your buyer spends 30+ minutes per week, and ask to sponsor a specific experience (watch party, live poll, exclusive clip) rather than buying standard pre-roll. The audience is warm; the format is native. The CPM is lower and the brand lift is higher because you're not an ad, you're part of the show.\nWhat that means for you: QSR brands are still spending billions on TV and digital video ads, betting that 15 seconds will move a burger decision. Wendy's said: our buyer is watching Real Housewives in the Bravo app right now, and that's the moment to reach them. Not with an ad break — with a sponsorship that feels native to the show. This is the move most CPG and QSR brands haven't made because their media teams are still negotiating TV buys. If you sell food, beverage, or beauty, find the one streaming app your target audience uses most (not all apps — THE one), and sponsor one experience in the next 60 days.\nIf you make, sell, or gift anything with your name on it — this is yours to run. You can do this.\n(Real, not theory — Marketing Dive: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/wendys-signs-on-as-first-sponsor-for-in-app-bravo-fan-experience/833067/.)\n———\nOr — want it built FOR you? Your logo, your products, your own private room, priced and ready, in about five minutes. That's literally what we do →\nhttps://www.pops4.com/vip?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=stash",
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