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🚨Marketers and brand folks, the next Barbie moment is coming! 🚨 📈When #GrandTheftAutoVI launches in autumn 2026, it will be one of the biggest entertainment launches ever. That's not hyperbole. 📈 💅Remember how every #brand jumped on the #Barbie movie hype train with an everything-pink activation? 💅 #GTA6 is about to usher in a similar opportunity –– a bigger one that will last far beyond a single summer. Nobody could have predicted just how huge the Barbie would be. But GTA 6’s position in the cultural zeitgeist is all but guaranteed A rising tide lifts all boats, and GTA 6 will be a tsunami. #Marketers and consumer #brands, it’s time to build your boat. The savvy brands out there are already getting involved. Don't know where to start? ⬇️Go to the comments for a new MIDiA Research blog⬇️ Hashtag boiz (girlz, and enbiez): #consumerbrands #culturalzeitgeist #marketresearch #somanyhashtagswhathaveibecome

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Justin Ruiss

Senior Vice President, Media Sector

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Absolutely correct on this front. Capitalizing on this cultural phenomenon will be paramount for brands. Personally, I think there is more to this as GTA VI may provide additional evidence for immersive media to succeed. Multiple ecosystems exist that are age appropriate (and endemic to brands) on the immersive side.

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