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Coca-Cola Puts People and Pets Over Product in an Ode to Spills

Adweek

Coca-Cola ads typically focus on the joy of drinking a cold soft drink, but the brand's latest campaign tosses the beverage aside in favor of other happy moments. Three spots, developed by WPP Open X and led by agency David Miami, capture the drink spilling out of the brand's iconic glass bottle. Moving backwards and.

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5 Tips for Making Your Online Ads More Organic

Ad Rants

The internet is saturated. Creating online ads that don't blend into the background but genuinely engage and convert audiences is a must. The key? Organic advertising. These are ads that feel less like traditional promotions and more like natural, engaging content that speaks directly to your audience. How to Create Organic Ads That Work In an ideal world, ads would never look like ads.

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AI for Fraud Detection in Real-Time Bidding

The Ad Tech Blog

Understanding AI in RTB Fraud Detection Key Points AI fraud detection in RTB is crucial for maintaining the integrity and efficiency of digital advertising ecosystems. Here are the key takeaways: AI enhances accuracy and speed in identifying fraudulent activities by analyzing patterns and anomalies in large datasets. Techniques such as machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing are employed to scrutinize various signals like user behavior and geolocation.

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The defensive arrogance of TL;DR

Seth Godin

Every since there has been high school, there has been the instinct to read the Cliffs Notes. The internet took this idea, added a gratuitous semicolon and perfected Too Long; Didn’t Read. This is the mistakenly proud assertion that we are far too busy and too important to read the whole thing, we skimmed a summary instead. At first glance, it seems as though AI is good at this.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Google Is Backing A National Approach To US Privacy Compliance

AdExchanger

Compliance is not a choice. But companies have some choice in how they tackle it. There are two main approaches. Businesses can implement a compliance program on a state-by-state basis, essentially devising different data strategies to meet the legal requirements in each state where they have customers. Or they can take a national approach by […] The post Google Is Backing A National Approach To US Privacy Compliance appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Disney, Walmart Team Up for Enhanced Targeting, Measurement Across Streaming

Adweek

Disney Advertising struck a deal with Walmart Connect that allows advertisers to target Disney's streaming portfolio, including Disney+ and Hulu, using Walmart's shopper data, the companies announced today. In addition, Disney is joining Walmart's Partner Lab, a group of connected TV and social platforms that the retailer works with to test new ad formats and.

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Integration of Federated Learning for Privacy-Preserving Ad Targeting

The Ad Tech Blog

Understanding Federated Learning in Ad Tech Key Points Federated learning allows multiple devices to contribute to machine learning models without sharing the data itself, enhancing privacy. This method is particularly relevant as privacy regulations tighten and traditional data aggregation becomes more challenging. It involves a decentralized approach where updates to the model are aggregated without transferring raw data from the devices.

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2024 Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic — 14,106 martech products (27.8% growth YoY)

Chief Martech

Happy #MartechDay to you! On the first Tuesday of May, we celebrate the martech industry and all the talented marketing technologists and marketing ops professionals who work in it. Cheers to you for all you do in pioneering this wild and woolly field. It’s also the day when Frans Riemersma and I release our annual update to the marketing technology landscape.

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Dotdash Meredith Looks To AI Partnerships To Protect Its Search Traffic

AdExchanger

Dotdash Meredith (DDM) sees its OpenAI partnership as an opportunity to participate in an inevitable trend. When it comes to collaborating with generative AI companies, “some [publishers] may go through various stages of resisting that,” said IAC CEO Joey Levin. “But I do expect that others will follow over time.” Levin probably didn’t intend to […] The post Dotdash Meredith Looks To AI Partnerships To Protect Its Search Traffic appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Apple Crushes Paint Cans and a Piano to Spotlight Its Thinnest Product Ever

Adweek

Apple has revealed its thinnest product ever, the 13-inch iPad Pro. To show off this distinguishing feature, the brand crushed objects down to the new device's size. Created in-house, "Crush!" takes a playful approach to product demonstration. Using an industrial-sized crusher, Apple flattened a slew of products meant to represent things the iPad Pro can.

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Retail media advertising: How e-commerce is becoming AdTech’s next frontier

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Constant Contact launches automated tools for brand consistency and campaign creation

Martech

Constant Contact, the SMB- and non-profit-focused digital and email marketing platform, has broadened its offering by introducing BrandKit and Campaign Builder, automated tools for brand consistency and campaign creation. Both solutions are powered by Constant Contact’s AI capabilities. What is BrandKit? Brand assets are automatically imported from web locations and used to create appropriate themes and templates that can then be used for future campaigns.

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Decentralized Verification Systems for Ad Traffic

The Ad Tech Blog

Understanding Decentralized Ad Verification Key Points Enhanced Security: Decentralized systems reduce the risk of fraud and data manipulation by distributing data across multiple nodes. Increased Transparency: Every transaction and data exchange is recorded on a blockchain , ensuring transparency and traceability. User Privacy: By decentralizing the verification process, user data remains private and secure from unauthorized access.

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LinkedIn Live Rewind: Unpacking the Implications of CMA’s Surveillance on Google’s Privacy Sandbox

Ad Monsters

James Rosewell offers a critical perspective on the CMA’s ongoing scrutiny of Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiatives and its implications for competition and privacy in digital advertising. In a detailed discussion with AdMonsters’ Yakira Young, James Rosewell, co-founder of Movement for an Open Web, discussed the nuances of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) recent report and concerns regarding Google’s Privacy Sandbox.

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Prime Video Launches Shoppable Ad Units Ahead Of Amazon’s First Upfront

AdExchanger

Amazon unveiled three new interactive ad units for Prime Video, all of which are shoppable, ahead of its TV upfront debut. The post Prime Video Launches Shoppable Ad Units Ahead Of Amazon’s First Upfront appeared first on AdExchanger.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Clean Creatives’ F-List Awards Are Back, Trolling the Ad Industry for Ties to Polluters

Adweek

If you thought awards season was over, think again. Clean Creatives, the campaign pressuring ad agencies to drop fossil fuel clients, brought back its F-List Awards today--but it's not one that most agencies would want to display in the lobby next to their Cannes Lions. Edelman, Havas, McCann and Ogilvy were each "dishonored" by winning.

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How Google harms search advertisers in 20 slides

Martech

Google manipulated ad auctions and inflated costs to increase revenue , harming advertisers, the Department of Justice argued last week in the U.S. vs. Google antitrust trial. What follows is a summary and some slides from the DOJ’s closing deck, specific to search advertising, that back up the DOJ’s argument. Google’s monopoly power This was defined by the DOJ as “the power to control prices or exclude competition.

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Integrating AI with User-Centric Design in Ad Tech

The Ad Tech Blog

Understanding the Integration of AI and User-Centric Design in Ad Tech Key Points AI Revolution in UX: The integration of artificial intelligence is reshaping user experience (UX) design, making it crucial to stay updated with AI advancements. User-Centered AI: Designing AI systems with a focus on user needs enhances user adoption and satisfaction. Cognitive Psychology: Understanding user behavior through cognitive psychology is vital for creating intuitive AI interfaces.

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Don’t rush

Seth Godin

…but hurry. The words matter. Rushing has a built-in excuse. Rushing pushes us to skip steps or ship junk. But hurrying acknowledges how precious this moment in time is. It honors our good fortune to be in this place, able to contribute something generous.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Google Search’s Core Updates Are Crushing Sites And Reshaping The Web

AdExchanger

Had enough of marketing changes and disruption this year? Too bad. Google Search, the web’s largest traffic and revenue generator for two decades, is in the midst of sweeping overhauls that have already altered how users are funneled around the internet. Last month, Google completed the rollout of its first “core update” of 2024, which […] The post Google Search’s Core Updates Are Crushing Sites And Reshaping The Web appeared first on AdExchanger.

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AI Doesn’t Have to be Trained on Data Scraping: Synthetic Data Explainer

Adweek

Generative artificial intelligence models are only as strong as the data they are trained on. However, much of the high-quality human-created data available on the open web needed to train all these models is either copyrighted or tainted by racial biases and misinformation. AI firms are negotiating million-dollar deals with publishers or resorting to scraping.

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Navigating personalization vs. privacy: 3 tips for delivering win-win customer experiences

Martech

Recently, marketers have been stuck in a bit of a Catch-22. Personalization is at the forefront; it’s an expectation for customers and has become one of the most powerful tools in the marketer’s arsenal. At the same time, customers are increasingly concerned about the what, why, and how of their data. They want to know what’s being collected, why we’re collecting it and how it’s being used.

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Marketing Engineering – Uniting the Power of Cultural Insights and Data Analytics

Ad Monsters

As our nation’s demographics evolve , diverse populations fuel growth in virtually every industry. These consumers expect diversity across race, ethnicity, and culture to be reflected in advertising and consciously spend with the brands that execute it well. Core to these successful campaigns is comprehensive, culturally nuanced data that takes these audiences’ habits, views, perspectives, and patterns into account.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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She’s here!

Seth Godin

Some restaurants keep a photo of the local reviewer in the kitchen. The thinking is that if someone notices she’s in the building, everyone can up their game. And some musicians wait eagerly for A&R person to be in the crowd. If they really kill it tonight, a record deal might ensue. The most resilient approach, of course, is to act as if.

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Why CMOs Keep Turning To Meta; A Ruling In The Google Search Antitrust Case Inches Ever Closer

AdExchanger

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Excuses, Excuses Performance marketers blame two scapegoats for recent downturns in their sales or ROAS. The first is Temu, which has been pouring money into Google and Meta like it’s going out of style. The second excuse is that the Meta ad platform is […] The post Why CMOs Keep Turning To Meta; A Ruling In The Google Search Antitrust Case Inches Ever Closer appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Who Wants 228 Big Macs?

Adweek

Recently, a list of the top McDonald's loyalty point holders was analyzed on social media. The leader of the pack was an individual with 1,370,044 loyalty points--enough for 913 vanilla cones, 456 medium fries or 228 Big Macs.

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New ways to identify B2B buying group members

Martech

Understanding and engaging the buying group is critical for B2B success. When companies need to make major purchases, they typically assemble an internal team — known as the buying group, buying committee or buying center — to evaluate options and make the decision. This group can comprise anywhere from a handful to over a dozen members, each with their own roles, responsibilities and agendas.

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Solving the Biggest Tech Challenges in RevOps

In this eBook, we’ll run through real-world examples that show how RevOps teams can benefit from modern solutions for the access, management, and activation of their GTM data. Whether you need to improve lead response times, boost adoption of core tools, improve lead qualification, or target and automate your GTM motions, you’ll find examples of how revenue teams are solving some of the toughest problems in modern business.

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Greater Transparency and Rigour is Needed to Mitigate Gen AI’s Brand Safety Threat

VideoWeek

Generative AI tools pose a threat to brand safety and suitability, making it easier to create misleading or dangerous content which brands don’t want to be aligned with. In order to combat this threat, it’s vital that there is greater transparency in terms of signals passed through supply chains, as well as more rigour across the industry says David Winstone, Trading Director UK at Channel Factory.

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Comfort and convenience

Seth Godin

For the last thirty years, the easiest shortcut has been convenience. If a marketer or a politician or an institution wants to gain acceptance, make it convenient. Tim Wu has pointed out that we’ll trade almost anything to save a few moments of hassle or thought. But that doesn’t mean we’ve been spending our time and money on comfort.

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Meta’s NewFronts Push Was All About Three Things: Reels, AI And Creators

AdExchanger

Meta’s NewFronts presentation on Thursday was Reely focused on AI. (Please forgive me.) But seriously, folks, Meta has three intertwined obsessions right now: short-form video, the creator economy and artificial intelligence. The event was a hypefest for AI-powered ad products and creator tools, including several new features designed to bring ad spend more in line […] The post Meta’s NewFronts Push Was All About Three Things: Reels, AI And Creators appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Gap Reinstates CMO Role, Hiring From PepsiCo to Drive Brand Revival

Adweek

As it marches ahead with its turnaround plan, Gap has reinstated its chief marketing officer position, hiring PepsiCo's Fabiola Torres to fill it with a global remit. Torres will be the first person in two years to sit in Gap's CMO seat, which has remained unoccupied since the departure of Mary Alderete in 2022. The.

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Drive GTM Efficiency with Tech Stack Consolidation

Consolidating your tech stack is an effective cost-saving measure that drives GTM efficiency and adds value to your enterprise. With a cohesive, integrated tech stack, your revenue teams can deliver an excellent customer experience that sets you up to win faster than your competitors.