Wed.Jun 04, 2025

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EXCLUSIVE: Ads From Verizon, Shell, and Others Ran Next to Explicit Videos on Top Android App

Adweek

Ads for blue-chip brands like Verizon, Starbucks, and Instacart are being served on an app full of suggestive content via popular exchanges operated by Meta, Amazon, Epsilon and AppLovin.

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How Dove’s first creator-led campaign paves way forward for Unilever

Marketing Dive

Brand executives discuss how the #ShareTheFirst effort fits into Unilever’s plans to shift 50% of ad spend to social media, particularly influencers.

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Venmo Taps White Lotus’ Patrick Schwarzenegger and Aimee Lou Wood to Flex the App’s Versatility

Adweek

Patrick Schwarzenegger and Aimee Lou Wood demonstrate how the app is for more than paying friends in a new campaign.

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Lego rebuilds Run-DMC’s ‘It’s Like That’ as girls’ empowerment anthem

Marketing Dive

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Apple TV+ Tees Up Stick Amid a Real-Life Golf Boom

Adweek

Stick's showrunner and executive producers detail why the Apple TV+ golf show is premiering at a perfect time.

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The Future of Marketing Is Omnichannel—and Collaborative

Ad Monsters

As cookies fade and AI rises, marketers face a critical opportunity: leveraging data collaboration and authenticated identity to unlock omnichannel performance. LiveRamps Travis Clinger shares why the future of marketing depends on smarter connectionsand why the time to act is now. Having now been in the ad tech industry for the life, condemnation, and resurrection of the third-party cookie, I understand why marketers may be unsure of what cues to take for their long-term strategies.

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Books (and more)

Seth Godin

Brad Feld has been contributing to and leading the tech community for more than thirty years. His books have always been inspiring and useful, but his new book takes it to a higher level. Adam Becker has written two books that I recently devoured. The first is philosophy, history and political drama, all woven together to explain, perhaps for the first time most people will truly understand, how quantum mechanics works (and doesn’t).

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Newsweek Snaps Up Adtech Firm Adprime to Fuel Health Expansion

Adweek

The acquisition marks one of the first times in recent years that a publisher has bought an adtech business.

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HubSpot announces deep research connector to ChatGPT

Martech

HubSpot announced today the launch of a deep research connector with ChatGPT. More than 75% of HubSpot customers are already using ChatGPT, according to HubSpots Q1 2025 AI customer sentiment survey. Using the new deep research connector, those customers will be able to apply powerful research and analysis to their own customer data and context. Among the use cases cited by HubSpot: Marketing can ask ChatGPT to find my highest-converting cohorts from recent contacts and create a tailored nurture

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Week of May 26 Cable News Ratings: MSNBC Sees Positive Results in the Adults 25-54 Demo

Adweek

CNN was the only network to experience week-to-week declines across the board.

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

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Playbook Broken: Why old marketing tactics fail

Martech

In the first episode of Playbook Broken, Marc Sirkin, CEO of Third Door Media, dives into the fast-evolving world of marketing and why traditional playbooks no longer work. Marc is joined by Molly St. Louis, co-founder of Mosaic Group Media, to explore: The effectiveness of social selling. The decline of traditional PR. The complexities of brand measurement in today’s AI-driven landscape.

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Erling Haaland and Luis Suarez Help DAZN Punch Up FIFA Club World Cup Ad

Adweek

DAZN punches up FIFA Club World Cup ad as boxing announcer Michael Buffer gives the soccer and fight streamer a heavyweight heave.

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A guide to attribution models in GA4

Martech

In Google Analytics 4 (GA4), attribution models aim to answer one of marketings most persistent questions: which channels drive results? The catch is that different models can give you different answers even when working with the same data. If youre responsible for growth, customer acquisition, or proving marketing ROI, its critical to understand how these models work and how they shape the data you report.

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Sephora, NielsenIQ Agree on Strategic Data Collaboration

Adweek

The collaboration enables Sephora to leverage NielsenIQ's expanded Omnishopper and Digital Purchases solution capabilities.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Unlocking Agility in OpenRTB with Containerized Environments

IAB Tech Lab

Explaining the value of containerization in large software systems and introducing the IAB Tech Lab initiative to bring it to OpenRTB The post Unlocking Agility in OpenRTB with Containerized Environments appeared first on IAB Tech Lab.

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WXIA Moves Anchor Cheryl Preheim from Mornings to Afternoons

Adweek

The station also named her morning replacement

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Dude, AI ate my traffic

IAB Tech Lab

Introduction to Tech Lab's initiative to support publishers and brands against the impact of AI on the web The post Dude, AI ate my traffic appeared first on IAB Tech Lab.

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WPP’s Mark Read Says AI Will Upend the Advertising Workforce

Adweek

Artificial intelligence (AI) will reduce the current workforce in the advertising industry, while also creating new types of jobs, according to WPP chief executive Mark Read.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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The ultimate consent strategy to maximize customer opt-ins by Edna Chavira

Martech

Growing your opted-in database is everything. These data assets are not only the bedrock shaping the performance and direction of your marketing strategy, theyre the foundation that will future-proof your growth strategy as privacy reshapes marketing. Your ability to orchestrate consent across your martech stack will ultimately determine how fast your audience (and business) grows.

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TechMagic: Vibe Coding, AI Journalism, XR Warfare, AI App Building, and Apple Gaming

Adweek

Plus, gamifying the pitfalls of the dating scene.

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MiQ Unveils AI Tool ‘Sigma’ to Unify Fragmented Programmatic Ecosystem

VideoWeek

Programmatic media specialist MiQ today announced the launch of MiQ Sigma, a new AI-powered tool which it says will help unify the fragmented programmatic ecosystem. MiQ says that Sigma, which CEO and co-founder Gurman Hundal describes as “the culmination of everything we’ve built over the last 15 years”, enables advertisers to quickly draw insights and run or tweak campaigns across a range of partners, enabling them to take an “agnostic and unbiased approach” to pr

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Tuesday, June 3 Evening Cable News Ratings: Abby Phillip Scores a Double Victory on CNN

Adweek

CNN NewsNight has often won the demo, but rarely finished first in both measured categories.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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3 steps to align your stack with strategy

Martech

Stack follows strategy is a well-known mantra. But how do you actually do it? Many teams claim it’s the right approach, but few can describe what the approach looks like in practice. Even fewer know where to start. What we’re missing is a practical guide on how to make it work — let alone proof that it works until now. Our research can show you how to align your martech stack with business strategy.

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Friday, May 30 Evening Cable News Ratings: The Five Is 1st on a Slow News Night

Adweek

The Five was Fox News' most watched show in total viewers and the demo.

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Report finds consumers want deals from AI, not simulated conversation

Martech

There is a growing disconnect between how brands use AI for customer experience and how consumers want to experience it, according to a new report from SAP Emarsys and Deloitte. The SAP Emarsys Global Consumer Products Engagement Report (registration required) found 89% of consumer goods marketers in the United States say AI is essential for acquiring new customers and 86% say its critical for retention, but only 9% of consumers want more AI-led brand interactions.

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WBD’s Latest Round of Layoffs Hit Cable TV

Adweek

The layoffs are happening at a time when WBD's TV cable business continues to see declines.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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From TikTok to Ticket Sales: How an Imaginary Campaign Drove Real-World Outcomes

VideoWeek

In between Kung Fu Panda 4 and Paddington in Peru , an altogether more sinister bear named Chauncey was unleashed on cinemagoers last year in the horror movie Imaginary ; the story of a little girl and her imaginary friend in teddy bear form. The Blumhouse-produced movie grossed $43.8 million worldwide, thanks in part to a UK partnership between distributor Lionsgate and short-form video service TikTok.

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Reanna Rosenthal Joins WVVA in West Virginia as AM Anchor and Producer

Adweek

This is Rosenthal's first job in local TV.

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AI is making a major impact of email marketing teams, report finds

Martech

More than one-quarter (29%) of marketers believe advanced AI-driven content generation and analytics will drive the most significant changes in email marketing in 2025, while 70% predict up to half of their email operations will be AI-driven by 2026. Another 18% expect AI to handle 50-75% of their email marketing tasks. This data, from the “ 2025 State of Email ” report (registration required) released by Litmus from Validity, shows AI is making inroads into email marketing in many o

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WCCO Anchor Amelia Santaniello Says Foot Surgery Has Kept Her Off Air

Adweek

She said she'll be back soon.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.