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EXCLUSIVE: Nespresso Moves Global Creative Duties From McCann to Leo

Adweek

The Publicis agency's appointment marks the end of the coffee brand's almost two-decade relationship with McCann.

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What’s inside IAB and MRC’s attention measurement guidelines

Martech

Attention is a promising metric in advertising, but its meaning, value and measurement remain widely debated. Providers have taken different approaches, separately defining and capturing attention. Marketers are left to navigate the differences and determine what aligns with their objectives. With so many methodologies in play, the industry has lacked a standard foundation.

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HOKA Brings the Mountains to Manhattan to Lure Hardcore Runners

Adweek

HOKA is bringing mountain trails to the heart of New York City.

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Just the right length

Seth Godin

Pop songs are 200 seconds long because the mechanical properties of 78 and 45 rpm records can deliver one song with decent fidelity of that length. They can’t handle ten minutes, and one minute is too short to charge for. The number of books carried by a local bookstore was the right amount to balance paying the rent and satisfying most customers.

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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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WhatsApp Now Available on iPad

Adweek

WhatsApp users can make video and audio calls with up to 32 people.

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3 must-have new AI features for your DAM

Martech

At the start of summer 2025, the general public is talking about generative AI as if it has superpowers, as if Skynet is coming online in seconds (that’s a Terminator reference, for those born later than, well, me). Marketers, however, know genAI can’t take us to the moonbut they might create an excellent picture of it. GenAI is still far from perfect.

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Strategies to Manage Defaults In Amazon PPC

Ad Badger

If youve spent any time running Amazon PPC campaigns lately, youve probably noticed something frustrating: Read More The post Strategies to Manage Defaults In Amazon PPC appeared first on Ad Badger.

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WPP Touts AI Investments in New B2B Campaign

Adweek

The company has officially dropped the GroupM brand.

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Adobe focuses on new Email Designer in May 2025 Marketo Engage updates

Martech

The May 2025 updates for Adobe Marketo Engage started to roll out on May 23, 2025. Many of the May updates involve the new Email Designer , which was unveiled earlier this year. Here’s a closer look at the May 2025 Adobe Marketo Engage updates: Template compatibility for email designer : If you had email templates from the classic email editor, there’s good news: they will now be compatible with the new Email Designer.

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California Rep. has ‘Deep Concern’ FCC Delaying Disaster Alerts in Multiple Languages

Adweek

The language you speak shouldnt keep you from receiving the information you or your family need to stay safe, then-FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in January.

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

what retail media advertising is what a retail media network is how the changes in the privacy landscape benefit retail media networks how retail media network functions market overview of retail media networks

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Invoca buys human intel platform Symbl.ai

Martech

Today, Invoca announced its acquisition of Symbl.ai, an AI-driven human intelligence platform. The combination is aimed at giving marketers better tools for orchestrating AI-powered customer journeys contributing to revenue growth. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “AI fundamentally changes how brands operate digitally,” Gregg Johnson, CEO of Invoca,” said in a release. “The combination of Symbl.ai’s advanced technology and Invoca’s established leadership

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Brands Need to Stand Out as Bots Begin Buying

Adweek

Brands must now encode their advantages in formats that AI can process while preserving the distinctiveness and emotional resonance that ultimately matters to humans.

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Drive smarter marketing—with data that leads by Edna Chavira

Martech

Marketing leaders are facing intensifying pressure: do more, prove more, and spend less. In this environment, resilience isnt just a virtueits a mandate. Join us for Marketing Resilience, Powered by Data on Thursday, June 5 at 1:00 p.m. ET / 10:00 a.m. PT to explore how data standards are empowering modern marketing teams to adapt faster and optimize better.

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Friday, May 23 Evening Cable News Ratings: Memorial Day Weekend Is in Effect as News Viewership Falls

Adweek

MSNBC and CNN split second place in total viewers and the demo, respectively.

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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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TV’s Quiet Strength: Why Belief is the Most Underrated Asset in Advertising

PubMatic

At our recent EMEA Customer Advisory Forum event, I had the opportunity to sit down with media analyst Ian Whittaker for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of advertising, the power of TV and streaming, and the structural shifts reshaping our industry. His central message was both timely and provocative: the biggest threat to premium video isnt YouTube, AI, or measurement gaps – its a loss of confidence among those who create, distribute, and monetise it.

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Nostalgic Disney+ and Hulu Campaign Wants to Give the Best of Both Worlds

Adweek

Disney campaign showcases series such as Hannah Montana, Lizzie McGuire, andThe Golden Girls.

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WPP tries to get on front foot outlining plans for new WPP Media

More About Advertising

After being caught on the back foot by a series of leaks, WPP Media is now official. And here’s what they say: WPP Media launches as fully integrated, AI-powered media company Connected by WPP Open, WPP Media unites media, data and production capabilities to deliver creative personalization at scale for advertisers. Reflecting growing demand from … The post WPP tries to get on front foot outlining plans for new WPP Media first appeared on More About Advertising.

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Week of May 19 Evening News Ratings: All 3 Newscasts Enjoy Week-to-Week Growth Ahead of Memorial Day

Adweek

The networks went into the holiday weekend with some positive momentum.

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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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AI Tools for Influencer Marketing

Playwire

Key Points AI influencer tools enable real-time, context-aware advertising in livestreams, reaching Gen Z where traditional ads can't. Advanced platforms leverage AI like NLP and computer vision to deliver perfectly timed, non-intrusive messages. AI enables brands to find relevant influencers at scale, improving performance and reducing overreliance on mega-creators.

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AI Agents Are Poised to Disrupt Commerce. View this Startup’s Pitch Deck to Help Brands Adapt

Adweek

OpenAI, Google, and Walmart are rolling out their own AI agents that carry out tasks on behalf of humans.

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The New Power Struggle: How DSPs, SSPs, and Publishers Are Repositioning in the Curation Era

Playwire

Key Points Ad curation has triggered a major power shift across the programmatic ecosystem , fundamentally altering how business gets done Traditional roles between DSPs, SSPs, and publishers are blurring rapidly as each player fights for position and revenue Understanding this power struggle helps publishers make strategic partnership decisions to avoid being left behind The winners in this new landscape will be those who add unique value through data and relationships, not just extract fees

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Dentsu Adds Three Senior Leaders to Media Practice

Adweek

Dentsu Americas has hired three senior leadersGrant Ogburn, Solange Claudio, and Jason Kodishto strengthen growth, operations, and analytics across its media agencies.

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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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Digest: RedBird to Acquire Telegraph; European Alliances and Copyright Challenges in the UK AI Sector 

Exchange Wire

In todays digest, we look at RedBirds agreement to acquire the Telegraph newspaper group, the latest in the UK's AI sector, and Alibaba's Taobao Instant Commerce Portal surpassing 40 million daily orders. RedBird to Acquire Telegraph A consortium led by RedBird Capital [.] The post Digest: RedBird to Acquire Telegraph; European Alliances and Copyright Challenges in the UK AI Sector appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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Sharpening Its Edge, Prime Video Quietly Rolls Out Show-Level Ad-Reporting

Adweek

The new offeringunprecedented among streaming serviceslets marketers view impressions by title, genre, and content rating in real time

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Economist sticks to its guns in a changing world

More About Advertising

The Economist, the famous British behinds-the-news paper that (one suspects) more people say they read than actually do is still trucking on in the digital age and it’s back on the airwaves with a campaign from brand agency Nomad. Economist V-P marketing Nada Arnot says: Know which way is up is more than a tagline … The post Economist sticks to its guns in a changing world first appeared on More About Advertising.

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The Shipyard Acquires TinyWins to Cement Cross-Channel Offering

Adweek

The Shipyard has acquired digital agency TinyWins in a cash-and-stock deal, expanding its integrated offering and pushing projected revenue past $100 million.

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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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WPP Confirms GroupM Rebrand to WPP Media

VideoWeek

UK-based agency group WPP announced this afternoon it is rebranding its media unit GroupM as WPP Media. Rumours first emerged that WPP was planning to sunset the GroupM brand a few weeks back, as internal memos discussing internal reorganisation leaked to the press, and news emerged of layoffs relating to the restructure. The rebrand brings WPP’s naming conventions more in line with its competitors such as Publicis, which organises its media agencies under Publicis Media, and Omnicom, whos

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Indeed To Enforce Its $25 Posting Minimum

Buyer Advertising

Panic In The Streets, But Were Good. Recently there was a minor uproar in the recruitment world after Indeed announced it will enforce its $25 posting minimum effective July 1. Some industry experts proclaimed it was the end of Programmatic Media because it will require additional money spent every time an agency updated a job posting in a campaign.

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Taboola Named One of Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work 2025

Exchange Wire

Taboola, a global leader in delivering performance at scale for advertisers, has been recognised on the esteemed Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025 list. Taboola was named as one of the UKs best medium-sized places to work, with particular acknowledgement [.] The post Taboola Named One of Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025 appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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How Do Free Apps Make Money? [6 Revenue Models Explained]

AdPushup

Are you thinking, How do free apps make money? Fret not. Go through our blog to explore effective strategies that top app publishers implement to keep their apps free for users. As an app publisher, it becomes imperative for you to create a sustainable revenue stream to fund your app development. While you can make [.

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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.