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The Future of Women in Gaming With Letta J and Jay-Ann Lopez

Adweek

When it comes to the future of gaming, accessibility and representation are key. Since the 1980s, gaming has been marketed as a male-dominated industry. But that's not the case. "I've been playing video games since I was 4 years old," said Jaye "Letta J" Watts, founder and CEO of Coexist Gaming. "Men have often shunted.

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Triton Digital Acquires Audio Brand Safety Startup To Scale Programmatic

AdExchanger

On Tuesday, iHeartMedia-owned Triton Digital acquired AI brand safety and suitability startup Sounder in a bid to improve its programmatic chops. Triton declined to disclose the deal price. It’s worth the noting, however, that the two companies have history. Triton first integrated with the company it now owns around six months ago and shared data […] The post Triton Digital Acquires Audio Brand Safety Startup To Scale Programmatic appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Ikea’s Sweet Ads Capture the Messy Realities of Pet Ownership

Adweek

Cats and dogs have an unfortunate tendency to wreak havoc on furniture and other household items. An adorable Ikea campaign assures consumers that its products are so affordable, they don't have to stress about replacing anything their pet destroys. The campaign, by agency Ingo Hamburg, shows various Ikea products in disrepair after animals have ruined.

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Bloomberg Media Went Direct And Has No Regrets

AdExchanger

It’s been more than a year since Bloomberg stopped running third-party programmatic display ads on its website – and it was the right move, says Christine Cook, Bloomberg Media’s global CRO. Today, Bloomberg favors direct-sold advertising coupled with a subscription-based model. It’s not that open programmatic is conceptually problematic, she says on this week’s episode of […] The post Bloomberg Media Went Direct And Has No Regrets appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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Goth Glamour: Liquid Death and e.l.f. Cosmetics Collaborate on Ghoulish Makeup Kit

Adweek

On a typical afternoon in a sunny suburb, all-American teenagers Piper and Addison fawn over their favorite goth rocker in Corpse Beat magazine, snack on vegan goat's blood and paint their faces like hard-core metalheads. Of course they do. This is, after all, Liquid Death's twisted version of a slice of life, with e.l.f. Cosmetics.

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Beyond multichannel and omnichannel: Understanding the optichannel approach

Martech

There’s a newcomer to the customer experience discussion: designing and delivering an “optichannel” experience. What is that? How does it differ from multichannel and omnichannel? Hold tight. I’ll answer those questions and a few more, but let’s start with some definitions to set the stage. What is multichannel? Multichannel means the company interacts with customers through multiple channels, both online and offline.

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TV Tunes in to Sustainable Advertising

VideoWeek

This month saw the release of a new book aimed at guiding industry efforts on sustainability. ‘Sustainable Advertising: How Advertising Can Support a Better Future’, written by Matt Bourn, Director of Communications at the Advertising Association and Ad Net Zero, and Sebastian Munden, Chair of Ad Net Zero, lays out a manifesto for how advertising can help build a sustainable economy, and identifies some of the companies helping the industry make progress towards net zero emissions.

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Politically-Charged Publisher Splinter Returns. Ad Monetizing Is Another Question

Adweek

The political news publisher Splinter relaunched Tuesday morning, three months after it was acquired by Paste Magazine in a package deal, alongside the feminist publisher Jezebel, from G/O Media for an undisclosed sum. The publisher has been dormant since November 2019 and plans to produce the aggressively left-leaning political coverage that once made it an.

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Harnessing martech insights: A roadmap to customer-centric business strategies

Martech

The digital era has revolutionized how organizations interact with consumers and transformed the role of martech teams. Once perceived primarily as technical support, martech teams are now central figures in strategic decision-making. Their ability to assess and analyze vast data sets lets them provide critical insights into customer behaviors, market trends and the overall effectiveness of marketing strategies.

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ID Spoofing Dents Campaign Performance

Adweek

Swapping out IDs that aren't available in cookieless environments without consent hampers the campaign performance, data shows. Go figure. These practices, dubbed ID spoofing, have been under increased scrutiny since February and are the subject of conversations within the IAB Tech Lab. While it's tricky to detect when ID spoofing is happening, that will only.

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

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Measured’s Revamped Platform Blends Automation, Incrementality And MMM

AdExchanger

If you’re playing buzzword bingo, your card’s about to fill up, because this article covers automated incrementality testing, causal measurement and full-funnel media-mix modeling (MMM). On Tuesday, media measurement startup Measured released a souped-up version of its platform that fully automates the process of incrementality planning and optimization, including geo-based testing.

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Luxury Watch Brand Movado Is Building a Timeless Legacy

Adweek

Accessories are a great way to enhance and complete an outfit. Whether it's a pair of earrings or a watch, they can add a touch of elegance to one's appearance. Movado, a watch brand that has been around since the 1800s, has been helping people elevate their fashion sense for centuries. Movado was founded in.

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NBCU Wants CTV To Be A Performance Channel. Can Adobe Help It Get There?

AdExchanger

Third-party cookies are out, first-party data is in, and CDPs are racing to make first-party data work harder, better, faster, stronger. Because while first-party data is valuable, it’s not enough on its own to fulfill advertisers’ needs. To fill in gaps left by the loss of so much third-party data, Adobe announced on Tuesday a […] The post NBCU Wants CTV To Be A Performance Channel.

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Celebrating Bravery and Brilliance in Women’s Leadership

Adweek

In this special episode of Brave Commmerce, hosts Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter celebrate Women's History Month by featuring key moments from past interviews with remarkable women leaders, offering insights into their experiences and showcasing diverse perspectives on leadership, innovation and empowerment. Tipograph and Hofstetter kick off the episode by highlighting that 50% of Brave.

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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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Job dissatisfaction up sharply: The 2024 MarTech Salary and Career Survey

Martech

Fewer resources and more stress cut into martech professionals’ job satisfaction this year, according to the 2024 Martech Salary and Career Survey. Job dissatisfaction jumped by 9% for managers and staff and 5% for those at the director level and up. Overall job satisfaction remains high — two-thirds of martech professionals at every level say they are “extremely” or “somewhat” satisfied.

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The Speed of Culture Podcast: The Evolution of The North Face

Adweek

The North Face brilliantly merges outdoor practicality with urban appeal, highlighting how retail brands can influence societal trends. Through CMO Sophie Bambuck's perspective, we explore the journey of The North Face in adapting to these cultural shifts, embodying the spirit of adventure while meeting the evolving demands of consumers. Gain a deeper understanding of retail's.

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The drift to normal

Seth Godin

As an organization grows in scale, the idiosyncrasy and distinctiveness that was originally informed by the taste of the founders moves toward the mean. Over time, things get more average. That’s because each new customer, each new supplier and each new employee wants or needs something a little more normal, at least sometimes. The drift to normal can only be countered by persistent effort, usually at the cost of some element of short-term scale. “It might not be for you,” alwa

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How to Use Google Ad Manager with AdSense and Ad Exchange

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Embarking on the journey of monetization often starts with Google AdSense for many publishers. As their web traffic grows, publishers naturally seek to expand their horizons, which is where Google Ad Manager comes into play. However, to truly maximize revenue potential and access a wider range of advertisers, integrating Ad Exchange alongside Google AdSense and [.

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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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Generative AI Pushes Deeper into the Consumer’s Online Experience

Ad Monsters

The ad tech industry is all in for the generative AI hype, but an Intango survey reveals that consumers’ opinions about using generative AI for advertising are a mixed bag. Generative AI is rapidly infiltrating and, in many cases, dominating the consumer’s online experience. Is this enhancing the consumer experience? Will publishers benefit from greater engagement with ads on their sites?

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Why the creator industry is setting its sights on on the small screen

Digiday

As the creator economy continues to boom, creators are making their way off of mobile screens and onto the small screen via influencer companies like LTK (formerly rewardStyle and LIKEtoKNOW.it). LTK is a digital marketing platform, which allows creators and influencers to monetize their content via shoppable images. Earlier this month, the platform launched LTK Connected TV, in which brands can leverage LTK creator content for shoppable streaming ad spots.

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Nick Cooper of Landor: why brand building is key to demand generation

More About Advertising

Marketers often feel as though they are being pulled in opposite directions and they must choose, or prioritize, between investing to build brand equity or investing to deliver short-term demand generation. However, this is a false choice – marketers need to do both. In order to understand how to get to the point where you … The post Nick Cooper of Landor: why brand building is key to demand generation first appeared on More About Advertising.

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How Hearst Magazines is using its digital membership model to grow its e-commerce marketplace business 

Digiday

The Hearst e-commerce marketplace is just over a year old, but is already proving that publishers with categorical authority and expertise on topics have a better chance at selling products to readers — sometimes at a higher commission rate. In September 2022, Sheel Shah, Hearst Magazine’s svp of growth for the enthusiast and wellness portfolio, took the stage at the Digiday Publishing Summit in Key Biscayne, Fla. to talk about the publisher’s investment in building out an e-commerce marketplace

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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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Investors As Organic Fans; Netflix Weathers Its Password Crackdown

AdExchanger

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Investor, Inorganic A popular new tactic in DTC marketing is to bring on influencers or popular content creators as stakeholders, co-founders and/or backers of the brand. When celebrities invest in a company, it’s usually because they actually do believe in the product. Still, […] The post Investors As Organic Fans; Netflix Weathers Its Password Crackdown appeared first on AdExchanger.

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BDG publishes fewer stories amid referral traffic declines, focuses on events to grow and monetize audiences

Digiday

Bustle Digital Group’s flagship title Bustle published about 150 articles a day in 2022. But that was before search and social platforms changed their algorithms to prioritize quality over quantity. That number has since dropped to about 30-40 daily stories, according to Wes Bonner, svp of marketing and audience development and head of social at BDG, who spoke onstage Monday at the Digiday Publishing Summit in Vail, Colorado.

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Logic Gets The Nods, But Curiosity Gets The Interest …

Rob Campbell

Let me start by saying I acknowledge I have no idea what I am talking about. While I like to think I am a man of the world, the reality is I’m a man so shouldn’t be even talking about things like this. However … A few weeks ago, I was in Melbourne, Australia. While I was walking around the city, I came across this: Now I appreciate that – like jeans – people may have a favourite bra, however is there enough demand to want a shop to ‘bring them back to lifeR

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How Forbes is testing its SSPs to improve programmatic ad revenue

Digiday

Just as advertisers and agencies are the clients of demand-side platforms, publishers are the clients of supply-side platforms — though it may not always seem that way. Forbes has sought to reassert the relationship through a series of tests with its SSPs to improve the ad tech firms’ contributions to the publisher’s revenue. Because SSPs work with many publishers, publishers can often take the lead of SSPs to identify what is and isn’t working in the publishers’ SSP integrations based on what h

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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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IPL Becomes Fastest-Growing Sports Property

VideoWeek

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been identified as the world’s fastest-growing major sports property by Omdia, as the cricket league’s media rights continue their fast-paced upswing. According to the research firm’s report, ‘Why 2024 could prove to be a high-water mark for the Indian Premier League’, the IPL’s latest five-year contract that commenced in 2023 is worth $1.2 billion per year.

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Future of TV Briefing: Ad buyers, sellers ‘don’t anticipate a major currency shift’ in this year’s upfront

Digiday

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at the measurement currency outlook for this year’s TV and streaming ad upfront market. Currency contention OpenAI’s Hollywood talks, Walmart-Vizio worries, Fox’s Netflix ad deal and more Currency contention This was supposed to be the year. The one when the TV ad industry finally completes its yearslong measurement currency changeover.

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WEBINAR: Social is outgrowing the walled gardens

illumin

Display ads have not evolved since they hit the scene 15 years ago. Despite significant advancements to programmatic infrastructure (targeting, measurement, scale, etc.), the actual ad experience has barely changed and is often an afterthought. Audiences have developed a great deal of banner blindness as these ads typically don’t grab a ton of attention.

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Andrex challenges dreaded toilet taboos in new FCB makeover

More About Advertising

Noticed how nasty companies are making a comeback post-pandemic? All that looking after people and working from home seems too be going out the window as the social media airwaves are full of horror stories of corporates trying to rebuild their profits (and C-suite bonuses.) Nasty companies are all over ads just now. Some of … The post Andrex challenges dreaded toilet taboos in new FCB makeover first appeared on More About Advertising.

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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.