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Here’s My Beef With Ad Agencies

Adweek

If you caught my LinkedIn post, you know I've got some serious beef with the current ad agency model. I mean, let's call a spade a spade--it's broken. Outdated. And in desperate need of a shake-up. Apparently, I struck a nerve because that post blew up. We're talking over 800,000 impressions, 5,000 reactions and a.

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Decoding generative AI: Top LLMs and the app ecosystems they support

Martech

I’ve been writing about marketing tools for over a decade, and some of my earliest published articles were about the new breed of social media monitoring tools. Looking at those pieces today, two insights struck me: The basic approach and strategy of selecting technology tools to help us with marketing tasks hasn’t changed much (the good news). Everything else has changed dramatically (the not-so-good news).

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Ogilvy Names Rafael Rizuto Chief Creative Officer for North America

Adweek

The creative leadership carousel continues to turn. David Lubars recently announced his retirement after four decades at BBDO. Chris Beresford-Hill, who had been at Ogilvy as president of advertising for North America, left there to replace Lubars at BBDO. Now, Dentsu Creative chief creative officer of U.S. and LATAM, Rafael Rizuto, has departed Dentsu to.

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5 Financial Best Practices for Publishers

Ad Monsters

April is financial literacy month, which for those of us in digital advertising might raise the question: What does financial literacy entail for publishers? The key is understanding all the data surrounding ad buys to ensure publishers know exactly what they’re selling and receiving in return, reconcile discrepancies between their books and those of advertisers, and identify areas that need improvement.

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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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Coachella Went After a Nonprofit Behind an STD Awareness—and Missed a Big Marketing Opportunity

Adweek

Even by Southern California standards, the traffic jam created by motorists heading home from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is notorious. In the hours after the annual concert's end, tens of thousands of revelers sit bumper to bumper on Interstate 10 as far as 60 miles west of the grounds. There's not much.

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Consent and transparency need to be top data privacy concerns for marketers

illumin

Data privacy is critical to successful marketing. Effective marketing requires the collection and analysis of user data across digital platforms. Customer data lets marketers impactfully speak to their audience – driving conversions or brand awareness for their clients without annoying their customers. Data can be used to compile lists of potential buyers, track customer behavior through the marketing funnel, and understand the effectiveness of campaigns to adapt them.

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2024 Top Women in Media & Ad Tech Honorees and Special Recognition Awards Announced

AdExchanger

Contact: Trish Borrelli Sr. Marketing Director tborrelli@accessintel.com Honorees to be recognized on June 3, 2024, in New York City New York, NY (April 16, 2024) – AdExchanger and AdMonsters are pleased to announce the honorees for the 2024 Top Women in Media & Ad Tech Awards, recognizing an elite group of women for their contributions […] The post 2024 Top Women in Media & Ad Tech Honorees and Special Recognition Awards Announced appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Netflix Surprisingly Reveals Upfront Plans: Looks at Squid Game Season 2, Ad Offerings

Adweek

Netflix is surprisingly upfront about its upfront plans. The company is set to make its second upfront presentation this May, and in an earnings call today, Netflix's leaders explained exactly what to expect. Typically, upfront week presenters are somewhat clandestine about the contents of their presentations ahead of the annual advertising event; however, Netflix co-CEO.

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Why the shift from ‘conversions’ to ‘key events’ in GA4 is a game-changer

Martech

The recent shift from “conversions” to “key events” in (GA4) represents a significant change that digital marketers, especially SEO professionals, need to understand and act on. This article explores the implications of this change and insights on how to leverage it to elevate your marketing reporting. Understanding key events in GA4 On March 21, I got an email from a former student who said he’d logged into Google Analytics 4 (GA4) that morning and saw, “Analytics conversions have been rename

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How Brands and Cannabis Companies Are Maximizing Their Joint Efforts for 420 Marketing

Adweek

Tipsy Scoop serves up sweet treats like spiked mint chip and vanilla bean bourbon that are meant to deliver a pleasant, light buzz similar to a dessert cocktail. But for years now, fans of the New York-based chain have been yearning for something that hits, well, a bit differently. Through a first-time collaboration with a.

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

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Cream wins JLR’s The Out luxury car rentals

More About Advertising

Car companies are having to do everything themselves these days, from offering insurance (as JLR does) to finance. A few years ago VW was described as Europe’s biggest bank. Now JLR-backed car rental provider The Out has appointed indie full service agency Cream to handle its business. The Out claims to dispense with all that … The post Cream wins JLR’s The Out luxury car rentals first appeared on More About Advertising.

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These Rising Creatives Won U.S. Cannes Young Lions Competition

Adweek

The U.S. Cannes Young Lions Competition has its newest set of winners hailing from TBWAChiatDay LA, Weber Shandwick, Initiative and FCB New York. The 2024 winners will represent the U.S. in the global competition during the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity in June. The competition is growing in the U.S. with more 500 teams ultimately.

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Adtech’s approaches to greener marketing

Martech

Left to right: Kellyanne Perez-Vera, Mastercard; Matthew Cullinen, HSBC Bank; and Solitaire Townsend from agency Futerra. Image: Green Media Summit. The second-annual Green Media Summit at New York’s Javits Center last week showed the promise of greener pastures for marketers and customers concerned about harmful business practices overheating the planet.

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Squeezing Innovation: CEO Monica McGurk’s Fresh Take at Tropicana

Adweek

Tropicana, known for its premium orange juice, stands as a beacon of leadership and innovation in the beverage industry. Balancing a rich heritage with modern consumer demands, Tropicana is dedicated to high-quality, great-tasting and sustainable products. This commitment ensures the brand not only preserves its legacy but also resonates with today's health-conscious consumers.

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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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How This Kid-Focused Media Company Balances Privacy And Ad Measurement

AdExchanger

Moonbug Entertainment, a content studio whose portfolio includes kid favorites such as CoComelon and Blippi, is trying to bring some form of ad measurement to children’s content through a new partnership with iSpot. The post How This Kid-Focused Media Company Balances Privacy And Ad Measurement appeared first on AdExchanger.

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TechMagic Podcast: The Promise and Caveats of AirChat

Adweek

On this week's episode of TechMagic, host Cathy Hackl and guest host Lee Kebler discuss AirChat, a new social audio app. AirChat uses voice transcription to turn your voice into a text note. Kebler describes AirChat as a walkie-talkie for people to discuss a specific subject and questions how the app received approval from the.

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How Chinese Sellers Are Quietly Reshaping US Consumer Habits

AdExchanger

Hey Readers, Welcome to the AdExchanger Commerce Newsletter. This week, we pull no punches in discussing a major change to how and where US consumers shop online. For Americans, the “Made in China” tag on most items they own is as familiar as baseball or apple pie. And that’s because China has long been the […] The post How Chinese Sellers Are Quietly Reshaping US Consumer Habits appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Keep Snacking on Cheetos, But Try Using Your ‘Other Hand’ For Important Tasks

Adweek

If an NBA superstar has Cheetle all over his Cheetos-eating right hand, he might whiff a few lefty high-fives. But, aside from slight embarrassment of the missed connection, it's no big deal. It's a different matter entirely if a cosmetic surgeon has to do that same switch-up, or a police sketch artist or a commuter.

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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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Dreams, plans and contradictions

Seth Godin

Dreams are fine. And dreams involve contradictions. We want this AND that, but both can’t happen. That’s what keeps them from being plans. Plans embrace boundaries and reality, they don’t ignore them. Plans thrive on scarcity and constraints. Plans are open for inspection, and a successful planner looks forward to altering the plans to make them more likely to become real.

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The Garage Podcast: The Future of Media Through Optimization and Personalization 

Adweek

Welcome back to The Garage: Tools for Retail Media Innovation. Hosted by Evan Hovorka, vp of product and innovation, and Dan Massimino, director of marketing from Albertsons Media Collective, The Garage dives into the why, the how and the who cares of retail media innovation. On this week's episode, our hosts take a trip down.

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Fintech’s On-Ramp To Retail Media; Does YouTube Count As CTV, Digital Or Both?

AdExchanger

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. RMN Seedlings Fin tech valuations have see-sawed over the past couple of years. And now Ramp, the corporate credit card and expense service, is raising $150 million at a $7.6 billion valuation, The Information reports. That’s up from a $5.5 billion valuation last […] The post Fintech’s On-Ramp To Retail Media; Does YouTube Count As CTV, Digital Or Both?

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Why Time’s Taylor Swift Feature Was Marked Brand Unsafe

Adweek

What do a feature on Taylor Swift, a profile of Sam Altman and a piece about the James Webb telescope all have in common? Last year, all three Time stories were deemed unsafe for brands to advertise against. The issues came from brand safety technology errantly flagging broad swaths of Time's reporting as unsuitable for.

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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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Why B2B marketers are advertising more like consumer brands to break through a crowded marketplace

Digiday

If you think you’re seeing more ads for productivity apps or technology brands while binge watching your favorite shows, you are. At least that’s the case according to agency execs, who say B2B marketers are more willing to take a page out of B2C marketers’ playbook over the last year, showing up in consumer-facing spaces like TikTok and streaming ads with emotive and sometimes humorous spots.

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This is a test voice article

Adweek

What is Lorem Ipsum? Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but.

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How to develop a successful client relationship? [The PPC Den Podcast]

Ad Badger

SUBSCRIBE In today’s podcast, I’m Michael, joined by Adam from CFS Brands and Clement from Ad Badger. We’re diving into. Read More How to develop a successful client relationship? [The PPC Den Podcast] The post How to develop a successful client relationship? [The PPC Den Podcast] appeared first on Ad Badger.

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Comic: Working Hard or Hardly Working?

AdExchanger

Enjoy this weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem … The post Comic: Working Hard or Hardly Working? appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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The future of first-party data and why it will be critical by Edna Chavira

Martech

In a world where cookie-dependent strategies are becoming obsolete, and privacy concerns are on the rise, leveraging first-party data is more important than ever. But establishing a successful first-party data strategy can be challenging. Join our upcoming webinar, “ Data Driven Decisions: The Future of First-Party Data and Why It Will Be Critical ,” hosted by AtData.

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Impact Media Launches with Attention-Based Guarantee Model

VideoWeek

Impact Media, a new programmatic ad buying platform enabling advertisers to only pay for ads which reach certain minimum thresholds for attention, announced its launch today. Advertisers big and small are increasingly integrating attention metrics into their ad planning and measurement, seeking to eliminate spend on ads which go unseen and ignored by audiences.

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Why the New York Times is forging connections with gamers as it diversifies its audience

Digiday

The New York Times has had such notable traffic to its games that some observers have speculated that the newspaper is on its way to becoming a gaming company. While this isn’t quite the case, the Times is clearly building out its games section as part of its audience diversification strategy. Games have been part of the New York Times’ portfolio ever since the newspaper published its first crossword in 1942.

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Retreat To MMM

AdExchanger

The latest trend in measurement is a classic. MMM, or media mix modeling, has been embraced by startups, brands and all the leading ad platforms: Meta, Amazon and now Google, which dubbed its program Meridian. This week on the podcast, our senior editor James Hercher tells us why he’s paying attention to Google’s Meridian MMM […] The post Retreat To MMM appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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.