Digiday+ Research deep dive: Brands are more invested in retail media than agencies, as Amazon still dominates

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Far more brand marketers are advertising via retail media than agency marketers — but among all marketers who invest in retail media, Amazon is by far the top platform.
That’s according to a first-quarter Digiday+ Research survey of brand, retailer and agency professionals.
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