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NBCU Advertising Adds Walmart Data to Its Live Sports Playbook

Adweek

Subscribe Sign In Cannes Lions Agencies Brands Creativity Media TV Commerce Tech Creators Cannes Lions NBCU Advertising Adds Walmart Data to Its Live Sports Playbook Walmart Connect and NBCUniversal expand partnership for better targeting and measurement in live sports NBCU and Walmart team up. NBCU, Walmart, ADWEEK Illustration By Bill Bradley --> Walmart is going to play a crucial role in NBCUniversal’s game plan for live sports.

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AI can’t create meaning — that’s still marketing’s job

Martech

Every day, we hear how AI is reshaping marketing. Need 100 social posts tomorrow? Done. Launch a campaign before lunch? No problem. Automation is accelerating everything — but speed alone isn’t a strategy. In 2025, 88% of digital marketers use AI in their daily workflow and the AI-in-marketing market is set to hit $27 billion this year. The broader AI industry?

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Dove Wins Cannes Lions Media Grand Prix for Championing ‘Real Beauty’ in the Age of AI

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Subscribe Sign In Cannes Lions Agencies Brands Creativity Media TV Commerce Tech Creators Cannes Lions Dove Wins Cannes Lions Media Grand Prix for Championing Real Beauty in the Age of AI Elsewhere, Indian Railways snagged the PR Grand Prix, while Vaseline earned the Social & Creator Grand Prix. Dove By Cydney Lee --> Dove’s “Real Beauty” campaign, possibly more relevant than ever in the age of AI , earned it the Media Grand Prix at Cannes Lions on Wednesday.

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Audio advertising: the ultimate guide

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Digital audio advertising is a form of online advertising that involves the promotion of products or services through audio channels. Here’s your quick, handy guide to adding audio to your marketing mix. (UPDATED JUNE 2025) Before exploring programmatic audio advertising, it is essential to understand the foundational principles. Programmatic advertising has had a significant impact on the world of digital marketing over the past two decades.

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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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Bose Has Paused Paid Search In the US

Adweek

Bose temporarily shut off its paid search ads across the U.S., after CMO Jim Mollica hypothesized that it was taking too much credit for driving sales.

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Snap’s AI play targets the advertisers tired of Meta and Google

Digiday

Snapchat is betting that AI-powered ad tech might finally help it shrink the distance between itself and the platforms that have long outpaced it. Last month, the mobile messaging app launched its first major iteration of an AI-powered suite of tools called Smart Campaign Solution — akin to Google’s Performance Max or Meta’s Advantage+ — to support advertisers, but particularly SMBs.

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CMOs, CEOs and marketers are all struggling with martech data issues

Martech

Three major surveys released between Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 offer distinct yet complementary views on martech and organizational readiness: The CMO Survey (Duke University). MarTech’s State of Your Stack Survey. Gartner’s CEO and Senior Business Executive Survey. Despite differences in methodology and audience, a cross-analysis reveals troubling patterns in how organizations navigate technology transformation.

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IPG’s Dimitri Maex Exits for Accenture Song

Adweek

Dimitri Maex is leaving IPG Mediabrands to join Accenture Song as global marketing practice lead, with Stacy DeRiso appointed global brand president of Initiative as part of the leadership transition.

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Cannes Briefing: What the ad industry isn’t saying about AI

Digiday

To receive this daily Cannes briefing over email, please subscribe here. At Cannes, AI is the loudest topic no one wants to talk about publicly. Everyone has an opinion. Few want their names attached to it. That’s the thing about this year’s biggest theme. It’s not just AI itself that’s destabilizing the industry. It’s the quiet discomfort people have with how quickly it’s moving — and what that says about the work, the value chain and who gets to keep their seat at the table.

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Fabletics Promotes Carly Gomez to CMO

Adweek

Fabletics has promoted Carly Gomez to chief marketing officer (CMO), filling the vacant role after Ilona Aman left for Athleta in December 2023.

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

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Hyper Adaptive: Redefining organizations in the age of AI

Martech

In this episode of Playbook Broken, I dive into the rapidly changing landscape of marketing, driven by AI and automation. Featuring Melissa Reeve, a 25-year marketing veteran, a MarTech contributor and co-founder of the Agile Marketing Alliance and Marketing Frontier.ai, the conversation explores the concept of Hyper Adaptive organizations. Melissa discusses her upcoming book, organizational restructuring and the need for dynamic governance over static playbooks.

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Growing Middle East Market Helps Consulum Launch Maydan Sports

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Subscribe Sign In Cannes Lions Agencies Brands Creativity Media TV Commerce Tech Creators Cannes Lions Growing Middle East Market Helps Consulum Launch Maydan Sports A collective of Stagwell partners combined to address a region investing heavily in stadiums, teams, and its second FIFA World Cup in 12 years Maydan Sports harnesses Stagwell colleagues to tackle a growing Middle East sports ecosystem.

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Beyond ChatGPT: What AI agents really do (and why it matters for customer experience) by Digital Marketing Depot

Martech

Most people still think of AI as a tool for generating content or powering chatbots. But agentic AI is already driving deeper transformation—especially in customer experience. Unlike traditional AI, AI agents don’t just respond—they act. These systems plan, reason, and execute tasks across departments, pulling from structured and unstructured data to deliver real results.

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Call for Nominations: ADWEEK’s 2025 Experiential Awards

Adweek

Subscribe Sign In Cannes Lions Agencies Brands Creativity Media TV Commerce Tech Creators Experiential Marketing Call for Nominations: ADWEEKs 2025 Experiential Awards From the dazzling to the educational, send in your best activations of the year. By Adweek Staff --> As AI continues to creep further into digital advertising, we’ve seen more interest—and budget—move toward experiential events for consumers.

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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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Omnicom wraps up its Cannes Lions presence with a YouTube livestream partnership

Digiday

Mere months away from closing the ultimate partnership in an acquisition of Interpublic Group (so long as the deal isn’t derailed), holding company Omnicom instead this week at Cannes Lions rolled out a series of partnerships designed to harness the power of live. The final of seven, Omnicom today unveiled a partnership with Google’s YouTube that lets Omnicom clients target high-traffic livestreaming content (including sports, entertainment, gaming and shopping) on the video platform, in a more

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France’s TF1 Channels to Be Available on Netflix Starting Summer 2026

Adweek

Subscribe Sign In Cannes Lions Agencies Brands Creativity Media TV Commerce Tech Creators Netflix Frances TF1 Channels to Be Available on Netflix Starting Summer 2026 Live and on-demand content are included This agreement builds on an existing partnership between the two companies. Netflix, TF1 By Mark Mwachiro --> Netflix signed a distribution partnership with French media company TF1 Group , making both live channels and on-demand content available to Netflix subscribers in France as part of t

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KPIs for Influencer Marketing Campaigns: What Actually Drives ROI

Playwire

Key Points Engagement Quality Score (EQS) measures meaningful interactions (like questions or product mentions) and predicts up to 3x higher conversion rates when above 10%. Cost Per Engaged Viewer (CPEV) shows campaign efficiency; under $20 typically signals a profitable campaign. Conversion Attribution Rate (CAR) tracks direct purchases from influencer content—1.5%+ is considered strong performance.

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TechMagic: Meta XR, Snap Glasses, AI Dating, Apple AR, and Story Living

Adweek

Subscribe Sign In Cannes Lions Agencies Brands Creativity Media TV Commerce Tech Creators Adweek Podcasts TechMagic: Meta XR, Snap Glasses, AI Dating, Apple AR, and Story Living Plus, a deep dive into the strange world of vibe coding. By Cathy Hackl --> In this episode of TechMagic, hosts Cathy Hackl and Adam Davis McGee dive into the cutting edge of spatial computing, AI, and extended reality.

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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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How taking a unified campaign approach helps brands outperform benchmarks

Digiday

Chris Feo, Chief Business Officer, Experian Marketing Services Marketers are under more pressure than ever to deliver personalized, high-performing ad campaigns — all while navigating tighter budgets, shifting privacy expectations and fragmented technology stacks. Despite having a recent plethora of advanced tech tools and deeper data sources within their reach, brands’ fundamental marketing tactics haven’t changed.

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Week of June 9 Cable News Ratings: Major Events Give Cable a Double-Digit Boost

Adweek

Subscribe Sign In Cannes Lions Agencies Brands Creativity Media TV Commerce Tech Creators Ratings Week of June 9 Cable News Ratings: Major Events Give Cable a Double-Digit Boost Networks had double-digit growth across the board Ratings for CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. ADWEEK; CNN, Fox, MSNBC By Mark Mwachiro --> This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of June 9, 2025.

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Supermetrics Acquires Leading CDP, Relay42 to Redefine the Future of Marketing Intelligence

Martech Series

Supermetrics , the leading Marketing Intelligence Platform, announced the acquisition of Relay42, a leading, real-time Customer Data Platform (CDP). The acquisition positions Supermetrics’ as the only Marketing Intelligence Platform to unify data integration, analysis and activation into one marketer-friendly solution. By combining Supermetrics’ powerful data intelligence capabilities with Relay42’s real-time personalization technology, marketers can now have access to the indu

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Sunday, June 15 Evening Cable News Ratings: Trey Gowdy Wins the Night for Fox News

Adweek

Subscribe Sign In Cannes Lions Agencies Brands Creativity Media TV Commerce Tech Creators Ratings Sunday, June 15 Evening Cable News Ratings: Trey Gowdy Wins the Night for Fox News Two Fox News shows had over 2 million total viewers Courtesy Fox News/MSNBC/CNN, illustration by Adweek By Mark Mwachiro --> Fox News had two hours of programming on Sunday evening that attracted over 2 million total viewers, led by Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy.

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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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Alexandra Jardine: why it’s time to repurpose purpose

More About Advertising

The lifespan of buzzwords at Cannes is always interesting to recall: think NFTs and the Metaverse circa 2021. Not words you’ll ever hear on the Croisette or in the Palais these days. Purpose is another one, with the ad industry currently having something of an existential crisis over what was only recently the topic du … The post Alexandra Jardine: why it’s time to repurpose purpose first appeared on More About Advertising.

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WDAM in Mississippi Adds Ross McLeod as Anchor

Adweek

Subscribe Sign In Cannes Lions Agencies Brands Creativity Media TV Commerce Tech Creators NBC Affiliates WDAM in Mississippi Adds Ross McLeod as Anchor Ross McLeod WTOK By Kevin Eck --> Ross McLeod has been named the evening anchor at WDAM in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The station said McLeod is a graduate of Brandon High School in Brandon, Mississippi and Mississippi State University.

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Reddit Community Intelligence turns user posts into marketing gold

Marketing Tech News

Reddit Community Intelligence represents the platform’s most ambitious attempt yet to transform casual user conversations into sophisticated marketing tools. Announced at Cannes Lions 2025, the system promises to mine Reddit’s repository of human discussions for brand insights. But what does this mean for everyday users and the company’s future?

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Fox Promotes Two Station Leaders, Fills Gap Left by Retirement of Sheila Oliver at WFLD

Adweek

Subscribe Sign In Cannes Lions Agencies Brands Creativity Media TV Commerce Tech Creators Revolving Door Fox Promotes Two Station Leaders, Fills Gap Left by Retirement of Sheila Oliver at WFLD By Kevin Eck --> Fox Television Stations (FTS) has announced a pair of promotions in its Midwest stations. Glenn Berk , the current senior vice president and general manager of WITI Fox 6 Milwaukee, has been named svp and gm of Chicago stations WFLD Fox 32 and Fox+ Chicago.

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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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Botify Expands its AI Agents and MCP Server Integration to Equip Brands to Lead in AI Search

Martech Series

New offerings help companies optimize for visibility across ChatGPT, Google, Perplexity, and other discovery platforms Botify , the leading agentic and AI search optimization solution for brand visibility for both SEO and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), announced expanded platform capabilities and service offerings, including new AI agents and MCP (Model Context Protocol) server integration.

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Digest: WhatsApp to Introduce Ads; Sainsbury’s to Launch AI-Powered Retail Media Platform; Disney Adds Amazon to DRAX

Exchange Wire

In today’s Digest, we cover WhatsApp introducing ads, Sainsbury’s launching an AI-powered retail media platform, Disney adding Amazon to DRAX, and Ad Net Zero expanding emissions standards across media channels. WhatsApp to Introduce Ads WhatsApp is preparing to introduce ads on its [.] The post Digest: WhatsApp to Introduce Ads; Sainsbury’s to Launch AI-Powered Retail Media Platform; Disney Adds Amazon to DRAX appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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UK TV trio challenge Meta and Google with new pitch to digital advertisers

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Around £30bn of the £45bn spent on UK advertising currently goes into the voracious paws of big tech: chiefly Meta (Facebook, Instagram and about-to-take-advertising What’s App) and Google (the gatekeeper of nearly everything digital and owner of YouTube.) Sky, ITV and Channel 4 have rather belatedly woken up to this threat and are pooling their … The post UK TV trio challenge Meta and Google with new pitch to digital advertisers first appeared on More About Advertising.

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Supermetrics acquires real-time CDP Relay42

Martech

Consolidation struck the customer data platform (CDP) market again today, as Supermetrics announced the acquisition of real-time CDP vendor Relay42. Supermetrics calls itself a marketing intelligence platform and helps simplify data integration and management for brands and agencies. Founded in 2013, Helsinki-based Supermetrics analyzes 15% of global ad spend.

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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.