Wed.May 08, 2024

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Disney, Walmart Team Up for Enhanced Targeting, Measurement Across Streaming

Adweek

Disney Advertising struck a deal with Walmart Connect that allows advertisers to target Disney's streaming portfolio, including Disney+ and Hulu, using Walmart's shopper data, the companies announced today. In addition, Disney is joining Walmart's Partner Lab, a group of connected TV and social platforms that the retailer works with to test new ad formats and.

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Spotlight Series: Moomal Shaikh at Oracle

OpenX

What book has had the biggest impact on you? There are countless books that have had a huge impact on me, so it’s challenging to choose just one. But I am currently re-reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Even for my second read, it’s so fascinating to dive into the intricacies of the mind! It’s giving me a moment to pause and recognize how I make decisions and how I may be influenced by cognitive biases – and learn to recognize the same in others.

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AI Doesn’t Have to be Trained on Data Scraping: Synthetic Data Explainer

Adweek

Generative artificial intelligence models are only as strong as the data they are trained on. However, much of the high-quality human-created data available on the open web needed to train all these models is either copyrighted or tainted by racial biases and misinformation. AI firms are negotiating million-dollar deals with publishers or resorting to scraping.

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The defensive arrogance of TL;DR

Seth Godin

Every since there has been high school, there has been the instinct to read the Cliffs Notes. The internet took this idea, added a gratuitous semicolon and perfected Too Long; Didn’t Read. This is the mistakenly proud assertion that we are far too busy and too important to read the whole thing, we skimmed a summary instead. At first glance, it seems as though AI is good at this.

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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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Apple Crushes Paint Cans and a Piano to Spotlight Its Thinnest Product Ever

Adweek

Apple has revealed its thinnest product ever, the 13-inch iPad Pro. To show off this distinguishing feature, the brand crushed objects down to the new device's size. Created in-house, "Crush!" takes a playful approach to product demonstration. Using an industrial-sized crusher, Apple flattened a slew of products meant to represent things the iPad Pro can.

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Curb introduces one-stop advertising solution 

Martech

Today, Curb, a ride-hailing app for licensed taxis, announced Curb Journey Connect (CJC), which allows advertisers to execute cross-channel campaigns on mobile and in-cab screens. The new ad solution taps into Curb TaxiTV — original content shown on in-vehicle screens — and mobile ad units that run before, during and after rides. “Before CJC, advertisers lacked the capability to simultaneously run or synchronize mobile and TaxiTV ads,” Liz Tamam, Curb’s marketing and media director, told MarTech

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Dotdash Meredith Looks To AI Partnerships To Protect Its Search Traffic

AdExchanger

Dotdash Meredith (DDM) sees its OpenAI partnership as an opportunity to participate in an inevitable trend. When it comes to collaborating with generative AI companies, “some [publishers] may go through various stages of resisting that,” said IAC CEO Joey Levin. “But I do expect that others will follow over time.” Levin probably didn’t intend to […] The post Dotdash Meredith Looks To AI Partnerships To Protect Its Search Traffic appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Gap Reinstates CMO Role, Hiring From PepsiCo to Drive Brand Revival

Adweek

As it marches ahead with its turnaround plan, Gap has reinstated its chief marketing officer position, hiring PepsiCo's Fabiola Torres to fill it with a global remit. Torres will be the first person in two years to sit in Gap's CMO seat, which has remained unoccupied since the departure of Mary Alderete in 2022. The.

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How to measure marketing’s value in the inevitable cookieless future

Martech

We are facing a pivotal moment in how we measure the impact and value of our marketing efforts, no matter how much the deprecation of third-party cookies on the Chrome browser is delayed. In the inevitable cookieless future, quantifying marketing’s ROI and articulating its value for the organization will require a strategic shift. It’s time to rethink our performance measurement strategies to safeguard budgets and ensure marketing’s worth remains quantifiable. 1.

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Fossil Consolidates Global Media With Assembly

Adweek

After a global media review spanning more than four months, Fossil Group is consolidating its account with the Stagwell agency Assembly. The brand is winding down its regional relationships with 15 agencies and will now entrust Assembly with its integrated media management and data and measurement duties across all of its paid channels. "This has.

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

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The dark side of virtual try-on tools: Safeguarding biometric data

Martech

The increasing use of biometric data, such as facial recognition and fingerprints, for authentication raises new privacy risks, especially in a world where virtual try-on is an increasingly widely used marketing tool. Unlike passwords, biometric identifiers are permanent and can be stolen by hackers to impersonate victims and gain unauthorized access.

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Clean Creatives’ F-List Awards Are Back, Trolling the Ad Industry for Ties to Polluters

Adweek

If you thought awards season was over, think again. Clean Creatives, the campaign pressuring ad agencies to drop fossil fuel clients, brought back its F-List Awards today--but it's not one that most agencies would want to display in the lobby next to their Cannes Lions. Edelman, Havas, McCann and Ogilvy were each "dishonored" by winning.

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Disney Taps Walmart Connect To Bring More Shopper Data To Streaming

AdExchanger

Disney Advertising links up with Walmart Connect to let advertisers match Walmart's and Disney's first-party data for audience-based bids on Disney+ and Hulu inventory. The post Disney Taps Walmart Connect To Bring More Shopper Data To Streaming appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Asian Creativity

Adweek

In a globalized, post-colonial world, it's not easy to define Asian creativity. Creativity made in Asia? Creativity made by Asians, anywhere in the world? Creativity that has Asian inspirations and influences? Chances are, everyone will have their own definition of what "Asian creativity" is to them. And it could very well be that none of.

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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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Constant Contact launches automated tools for brand consistency and campaign creation

Martech

Constant Contact, the SMB- and non-profit-focused digital and email marketing platform, has broadened its offering by introducing BrandKit and Campaign Builder, automated tools for brand consistency and campaign creation. Both solutions are powered by Constant Contact’s AI capabilities. What is BrandKit? Brand assets are automatically imported from web locations and used to create appropriate themes and templates that can then be used for future campaigns.

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Disney Maximizes Streaming With Surprise Disney+, Hulu and Max Bundle

Adweek

Disney and Max are a bundle of surprises ahead of upfront week. Top line Today, Disney Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a new Disney+, Hulu and Max bundle. The companies call it a "first of its kind" offering, with ad-supported and ad-free plans coming this summer. Between the lines The surprising news combines content.

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How Google harms search advertisers in 20 slides

Martech

Google manipulated ad auctions and inflated costs to increase revenue , harming advertisers, the Department of Justice argued last week in the U.S. vs. Google antitrust trial. What follows is a summary and some slides from the DOJ’s closing deck, specific to search advertising, that back up the DOJ’s argument. Google’s monopoly power This was defined by the DOJ as “the power to control prices or exclude competition.

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The Loneliness Epidemic and Media Consumption: What Marketers Need to Know

Adweek

We are still seeing the effects of the pandemic come to fruition, but one thing is very clear: We are all feeling more disconnected. The resulting epidemic of loneliness is well documented by health professionals, with 52% of Americans reporting that they feel lonely and 47% saying their relationships aren't meaningful. According to US Surgeon.

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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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PubMatic Is Betting On Two Ad Tech Acronyms: CTV And SPO

AdExchanger

PubMatic has its supply-path optimization initiative, its strategy to introduce direct deals for CTV and online video, to thank for its quarterly revenue growth. The post PubMatic Is Betting On Two Ad Tech Acronyms: CTV And SPO appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Make Waves—But Make Sure They Propel the Brand Forward

Adweek

The quick-service restaurant business is a sprawling, dynamic space, expected to grow to nearly $1.47 trillion by 2028 at a compound annual growth rate of 6%. It's a highly competitive category, with more than 420 brands spending more than $3.3 billion combined in yearly advertising. In this environment, QSR brands need to innovate and offer.

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Elevating Monetization: APAC Mobile Publishers’ Path to Progress

PubMatic

As the world’s most mobile-centric region, APAC stands at the forefront of mobile app innovation. Recognizing the immense potential and unique complexities of the mobile landscape, we recently held a conference that included some of the leading mobile publishers from diverse backgrounds across APAC. I was very fortunate to have engaged and had insightful discussions with them and want to share some of my thoughts.

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What to Expect From This Year’s Upfront, According to Buyers

Adweek

The last upfront season resulted in long negotiations with significant rollbacks outside of sports, and buyers wouldn't be surprised by a little deja vu this time around. The days of skyrocketing linear CPMs (cost per thousand viewers reached) amid declining ratings, fall schedules dictating dollars and early market movers are likely long gone. In this.

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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 Ad Tech Is The New Change Management For Retailers

AdExchanger

Mark Heitke has borne witness to great change in the retail media landscape over the past decade. He joined Best Buy in 2013 to help develop what was then called the Best Buy Media Network and today is Best Buy Ads. But being the ad tech expert inside a retailer means a certain amount of […] The post Why Ad Tech Is The New Change Management For Retailers appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Are You Playing To Succeed Or Simply Not To Lose?

Rob Campbell

Let me start by saying this post may sound harsh as f**k – especially if you’re relatively young, but hang in there. If you can be bothered. So a few weeks ago, I saw a chart by Edward Cotton that was designed to help planners identify their ‘super power’ to enable them to better identify their strengths and be more focused in their professional development.

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Will Congress Pass Kids Privacy Laws This Week?; Stop Demonizing Paid Traffic

AdExchanger

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Bill Rush Congress is scrambling to pass new children’s online privacy laws by Friday. The IAB and other organizations are voicing their opposition. Since late last week, senators have proposed three bills as amendments to the unrelated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, a […] The post Will Congress Pass Kids Privacy Laws This Week?

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Navigating the New Advertising Landscape

Exchange Wire

The long-awaited “cookie-pocalypse” has been delayed. Again. We take a took at the challenges and opportunities for the ad industry. Google announced on April 25th that it would be holding off on the deprecation of third-party cookies on Chrome due to [.] The post Navigating the New Advertising Landscape appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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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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Why The Voice is investing in a cross-platform metaverse strategy

Digiday

The international reality television franchise The Voice has launched its own virtual experience today inside the metaverse platform The Sandbox. It’s the latest example of the brand’s push into virtual space, showcasing The Voice’s uniquely cross-platform approach to its metaverse strategy. In addition to this week’s launch in The Sandbox — a mini game named “Coach Battle,” in which players act as coaches in a fictional version of the show — The Voice has shown up across a wide range of metaver

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RTL Grows Ad Revenues in Further Signs of European TV Recovery

VideoWeek

RTL has posted double-digit growth in its earnings for Q1 2024, continuing a bounceback in the European TV ad market. Group revenues were up 2.6 percent YoY, totalling €1.3 billion. The German broadcast outfit noted the gains were primarily driven by TV advertising and streaming revenues. Total ad revenues across the group, which includes RTL’s radio, print and TV operations, increased 10.1 percent YoY, reaching €686 million during the quarter.

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Indie agency Boathouse creates supplier diversity program as agencies expand external DEI efforts

Digiday

As matters of diversity, equity and inclusion struggle to maintain the footing they seemingly achieved earlier this decade, some agencies continue to push them forward. The latest, independent marketing/communications agency Boathouse, is adding a supplier diversity program starting next week as part of expanding its diversity initiatives more widely.

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ID Generation Provenance and Clarification

IAB Tech Lab

Recent discussions have revealed disagreement about the expected use and origination of `buyeruid` and `ifa` attributes, and questions about how to convey the method of ID creation and insertion outside of the scope of “traditional” approaches (e.g. user IDs originating from browser cookie syncs or advertising IDs originating from mobile […] The post ID Generation Provenance and Clarification appeared first on.

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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.