Adweek
JANUARY 22, 2025
Live from Washington, D.C., it's the latest edition of MSNBC Live. TVNewser can exclusively reveal that the cable network's in-person event division is co-hosting the fourth and final Democratic National Committee leadership forum alongside Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service. Scheduled to take place on the Georgetown campus on Jan. 30, this is.
Martech
JANUARY 10, 2025
AI-driven changes coming to inboxes will put even more pressure on your email subject lines. Are you prepared for the challenge? The practice isn’t widespread yet, but as more inbox users adopt Apple Mail with Apple Intelligence or Googles proprietary AI for Gmail, you can expect to see AI-driven automatic extraction replace your preheader copy with content they pull from your email message.
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Ad Monsters
JANUARY 15, 2025
CES 2025 showcased AI as one of the major driving forces behind ad techs evolution, with innovations in personalization, cross-platform measurement, and collaboration. CES 2025 has closed and as the dust settles on the Las Vegas Convention Center, it’s clear that artificial intelligence has taken center stage, driving advancements across all facets of ad tech.
Seth Godin
JANUARY 22, 2025
For generations, humans have been entrusting their lives to computers. Air Traffic Control, statistical analysis of bridge resilience, bar codes for drug delivery, even the way stop lights are controlled. But computers aren’t the same as the LLMs that run on them. Claude.ai is my favorite LLM, but even Claude makes errors. Should we wait until it’s perfect before we use it?
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
AdExchanger
JANUARY 8, 2025
On everyones mind this year is generative AI (of course). But the focus for the ad industry isnt just about the large language models creating quick videos that general consumers of products like ChatGPT or Googles Sora are familiar with. The killer application for generative AI tech in TV advertising right now is very simple: […] The post Can Generative AI Unlock Streaming Media To Millions Of New CPGs And SMBs?
The Ad Tech Blog
JANUARY 20, 2025
Every remote engineer knows that while coding from a cozy home office has its perks, maintaining seamless collaboration across time zones can feel like herding cats with caffeine. Mastering remote engineering skills is not just a nice to have its the secret sauce that turns solitary code warriors into cohesive, high-performing teams. Identifying and honing the most critical skills for remote work has never been more essential.
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Martech
JANUARY 3, 2025
Marketing has traditionally served as the “guardian of the brand,” ensuring organizational consistency across all channels. AI creates brand assets at scale, offering speed and efficiency. However, it also introduces new risks. Here’s how it changes guardrails and governance and what to do about it. Guardrails vs. governance While closely related, guardrails and governance serve different but complementary functions in AI-powered marketing organizations.
Ad Monsters
JANUARY 2, 2025
Retail media is on track to hit $106 billion by 2027, with giants like Amazon and Walmart dominating, while innovators like Instacart, Kroger, and Home Depot carve out specialized niches. In 2023, eMarketer called retail media the third and likely the biggest wave in digital media. So far, the ad revenue data hasnt proved the research company wrong.
Seth Godin
JANUARY 19, 2025
Learning is a journey of incompetence. First, we realize that there’s something we don’t know. Then we see that we’re going to be better at it, and we’re not good at it yet. Then we figure it out and we’ve succeeded. Repeat. When we pre-process the information and simply test people on it, there’s no real learning going on.
AdExchanger
JANUARY 12, 2025
In late December, right before the holidays, Google announced a policy change that elicited both cheers and jeers. Starting on February 16, Google said it will no longer prohibit fingerprinting for companies that use its advertising products. Oh, how times have changed. From no way to okay Fingerprinting identifies a device by combining multiple signals […] The post Does Googles U-Turn On Fingerprinting Open New Opportunities Or Is It Irresponsible?
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illumin
JANUARY 14, 2025
As we dive into 2025, the advertising landscape is undergoing a massive transformation driven by new technologies, evolving consumer behavior, and changing regulatory frameworks. Dont feel like youre prepared? Dont worry, we have the perfect, last-minute cheat sheet to identifying the top trends for the upcoming year. The future of advertising will be characterized by deeper personalization, smarter automation, immersive experiences , and a greater focus on sustainability and privacy.
Adweek
JANUARY 6, 2025
Bumble, the women-focused dating and social networking app, is taking a new marketing direction as it unveils a partnership with celebrity interviewer and Chicken Shop Date creator Amelia Dimoldenberg. Dimoldenberg is the first star in Bumble's year-long series of celebrity profiles and editorial content in collaboration with Mel Ottenberg, creative director and editor-in-chief of Interview.
Martech
JANUARY 14, 2025
Let’s be honest: seeing Gartner’s latest CMO spending report probably made your stomach drop. Marketing budgets are down 15% year-over-year. Only 24% of CMOs feel confident about their 2024 funding. This sparked doom-and-gloom predictions about marketing’s diminishing role in 2025. But here’s the truth: this isn’t a crisis of budgets its a crisis of imagination.
Ad Monsters
JANUARY 9, 2025
First-party data is golden. It gives you direct access to consumers thoughts and preferences in exchange for providing them with a better online experience. First-party data is more important than ever as we prepare to phase out third-party cookies and the industrys reliance on third-party data. Daily Mail Ireland was searching for a first-party data strategy to engage and excite end users.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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!
Seth Godin
JANUARY 16, 2025
Process is the investment we make in inefficiency now to prevent errors from costing us later. Jet airlines are the safest form of travel ever created, largely because of the inefficient process that we put in place. They’re over tested and over staffed, with checklists and feedback loops in place to ensure that errors dont occur. It would be way less costly if one person simply jumped onto the plane with you and took off–less costly, but less reliable as well.
Basis
JANUARY 2, 2025
In the ever-evolving world of digital advertising, programmatic has proven to be a reliable mainstayand a dynamic space for innovation. Despite overall ad spending forecasts suggesting slower growth ahead , programmatic advertising remains a bright spot, with global spend reaching $595 billion in 2024 and projected to approach $779 billion in 2028. In the US, it has accounted for more than 90% of digital display ad dollars since 2023 and is forecast to see double-digit growth through 2026.
AdExchanger
JANUARY 13, 2025
At CES in Las Vegas, companies are placing their bets on what trends will drive growth throughout the rest of the year. Pinterest, for one, is putting its chips on shoppable ad formats. Were all in on checkout, Bill Watkins, CRO at Pinterest, told AdExchanger in a sit-down chat at CES. The companys main focus […] The post Pinterest Goes All In On Bridging The Gap Between Discovery and Purchase appeared first on AdExchanger.
Adweek
JANUARY 10, 2025
If you've been coming to CES for the past decade and hit the marketing panels and keynotes, you would think that every year promises a transformation for our business. This year, the pablum finally feels real and potent; artificial and augmented intelligence applied to marketing and advertising dominated the discussions on the stages and in.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Martech
JANUARY 10, 2025
This article was co-authored with Mike Froggatt , Senior Director, Analyst, at Gartner. Digital personalization is a double-edged sword. While it can significantly enhance customer experiences, it also risks alienating consumers if not executed thoughtfully. Digital marketing leaders must carefully manage the reality and perceptions around personalization.
Adweek
JANUARY 17, 2025
Baby animals are cute crowd-pleasers--and doesn't Budweiser know it. The Anheuser-Busch's (AB InBev)-owned beer brand has just unveiled its Super Bowl 59 ad teaser, "Something 'Big' Is Coming," and the star of the show looks to be a sharp-eared Clydesdale foal. The 15-second video shows Clydesdale horses geared up and ready to leave the brewery.
Adweek
JANUARY 2, 2025
Although the number of U.S. jobs in advertising, public relations, and other related services remained flat throughout 2024, the jobs themselves are changing. Exclusive data from LinkedIn shows how. When comparing the quantity of marketing-related job titles on LinkedIn user profiles in 2024 versus 2022, no position experienced more growth than "Sales Marketing Supervisor," which.
Adweek
JANUARY 2, 2025
In this episode of The Speed of Culture Podcast, Suzy founder and host Matt Britton chats with Ruth Mortimer, global president of Advertising Week. From blending entertainment and education to embracing creativity in a tech-driven world, Ruth delves into the evolving advertising landscape, the role of inclusivity, and the importance of staying curious in shaping.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Adweek
JANUARY 22, 2025
Fresh from stealing the show in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, actors Willem Dafoe and Catherine O'Hara will co-star alongside each other once more for Michelob Ultra's Super Bowl 59 campaign. This time, the pair don't find themselves in the afterlife, but rather on a tennis court.
Adweek
JANUARY 13, 2025
Telecommunications giant T-Mobile is boosting the signal of its digital out-of-home efforts with its acquisition Monday of DOOH technology solutions provider Vistar Media in a $600 million cash deal. While T-Mobile is primarily known as a wireless carrier, it has been building up its advertising offerings for quite some time, including its 2022 acquisition of.
Adweek
JANUARY 23, 2025
Infinite Reality, an augmented reality-focused startup, is buying virtual shopping platform Obsess. The companies declined to share the financial details of the deal. The acquisition follows Infinite Reality's $3 billion funding round, announced Jan. 8, which puts the company's valuation at an estimated $12.25 billion, according to Infinite Reality.
Adweek
JANUARY 30, 2025
American Airlines chief executive (CEO) Robert Isom has issued a statement following a collision between one of the airline's passenger planes and a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kan. was preparing to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport when it crashed mid-air into a U.S. Army helicopter. Both.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Adweek
JANUARY 7, 2025
Disney went live at CES in Las Vegas, unveiling an ad certification for live entertainment and sports, as well as biddable deals for the latter via its ad server. The first demand-side platforms to earn the new certification from Disney are Google Display & Video 360, The Trade Desk, and Yahoo DSP, while Magnite is.
Adweek
JANUARY 16, 2025
Take a stroll down a Target aisle and you might spot the period care brand August. You'd have TikTok's algorithm to thank for that. After launching in 2020, August gained traction on TikTok with co-founder Nadya Okamoto's viral video about traditional pads taking 800 years to decompose, compared to August's six to 12 months. The.
Adweek
JANUARY 7, 2025
Dappier, a startup focused on helping publishers monetize their content by connecting it with AI companies, is getting into the ad game by making banner ads more interactive. The ad unit embeds Dappier's search chatbot--Ask AI, which publishers already embed on their sites--directly into online banner ads, offering audiences a way to ask questions about.
Adweek
JANUARY 16, 2025
Rokt is merging with customer data platform mParticle through a $300 million investment. The deal will allow mParticle clients to easily advertise through Rokt, which runs ads on the purchase confirmation page of ecommerce websites like Macy's and Just Eat. MParticle runs a customer data platform that brands use to manage their data. This technology.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
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