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What Are the Challenges and Opportunities of In-Game Advertising?

Clearcode

The global gaming market is predicted to reach US$286.8 billion annually in 2025 , growing from $197 billion USD in 2022. The number of gamers is also booming as there are approximately 3.09 billion active video game players worldwide and by 2024, the number is expected to reach 3.32 billion. Companies that are starting to invest in in-game advertising are seeing a lot of benefits and innovative ways of reaching their target audience without disrupting the user experience.

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Women’s March Madness on the Move With New Campaign and ESPN Ad Sales Sellout

Adweek

Ahead of Wednesday night's official March Madness tip-off beginning with the First Four, ESPN unveiled the next phase of its "That's Our Move" season-long campaign for women's basketball. Following a record-breaking 2022 tournament--the first year the NCAA allowed the women's edition to use March Madness branding--ESPN and brands are capitalizing on the unprecedented growth of.

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Is a 4 day work week effective?

The Ad Tech Blog

Working remotely means you can ping your team at any time. No wonder some are asking for a 4 day work week! Besides, who wouldn’t want a long weekend to catch up on their Netflix binge-watching? Working from home is also associated with freelancing, which means you could pay your team for the hour they worked. So you can save on all the unnecessary downtime costs that come with an office environment, like the occasional water cooler talk or coffee breaks.

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Metaverse, Web 3.0 and NFTs: What marketers need to know

Martech

Recently a student of mine at the University of Oregon introduced me to a digital clothing app that allows users to house a “digital closet.” Curious as to what value it provides, I downloaded the app and began to experiment. At first glance, it looked like a Snapchat lens, where you can overlay virtual clothing, jewelry, hats and other fashion accessories over your image via your mobile phone’s camera.

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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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Amazon Prime embraces mustaches in global campaign with Olivia Wilde

Marketing Dive

The “Don’t Worry Darling” director helmed a spot that stars a young woman learning to love her facial hair with the help of icons like Freddie Mercury.

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AT&T’s Lily Hams It Up With NCAA Stars—Past and Present—in March Madness Ad Blitz

Adweek

As one of the NCAA's "Corporate Champions," AT&T is typically granted carte blanche to have year-round activation presence at all its championship games. It comes as no surprise that the tech and telecom juggernaut expanded its omnipresence to include the airwaves during the hotly anticipated March Madness tournament. This year, the brand unleashed "Madness Loves.

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How CMOs should respond to ChatGPT’s marketing impact

Martech

This article was co-authored by Nicole Greene. ChatGPT has been taking over every social media feed and news headline since its debut in late 2022. The tool challenges the one trait humans always thought they would have over machines — creativity. As marketers explore this generative AI tool without restriction, CMOs must assess its impact along three key functions: content production, ideation and market research.

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DT Hub: Go Beyond Connection

Digital Turbine

Mobile has always been about connections. It started with making calls simple, easy, and universal. But we didn’t stop with phone calls. Our devices now connect us to a whole lot more – information, media, stories, games. The apps and content on our phone are our lifeblood. But how we connect to our lifeblood has changed. When Apple introduced the App Store it held 500 Apps.

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Adweek Creator Visionary Awards 2023: Call for Nominations

Adweek

Get ready to log in: Adweek's Creator Visionary Awards are back for a third year. Over the years, social media has evolved beyond basic communication to become an all-encompassing necessity for creativity and progress. With an aim to carve out a differentiated space for themselves and their community of supporters, creators are often born of.

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HSBC Buys Silicon Valley Bank in Last Minute Deal; Signature Bank Latest to Close as Crypto Crumbles

Exchange Wire

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: a last minute government deal by the UK government will see HSBC acquire Silicon Valley Bank; Signature Bank becomes the latest crypto-friendly institution to shut down; and Meta is reportedly working on a standalone app [.] The post HSBC Buys Silicon Valley Bank in Last Minute Deal; Signature Bank Latest to Close as Crypto Crumbles appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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

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MarTech’s event marketing experts to follow

Martech

Event marketing is where the sizzle and the steak come together in real time. Whether in person or virtual, it’s as live action as marketing gets. You need to be on top of everything all the time and long before the event begins. It’s a constantly changing field, with ever evolving technologies. Here’s the folks to follow to stay up-to-date on trends and informed on best practices.

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Twisted Tea drops vasectomy underwear for March Madness

Marketing Dive

The hard iced tea brand's novelty merch is timed to an increase in vasectomies that occur during the NCAA basketball tournament.

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Why Brands Should Be Thinking More About Community

Adweek

Much has happened since the White House declared Covid-19 a national emergency three years ago. Millions of people downloaded TikTok. Bars and restaurants closed, then either reopened or went out of business. Office workers went home. Many are still there. The pandemic also altered people's sense of community. This shift in culture presents marketers with.

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Pay TV and Cable Lost 5.8M Subscribers in 2022

MNTN

As more consumers continue to make the switch to streaming, cable and traditional pay TV providers are experiencing an increased loss of subscribers. According to a tally by Leichtman Research Group, pay TV lost 5.8 million net video subscribers in 2022, up from a loss of 4.7 million in 2021. Comcast experienced the largest drop, losing just over two million subscribers, followed by Charter with 686,000 losses and Cox with an estimated 340,000.

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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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What Are Standard Cohorts?

Ad Monsters

As consumer privacy choices cripple traditional targeting methods, the future of advertising lies in cohorts, but growing this future requires scale. The days of online behavior being viewed and tracked for targeted advertising are over as consumers exercise their privacy rights and opt out of sharing their data with third parties. Cookie-blocking browsers, regulators, and tech are giving users the tools, awareness, and choice to protect their data by opting out of data sharing, creating a hi

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Mobile Gaming Trends 2020: From ‘Hyper-Casual’ to AR

Smarty Ads

The mobile gaming market has grown significantly over the past years, ever since Pokemon Go was launched. Back in 2016, revenues from mobile games surpassed the revenues obtained from PC games. In 2020 global mobile game revenue is expected to reach $165.9 billion with 5 biggest markets including the.

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Inside the Future of MLB’s Marketing With New Creative AOR Wieden+Kennedy

Adweek

In two suites at Game of 3 of the World Series in Philadelphia last November, Major League Baseball chief marketer Karin Timpone gave a glimpse into the future of the league's marketing plans. In one suite sat some of baseball's most outgoing rising stars--Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara, budding TV personality Jazz Chisolm and Triston.

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The Biggest Thing Missing from This Year’s Oscars? A Way to Stream

MNTN

This past weekend marked one of the biggest nights of the year for the entertainment industry, the Academy Awards. Those looking to stream the event may have been disappointed to find it missing from Disney-owned channels, however. On Monday, MNTN’s water cooler chat wasn’t about who was the best dressed, but rather how we found ways to watch the event.

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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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Invalid AdSense Activity: The Silent Killer of Your Online Revenue

Monetize More

As an AdSense publisher, you likely understand the importance of adhering to AdSense policies to ensure the integrity of your account and protect your earnings. However, one of the biggest challenges faced by AdSense publishers is invalid activity, which can result in penalties, suspension, or even termination of an AdSense account. Invalid AdSense activity refers to any activity that generates clicks, impressions, or conversions that violate AdSense policies, such as clicking on your own ads, u

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Mobile Behaviors During Ramadan

Digital Turbine

Ramadan starts on March 22nd, and during this month, many places will see working hours cut in half and schools out of session. With all the free time, when they aren’t fasting, praying, or reflecting, observers are looking for entertainment, and many of them turn to their smartphones. As one of the most popular and accessible forms of entertainment, millions of people are playing mobile games, and religious seasons are no exception.

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W+K Produced Documentary Angel Applicant Wins Top Prize at SXSW

Adweek

Ken A. Meyer began working at Wieden+Kennedy in Portland, Ore. in 2002, two years after being diagnosed with systemic scleroderma, a life threatening autoimmune disorder that thickens and hardens the skin and internal organs. 10 years ago, he asked the agency to help him make a film about his experience and how he's found comfort.

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Consent Is the New Currency: A Conversation with OneTrust’s Ashlea Cartee

Ad Monsters

Everyone talks about first-party data being the new oil, but you can’t get to that first-party data without a user’s permission. That’s why consent is quickly becoming the new digital media currency. With mounting privacy regulations and Apple and Google making sweeping privacy-first ad tech updates, we have landed in the consent-based future. Consent is the currency that will lead publishers to once again build trusted relationships with their audiences to offer them personalized experiences, a

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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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Habu releases new data clean room enhancements

Martech

This week, enterprise data collaboration company Habu announced enhancements to its platform and key partnerships with the likes of Snowflake and Amazon that support the platform’s interoperability. “Our goal is to empower organizations across the ecosystem to execute data collaboration at scale, without the need for ongoing technical resources or the need to move the data,” said Matt Kilmartin, Habu co-founder and CEO, in a company release.

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eGrowcery and AdAdapted Team Up To Enhance Shopper Engagement for Retailers and Their Suppliers

Ad Tech Daily

Partnership will dramatically expand Retail Media growth opportunities for grocers BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — eGrowcery, developer of the leading retail food industry white label eCommerce platform, and AdAdapted, an advertising technology solution that gets CPG brands onto shopping lists and into carts, announced that they are partnering to help retailers grow their digital footprint and related […] The post eGrowcery and AdAdapted Team Up To Enhance Shopper Engagement for Retailers

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Dove’s Latest Campaign Turns Its Back on TikTok’s Bold Glamour Filter

Adweek

TikTok's new Bold Glamour filter has been downloaded more than 16 million times since it launched last month. Dove is taking a stand against it and the unrealistic beauty standards it perpetuates in an influencer-led campaign from Ogilvy and David. Part of the long-running Dove Self-Esteem Project, the #TurnYourBack effort kicked off March 9 with.

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A Look into the Flourishing Bot Economy

Ad Monsters

While the world frets about the possibility of a recession, one positively flourishing sector is the bot economy. And it’s not just growing in size; the level of sophistication of bot networks is increasing in leaps in bounds. As a result, the bot economy is now a favored tool for sophisticated organized criminal activity. Recently, HUMAN Security made headlines when it reported it had successfully taken down a massive bot network known as VASTFLUX.

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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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3 privacy-centric solutions for marketing compliance

Martech

Data protection and privacy are at the forefront of marketing conversations today as consumers demand greater control over their data. This year will see a renewed emphasis on regulatory compliance as five additional U.S. states roll out new privacy legislation. ​ Between growing consumer concerns, technological changes and mounting data protection legislation, companies that do not address the need for data privacy will inevitably take a hit, especially in terms of user confidence, credibility

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100 days of frenzied hype around generative AI

Marketing Dive

Despite seemingly daily developments around artificial intelligence in the tech world, the ramifications for marketers are not yet clear.

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Timberland Honors Hip-Hop Trailblazers Who Made Blue Collar Boots Cool

Adweek

Every brand is tempted to create its own version of Timberland's new tagline, "This Is Not a Boot." Whether lives on a billboard ad or in a brand purpose statement from their CMO, marketers want to convince consumers that purchasing their product represents an ethos that cannot be confined to consumerism. By connecting the 50th.

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Mastercard charts a path to becoming the metaverse’s default payment processor

Digiday

The economy of the metaverse is growing, but many netizens still find purchasing virtual items there to be a headache. Through two recent partnerships, Mastercard hopes to address these issues — and set itself up as the default payment processor of the virtual world. Specifically, the partnerships are with Xsolla , a video game commerce company, and Immersve , a web3 payment platform.

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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.