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5 marketing automation quick wins

Martech

Marketing automation allows marketers to speed up processes and increase efficiency. Many of these solutions take time and planning to implement. However, there are some quick wins your marketing organization can achieve by making small changes to your existing marketing automation program. They don’t take much effort to get going and they can bring good value to your business.

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How advertisers are grappling with the influx of retail media networks

Digiday

The industry may very well be headed toward a retail media arms race , if it’s not there already. With Google’s crumbling cookie on the horizon next year , data becomes marketing gold and retailers from Walmart to The Home Depot, are looking to cash in on their audiences. It has created some fragmentation in the marketplace and forced agencies to figure out how best to spend client ad dollars in the growing space.

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NWSL Strikes Unprecedented $240 Million 4-Year TV Rights Deal

Adweek

In the biggest broadcast deal ever for any women's sports league, the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) struck a record-breaking four-year TV rights deal with CBS Sports, ESPN, Prime Video and Scripps Sports. The partners will combine to nationally broadcast 118 matches across partner platforms beginning in 2024--a massive increase from the 30 that will.

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Location, Location, Location: The Importance Of Billboard Placement

Ad Rants

As a marketer or business owner, you already know how important it is to catch the attention of potential customers. One way to do that is by using billboards. Billboards have long been a powerful advertising medium, capturing the attention of passersby and motorists alike. However, the effectiveness of a billboard campaign often hinges on one critical factor: location.

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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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Humanizing B2B: The key to better customer experience

Martech

In the crowded B2B space, reaching your target audience is challenging. Product alone is not enough to engage and retain B2B buyers. But surprisingly, B2B businesses often overlook the importance of a great customer experience for their buyers, which is typically a top priority for B2C. B2B and B2C customers, despite their different needs, are still human decision-makers.

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Generative AI in Advertising: A Road Map for Scalable Implementation

AdExchanger

With 2024 on the horizon, advertisers are evaluating how to invest in AI – particularly, generative AI. Reliable and practical applications, however, can be hard to find. How should a business begin thinking about its generative AI strategy against this buzzy backdrop? Start with your business objectives and how AI can amplify your unique value […] The post Generative AI in Advertising: A Road Map for Scalable Implementation appeared first on AdExchanger.

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The amateur presenter

Seth Godin

Not “amateur” as in the unprepared professional. Amateur as in the passionate individual, untrained but with something to say. If you’re called on to give a talk or presentation, the biggest trap to avoid is the most common: Decide that you need to be just like a professional presenter, but not quite as good. Being a 7 out of 10 at professional presenting is a mistake.

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Email outreach for marketers: Measuring and optimizing performance

Martech

The last two years were transformative for our team at Belkins as we chose to make a significant investment solely in marketing. For me, stepping into the shoes of a CMO without a previous background in marketing was like a roller-coaster ride. With a team of 50 members and an ambitious target of generating 400 new deals each month, the pressure was palpable.

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Meet Freshpaint, The ‘Recovering CDP’ That Pivoted Into Privacy Tech For Health Care

AdExchanger

Last year, when the Federal Trade Commission started cracking down on digital health companies for sharing personal information with third parties (without permission), it sent the equivalent of an Arctic wind howling through the health care industry. “That really was the temperature in the market,” said Ray Mina, head of marketing at Freshpaint, a data […] The post Meet Freshpaint, The ‘Recovering CDP’ That Pivoted Into Privacy Tech For Health Care appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Amazon’s Holiday Ad Celebrates Friendship and Memories with a Beatles Soundtrack

Adweek

The moral of this story: Never underestimate a granny with a glint in her eye. While it may seem that three elderly women are where they should be--bundled together on a park bench, watching some bobsledding kids from the sidelines in Amazon's holiday ad--they soon prove otherwise. What follows, after an assist from an overnight.

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

what retail media advertising is what a retail media network is how the changes in the privacy landscape benefit retail media networks how retail media network functions market overview of retail media networks

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“We used to do that”

Seth Godin

When electricity came along, there was a swath of industries that were trapped in an old way of thinking. The only ones that thrived were able to walk away from what they used to do and eagerly embrace something new. When the internet was young, the major book publishers had everything they needed to create a dominant search engine. After all, they were in the business of organizing the world’s information.

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The Content Distribution Matrix [#infographic]

Smart Insights

Introducing a new tool to help marketers review and improve the best options for promoting content If you’re a regular reader of Smart Insights, it’s likely you’ve seen, or even better, used our Content Marketing Matrix developed with First10. It … The post The Content Distribution Matrix [#infographic] appeared first on Smart Insights.

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CTV Advertising Needs To Speed Up – FreeWheel Says Identity Vendors Can Help

AdExchanger

FreeWheel unveiled a sell-side product called Audience Manager to help CTV programmers tie granular audience segments to their inventory at the speed of programmatic advertising. The post CTV Advertising Needs To Speed Up – FreeWheel Says Identity Vendors Can Help appeared first on AdExchanger.

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How Veterans Found a Second Career in Advertising and Marketing

Adweek

The military can be a great training ground for many careers. Veterans have made successful shifts to careers in security, supply chain, IT, manufacturing and law enforcement, among others. But going from the military directly to the advertising industry isn't necessarily a natural transition. Veterans are peppered everywhere in advertising and marketing, from planners and.

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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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Project resistance

Seth Godin

In Steven Pressfield’s classic The War of Art , he introduces the idea of Resistance. It’s the internal force that keeps us from doing our most important creative work. If an instinct, a habit or a feeling gets in the way of the work, it’s Pressfield’s Resistance. Things we would never choose to add to the flow of our days, but there they are.

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How to make your ‘ideal customer profile’ more ideal

Martech

B2B marketing success hinges on more than just innovative strategies and cutting-edge technologies. At the heart of top-performing B2B marketing programs lies a solid answer to the fundamental question: Do you truly know your best customers and where to find more of them? Understanding and leveraging customer profitability Every company has a finite number of target customers who hear their value proposition better, need it faster, will pay more money for it and will stay longer.

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Data Privacy Discussions Need A Reality Check

AdExchanger

Data privacy has been one of the hottest topics in digital advertising for the past five years. Despite all the ink spilled on the topic, however, the way industry stakeholders discuss the ideal outcome for consumers is out of touch with basic intuition about consumer preferences and technical reality. Granular consumer consent over tracking is […] The post Data Privacy Discussions Need A Reality Check appeared first on AdExchanger.

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The Continued ‘Blanding’ Trend That Goes Against Industry Research

Adweek

Strong brand cues increase brand saliency by 52% and have the ability to more than double a company's future growth prospects, Kantar discovered in 2021. Further data from Kantar through its BrandZ research on distinctive brand assets showed that logos and shapes were the strongest assets, with a distinctive font significantly less so. It also.

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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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Trending content marketing techniques for 2024

Smart Insights

When times are tough, content marketers must keep assessing and making changes to their content strategies to ensure their content assets are working as efficiently and effectively as they can The best content strategists in 2023 already understand that, as … The post Trending content marketing techniques for 2024 appeared first on Smart Insights.

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The Wires 2023: Winners, Finalists, and Highlights from the Prestigious Awards Evening

Exchange Wire

In the heart of central London's One Marylebone venue, the seventh annual Wires Awards ceremony celebrated the pinnacle of achievement in the ad tech world through a total of 21 distinctive awards. The event saw 300 attendees come together to [.] The post The Wires 2023: Winners, Finalists, and Highlights from the Prestigious Awards Evening appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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To Combat Climate Inaction Claims, Cedara Hunts For Hard Data

AdExchanger

Without data to back it up, sustainability in business feels more self-promotional than productive. Although more companies are promising to reduce emissions and reach net zero by some unspecified date in the future, many onlookers are starting to question whether progress is being made. Their skepticism is warranted, but businesses across industries argue they need […] The post To Combat Climate Inaction Claims, Cedara Hunts For Hard Data appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Jameson’s First Ad by Ogilvy Introduces a Catchphrase for Carefree Role Models

Adweek

Some people make it look easy. Take Jose, a suave guy who is unfazed by bumps in the road. A stain on the shirt ends up looking like a cool tiger print. A wrong turn leads him to a happening party. Jose isn't a real person, but he does represent a new global platform from.

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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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5 reasons why the martech landscape will reach its peak in 2024

Martech

One certainty for marketers over the last dozen years is that Scott Brinker’s martech landscape map would grow. The map, which started in 2011 with only 150 companies listed, now contains over 11,000 companies* — a ridiculous growth rate of over 7,000%! With investments bringing generative AI into every marketing area imaginable, it seems certain that next year’s map will continue on the same growth trajectory.

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The power of expectations

Seth Godin

When we raise our expectations for a student, a friend or a co-worker, we open the door to possibility. We offer them dignity and a chance to grow. We are offering them trust. But if we become attached to those expectations, if the expectation unmet leads us to distress or unhappiness, then that attachment undermines the very reason we created the expectation in the first place.

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This App Is Using AI To Reach People With A High Likelihood To Stay Loyal

AdExchanger

Many developers specifically target Apple device owners because they’re known to spend more on in-app purchases than people who own an Android device. But Mode Mobile has a very different target audience in mind: budget-conscious Android users looking to generate a little extra income. Mode owns an app called Earn that lets people collect in-app […] The post This App Is Using AI To Reach People With A High Likelihood To Stay Loyal appeared first on AdExchanger.

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WeWork’s Bankruptcy Is Not a Full-Blown Brand Burnout, Yet

Adweek

Once valued at a mighty $47 billion, WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey. Despite sinking billions into the business, majority investor SoftBank has cut its losses after a tough four years, exasperated by both post-pandemic working trends and the impact of rising interest rates on the commercial property market. In the.

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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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How marketers are adopting AI in their work

Martech

If marketers aren’t already using AI, they will soon. Only 4% of marketers said they don’t plan to use AI, according to a new study by co-marketing cloud platform SOCi Inc. AI or else. Sixty-nine percent of marketers believe that those in the profession who use AI will replace those who don’t. That leaves 31% who don’t share that belief. But again, nearly everybody plans to use it or is currently using some form of AI in their work.

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What will happen in martech in 2024? A no-BS report and webinar by two giant martech nerds

Chief Martech

Want to know what 2024 has in store for martech? I’m not talking about wild-eyed, hand-wavy, link-baity prognostications that proliferate in every year-end prediction season like that one Mariah Carey Christmas tune. I mean real-world, fact-based, happening-now trends that will inform your marketing operations and technology strategy for the next 12 months.

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Ad Tech Companies Are Getting Graded On Log-File Transparency

AdExchanger

Will log-file data ever not be a mess? Doubt it. But the TAG TrustNet program, which was launched two years ago by Trustworthy Accountability Group to focus on advertisers’ supply-chain transparency, is having a go at it. Advertisers want log-level data because it allows them to sniff out inefficiency or fraud in the supply chain. […] The post Ad Tech Companies Are Getting Graded On Log-File Transparency appeared first on AdExchanger.

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G/O Media Shutters Jezebel, Lays Off Staff and Editorial Director Merrill Brown

Adweek

The digital publisher G/O Media has shuttered Jezebel, the feminist publisher, amid a broader sweep of layoffs across the G/O Media portfolio that will affect 23 staff in total, according to an internal memo shared by chief executive Jim Spanfeller. The cuts come just two days after the company dismissed Merrill Brown, a pedigreed media.

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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.