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Ikea’s Sweet Ads Capture the Messy Realities of Pet Ownership

Adweek

Cats and dogs have an unfortunate tendency to wreak havoc on furniture and other household items. An adorable Ikea campaign assures consumers that its products are so affordable, they don't have to stress about replacing anything their pet destroys. The campaign, by agency Ingo Hamburg, shows various Ikea products in disrepair after animals have ruined.

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No Yellow Cab Detours: Our SEO Drives You Straight to NYC's Top Results

Ad Rants

In the bustling New York City's digital market landscape, navigating the online streets requires a strategic driver--an SEO expert. As businesses vie for attention in this dynamic metropolis, harnessing the power of SEO services in New York becomes important. In this article, we'll explore the essential role of a New York SEO company in propelling your brand to the top results, steering clear of detours, and reaching your online destination efficiently.

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What are common pitfalls for advertisers in data privacy?

The Ad Tech Blog

Common pitfalls in data privacy include lack of consent, inadequate data protection measures, over-reliance on automated systems, and neglecting transparency. These issues can lead to breaches of trust, legal penalties, and damage to a brand’s reputation. How does lack of consent affect advertising? Lack of consent arises when consumers are not properly informed or do not agree to their data being collected and used for advertising purposes.

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The rock star conundrum

Seth Godin

Forty years ago, the royalty of rock spent the night in a studio to record one of the fastest-selling singles of all time. The documentary of the event is just okay, but it’s fascinating in how it shows us just how deep imposter syndrome lies. Only a few stars seemed at all comfortable–Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross. On the other hand, Waylon Jennings felt excluded and stormed out halfway through.

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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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The CMA Is Prepared to Delay Google’s Cookie Deprecation Plans

Adweek

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority might extend the deadline on cookie deprecation if Google Chrome does not satisfy its concerns, Craig Jenkins, director of the digital markets unit at the CMA, told a room full of ad-tech practitioners at an IAB Tech Lab event in New York today. "If we're not satisfied we can.

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The Power of Landing Pages: Increasing Conversions and Driving Business Growth

Ad Rants

Over a website, you may occasionally come across an intriguing page that calls to you. You navigate across it by scrolling. Suddenly, a link to carry on engaging with that particular page appears. This is the page that lands here. This amazing website feature is often created by advertisers to accomplish a particular objective. They design it so that it attracts consumer interest.

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“But what if I’m wrong?

Seth Godin

If we’re going to come together and invest the time in conversation, in research or in analysis, we should begin by understanding what would be required for you or I to change our minds. If you’re not willing to consider that you’re wrong, then, in the words of a Dan Dennett, you’re a spectator, not a participant. Let’s agree on the standards of proof, and then begin.

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Brands Are Scared to Use LGBTQ+ Marketing That Works

Adweek

Brands know LGBTQ+ marketing helps grow their business--they're just afraid to use it. A study released exclusively to ADWEEK by the ANA found that despite 82% of marketers believing there's still significant room for more marketing that includes LGBTQ+ people, just 55% of brands actively marketed to or included the LGBTQ+ community in their marketing.

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British Airways flies high (again) with Uncommon OOH

More About Advertising

Yet another winner for British Airways from Uncommon: an outdoor campaign that adds another big, confident brand message to the ongoing “British original” push. “Windows” captures the wonder on passengers’ faces when they look onto the world from 35,000ft. The 11 outsized and visually arresting posters will be seen across 324 print sites across the … The post British Airways flies high (again) with Uncommon OOH first appeared on More About Advertising.

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A Pubmatic Server Anomaly, $1 Billion CPMs, and a Complicated Programmatic Ecosystem

Ad Monsters

Pubmatic quickly resolved its $1 billion ad auction error without significant damage. However, some still believe that the incident implies the need for greater regulation in the programmatic supply chain. Publishers, imagine this: You check your ad account like any other day and find $1 billion worth of CPMs. A sudden rush of shock, excitement, and disbelief runs through you; maybe someone is even fanning you off the floor.

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

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The drift to normal

Seth Godin

As an organization grows in scale, the idiosyncrasy and distinctiveness that was originally informed by the taste of the founders moves toward the mean. Over time, things get more average. That’s because each new customer, each new supplier and each new employee wants or needs something a little more normal, at least sometimes. The drift to normal can only be countered by persistent effort, usually at the cost of some element of short-term scale. “It might not be for you,” alwa

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The Future of Women in Gaming With Letta J and Jay-Ann Lopez

Adweek

When it comes to the future of gaming, accessibility and representation are key. Since the 1980s, gaming has been marketed as a male-dominated industry. But that's not the case. "I've been playing video games since I was 4 years old," said Jaye "Letta J" Watts, founder and CEO of Coexist Gaming. "Men have often shunted.

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How to make sure your data is AI-ready

Martech

Leading CRM platforms like Salesforce, Dynamics, Zoho and HubSpot are introducing new AI features for autonomous chats, automatic campaign launches, product suggestions and sentiment analysis. That’s great and exciting. But there’s one thing in the way: our data. Ultimately, all the technology in the world isn’t worth the investment if the data it relies on is poor.

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AdMonsters Ops Reveal: Keynote James Rosewell on Disrupting Digital Monopolies and the Future of Online Privacy

Ad Monsters

Gearing up for AdMonsters Ops, we spiced things up with a LinkedIn Live featuring keynote James Rosewell, the trailblazing Cofounder of Movement for an Open Web (MOW), who dished out his unique perspective on today’s tumultuous regulatory terrain. In our quest for the perfect keynote speakers for AdMonsters Ops, we wanted industry leaders who were not afraid to expose what’s going on behind the curtains, and James Rosewell does just that.

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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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Velocity and possibility

Seth Godin

The art of project management includes the dance between velocity and possibility. If you describe the outcome with specificity and remove as many variables as possible, you’ll get the work done with more speed, higher reliability and less cost. That velocity, though, might encourage us to recognize that all sorts of options are available. There are countless chances to make the project better and to find new opportunities.

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Why Advertisers Claim Meta Owes $7 Billion in Damages

Adweek

According to a class-action lawsuit brought by Facebook and Instagram advertisers, Meta's metrics flub owes them potential damages exceeding $7 billion. In a ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco is letting advertisers pursue legal action against Meta for monetary damages, accusing it of inflating the social platforms' Potential Reach metric.

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MarTech Salary and Career Survey: More promotions and more layoffs

Martech

For martech professionals salaries are good and promotions are coming faster, unfortunately, layoffs are coming faster, too. That’s according to the just-released 2024 Martech Salary and Career Survey. Another very unfortunate finding: The median salary of women below the C-suite level is 35% less than what men earn. The last year saw many different economic trends, some at odds with each other.

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TV Tunes in to Sustainable Advertising

VideoWeek

This month saw the release of a new book aimed at guiding industry efforts on sustainability. ‘Sustainable Advertising: How Advertising Can Support a Better Future’, written by Matt Bourn, Director of Communications at the Advertising Association and Ad Net Zero, and Sebastian Munden, Chair of Ad Net Zero, lays out a manifesto for how advertising can help build a sustainable economy, and identifies some of the companies helping the industry make progress towards net zero emissions.

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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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Explaining yourself

Seth Godin

The only reason we need to go into detail about our resume, the details of our new idea or the features of a product is to cause action to happen. And action is the result of tension, status or affiliation, and these are based on trust. There are many ways to build that trust, and an instruction manual, a powerpoint deck and a set of bullets aren’t the only ones.

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New Projects, Partnerships and Beginnings: Megan Thee Stallion Is on a Hot Girl Streak

Adweek

Just minutes into 2024, Megan Thee Stallion already had her first big moment of the new year. Live on ABC from Times Square, Megan delivered her fans (or "thee hotties," as she calls them) a medley of her hits. And she did it all while dressed as Planet Fitness brand character Mother Fitness, topping off.

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5 ways to evolve agile for real business results

Martech

You may have heard “agile is dead.” Agilists have overused buzzwords, promoted processes and transformations over people and treated agile like a religion rather than an evolving approach to better ways of working. Tamás Polgár declared agile has failed because proponents “merely parroted buzzwords and played with meaningless cards and colorful charts all day.

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MAA Ad of the Week: BA’s Avios from Uncommon

More About Advertising

There are some pretty good ads around just now, a relief after what we might term a fallow period. FCB London’s ‘Get Comfortable’ duo for Andrex would be a worthy winner most weeks but Uncommon Creative Studio lifts the prize with another showstopper – ‘Everyday’ (which is anything but) for BA and IAG’s Avios points. … The post MAA Ad of the Week: BA’s Avios from Uncommon first appeared on More About Advertising.

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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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The B2B questions

Seth Godin

Questions people ask themselves when looking at a web page aimed at businesses (B2B). They are rhetorical, but should give you a place to begin: Is it my job to deal with this? Who sent me here? Will this advance my project? Will it help me get ahead if I take action? If I ignore this, will I fall behind? What are the promises being made? Are they achievable–promises that break the laws of physics or contradict my experience are hard to believe.

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Goth Glamour: Liquid Death and e.l.f. Cosmetics Collaborate on Ghoulish Makeup Kit

Adweek

On a typical afternoon in a sunny suburb, all-American teenagers Piper and Addison fawn over their favorite goth rocker in Corpse Beat magazine, snack on vegan goat's blood and paint their faces like hard-core metalheads. Of course they do. This is, after all, Liquid Death's twisted version of a slice of life, with e.l.f. Cosmetics.

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NumberEight & Yieldmo Announce Strategic Partnership for Market-First Contextual In-App Targeting

Exchange Wire

NumberEight, a leader in ID-less solutions, announced today (March 28th, 2024) that it has collaborated with Yieldmo to provide brands with better access to in-app traffic by aligning in-app targeting capabilities. NumberEight has reimagined user identity management through AI technology and [.] The post NumberEight & Yieldmo Announce Strategic Partnership for Market-First Contextual In-App Targeting appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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Uncommon walks on water in new ‘Everyday’ film for Avios

More About Advertising

After a decade away from big brand advertising, Avios’ new campaign – its biggest media investment to date – is a spellbinding film showing people gliding serenely above the water on e-foils as they go about their everyday business. The dreamy ride sends the simple message that booking fights isn’t the only way to rack … The post Uncommon walks on water in new ‘Everyday’ film for Avios first appeared on More About Advertising.

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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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Maximizing your B2B spend: Is account-based marketing worth it?

Martech

In B2B marketing, the traditional approach of casting a wide net is increasingly being challenged by a more targeted and personalized strategy: account-based marketing (ABM). This method focuses on identifying and engaging with specific high-value accounts, treating each as its own distinct market. But is ABM the right approach for your business? This article explores the potential benefits and challenges of implementing an ABM strategy, along with key factors to consider when evaluating its sui

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NBCU Extends Olympics Opening Ceremony Coverage to IMAX Screens

Adweek

NBCUniversal plans to extend live coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony across over 150 IMAX screens. On July 26, the organizers are planning a four-mile-long flotilla of almost 100 boats along the River Seine carrying all the athletes from over 200 countries. NBCU states this is the first time the Summer Olympic opening.

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Best Seller Rank: How to Achieve?

Ad Badger

At Ad Badger, we’re keeping it simple. We’ve identified Amazon’s top-selling products for our community. Whether you’re shopping or selling, Read More Best Seller Rank: How to Achieve? The post Best Seller Rank: How to Achieve? appeared first on Ad Badger.

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From the MNTN Slack — Video Ad Channels Should Be Friends

MNTN

Connected TV advertising is about to break a new record high, but do advertisers really have to pick sides in the social vs. CTV debate? How is second-screen behavior affecting the ad experience? And what do the big shake-ups at Disney+ and Hulu mean for everyone? This week, our team discussed these latest news updates in the MNTN Slack newsroom. Stephen Graveman (Content Marketing Manager): Hey, here’s an interesting story going around this week: a new forecast by Advertiser Perceptions p

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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.