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5 Marketing Trends Shaping the Paris 2024 Olympics

Adweek

The Olympics are here, and brands are looking to compete in new ways. NBCUniversal has made it clear that the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, which take place July 26 through Aug. 11, won't be business as usual for the broadcaster. The company is bringing in teams of celebrities, including Jimmy Fallon, Snoop Dogg, Call Her.

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Google Says It Might Not Deprecate Cookies In Chrome After All (?!)

AdExchanger

Apologies for not putting more of a disclaimer on that headline, and further apologies to anyone who spit their coffee out onto their laptop. But you read it right: Google is seriously considering plans to scrap third-party cookie deprecation in Chrome. Instead, Google is proposing some kind of TBD opt-out tool for third-party cookies. Google […] The post Google Says It Might Not Deprecate Cookies In Chrome After All (?!

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How does AI fit into marketing campaigns?

Martech

Lately, it seems like everyone is focused on AI. To summarize what I’ve read: AI is the panacea; problems will cease to exist and we’ll be more productive than ever if we just use AI. The reality is that, at least in marketing, AI is not new. We’ve been using it for years and its use continues to grow as new opportunities for automation appear with each advancement in AI capabilities.

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The Cookie Lives, But the Pie Gets Smaller

Exchange Wire

First, we had the delay. Then, the abandonment. On Monday, Google announced via a blog post that it was shelving the deprecation of the third-party cookie, and would instead, “introduce a new experience in Chrome that lets people make an [.] The post The Cookie Lives, But the Pie Gets Smaller appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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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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Leaked Pitch Deck Shows Walmart Is Pitching In-Store Ads to New Brands

Adweek

The next time you're in a Walmart store, don't be surprised if you see an insurance ad looping on TV screens. Walmart Connect, Walmart's advertising arm, will begin selling in-store ads to brands that don't sell products on Walmart's shelves--known as non-endemic advertisers--like financial companies, auto brands and quick-service restaurants. The new offering was shared.

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The Google Chrome Cookie Pivot Has The Industry Wary Of Another ATT-Esque Upheaval

AdExchanger

Google’s announcement on Monday that, on second (or third) thought, it won’t kill third-party cookies in Chrome after all has left the industry grappling with a slate of unanswered questions. Google now says it will introduce new browser-level controls so that users can opt into cookie tracking – or not. But nobody, not even inside […] The post The Google Chrome Cookie Pivot Has The Industry Wary Of Another ATT-Esque Upheaval appeared first on AdExchanger.

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How behavioral economics can be the marketer’s secret weapon

Martech

In marketing, understanding what drives consumer behavior separates the strategic from the box-checkers. Behavioral economics, which combines insights from psychology and economics, provides the most valuable tools for marketers, second only to understanding the exact individuals they aspire to market to. By understanding how and why people make decisions, you can craft strategies that resonate deeply with their audience, leading to better engagement and increased conversions.

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Exclusive: How The New York Times’ Granular Gen AI Tool Drives Campaign Performance

Adweek

Over the last three months, The New York Times has been using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to align a brand's campaign message with the most relevant articles and interested audiences, executives told ADWEEK. And it's seeing promising campaign results. The gen AI-powered ad tool, called BrandMatch, uses large language models (LLMs) to decode an advertiser's.

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What Does Google’s Plan To Keep Cookies Mean For Its Relationship With Regulators?

AdExchanger

Google appears to have thrown regulators for a loop with its surprise announcement on Monday that it no longer plans to deprecate third-party cookies in Chrome. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it will delay publication of its planned quarterly report on the Chrome Privacy Sandbox as it evaluates the situation. The next […] The post What Does Google’s Plan To Keep Cookies Mean For Its Relationship With Regulators?

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United States Vs Google: The Biggest Event of the Year

Exchange Wire

Forget sipping rosé as you promenade in your summer finery down La Croissette. Forget the end of year awards festivities as you wrestle with the choice of lamb or chicken. Forget even Google’s u-turn on the deprecation of the third-party [.] The post United States Vs Google: The Biggest Event of the Year 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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How to put marketing data into meaningful context

Martech

To business executives and marketing professionals, everything is numbers. Watch the news and pay attention to when a broadcaster states a number. Reading, seeing or hearing numbers is easy. Blindly repeating them is easy. What’s hard is validating the data, understanding it and then putting it into a meaningful, useable format. Context matters in data analysis “Numbers out of context are just numbers!

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Nike’s Olympics Ad Is an Ode to Unapologetic Winners

Adweek

"Am I a bad person, tell me, am I?" actor Willem Dafoe, asks in the voiceover for Nike's latest ad, as clips of elite athletes, including basketball forward LeBron James, runner Sha'Carri Richardson, Italian fencer Bebe Vio and tennis icon Serna Williams, flicker across the screen. "I have no empathy, I don't respect you, I'm.

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Solving For Google’s Signal Deprecation Is Not A Future-Proof Privacy Strategy

AdExchanger

During a panel at the recent Cannes Lions, Tracy-Ann Lim, chief media officer at JPMorgan Chase, put it simply: “Winter is coming from a data privacy standpoint.” In late April, Google delayed third-party cookie deprecation for the third time, extending what has now been a five-year waiting game into 2025. Does this latest delay mean […] The post Solving For Google’s Signal Deprecation Is Not A Future-Proof Privacy Strategy appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Uncommon creates a big drama for British Airways

More About Advertising

In-flight safety videos have become a popular way for airlines to have some fun, and Uncommon has got in on the act for British Airways with a period drama that features some unlikely clashes between 19th and 21st century life. More Bridgerton than Jane Eyre or Austen, it includes a witty “D’Arcy coming out of … The post Uncommon creates a big drama for British Airways first appeared on More About Advertising.

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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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Third-party cookies will not be deprecated from Chrome

Martech

Google said yesterday that it will not deprecate third-party cookies in the Chrome browser, an about face that has left the advertising industry stunned. It will, however, continue to develop Privacy Sandbox alternatives, enabling Chrome users to make an informed choice about whether or not to accept cookies when browsing. The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which had said Google could not deprecate cookies until it met a long list of concerns, said: We are disappoint

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Google’s Cookie-less Future Is Probably Not Happening

Adweek

Google, which has been asserting since 2020 that it would stop passing third-party cookies in the Chrome browser, is planning to abandon that course. In a blog post published today, the tech giant said that given the amount of work it would take to move away from cookies, and the amount of impact it would.

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The Third-Party Cookie Pardon

AdExchanger

Keep the cookies; hold for consent. We unpack Google’s reversal on third-party cookies and what it means for the ad industry, which was preparing for a cookieless future. The post The Third-Party Cookie Pardon appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Informa buys Cannes Lions owner Ascential for £1.2bn

More About Advertising

Here’s something to bring a wry smile to the anguished features of the CFO as he (or she) wades disbelievingly through the expenses claims for Cannes. British-based business intelligence and events giant Informa is paying a heady £1.2bn for Cannes Lions owner Ascential. Ascential, originally spun out of UK publisher EMAP, last year offloaded digital … The post Informa buys Cannes Lions owner Ascential for £1.2bn first appeared on More About Advertising.

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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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67% of marketers say lack of training is primary barrier to AI adoption

Martech

While 99% of marketers say they’re personally using AI, 67% say a lack of training remains a barrier to its adoption at work — three percentage points higher than in 2023, according to a new survey by The Marketing AI Institute. Just over a third of respondents (36%) said AI is now infused into their daily workflows — up 7 percentage points from last year, according to the 2024 State of Marketing AI Report.

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Exclusive: 6 Ad Companies Accuse Pluto TV of Exploiting Programmatic Auctions

Adweek

Six ad firms--including four that buy online ads and two whose technology helps sell ads--have told ADWEEK that they are limiting their clients' exposure to streaming ads from Pluto TV, whose parent company Paramount has agreed to merge with media company Skydance. They are worried that Pluto TV is taking advantage of programmatic auctions to.

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Google Backpedaling On Its Cookie Phaseout Isn’t An Excuse For Complacency

AdExchanger

Google has hit the brakes on its plan to eliminate third-party cookies. Instead of phasing out third-party cookies by default, Google now says it will offer Chrome users new privacy controls, allowing them to opt into or out of cookie tracking at the browser level in a more straightforward way. But the industry shouldn’t let […] The post Google Backpedaling On Its Cookie Phaseout Isn’t An Excuse For Complacency appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Cookie Deprecation is Dead: What Should the Industry Do Now? 

Exchange Wire

After what feels like half a lifetime discussing how best to prepare for a cookieless future and arming ourselves for the great third-party cookie demise, Google has abandoned its deprecation plan for Chrome. Surprising? We’ll let you be the judge [.] The post Cookie Deprecation is Dead: What Should the Industry Do Now? appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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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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Looking at augmented reality (AR) in advertising

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Augmented reality is changing the game for advertisers. Immerse yourself in the wonders of AR advertising. Augmented reality (AR) is emerging as a groundbreaking technology – not just for consumers in the advertising world; it also offers brands the opportunity to create immersive and interactive experiences for their audiences. With the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), AR is set to revolutionize programmatic advertising, providing a new dimension for brands to engage with consumers

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Colin Kaepernick Dishes on His New Startup, His Favorite Anime, and How He’ll Spend $4 Million in Funding

Adweek

Star athlete and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is no stranger to the cutthroat world of media. After being blackballed by the NFL for protesting police violence against Black communities, he's become a civil rights activist, which has informed the businesses he's founded. In 2020, he started Kaepernick Publishing to emphasize minority voices.

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Kerel Cooper Exits Group Black To Join Contextual Ad Tech Vendor GumGum

AdExchanger

After more than two years leading ad sales at Group Black, Kerel Cooper has left to take on the CMO role at contextual intelligence platform GumGum. The post Kerel Cooper Exits Group Black To Join Contextual Ad Tech Vendor GumGum appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Acquisitions signal agencies are betting on influencer marketing

Martech

A pair of influencer marketing platforms were acquired by agencies this week, in a sign the advertising industry sees a future in influencer-led strategies that’s bright enough to attract investments in the technology behind them. The larger of the two acquisitions was announced on Thursday, when Publicis Groupe said it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Influential, the largest influencer marketing platform in the world in terms of revenue.

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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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Doing it step by step

Seth Godin

I was surprised to discover that for many AI questions, if you add, “please figure this out step by step,” the AI will provide a dramatically more accurate and useful answer. This works on simple questions like, “how many times does the letter ‘r’ appear in the word ‘strawberry'” to much more complex issues.

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The CrowdStrike Outage Is a Lesson in Crisis Communications

Adweek

It's been a tough few days for CrowdStrike and its biggest customer brands. Microsoft, Delta and others were directly impacted by the global outage on July 18, with many citing the blue screen of death as a sign that Y2K was finally happening in 2024. The incident unfolded when a faulty CrowdStrike update compromised 8.5.

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Programmatic Companies Wrestle With ID Bridging And What Counts As Fraud

AdExchanger

In January, the Chrome browser removed third-party cookies for 1% of users, to facilitate testing of the Privacy Sandbox – and a new controversy was born. This small change precipitated a major crisis among DSPs, which began seeing IDs – what appeared to be third-party cookies on Chrome – used to propagate what should have […] The post Programmatic Companies Wrestle With ID Bridging And What Counts As Fraud appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Channel99 introduces digital channel scoring for B2B

Martech

Channel99 today launched a new solution for scoring the performance of digital campaigns by channel providing insights into performance and opportunities for optimization. This is based, in part at least, on Channel99’s “view through” technology where a “smart pixel” is used to measure and verify B2B advertising performance.

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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.