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Going Deep on Live Sports Advertising Opportunities

Basis

Picture this: The weekend is finally here, it’s game time, and you’ve got your homemade nachos all set to go (your secret ingredient: home-pickled jalapenos!). You plop down on the couch, crack open your first beer, turn on the big screen and.shoot. Where’s the game? Didn’t you read something about Amazon securing the rights for this season? No wait, that was Peacock.or was it Apple TV+?

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Bridgerton Breakout Star Shills for Booze-Free Spirits Brand

Adweek

As the dreamy duke from Bridgerton, Reg?-Jean Page worked his smoldering magic to win over his on-screen love interest, along with a massive Netflix audience. In a commercial for Seedlip, the heartthrob exercises his literal sleight of hand to promote the booze-free spirits brand and drop a new tagline, "Choose Different." The spot debuts during.

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Disney Uses Self-Service To Attract New Buyers – With A Focus On Local

AdExchanger

The Mouse House is moving ahead with plans to automate as much of its ad sales biz as possible. Next up: self-serve programmatic. The post Disney Uses Self-Service To Attract New Buyers – With A Focus On Local appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Marketing is hiring more freelancers. Should one of them be you?

Martech

Digital marketing and its technology aren’t the only things that have been transformed in the past three and three-quarter years. Digital marketers are now in an employment environment radically different from what it was pre-pandemic. One that’s giving them more leverage in the workforce. More than half (54%) of marketing leaders say they have more freelancers than ever on their teams, according to a survey by talent agency Fiverr Pro.

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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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What is the IAB Tech Lab Spiders and Bots list?

IAB Tech Lab

In the discourse of ad measurement, plenty has been written about IVT (invalid traffic). As a starting point, IVT is defined generally as traffic or associated media activity (e.g.

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Amazon Brings Streaming Advertising Capabilities to More Brands

Adweek

Amazon wants viewers to have a steady stream of brands on streaming. At its unBoxed event today, Amazon Ads announced Sponsored TV, a new self-service advertising product that allows all brands that sell on Amazon in the U.S. to reach audiences on streaming TV, including on Amazon Freevee, Twitch and third-party services through Fire TV.

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How brands should react to market slowdowns

Martech

This article was co-authored with Ed Crain , President and CEO of Kingstar Media and 26-year veteran of the marketing and media industries. Over 30 years of working in the media business, I’ve seen a fair share of market slowdowns. That time horizon has taught me these are more of an eventuality than a possibility, especially given the increased volatility of a global market.

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Complex or complicated?

Seth Godin

Complicated problems have a solution, and the solution can often be found by breaking the complicated portions into smaller pieces. And complicated problems often have an emotional component, because there are parts of the problem we don’t want to look at closely, or deal with personally. If you’re lucky enough to be handed a complicated problem, know that effort and guts can often get you where you’re going.

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BuzzFeed Inc. Is Considering Selling Complex Media to Ecommerce Platform Ntwrk

Adweek

The entertainment and culture publisher BuzzFeed Inc. is in advanced discussions to sell Complex Media, which it acquired in January 2021 for $300 million, to the livestream ecommerce platform Ntwrk, according to three people familiar with the transaction.

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Website Tags Are Your New (And Old) Best Friend

AdExchanger

You know the movie trope that involves a makeover scene during which the so-called nerdy girl takes off her glasses for the first time, lets her hair down (or pushes it back from her face) and becomes suddenly beautiful? Tag management is that so-called nerdy girl. Although website tagging doesn’t get much attention, it’s a […] The post Website Tags Are Your New (And Old) Best Friend appeared first on AdExchanger.

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

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Chrome’s IP address protection initiative presents new challenges for marketers

Martech

Google is preparing to test a new feature in Chrome that will allow users to hide their IP addresses by using proxy servers. Initially this will be an opt-in feature like Apple’s Ask App Not to Track. The concern is that IP addresses, like cookies, can be used to track online activity and create persistent user profiles. The logic is that, if cookies are a threat to privacy, IP addresses are too.

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The next one

Seth Godin

When asked what his favorite composition was, Duke Ellington said, “the next one.” This is the essence of the artistic process. When we’re in the liminal space between now and what is about to come, we’re fully alive.

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3 Major Ways Generative AI Is Redefining Search

Adweek

The generative AI race is well underway, and we're already seeing applications in advertising and marketing for creative ideation and development. This includes one of the key pillars of digital advertising--search. As consumers, we have grown accustomed to being overwhelmed with ads and information in search engines, while being underwhelmed by experiences and results from.

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AppsFlyer Adds To Its Privacy Cloud With A Clean Room-Inspired Marketplace

AdExchanger

AppsFlyer is building a marketplace so advertisers can share user-level data with third-party vendors without, well, actually sharing any user-level data with third-party vendors. The marketplace, which offers functionality similar to that of a clean room, is the most recent addition to AppsFlyer’s Privacy Cloud, the company’s suite of products for privacy-focused measurement, activation and […] The post AppsFlyer Adds To Its Privacy Cloud With A Clean Room-Inspired Marketplace appeared fi

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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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MarTech’s digital transformation experts to follow

Martech

Digital transformation can mean many things to marketers and organizations. It all depends on a business’s digital maturity and the strategic goals the transformation is intended to achieve. One thing is certain — digital transformation affects the entire organization. Everyone has to be on board if it’s going to succeed. Our list of experts includes a wide range of voices that speak to the effects that new digital technologies have on organizations at all levels.

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Emotional labor and its consequences

Seth Godin

Forty years ago, Arlie Russell Hochschild wrote about emotional labor. The work that frontline employees had to do (especially women) in managing and expressing emotions as part of their job. She talked about how exhausting it was for flight attendants to show up with a smile, even when they didn’t feel like it. Emotional labor is the opposite of the industrial economy’s task-based, measured output.

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Unilever Brings Back the CMO Role—Here’s Why

Adweek

Just over one year ago, Unilever switched out the traditional CMO role for a marketing position that bridged sales and digital. Now the CPG giant, famously one of the world's biggest advertisers, has reinstated the role. Well, almost. On Thursday, the Dove and Ben & Jerry's owner announced that Esi Eggleston Bracey, who currently leads.

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An Overview Of Post-Cookie Collaboration Tools – And Their Shortcomings

AdExchanger

Ongoing cookie deprecation and signal loss have eliminated access to the IDs that have underpinned targeting and measurement in marketing. Safari and Firefox no longer support third-party cookies for ad targeting, and Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention makes it hard to use mobile IDs. That makes only about 30% of the total online audience addressable and […] The post An Overview Of Post-Cookie Collaboration Tools – And Their Shortcomings appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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How consumers are contacting brands on social media this holidays

Martech

Chances are, brands will be hearing from customers on social this holiday season. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of consumers say they’re likely to reach out to a brand on social over the holidays, according to a new study by social media management platform Sprout Social. Seventy percent say they’re going to directly message a brand, and 63% said they’re more likely to contact a brand on social during the holidays than at other times throughout the year.

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Mobile Gaming: Capitalising on the Power of Portable Play

Exchange Wire

Set to be worth USD$470bn (~£385bn) globally before the decade is out, the gaming industry has surged in both value and popularity. In the US alone, 27% of people spend between 1 and 5 hours gaming each week, with the [.] The post Mobile Gaming: Capitalising on the Power of Portable Play appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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Sweden Negotiates With Switzerland in Campaign to Avoid Confusion

Adweek

Despite being more than 10 times the size of Switzerland and located in the Nordics, tourists still confuse the two countries. Now, tired of the mix-ups, its tourism body Visit Sweden aims to do something about it--by negotiating a trade deal. To help global travelers, leaders, the New York Stock Exchange and event organizers who.

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Why Joshua Lowcock Hopes His Exit From UM Will Spark Actual Change

AdExchanger

In a post on LinkedIn announcing his departure last week after eight years at IPG-owned UM Worldwide, Joshua Lowcock quoted lyrics by the singer Poppy from a song called “Bloodmoney” to help explain what motivated his decision to leave. “What do you believe when everyone is watching? … When nobody’s watching, what do you believe?” […] The post Why Joshua Lowcock Hopes His Exit From UM Will Spark Actual Change appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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Social media data’s rising influence on business success by Sprout Social

Martech

Top executives recognize the significance of social data and insights in interpreting consumer behavior, predicting trends and making informed decisions. Social data goes beyond mere numbers but produces actual, tangible business results. Incorporating social insights into every aspect of a company is critical for trendspotting, competitor analysis, and achieving proactive crisis management.

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Lumen’s Blaise Lucey on the Evolution of the Attention Challenge and the Future of Advertising Metrics

Exchange Wire

Ahead of the ExchangeWire LIVE Attention event, global marketing director at Lumen, Blaise Lucey, sheds light on the evolving landscape of attention, the significance of data-driven advertising metrics, compliance with privacy legislation, and the innovative possibilities that clients are uncovering. How [.] The post Lumen’s Blaise Lucey on the Evolution of the Attention Challenge and the Future of Advertising Metrics appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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NFL Throwbacks Show How Marketers Can Use Nostalgia to Build Brands

Adweek

If nostalgia longed only for the good old days, there would be far fewer football fans. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers began their existence in 1976 clad in orange-and-white uniforms with a swashbuckling, dagger-chomping pirate on their helmets. Their roughly two decades in those uniforms began with an 0-14 record and ended with a 100-223-1 record.

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Creative And Media’s Much-Needed Merger

AdExchanger

Despite efforts at consolidation, traditional agency holdcos remain fragmented on the inside and often confusing to marketers on the outside. WPP’s recent agency reorgs are classic examples of this phenomenon. In 2018, WPP merged creative agencies VML and Young & Rubicam to create VMLY&R. Two years later, WPP combined its shopper marketing agency, Geometry, with […] The post Creative And Media’s Much-Needed Merger appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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HubSpot and TikTok announce lead gen CRM integration

Martech

HubSpot has teamed up with TikTok to provide real-time lead synchronization between the social-media phenom and HubSpot’s Smart CRM. This is TikTok’s first CRM lead generation collaboration. The two companies are using a “no-code” approach, allowing businesses to deploy ads on TikTok and sync leads directly to HubSpot’s Smart CRM.

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CTV Combines the “Best Bits” of TV and Digital Advertising

VideoWeek

Advances in connected TV enable CTV to compete with other digital channels in its ability to respond to real-time data signals, according to Laura Hicks, Global Head of Marketing Development at GroupM Nexus. Cross-channel campaigns can therefore combine the benefits of TV with the advantages of digital advertising. In this video interview, Hicks speaks on the targeting opportunities of CTV, the ability to plug in commerce and retail data, and the avenues it opens up for clients who previously wo

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This Battle of the Baddest AR Experience Features Larger Than Life Fighters

Adweek

To kick off the annual Riyadh Season sports and entertainment festival in Saudi Arabia, current World Boxing Council champion Tyson Fury and former Ultimate Fighting Championship star Francis Ngannou will face off in the Battle of the Baddest on Oct. 28 to see which fighter reigns supreme. Ahead of the fight, production company Unit9 created.

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Better CTV Auctions: The Argument For Engaging Multiple SSPs

AdExchanger

As supply-path optimization (SPO) becomes the rallying cry of our entire industry, the complexity of the CTV landscape is in the spotlight. Calls are growing louder for publishers to dramatically slash the number of SSPs included in their unified auctions. A more centralized approach with fewer SSPs, these folks argue, will bring clarity and efficiency […] The post Better CTV Auctions: The Argument For Engaging Multiple SSPs appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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.