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EXCLUSIVE: Layoffs Hit WPP Media Agencies Days After Reports of GroupM Rebrand

Adweek

Staff at WPPs media agencies say they were blindsided by sudden layoffs, locked out of email, and told to leavejust days after the companys high-profile rebrand.

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5 tactics to make your B2B content hit harder and stick longer

Martech

Let’s be honest: too much B2B content is AIgenerated junk posts that chase rankings and leads and deliver little value. Creating content is easy, creating good content takes work. If you’re managing content operations, optimizing campaigns or overseeing marketing tech, these five content tactics will help your marketing get noticed and get results. 1.

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Ad Tech CES 2025: AI, Everywhere, All At Once

Ad Monsters

CES 2025 showcased AI as one of the major driving forces behind ad techs evolution, with innovations in personalization, cross-platform measurement, and collaboration. CES 2025 has closed and as the dust settles on the Las Vegas Convention Center, it’s clear that artificial intelligence has taken center stage, driving advancements across all facets of ad tech.

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The Wrong AI Tool Is As Bad As the Wrong Hire

The Ad Tech Blog

If you are like me, one of your biggest nightmares is hiring the wrong engineer. That engineer who won’t play well with the rest of the team, gets into technical fights with the most senior members, and works on side projects he/she believe are more important for the company. I don’t like micromanagement; it is too time-consuming. I also don’t want to rush features that will harm my team’s reputation.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How to win an argument with a toddler

Seth Godin

You can’t. That’s because toddlers don’t understand what an argument is and aren’t interesting in having one. Toddlers (which includes defensive bureaucrats, bullies, flat earthers, folks committed to a specific agenda and radio talk show hosts) may indicate that they’d like to have an argument , but they’re actually engaging in connection, noise, play acting or a chance to earn status.

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MSNBC Live To Co-Host and Stream Final DNC Leadership Forum [Exclusive]

Adweek

Live from Washington, D.C., it's the latest edition of MSNBC Live. TVNewser can exclusively reveal that the cable network's in-person event division is co-hosting the fourth and final Democratic National Committee leadership forum alongside Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service. Scheduled to take place on the Georgetown campus on Jan. 30, this is.

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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Killed a Cookieless Ad Product After Google’s U-Turn

Adweek

Emails show Amazon urged publishers to join its program integrating with Google Privacy Sandbox APIs, before quietly changing course.

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10 Indie Agencies to Watch, Launched by Top Adland Talent

Adweek

A new wave of indie agencies, founded by seasoned industry veterans, is reshaping the advertising landscape with fresh approaches to creativity, speed, and brand strategy.

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X Rolls Out AI-Generated Ads in Push to Win Advertisers Back

Adweek

X is debuting AI-powered advertising tools designed to automate ad creation and performance analysis, the company announced Friday. Two new features, rolling out in phases to advertisers, rely on X's proprietary AI assistant Grok to generate ad copy, imagery, and campaign insights with minimal human input. "Prefill with Grok" is a new creation tool for.

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The Daily Mail Chases 1 Million Paying Subscribers With Its First US Paywall 

Adweek

The Daily Mail introduced its first paywall for its U.S. edition on Tuesday, marking a shift in its digital strategy as the general interest publisher seeks to diversify its revenue streams beyond advertising. DailyMail+ is part of a broader plan from the privately owned title to attract 1 million paying subscribers by 2029, according to.

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

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Google Will Explore Ads in AI Mode, Taking Cues From Ads in AI Overviews

Adweek

Google will "explore bringing ads into" its new AI Mode, the company told ADWEEK. AI Mode, rolled out in beta Wednesday, can conduct multiple searches at once to serve up in-depth, multi-step responses to complex user queries. While ads aren't yet available in AI Mode, Google said it will "leverage learnings" from ads products built.

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Here’s What Netflix’s New Homepage Means for Advertising

Adweek

Netflix hopes members and advertisers are excited about its new homepage updates.

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Marketers Will Need to Double Down Against Divisiveness

Adweek

The success of advertising rests on clear, concise, and culturally considerate communication. Yet only 22 days into 2025, legal mandates and corporate maneuvers would suggest that facts are not important to consider when crafting what we say, how we say it, or how we show it. Everyone was left a little shaken following Mark Zuckerberg's.

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Google Has Pulled Nearly 200 Apps Due to Extensive Android Ad Fraud Scheme

Adweek

Google has wiped over 180 apps from the Play Store in response to findings from ad verification vendor Integral Ad Science (IAS) that uncovered a massive ad fraud operation that used shell Android apps to generate millions of dollars in ad revenue. After noticing a handful of "anomalies in app behavior and traffic patterns" in.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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MNTN Is Selling Ryan Reynolds’ Agency Maximum Effort, SEC Filing Shows

Adweek

BlackRock-backed CTV advertising platform MNTN is divesting production shop Maximum Effort "to an affiliate of its original owner," according to an IPO securities filing made Friday. Maximum Effort was founded by actor Ryan Reynolds and producer George Dewey in 2018. In the filing, MNTN said that on Feb. 28 "the Company entered into an agreement.

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Bumble Goes Up Against Dating App Rivals With Amelia Dimoldenberg Partnership

Adweek

Bumble, the women-focused dating and social networking app, is taking a new marketing direction as it unveils a partnership with celebrity interviewer and Chicken Shop Date creator Amelia Dimoldenberg. Dimoldenberg is the first star in Bumble's year-long series of celebrity profiles and editorial content in collaboration with Mel Ottenberg, creative director and editor-in-chief of Interview.

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Advertisers Are Losing Trust In TAG and MRC After Damning CSAM Report

Adweek

Advertisers are losing their faith in the Media Rating Council (MRC) and the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), industry accreditation organizations who are responsible for upholding rigorous brand safety standards. An Adalytics report last week found MRC- and TAG-certified vendors, including DoubleVerify and IAS, were monitoring ads on image-hosting site imgbb.com, that had been flagged by.

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WPP Makes Next Big AI Bet With Investment in Stability AI

Adweek

WPP is deepening its artificial intelligence toolset and making a strategic move into generative AI with a stake in Stability AI. The holding company's investment in Stability AI is meant to deepen access its advanced AI models for creating images, videos, 3D designs, and audio. In return, Stability AI will benefit from WPP's marketing expertise.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Flau’jae Johnson and Experian Double Team Consumer Debt in March Madness Ads

Adweek

Flau'jae Johnson has been an LSU Tiger, an NCAA Champion, a rapper, a business major, and a prolific endorser--but being financially stable has become a similarly important part of her identity. As March Madness tips off, Johnson is using her sports marketing partnership with credit firm Experian to help fans get there as well. She'll.

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The DunKings Will Return to Super Bowl 59

Adweek

Move over, Taylor Swift. The DunKings are back for Super Bowl 59. Dunkin' announced its return to the Big Game during the Grammy Awards on Sunday evening, with an ad that reveals the next chapter of The DunKings--a fictional boy band, fronted by actor Ben Affleck.

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Microsoft Lures Brands to Advertise in Chatbot Copilot with New Formats and AI Agents

Adweek

Microsoft is blurring the line between search and shopping with new AI-powered ads in its generative AI chatbot, Copilot. It unveiled several AI ad formats and tools today at its Advertising Accelerate event in the Dominican Republic, including Showroom Ads, an interactive split-screen experience that mimics in-store guidance, and branded AI agents that let brands.

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Amazon’s Ad Revenue Was $56 Billion Last Year

Adweek

The numbers $56.2 billion -- Amazon's 2024 ad revenue in net sales. $17.3 billion -- The amount Amazon made from net sales of its advertising services during the fourth quarter of 2024, a 18% year-over-year increase. $69 billion -- Amazon's run rate for its advertising business. $638 billion -- Overall net sales in 2024, a.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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By the Book: Johnny Joey Jones Previews Behind the Badge (First Look)

Adweek

Behind the Badge collects the stories of first responders.

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The Biggest Agentic AI Trends at CES 2025

Adweek

If you've been coming to CES for the past decade and hit the marketing panels and keynotes, you would think that every year promises a transformation for our business. This year, the pablum finally feels real and potent; artificial and augmented intelligence applied to marketing and advertising dominated the discussions on the stages and in.

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The Top Rising and Declining Job Titles in Marketing

Adweek

Although the number of U.S. jobs in advertising, public relations, and other related services remained flat throughout 2024, the jobs themselves are changing. Exclusive data from LinkedIn shows how. When comparing the quantity of marketing-related job titles on LinkedIn user profiles in 2024 versus 2022, no position experienced more growth than "Sales Marketing Supervisor," which.

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WeightWatchers Parent Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection

Adweek

The rise in popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy orced WeightWatchers to transition to providing telehealth services.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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A Clydesdale Foal Steals the Show in Budweiser’s Super Bowl 59 Teaser

Adweek

Baby animals are cute crowd-pleasers--and doesn't Budweiser know it. The Anheuser-Busch's (AB InBev)-owned beer brand has just unveiled its Super Bowl 59 ad teaser, "Something 'Big' Is Coming," and the star of the show looks to be a sharp-eared Clydesdale foal. The 15-second video shows Clydesdale horses geared up and ready to leave the brewery.

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Great Minds Think Unalike: Advertising Week’s 20-Year Evolution

Adweek

In this episode of The Speed of Culture Podcast, Suzy founder and host Matt Britton chats with Ruth Mortimer, global president of Advertising Week. From blending entertainment and education to embracing creativity in a tech-driven world, Ruth delves into the evolving advertising landscape, the role of inclusivity, and the importance of staying curious in shaping.

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New Study Reveals the Impact of Relevant Advertising in Cultural Moments

Adweek

There's no need to pontificate about the power of relevant advertising in live moments; the numbers speak for themselves. New research from Magna, the media intelligence and investment unit within IPG Mediabrands, and Sightly, a real-time marketing intelligence and activation company, quantifies the impact of aligning brands with real-time trends during media campaigns.

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Meta Launches Thread Video Ads and Revives Facebook Live Ads

Adweek

Meta launches Thread video ads and shares Reels insight at NewFronts.

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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.