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TikTok Will Pause Ads on Jan. 19, But Data Will Remain Accessible

Adweek

TikTok has told advertisers that it will automatically pause ad campaigns in the U.S. starting January 19, three agency executives told ADWEEK. TikTok will likely be banned in the U.S. on that date, unless it gets a last-minute reprieve.

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Guardrails and governance: How to protect your brand while using AI

Martech

Marketing has traditionally served as the “guardian of the brand,” ensuring organizational consistency across all channels. AI creates brand assets at scale, offering speed and efficiency. However, it also introduces new risks. Here’s how it changes guardrails and governance and what to do about it. Guardrails vs. governance While closely related, guardrails and governance serve different but complementary functions in AI-powered marketing organizations.

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2025 advertising trends cheatsheet: the future of marketing in a rapidly evolving world

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As we dive into 2025, the advertising landscape is undergoing a massive transformation driven by new technologies, evolving consumer behavior, and changing regulatory frameworks. Dont feel like youre prepared? Dont worry, we have the perfect, last-minute cheat sheet to identifying the top trends for the upcoming year. The future of advertising will be characterized by deeper personalization, smarter automation, immersive experiences , and a greater focus on sustainability and privacy.

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Does Google’s U-Turn On Fingerprinting ‘Open New Opportunities’ Or Is It ‘Irresponsible’?

AdExchanger

In late December, right before the holidays, Google announced a policy change that elicited both cheers and jeers. Starting on February 16, Google said it will no longer prohibit fingerprinting for companies that use its advertising products. Oh, how times have changed. From no way to okay Fingerprinting identifies a device by combining multiple signals […] The post Does Googles U-Turn On Fingerprinting Open New Opportunities Or Is It Irresponsible?

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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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55+ Predictions for 2025 Marketing Trends

Karola Karlson

This article first appeared in my marketing newsletter. Subscribe here to be the first one to read new posts. TL;DR: Marketing trends will continue to shift A LOT this year Writing about 2024 marketing trends , I focused on the Big Five of trends, including Gen Z social media, UGC-style content, AI hype going down (I was wrong) and sustainability going up.

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AI Briefing: CES 2025 showcases more AI for TVs, wearables and advertisers

Digiday

Shoppable TV ads powered by AI-powered visual search arent yet a household habit. However, one startup’s new partnerships with two major TV manufacturers are just one of the many ways AI was showcased in Las Vegas last week during CES 2025. ‘Searchable TV’? At CES 2025 last week, a startup called TheTake announced new deals with LG and Samsung, bringing its total footprint to more than 30 million devices.

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How Much Does a TV Commercial Cost in 2025?

MNTN

TV advertising has typically been thought of as expensive and cumbersome. However, times have since changed, with technology and solutions helping advertisers overcome these common challenges. This article will explore TV advertising costs , the difference between national and local TV ads , and how these costs are determined. How Much Does a TV Commercial Cost?

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AI agents are the new iPaaS and the next frontier of intense competition in digital ops orchestration

Chief Martech

Welcome to 2025! It’ll be the Year of AI Agents in martech, in word and deed. Here’s what I think that means… From the moment there was more than one software product in a company’s tech stack, there’s been jockeying to determine who was boss. If the tech stack were an orchestra, which product would be the conductor? Whichever one directed the flow of data among apps and determined which function in which app was called when literally orchestrating the tech stack

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Amazon Is Selling Its Adtech to Other Retailers, Taking Direct Aim at Firms Like Criteo

Adweek

Amazon built a $50 billion ad business by selling sponsored placements on its website and app. Now, the ecommerce giant wants to do the same for other retailers. Today at CES, Amazon Ads announced a new ad product called Amazon Retail Ad Service, allowing retailers to use Amazon's tools to sell product ads appearing on.

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What Brands Are Doing to Help Los Angeles Fire Victims

Adweek

As the fires in Los Angeles continue to rage, swallowing up homes and businesses from Malibu to Altadena, Airbnb was one of the high-profile brands to help those affected across Los Angeles County, offering temporary housing to people who were impacted. But many other brands and businesses, both national and local, are also lending a.

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

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Bracing for a TikTok Ban: 5 Key Implications for Ads, Creators, and Businesses

Adweek

With a potential TikTok ban set to take effect on January 19 in the U.S., the ripple effects will be felt far beyond its millions of users in the country, causing major disruptions to the broader digital landscape. In April last year, Congress passed a law banning "foreign adversary-controlled applications" from app stores, which could.

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Apple TV+ Stages an Eerie Stunt at Grand Central for Severance Season 2

Adweek

Apple TV+ engaged in some dystopian performance art to promote the second season of its hit show Severance. On Jan. 14 at Grand Central Terminal in New York, actors Adam Scott, Britt Lower, and Zach Cherry appeared as their Severance characters in a pop-up glass cube resembling an office cubicle. They caught people's attention as.

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How Triller’s CEO Plans to Poach TikTok Creators

Adweek

As a U.S. ban looms, creators are actively looking for TikTok alternatives that can help them build an audience and surface their content. YouTube's Shorts and Instagram's Reels are the two biggest formats attracting creators. But smaller apps want in, too. Ten-year-old Triller is one such app. The video app gained traction during the first.

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Here’s How Reporters Are Covering the Los Angeles Wildfires

Adweek

The eyes of the country are currently on Los Angeles, where 2025's first climate-related disaster is playing out in real time. On Tuesday, a severe windstorm swept through the L.A. region, igniting several fires that spread to engulf three major areas, including the Pacific Palisades, Eaton Canyon, and Sylmar. At press time, the wildfires have.

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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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Publicis Groupe Forms Leo, Merging Leo Burnett and Publicis Worldwide Agencies

Adweek

Publicis Groupe is combining its Leo Burnett and Publicis Worldwide agencies into one creative network called Leo, continuing a wave of consolidation taking place across the industry. Leo will bring together 130 agencies and 15,000 employees--8,000 from Leo Burnett and 7,000 from Publicis Worldwide--across 90 countries under a single leadership team, forming the largest creative.

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How AI Will Impact the TV Industry in 2025, According to 15 Executives

Adweek

Whether you love or hate to hear about it, artificial intelligence is everywhere, and it's here to stay. In the past year, AI has dominated every industry. But in the TV space, it seems like everyone is still trying to figure out how it's going to be used. More personalized user experiences and more AI-generated.

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Watch David Lynch’s Most Memorable Commercials

Adweek

Silencio, maestro. Oscar-nominated auteur David Lynch died Thursday at 78 years old. His family confirmed his passing in a Facebook post, writing: "There's a big hole in the world now that he's no longer with us. But, as he would say, 'Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.'" In an interview.

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TikTok’s North American Ad Chief Steps Down as Ban Nears

Adweek

Sameer Singh, TikTok's North America head of ad sales, is leaving the company, according to an internal memo reviewed by ADWEEK. The announcement comes as the popular video-sharing app faces mounting pressure, with a U.S. ban set to take effect on January 19. Singh joined ByteDance in 2019 and has been a central figure in.

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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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Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Law to Ban TikTok In the US

Adweek

The Supreme Court Friday upheld the law banning TikTok in the U.S. as of Jan. 19, dealing a major blow to the platform's 170 million American users and the businesses that rely on it for marketing and commerce.

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Week of Jan. 6 Evening News Ratings: ABC News Dominates the First Full Week of 2025

Adweek

The first full week of 2025 was busy for breaking news. The Los Angeles wildfires and former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral dominated the headlines and propelled the three evening newscasts to double-digit growth. ABC World News with David Muir continued to lead the way as the No. 1 program of the week on all.

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Here’s How to Watch Jimmy Carter’s State Funeral

Adweek

Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored with a state funeral on Jan. 9 in Washington, D.C. The 39th president passed away at 100 on Dec. 29, and will lie in state inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda starting Tuesday. Following the funeral, Carter will make his final journey to his home in Plains, Georgia, where.

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Your CMO, Not Your CTO, Should Lead AI Strategy

Adweek

Two years after the launch of ChatGPT, the business world is finally waking up. This isn't just another tech trend that VCs will throw money at while screaming "disruption"--one that may be gone in another year. AI is the new electricity. It will impact everything. Companies are fumbling in the dark, trying to figure out.

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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.

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Coors Light Super Bowl 59 Ad Finds ‘Office Space’ for a [Half] Case of the Mondays

Adweek

Coors Light is throwing its latest Super Bowl party like it's 1999. That year, Mike Judge released the dark comedy Office Space about a software company employee enduring the bleak monotony of day-to-day cubicle work. When one of the lead's more chipper coworkers diagnoses his workplace complaints as "a case of the Mondays"--a phrase that.

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Digital Advertising Set for Double-Digit Growth in Retail Media, CTV, and Social

Adweek

Things are looking positive in the digital advertising world. This week, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released its 2025 Outlook report, which digs into ad spending trends for the new year. The report is based on a survey of buyers at brands and agencies to better understand their growth strategies, anticipated spend by channel, and.

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How the Viral Fake Birkin Bag Is Likely to Change Luxury Brands’ Marketing and Trademarking

Adweek

A version of the famous Hermes Birkin bag sold at Walmart took off on social media, marking a big shift in how luxury marketers think about cheaper versions of their products. In recent weeks, a bag that looks like the Birkin bag went viral on social media. According to Sotheby's, a genuine leather Birkin bag.

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Agencies Prepare to Shift Social Strategies as TikTok Ban Looks Likely

Adweek

Brands and agencies have been seemingly unruffled about a potential TikTok ban becoming a reality in the U.S.--until now. After the Supreme Court displayed skepticism on Friday while hearing oral arguments in two cases taking aim at the legality of a ban, agencies are now seriously seeking out alternative places for their clients' media dollars.

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Predicting the Future of Sales: How AI and Automation Will Revolutionize Strategies

In this exploration, we're diving into predictions about the future of sales. We're talking about a complete shake-up powered by automation and artificial intelligence (AI). These aren't just fancy tools — they're real game-changers. Automation and AI are here to redefine every interaction, making them smarter, faster, and more meaningful. From personalized customer journeys to streamlined sales processes, the goal is to make every moment count, enhancing both efficiency and connection.

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Influencer Marketing Will Be Anything but Stagnant in 2025

Adweek

With a TikTok ban looming, LinkedIn putting a stake in the ground as an influencer platform, and pharma finally finding its footing, 2025 is shaping up to be a transformative year for the world of influencer marketing. We're about to see some major shifts that will impact how brands operate and where they invest, as.

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Agencies Are Spending More on TikTok Ads This Year Despite US Ban Uncertainty

Adweek

Looming uncertainty over a potential U.S. TikTok ban is not putting off advertisers from committing ad spend to the platform. In fact, agencies are pledging a year-over-year increase in ad dollars in 2025. One agency executive, speaking anonymously to protect industry relations, plans to increase the agency's TikTok spend by 20%-30% this year. DigiShopGirl Media.

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Exclusive: Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Ad Finalists Say It’s Not Cheesy to Chase Dreams

Adweek

The Doritos Crash the Super Bowl campaign is down to its three finalists, and even members of the Kansas City Chiefs can see there's more to their story than just snack ads. It's the first Crash the Super Bowl in 10 years, and after narrowing a field of thousands of entries down to 25 earlier.

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Publishers Are Migrating TikTok Audiences to Other Platforms Ahead of a Potential Ban

Adweek

With the fate of TikTok hanging on a Supreme Court ruling, news and entertainment publishers are taking steps to prepare for a social media landscape without the popular vertical video app. To do so, they are diversifying where they post, migrating their audiences to other platforms, and allocating more resources to promising channels, such as.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.