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Kantar: AI pivot helps fuel brand value growth following down year
Chipmaker Nvidia grew brand value 178% this year while the enterprise tech and services category was the fastest gainer tracked by the firm.
By Peter Adams • June 12, 2024 -
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IAS launches deepfake measurement offering ahead of 2024 election
The tool, currently in beta testing, helps marketers avoid placing ads next to deepfakes, which have grown more sophisticated with the rise of AI.
By Sara Karlovitch • June 10, 2024 -
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What you need to know about data in marketing
The pressure on marketers is only intensifying to master data and analytics capabilities that can strengthen personalization and foster loyalty.
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United Airlines takes flight with airline industry’s first media network
Macy’s and Dentsu are among the launch partners of Kinective Media, which uses consumer insights to drive ads across its app and seatback screens.
By Chris Kelly • June 10, 2024 -
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WARC: Retail media’s meteoric growth to cool down in ‘25
As trade marketing budgets become “exhausted,” dominant players like Amazon are tightening their grip on the category.
By Peter Adams • June 6, 2024 -
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Walmart opens access to off-site customer journey insights for suppliers
With Digital Landscapes, Walmart is looking to help suppliers answer questions about customer journeys beyond the retailer’s website and app.
By Chris Kelly • June 4, 2024 -
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CTV closes in on linear for consumer ad attention, report finds
While linear ads still outperform for viewer attention, ads on premium CTV apps have now bested the channel, according to DoubleVerify and TVision.
By Jessica Deyo • June 4, 2024 -
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Dentsu now expects global ad spend to reach 5% growth in 2024
Following a strong start to the year, advertisers are likely to open the spigots in the months ahead for digital opportunities, the Olympics and the U.S. election.
By Aaron Baar • June 3, 2024 -
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Ads next to controversial news articles: Here’s what the numbers say
Recent Stagwell data finds little difference in purchase intent between ads placed near controversial articles and articles on safer topics.
By Sara Karlovitch • May 31, 2024 -
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Dollar General picks Criteo to boost retail media offering
The retailer can onboard first-party and in-store sales data to Criteo’s DSP, helping brands and agencies better reach its base of rural shoppers.
By Chris Kelly • May 31, 2024 -
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PayPal readies advertising platform rooted in reams of transaction data
The new offering in the expanding media network market will be led by Mark Grether, who helped grow Uber Advertising into a $1 billion business.
By Chris Kelly • May 28, 2024 -
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WPP integrates Anthropic’s tech to further generative AI transformation
The startup’s latest Claude AI models will be added to WPP Open, an operating system used by clients including Coca-Cola, L’Oréal and Nestlé.
By Peter Adams • May 28, 2024 -
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Mars Petcare, Tripadvisor team to solve pet owners’ travel headaches
A co-branded digital hub sponsored by Cesar seeks to allay the concerns of consumers who don’t take vacations due to their furry friends.
By Peter Adams • May 21, 2024 -
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Walmart ad sales pop as more brands buy into retail media
The big-box store could further extend its hot streak on the tails of its Vizio acquisition and a new streaming deal with Disney.
By Peter Adams • May 20, 2024 -
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TikTok users continue to grow and evolve: Here’s what the numbers say
While TikTok has been a go-to for brands who want to reach younger cohorts, the average age of the platform’s users is climbing, per YouGov.
By Sara Karlovitch • May 17, 2024 -
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CMOs enter ‘era of less’ as budgets plunge below pre-pandemic levels
Nearly two-thirds of marketers believe they have don’t the resources to execute 2024 strategies, while some are pinning their hopes on AI, per Gartner.
By Peter Adams • May 15, 2024 -
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Inside Expedia’s plan to be the world’s travel media network
An expanded offering combines first-party traveler insights with a host of capabilities and comes as more players enter the media network space.
By Chris Kelly • May 14, 2024 -
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Reddit hires Google vet to guide ad product development post IPO
Jyoti Vaidee oversaw key launches at the search giant, including Dynamic Product Ads, and previously worked on Microsoft’s Outlook and Xbox.
By Peter Adams • May 13, 2024 -
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IAB: Podcast ad revenue to grow double digits following last year’s slump
The sector is expected to see over $2 billion in revenue this year following modest growth of 5% in 2023 that contrasted years of double-digit gains.
By Aaron Baar • May 13, 2024 -
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Instagram beats TikTok for video-based user acquisition, survey finds
When asked to split their user acquisition spend between Instagram and TikTok, 79% of respondents allotted at least 75% of their budget to Instagram.
By Aaron Baar • May 9, 2024 -
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How Meta is addressing marketers’ generative AI concerns with new tools
A new image generator relies on assets that the advertiser already owns, part of Meta’s efforts to ensure its ad products align with internal brand guidelines.
By Peter Adams • May 8, 2024 -
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Deep DiveLegacy media makes new bets on CTV and retail media convergence
Disney’s new partnership with Walmart Connect and Amazon’s latest streaming TV ad formats demonstrate how the growing channels can work together.
By Chris Kelly • May 8, 2024 -
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Omnicom shakes up Sparks & Honey amid Omni platform push
The consultancy is being more closely aligned with Omnicom Media Group while practices like its popular Cultural Briefings are winding down.
By Peter Adams • May 6, 2024 -
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Deep DiveDigital’s media-buying bonanza wrestles with an industry at crossroads
Cookie deprecation and a potential TikTok ban cast this year’s NewFronts in a different light while attendees noticed fewer pitches centered on content.
By Peter Adams • May 6, 2024 -
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The Gen Z traveler has landed: Here’s what the numbers say
With 72% of millennials and 65% of Gen Zers planning to spend more on travel this year than 2023, brands need to connect at each step of the journey.
By Sara Karlovitch • May 3, 2024 -
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Pinterest credits shoppability, AI investments for ‘milestone’ Q1
The platform reached over half a billion monthly active users and saw a 23% revenue increase for its fastest user and revenue growth since 2021.
By Jessica Deyo • May 2, 2024
