Adweek
MARCH 14, 2025
The CEO of Brooklyn-based creative shop Madwell, Christopher Sojka, is lashing out against distressed employees--according to internal communications obtained by ADWEEK--for pushing back against the agency's in-office policies after not being paid in time, and for speaking to the press about the company's financial woes. The indie shop, which has serviced major brands including Verizon.
Martech
MARCH 17, 2025
Marketers love shiny new tools, platforms and tactics, each promising greater efficiency, deeper insights or a competitive edge. But more doesn’t always mean better. In some cases, adding too much can backfire. This is the efficiency paradox: the tipping point at which more tools and tactics stop driving results and instead create friction, wasted effort and diminishing returns.
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Adweek
MARCH 12, 2025
The world of FAST is changing, well. fast, according to a new Gracenote report. Today, Gracenote, Nielsen's content data business unit, released new research, data, and insights on the evolving landscape of free ad-supported TV services (FAST), providing information for distribution platforms and advertisers seeking to monetize consumer engagement and understand the shifting streaming environment.
AdExchanger
MARCH 16, 2025
Over the last few months, the subject of principal media (PM), or principal-based buying, has entered the ad tech zeitgeist. Principal media is the process where media agencies purchase media in advance, in bulk, and then resell it to their clients, often at a price that is higher than they paid but lower than what […] The post Principal Media Has Potential, But Only With Strong Quality Controls appeared first on AdExchanger.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Ad Monsters
MARCH 17, 2025
Marketers face increasing challenges in determining which social narratives to engage with. Without staying ahead of these conversations, they risk irrelevance. Traditional data is backward-looking, analyzing content performance only after it has been tested against an algorithm, making it an inadequate tool for anticipating trends. The constant need to react to viral narratives leads to wasted budgets and reputational risks.
Brid.tv
MARCH 12, 2025
While video advertising is one of the major revenue drivers for publishers, maximizing earnings requires more than just embedding ads into content. With how user behavior has changed over the years, recent ad tech advancements, and the increasing competition in the market, publishers need a strategic approach to get the most out of their ad inventory and boost their video ad revenue.
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Seth Godin
MARCH 13, 2025
The phone book was a groundbreaking innovation. For the first time, you could actually look up the person you were seeking to reach. At about the same time, the department store arrived. You could actually have a shot at finding what you were hoping to buy. TV Guide was, at one time, the most valuable magazine in the US, worth more than any TV network.
AdExchanger
MARCH 13, 2025
Capturing live sports is the white whale for CTV streamers. Live sports broadcasts rights are the surest bet for streamers to grab market share and to reach audiences that are watching TV at the same time, rather than binging hand-picked shows on demand. Not to mention, recent changes in the national sports zeitgeist like […] The post Streamers Tee Up New Ad Opportunities For Live Sports appeared first on AdExchanger.
Digiday
MARCH 12, 2025
Later this year, YouTube will make it easier for creators to organize their serialized and episodic content. The plan was announced briefly at the Made in YouTube event last September, though YouTube did not put a date on it. While theres still no confirmation on exactly when it will arrive this year, during a press event in Zurich on March 11, YouTube execs gave a little more detail about it.
Adweek
MARCH 17, 2025
South by Southwest brings nearly half a million people to the city of Austin, Texas, each spring for its sprawling series of conferences and festivals. For many marketing professionals, it's a tentpole event on par with CES or Cannes Lions--but offering a different audience and focus. While CES showcases futuristic tech and serves as a.
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Martech
MARCH 12, 2025
You open your email automation platform and instantly feel overwhelmed. Dozens of workflows stare back at you welcome series, abandoned carts, nurturing sequences, anniversary triggers the list goes on. But here’s a hard truth: most email automations are just noise. They drain your resources, confuse your audience and deliver little real value.
Seth Godin
MARCH 17, 2025
If you’ve ever caught a ball, you’re a physicist. You might not be trained in it, but your intuitive sense of where the ball is going to land requires having a theory about gravity. And if you’ve ever taken aspirin for a headache, you’ve articulated a theory about medicine. Studying physics is unlikely to make you a better baseball player, but understanding economics will probably make you a better investor.
Exchange Wire
MARCH 12, 2025
Pixalate, the global market-leading ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, released the Q4 2024 GDPR Evasion in the Mobile App Ecosystem: Privacy Policy Omissions & Legal Implications for SSPs and App Stores Report. The report examines apps across [.] The post Pixalate Research: 14.9K Mobile Apps with 32M+ EU Downloads May Violate GDPR appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.
Digiday
MARCH 12, 2025
In Digiday+ Researchs first-quarter survey of marketing professionals, respondents told Digiday that Instagram and Facebook still hold the majority of their companies’ marketing budgets. YouTube and TikTok came out behind Metas platforms in third and fourth place. TikTok saw brands and retailers usage and marketing spend on the platform decline this year, according to Digidays survey.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Adweek
MARCH 17, 2025
PepsiCo may be looking to add to its growing portfolio of healthier brands, as sources with knowledge of the talks recently told Bloomberg the food and beverage giant is in advanced discussions to acquire Poppi for more than $1.5 billion, perhaps as early as this week. The move would give PepsiCo shelf space in the.
Martech
MARCH 14, 2025
As a marketer, you are uniquely positioned to create compelling use cases for dismantling customer data silos. Your deep understanding of customer behavior, cross-functional perspective and ability to demonstrate tangible business impact make you a key player in this effort. Martech whether you are selecting, implementing or managing these platforms gives you another way to lead in using customer data.
Seth Godin
MARCH 14, 2025
Novels, movies, even consulting, are based on a knock knock business model. Tom Cruise made a movie, and you need to buy a ticket to see it. Jane Collins is an engineering professional and you need to pay to get their insight about how to fix your bridge. This 300-page autobiography is worth your time to read. The publication or offering creates tension (there’s something here, you might want it) and the way to relieve the tension is for the person you’re reaching to buy access to it
AdExchanger
MARCH 13, 2025
Increased AI usage carries with it some serious environmental implications. But the team at Scope3 believes that selective, strategic use of AI upfront can reduce emissions down the line, especially when it comes to notoriously inefficient sectors like ad tech. The post Scope3 Announces New AI Products To Reduce Ad Techs Growing Carbon Emissions Levels appeared first on AdExchanger.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Basis
MARCH 17, 2025
Jaime Vasil is Group VP of Candidates and Causes at Basis Political advertisings connected TV ( CTV ) evolution was in full effect during the 2024 US elections. The trend that started to show life two cycles ago is now a regular part of the media plan for candidates, campaigns, PACs, and other organizations looking to reach and influence voters. CTVs emergence as a political powerhouse has been developing steadily over the last four election cycles.
Adweek
MARCH 14, 2025
Sheila Shekar Pollak has joined hair care and color brand Madison Reed as chief marketing officer (CMO). Pollak was most recently chief brand experience officer at outdoor apparel and gear provider Orvis. Before she joined Orvis in 2022, she also held CMO roles at skincare brand Biossance and activewear business Athleta, spending nine-and-a-half years at.
Martech
MARCH 12, 2025
Marketing budgets are doing two things right now tightening and transforming. With consumer spending power squeezed and C-suites scrutinizing every expense, businesses and the marketers who support them have come to a critical inflection point: adapt to inflation or watch your ROI evaporate. Simply cutting costs won’t cut it. As inflation stubbornly hovers at 3% and reports reveal consumers’ disposable income is up just 1.8% year over year the weakest pace since December 2022 busi
Ad Monsters
MARCH 12, 2025
HUMANs Satori Threat Intelligence Team uncovered BADBOX 2.0, a massive escalation in cyber fraud infecting over a million devices worldwidetargeting everything from off-brand smart TVs to Android tablets. In this Q&A, HUMANs CISO, Gavin Reid, discusses how cybercriminals have leveled up their tactics, why advertisers should be concerned, and what can be done to fight back.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Digiday
MARCH 16, 2025
By the looks of Targets latest earnings call, its ad business continues to be a bright spot for the retailer. Last year, Targets ad business raked in $649 million in revenue, up 25% from the $522 million it pulled in the year prior. But for all its growth, Target is the David to the Goliaths of Walmart and Amazon, whose ad businesses brought in $4.4 billion and $50 billion in 2024, respectively.
AdExchanger
MARCH 13, 2025
Tariffs are taking effect in the US, and advertisers are shook. According to a survey conducted by the IAB in February, 94% of advertiser decision-makers in the US are worried about the impact of tariffs on ad spending, and 45% say they plan to reduce overall ad spend in the coming months. Their reaction isnt […] The post Tariff Chaos And Yet More Ad Tech M&A appeared first on AdExchanger.
Adweek
MARCH 17, 2025
What if it was never going to last? More than three decades have passed since the first banner ad appeared on a website. Digital wasn't just a new frontier, it was a place that experienced stratospheric year-over-year growth--and the unspoken expectation was that growth would continue forever. That expectation makes sense when you consider how.
Martech
MARCH 17, 2025
Adobes first report on traffic from generative AI interfaces found a surge in traffic to U.S. retail sites over the holiday season, and the trend persisted into 2025. Between Nov. 1, 2024, and Dec. 31, 2024, traffic from generative AI sources increased by 1,300% compared to the year prior (up 1,950% YoY on Cyber Monday). Adobe found this trend continued beyond the holiday season.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Ad Monsters
MARCH 19, 2025
Floor pricing in ad tech isnt as simple as it seems. Dive into why transparency around dynamic floors matters, whats driving SSP practices, and how publishers and buyers can reclaim clarity in the auction. Image credit @keithepetri It started with a tweet. Well, technically, it started on the Marketecture Live stage, when Sincera’s Co-founder, Mike OSullivan, made a point about how publishers should (and shouldnt) be handling floor pricing.
Digiday
MARCH 12, 2025
Brynn Brewer got in line around 9:30 a.m. last Saturday morning behind dozens of others some of whom got there as early as 6 a.m. to be near the front of the line for the chance to experience the Criterion closet like the filmmakers and artists featured on the entertainment companys YouTube channel. The South by Southwest experience to Brewer, a content producer at Chubbies Shorts, felt like an organic activation and more like an interactive art installment.
More About Advertising
MARCH 13, 2025
Is this a dystopian Netflix drama? No, its Mothers latest instalment of KFCs Believe in chicken campaign. Weve moved on from last years chicken worship; this time, KFCs cult followers venture into the woods and plunge into a shimmering lake of sacred gravy before making a climactic offering to a giant golden egg. An (oversized) … The post KFCs cultish believe campaign is back, and its weirder than ever first appeared on More About Advertising.
Adweek
MARCH 13, 2025
Publicis Media-owned agency Spark Foundry has nabbed two Omnicom Media Group (OMG) executives to join its investment practice. Kelly Metz, who left her role as chief investment officer at OMD last week, joins Spark Foundry as chief investment officer (CIO), tasked with defining and driving investment strategy across platforms and audiences. She joined Omnicom Media.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
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