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Indie Agency Acadia Aims for 50% of Revenue From Retail Media by 2026

Adweek

Agency holding companies have been on a tear to acquire commerce shops. Just this week, Havas said it plans to acquire Channel Bakers. Publicis Groupe has spent big on companies including Mars Commerce and CitrusAd. And Omnicom's acquisition of Flywheel Digital last year for $835 million was the holding company's largest deal to date.

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How TikTok is transforming brand advertising

Martech

billion by 2026. For example, by partnering with our agency, Les Mills streamlined its TikTok strategy, using in-feed and TopView ad placements to drive awareness and reach among key audiences. TikTok: An essential advertising platform TikTok is quietly revolutionizing the way that brands connect with people. With over 1.9

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Urban digital transformation: Insights for marketers from global smart cities

Martech

As the CEO of a marketing and PR agency, I’ve observed a fascinating trend in recent years: Major cities around the world are undergoing digital transformations, not unlike the shifts we’ve seen in businesses. In the United States, similar efforts are underway.

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2025 Programmatic Advertising Trends to Know

Basis

In the US, it has accounted for more than 90% of digital display ad dollars since 2023 and is forecast to see double-digit growth through 2026. Programmatic video ad spending, on the other hand, will surpass $110 billion, accounting for nearly 75% of new programmatic ad dollars from 2024 through 2026. billion in the US.

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How AI’s energy needs conflict with media agencies’ carbon reduction efforts

Digiday

Over the last few months, it’s been widely chronicled that generative AI already requires massive amounts of energy to run, leading the International Energy Agency to recently project that global data center electricity demand will more than double by 2026 , including in the U.S.

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IAB Europe Launches Certification for Retail Media Standards

VideoWeek

Retail media has been heralded as a key growth driver in advertising, recognised by major agencies as the fastest-growing media channel over the next three years. The full certification programme will launch in early 2025, initially open to retailers before expanding to other participants in the retail media ecosystem in 2026.

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How much will commerce media grow for media agencies in 2023?

Digiday

It’s not often a new revenue opportunity comes along for media agencies, as their traditional sources of income (commissions on planning and buying) dry up in the age of procurement. trillion by 2026 (of which agencies can expect to generate $5 billion in revenue). Explore the series here. That doesn’t always happen.

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