Tue.Oct 24, 2023

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Bridgerton Breakout Star Shills for Booze-Free Spirits Brand

Adweek

As the dreamy duke from Bridgerton, Reg?-Jean Page worked his smoldering magic to win over his on-screen love interest, along with a massive Netflix audience. In a commercial for Seedlip, the heartthrob exercises his literal sleight of hand to promote the booze-free spirits brand and drop a new tagline, "Choose Different." The spot debuts during.

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Dentsu’s Merkury Charts A Post-Cookie Future

AdExchanger

Goodbye, cookies. Hello, agency first-party IDs. Agency holdco Dentsu launched a set of identity solutions for Merkury, its identity resolution platform, on Tuesday. The identity solutions try to create a single customer view for marketers. By connecting their tech and their partners’ tech with centralized creative, media and customer experience data across their ecosystems, marketers […] The post Dentsu’s Merkury Charts A Post-Cookie Future appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Sweden Negotiates With Switzerland in Campaign to Avoid Confusion

Adweek

Despite being more than 10 times the size of Switzerland and located in the Nordics, tourists still confuse the two countries. Now, tired of the mix-ups, its tourism body Visit Sweden aims to do something about it--by negotiating a trade deal. To help global travelers, leaders, the New York Stock Exchange and event organizers who.

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How consumers are contacting brands on social media this holidays

Martech

Chances are, brands will be hearing from customers on social this holiday season. Nearly three-quarters (74%) of consumers say they’re likely to reach out to a brand on social over the holidays, according to a new study by social media management platform Sprout Social. Seventy percent say they’re going to directly message a brand, and 63% said they’re more likely to contact a brand on social during the holidays than at other times throughout the year.

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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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Google Rolls Up More Formats Into YouTube Ad Buys

Adweek

Earlier this month, Google made changes to the types of inventory that get included in certain YouTube ad buys by default, the latest example of platform algorithms choosing where ads ultimately run. Google introduced brand consideration tool, Video View campaigns, which places ads across in-stream, in-feed and Shorts placements. The company introduced the format in.

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3 ways to improve team satisfaction and growth with agile marketing

Martech

When marketers are content and happy in their roles, it has a cascading effect on their teamwork, leading to improved collaboration. People who are part of satisfied teams are empowered and supported by leaders to develop new skills, helping the team and individual team members stay competitive in the fast-paced marketing world. “Teamwork is essential to a company’s success,” says John J.

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The next one

Seth Godin

When asked what his favorite composition was, Duke Ellington said, “the next one.” This is the essence of the artistic process. When we’re in the liminal space between now and what is about to come, we’re fully alive.

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Agency Execs Rally for a More Strategic Pitch Process

Adweek

Darla Price, president of Ogilvy New York, is reimagining a pitch process that evaluates long-term partnership potential over isolated ideas. She posed to a group of other agency execs that the 4A's brought together, "Wouldn't it be interesting if pitches evolved to not be about creative work?" "It should be about the chemistry, about how.

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An Overview Of Post-Cookie Collaboration Tools – And Their Shortcomings

AdExchanger

Ongoing cookie deprecation and signal loss have eliminated access to the IDs that have underpinned targeting and measurement in marketing. Safari and Firefox no longer support third-party cookies for ad targeting, and Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention makes it hard to use mobile IDs. That makes only about 30% of the total online audience addressable and […] The post An Overview Of Post-Cookie Collaboration Tools – And Their Shortcomings appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Tinder Crowns Coi Leray Matchmaking Monarch as it Unveils a Collaborative Feature

Adweek

Whether delivered with a collective nod of approval or a head shake in disdain, "the friend test" has been a cornerstone of dating rituals. According to market research firm OnePoll, 75% of Gen Z singles regularly discuss dating with their peers. Now, thanks to a new Tinder feature, those peers can be more hands-on in.

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

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Transforming email addresses into actionable insights by AtData

Martech

We’ve entered an era where emails are not just about sending messages — they’re a repository of information that can provide deep insights into consumer behavior, preferences, and trends. But how do you sift through the massive troves of data to draw actionable insights? AtData’s email address intelligence does more than just collect and interpret email data— it provides marketers with a holistic perspective on their consumers’ digital patterns.

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Adweek Podcast: Every Celebrity Is Selling Makeup— Here’s How Rare Beauty Has Stayed Relevant

Adweek

In the latest episode of Yeah, That's Probably An Ad, community editor Luz Corona and Adweek reporter Emmy Liederman are joined by Rare Beauty CMO Katie Welch at Brandweek's Marketing Vanguard Lounge. The trio discusses what goes on in front of and behind the scenes to ensure consumers feel good in their products, whether it's.

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Creative And Media’s Much-Needed Merger

AdExchanger

Despite efforts at consolidation, traditional agency holdcos remain fragmented on the inside and often confusing to marketers on the outside. WPP’s recent agency reorgs are classic examples of this phenomenon. In 2018, WPP merged creative agencies VML and Young & Rubicam to create VMLY&R. Two years later, WPP combined its shopper marketing agency, Geometry, with […] The post Creative And Media’s Much-Needed Merger appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Brave Commerce Podcast: Navigating Turnarounds

Adweek

On this episode of Brave Commerce, Chris Cowger, svp of global ecommerce and online experience at Dell, joins hosts Rachel Tipograph and Sarah Hofstetter to talk about leadership and turnaround strategies. The conversation begins with Cowger attributing his return to Dell to the quality of professionals and the collaborative environment within the company.

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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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Yelp unveils enhanced ad targeting

Martech

Yelp has announced improvements to its ad-targeting capabilities through the expansion of its neural network usage. The search engine announced that this strategy would also improve: The quality of its search results. Its photo classification abilities. The accuracy of the Yelp Waitlist. Why we care. Serving ads to high-value customers at optimal moments significantly enhances the probability of conversion, engagement, and potential sales.

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Scaffolds and talent

Seth Godin

Kindergarten teachers matter more than you think. Chess isn’t a talent, it’s a learned practice. We’re sorting for head starts, not growth. And that’s just the first chapter. I think Hidden Potential is the most important book in Adam Grant’s career. The indoctrination around test scores and prodigies runs so deep, that most of us believe it to our core.

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Martech investments decline in Q3: Where did the funding go?

Martech

Q3 2023 witnessed a significant decrease in new product announcements, with only 65 new offerings introduced during the quarter, according to CabinetM’s Q3 2023 MarTech Innovation Report. Investment shifts. Martech investment across 19 categories, which stood at $13.2 billion in Q1 2023, saw a remarkable decrease, plummeting to $3.1 billion in Q2 2023.

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Comscore’s Proximic Adds New Political Segments To The Trade Desk

AdExchanger

Comscore’s programmatic ad targeting division, Proximic, unveiled new audience segments for political advertisers to help them reach people based on what they watch and the political campaigns they’ve already seen. The post Comscore’s Proximic Adds New Political Segments To The Trade Desk appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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Digital marketing skills show positive growth but sector demands outpace professional development 

Marketing Tech News

Core digital skills marketers rely on have improved but that the growing demands of new and evolving technologies are contributing to a skills gap across the majority of industries. This is according to research published by the training body Target Internet, in association with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). This year’s report analyses data.

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Chrome Joins The Private Relay Race; Did Snapchat Miss Its Shot?

AdExchanger

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Mis-Addressed Google Chrome will reintroduce a way to disable tracking by IP address by giving users a toggle to block IP tracking. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the product works not unlike Apple’s Private Relay – and will have a similar impact on […] The post Chrome Joins The Private Relay Race; Did Snapchat Miss Its Shot?

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Navigating the Nexus of Advertising, Sustainability, and Attention Metrics: Insights from Duration Media’s Brian Murphy

Exchange Wire

Brian Murphy, revenue & strategy leader in ad tech & sustainability at Duration Media, discusses the overlap of digital advertising, sustainability, and attention metrics. Murphy delves into the industry's proactive approach to emissions reduction, the significance of verifiable emissions data [.] The post Navigating the Nexus of Advertising, Sustainability, and Attention Metrics: Insights from Duration Media’s Brian Murphy appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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How the NBA hopes to use generative AI to attract more users to its app

Digiday

The National Basketball Association’s 2023 season started on Tuesday night and the league is using generative artificial intelligence in its marketing mix to streamline creating content. The AI technology, from WSC Sports, will be used to analyze and categorize every play during games, to automatically generate individualized highlight packages for each player in every match.

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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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AlgoriX & LiveRamp Partner to Accelerate Addressability for the Mobile Advertising Ecosystem

Exchange Wire

AlgoriX and LiveRamp have announced a multifaceted partnership to accelerate the cookieless transition for the digital advertising ecosystem. AlgoriX will enable global customers of its demand-side platform (DSP) and supply-side platform (SSP) to transact on LiveRamp’s RampID, as well as [.] The post AlgoriX & LiveRamp Partner to Accelerate Addressability for the Mobile Advertising Ecosystem appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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Dermalogica, Audible, Zappar and Mastercard are among this year’s Greater Good Award winners

Digiday

The 2023 Greater Good Awards, presented by Digiday, Glossy, Modern Retail and WorkLife, showcase the work being done across industries on social causes, making an impact and working for the greater good while doing business. This year, there was an emphasis on social responsibility and sustainability initiatives. Companies are prioritizing investment in the well-being and development of local communities in which they operate.

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Healthcare marketing strategy trends for 2024

Smart Insights

Are you benefiting from the latest sector innovations in your healthcare business' marketing strategy? We are now in a period of significant change for healthcare marketeers, as digital developments continue to increase the importance of both digital communications and value … The post Healthcare marketing strategy trends for 2024 appeared first on Smart Insights.

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How web-based vertical video players can unlock new publisher revenue

Digiday

Shachar Orren, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, EX.CO In recent years, Meta, TikTok, Twitch and even Pinterest have encouraged digital publishers to create vertical content to adhere to their platforms’ standards for engagement driven by our vertical mobile device screens. In response, publishers have invested massive amounts of money and resources in producing premium vertical content to find new audiences and drive traffic back to their sites.

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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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Just Blowing It …

Rob Campbell

Back in 2016, I was invited to Paris to meet with Nike’s senior leadership and talk to them about where the brand is going. Given I was the only person invited from Wieden to do this, I felt really honoured … so you can imagine the attendees surprise when I said they were in danger of becoming ‘the beast they were meant to slay’ They took this pretty well.

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Spotify is getting closer to podcast profitability, according to Q3 earnings

Digiday

Spotify is on track to break even on its podcast business by next year, said Spotify CFO Paul Vogel during the company’s third quarter earnings call on Tuesday morning. In June 2022, Vogel had announced the goal of making the platform’s podcast business profitable within one to two years. “We’re right in line with that timeline,” Vogel said on Tuesday during the earnings call.

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Google Tests Tool to Mask IP Addresses for Third-Parties

VideoWeek

Google has announced it is planning tests for a new tool on its Chrome web browser which would let users mask their IP address. The proposed feature, called IP Protection (and formerly known as Gnatcatcher), is designed to make it harder for third-parties – ad tech companies included – to use IP addresses for cross-site tracking. Apple launched a similar tool a few years back called Private Relay. “An IP address is an effective cross-site identifier as it is highly unique, rela

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As agencies merge, agency brands may wane in importance

Digiday

The push for efficiency at agencies continues apace. As holding companies continue to merge agencies, various agency brands seem to matter less than they once did. Last Tuesday, WPP announced that Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R would combine to become VML. The holding company touted the merger as the creation of the “industry’s largest creative company.

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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.