Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The digital media company BuzzFeed successfully sold its food property, First We Feast, to a consortium of investors Thursday morning for $82.5 million, effectively solving the short-term financial crunch that it had been facing. But the spin-off still leaves BuzzFeed facing an uncertain future. The divestiture specifically casts a spotlight on HuffPost--the last acquired asset.
Martech
DECEMBER 12, 2024
As the economic landscape remains uncertain, marketing leaders face a challenging dilemma: how to invest in technology that drives results while navigating frozen or reduced budgets. The answer? 2025 is not the year for bold leaps into expensive platforms but a time for strategic caution. With AI promising to revolutionize marketing, but its full impact still unclear, the focus must shift to optimizing existing systems and laying the groundwork for an AI-driven future.
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Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
As much as the story has generated a lot of buzz, I find the news of Omnicom's acquisition of IPG to be unsurprising and part of the natural order. I am sad for the great agency legacies that will be mothballed. I am sad for the jobs that will be cut. I am sad that.
AdExchanger
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Mobile video ad platform LoopMe bought mobile monetization platform Chartboost from mobile game publisher Zynga. The post LoopMe Buys Chartboost From Zynga For Direct Paths Into Mobile Apps appeared first on AdExchanger.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
CNN will have a new home within Warner Bros. Discovery in 2025. The news network's parent company announced a corporate restructure that will create two new operating divisions next year. Global Linear Networks will house the media giant's numerous cable assets, including linear channels like CNN, TBS, and TruTV. Meanwhile, Streaming & Studios will encompass.
Martech
DECEMBER 12, 2024
About 65% of the worlds population use text messaging, so its no wonder SMS marketing is growing at a staggering rate. To get the best out of this, your email and SMS programs must work in perfect harmony to drive engagement and revenue. Here’s how to do that. Why do both? Have you ever seen a champion heavyweight win a fight with one hand? Of course not.
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AdExchanger
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The advertising industry is abuzz with the potential of shoppable television. But the concept of buying something directly from your television isnt new; it began back in the 80s with channels like QVC and HSN. The post Macys Made A Shoppable TV Special For Black Friday Heres How It Went appeared first on AdExchanger.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Kevin Holden has been named sports director for Raleigh CBS affiliate WNCN. "Having Kevin join CBS 17 News as our sports director is a great addition for the station and community. He's a world-class storyteller, who knows sports on a national and local level," said news director Ed Trauschke. "Not only has he anchored and.
Ad Badger
DECEMBER 12, 2024
SUBSCRIBE Got high ACoS driving you crazy? In this solo chat, Michael breaks down a simple but game-changing idea: setting. Read More How to Optimize Minimum and Maximum Bids in Amazon PPC to Improve ACoS [The PPC Den Podcast] The post How to Optimize Minimum and Maximum Bids in Amazon PPC to Improve ACoS [The PPC Den Podcast] appeared first on Ad Badger.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
For the third year in a row, American Family Insurance, in partnership with Time, is presenting its "Dreamer of the Year" award, recognizing an individual or organization that works tirelessly to protect, restore and champion dreams, while inspiring others to do the same. This year, three groups are being honored for their efforts in the.
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Single Grain
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The sales process is much easier when you target the highest-value clients. That’s why account-based marketing (ABM) works. With this tactic, sales and marketing professionals nurture target accounts that fit your ideal customer profile. However, ABM still requires a strategy for engaging leads, personalizing content, and nurturing them down the sales funnel.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
WPP has named former IPG's McCann Worldgroup head of AI Elav Horwitz as its new evp and global head of strategic partnerships and solutions. Horwitz brings nearly nine years of experience at McCann, where she served as evp, global head of applied innovation and generative AI, integrating AI into creative workflows, as well as working.
Martech
DECEMBER 12, 2024
The latest round in the battle between WordPress owner Automattic and WP Engine was won by the latter with California District Court judge Araceli Martnez-Olgun issuing an injunction to prevent Automattic blocking WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org resources and continuing to interfere with its plugins. “While Defendants characterize WP Engines harm as self-imposed because it built its business around a website that it had no contractual right to use… Defendants role in helpin
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
In this special episode of Marketing Vanguard recorded live at Brandweek 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, host Jenny Rooney moderates a thought-provoking debate between David Lee, chief creative officer at website design platform Squarespace, and Rei Inamoto, founding partner of brand consultancy I&CO. The discussion centers on the theme "To AI or Not to AI," exploring.
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In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.
Exchange Wire
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Nexxen, a global, flexible advertising technology platform with deep expertise in data and advanced TV, today (December 12th, 2024) announced significant growth in CTV revenue across EMEA, as well as the enhancement of its business development and regional sales teams [.] The post Nexxen Reports CTV Growth in EMEA, Further Expands U.K. Teams appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Moana 2 has already hit $600 million at the global box office, and no one knows how far it'll go. But before the film was breaking revenue records and joining Inside Out 2 to add to Disney/Pixar's 2024 box office wins, Disney's marketing was setting it up to make a big splash. The project started.
Martech
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Its beginning to look a lot like an AI Christmas for U.K. marketers. Fifty-five percent of them are using the technology to plan and refine their seasonal campaigns, according to a study by Optimizely. Furthermore, 47% say they will use it for this next year. Also, 43% are using AI to personalize their Christmas campaigns. An Adobe study finds 63% of U.S. marketers have integrated AI into their workflows.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
ADWEEK previously reported that the streaming war was entering its messy era--and 2024 did not disappoint. This year saw Prime Video's ad inventory shake up the TV upfront, streamers push further into sports--or try to in the case of Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox's joint venture, Venu--and free, ad-supported streamers such as Tubi continue.
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Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.
AdvertiseMint
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Instagram ads have become a powerhouse platform for businesses looking to connect with their target audience through visually appealing content. Crafting high-performing Instagram ads involves several strategic elements, from audience targeting to content creation and performance monitoring. In this article, we will explore how to maximize the impact of your Instagram ads by leveraging these crucial components.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Joining the Early Shift: Ali Vital will anchor MSNBC's early morning program Way Too Early starting Monday, Jan. 6. She takes over from Jonathan Lemire, who joins Morning Joe's 9 a.m. broadcast in an expanded role as a co-host. Vital joined NBC News in 2012 and has been a Capitol Hill correspondent prior to this.
AdExchanger
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Omnicom is acquiring IPG. We unpack the proposed deal with ad agency expert Brian Wieser, founder of the constancy Madison and Wall. The post Running the Numbers on Omnicom-IPG appeared first on AdExchanger.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Omnicom's acquisition of Interpublic Group could shake up the creator industry. The potential deal would consolidate resources, data, and technology across the holding companies, giving clients access to more comprehensive influencer marketing strategies and tools. With more access to first-party data and combined relationships with influencer technology platforms, clients of the new Omnicom could see.
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One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.
Digiday
DECEMBER 12, 2024
This WTF guide, sponsored by Criteo, defines commerce audiences, explains how they are created and describes how advertisers use them to target shoppers at key moments Connecting with online shoppers is a game of hide-and-seek for marketers. The buying stages discovery, consideration, decision and purchase remain intact, but rarely linear. Consumers will move backward and forward along purchase paths littered with abandoned shopping carts and product reviews.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Independent agency Joan is extending its reach into the European mainland with the opening of an office in Berlin. It's the agency's second international expansion following the recent launch of Joan London. The Berlin opening is the next step in Joan's mission to build a global presence. The growth of Joan in 2024 has been.
More About Advertising
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Can anyone make us love insurance companies? They’ve been in the news recently after events in New York (makes you grateful for the mostly free NHS) and adam&eveDDB gives the task its best shot in this charming film for Aviva. Well cast (stardom beckons for the lady playing the daughter in a family restaurant), well … The post MAA Ad of the Week: Aviva from adam&eveDDB first appeared on More About Advertising.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Publicis Groupe chief executive (CEO) Arthur Sadoun has addressed Omnicom Group's acquisition of Interpublic Group (IPG) in a video memo circulated to its 107,000-plus employees. In his speech, Sadoun cautioned staff not to get too comfortable being the world's biggest holding group by revenues and predicted the deal would be "positive for the industry at.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
In this eBook, we’ll run through real-world examples that show how RevOps teams can benefit from modern solutions for the access, management, and activation of their GTM data. Whether you need to improve lead response times, boost adoption of core tools, improve lead qualification, or target and automate your GTM motions, you’ll find examples of how revenue teams are solving some of the toughest problems in modern business.
Digiday
DECEMBER 12, 2024
After selling First We Feast following the sale of Complex earlier this year, BuzzFeed has come close to breaking even on its 2021 acquisition of Complex Networks. Investor analysts are describing the deal as a good sign for the media M&A market which itself is an indication of how ugly that market had become. A group of investors will pay BuzzFeed $82.5 million for First We Feast, which includes the popular Hot Ones franchise.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Scoops Ahoy's "U.S.S. Butterscotch" flavor chills in a Walmart freezer. Puma's website sells Squid Game uniforms. In New York City, Queen Charlotte leads a grand regency ball. No, you haven't entered the Upside Down: Netflix's IPs are everywhere--and it's not a happy coincidence. The streamer is gearing up to give Disney and Universal a run.
Digiday
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Theres been a lot of speculation about Acxiom’s potential role in Omnicom’s acquisition of IPG , but an ongoing lawsuit could end up a wildcard, depending on its outcome. In a case against IPG’s data warehouse Acxiom and performance marketing agency Kinesso, legal filings in recent weeks give a timely glimpse into allegations of the IPG companies allegedly misusing data to build their Real ID identity-resolution product.
Adweek
DECEMBER 12, 2024
In this episode of The Speed of Culture Podcast, Suzy founder and host Matt Britton chats with Brad Feinberg, vp of media and consumer engagement for North America at Molson Coors. Brad shares how Molson Coors is leveraging AI, localized personalization, and innovative partnerships to drive engagement with a new generation of consumers. Marketing iconic.
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Consolidating your tech stack is an effective cost-saving measure that drives GTM efficiency and adds value to your enterprise. With a cohesive, integrated tech stack, your revenue teams can deliver an excellent customer experience that sets you up to win faster than your competitors.
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