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Leaked Deck Reveals How OpenAI Is Pitching Publisher Partnerships

Adweek

The generative artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has been pitching partnership opportunities to news publishers through an initiative called the Preferred Publishers Program, according to a deck obtained by ADWEEK and interviews with four industry executives. OpenAI has been courting premium publishers dating back to July 2023, when it struck a licensing agreement with the Associated.

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The Trade Desk Reframes Its Open Internet Vision As ‘The Premium Internet’

AdExchanger

The Trade Desk delivered another smash earnings report. What’s new? The company’s total revenue in Q1 was $491 million, a 28% increase from last year, and net income (i.e. profit) jumped from $9 million in Q1 2023 to $32 million this quarter. Consistent revenue growth and profit has become the norm for TTD, which reported […] The post The Trade Desk Reframes Its Open Internet Vision As ‘The Premium Internet’ appeared first on AdExchanger.

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After Liberating Creativity in ‘1984’ Apple Is Crushing It, And the Internet Hates It

Adweek

It was supposed to be a clever product demonstration for Apple's latest sleek, AI-powered iPad. But the brand, typically praised for its advertising, has sparked a wave of backlash for a commercial that crushes and destroys creative tools. In just a couple of days since its release, Apple's "Crush" has become one of the most.

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Human + machine = marketing powerhouse: How AI empowers the marketing generalist

Martech

AI will soon be able to handle up to 95% of the work currently done by marketing agencies, creative professionals and specialists, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Here’s how this shift could lead to the rise of the “marketing generalist” — a new type of marketer who uses AI tools to rapidly execute campaigns across various disciplines, such as content, digital, branding and more.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How Guinness Flipped Its Perception as a Winter Stout to Fuel Summer Growth

Adweek

When the sun comes out, people's first instinct might not be to reach for a dark, creamy stout, sometimes seen as a heavier drink more suitable for cold weather. But Guinness, a leader in the stout category, wants to be the go-to at backyard barbecues as much as in cozy pubs. In the Diageo brand's.

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WBD Suffers From Revenue Loss, Turning To Bundling And Global Expansion As A Lifeline

AdExchanger

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) broke the trend of streaming publishers reporting positive gains last quarter. But it's slowly gaining subscribers, and expects bundling and global expansion to help speed up traction for its streaming service, Max. The post WBD Suffers From Revenue Loss, Turning To Bundling And Global Expansion As A Lifeline appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Cats and dogs

Seth Godin

Does your brand have a personality? When people expect you to act a certain way, you have a brand. And that expectation is worth understanding. Can you help us understand whether you’re a cat or a dog in the way you react, respond, delight or sneak around? And if you’re a dog, what sort?

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Kendall Toole Explains Why You Don’t Quit in New Brand Video

Adweek

As a Peloton instructor, Kendall Toole knows something about perseverance. Toole is a partner and shareholder in sports nutrition brand Don't Quit, and ahead of her appearance at Brand Play, ADWEEK's sports marketing summit, Thursday, ADWEEK has the exclusive premiere of the Peloton star's new appearance in Don't Quit's Persevering Profile series.

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Roblox Says Ads Will Not Have A Notable Impact On Its Business This Year

AdExchanger

Investors eager for Roblox to tap alternative revenue streams will have to wait a little longer. CEO David Baszucki said advertising “will not be material this year” during the company’s Q1 earnings call on Thursday. Roblox’s other business metrics didn’t allay concerns about its lack of major revenue streams beyond digital in-app purchases, which is […] The post Roblox Says Ads Will Not Have A Notable Impact On Its Business This Year appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Breaking Storytelling Boundaries With Crunchyroll

Adweek

In this episode of The Speed of Culture, host Matt Britton sits down with Gita Rebbapragada, chief operating officer of animation streaming service Crunchyroll. Rebbapragada shares insights on how anime differentiates itself with storytelling that pushes traditional boundaries, the evolving landscape of content creation and Crunchyroll's strategic role within Sony Pictures Entertainment's ecosystem.

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

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HubSpot earnings stay hot amid reports of sale to Google

Martech

HubSpot’s earnings and revenue beat expectations for the ninth consecutive quarter amid more reports of a sale to Google’s parent company Alphabet. The Cambridge, Mass., digital marketing vendor reported earnings at $1.68 a share and revenue of $617.4 million for the first quarter of 2024. The earnings are up 40% from the same period last year and a 23% increase in revenue.

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Safeguarding the Digital Ad Ecosystem: Strategies for Ad Fraud Prevention in 2024

Ad Monsters

With global losses due to ad fraud projected at $100 billion by the end of the year, Ann Tarasewicz, CEO, Axis, takes a look at strategies that ad tech platforms are implementing to enhance ad fraud security in 2024. According to Juniper Research, the global losses companies will face due to ad fraud will be about $100 billion by the end of 2024. And, as the digital world is changing rapidly, fraudsters are becoming more advanced and organized.

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AI-powered martech releases and news: May 9

Martech

This week saw the annual release of The Martech Landscape which has 14,106 “tools,” an increase of about 3,000 from last year. Please read Kim Davis’ excellent analysis of what that does and doesn’t mean. A closer look at the 3,000-ish new tools underlines that point. No fewer than 77% are genAI-based and more than half of those relate to content creation.

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Brand lifts: does your advertising make an impact?

illumin

Brand lifts are a simple tool for measuring how effective your brand and advertising efforts are. Here’s a quick, handy guide on all about the power of brand lifts. With ongoing integrations of AI in advertising and advanced marketing tools like journey advertising platforms, marketers and brands worldwide are constantly innovating and getting ahead of the game.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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How to turn your ideal customer’s pain points into entry points

Martech

Understanding the “entry points” where your ideal customers first experience the acute pains your product or service can solve is critical for marketing success. An entry point is that pivotal moment when a prospective customer feels intense pain from a problem that your solution could instantly alleviate — if only they were aware it existed.

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Merch By Amazon: How Can You Succeed?

Ad Badger

Curious about turning your designs into cash with Merch by Amazon? In this guide, Ad Badger will show you the. Read More Merch By Amazon: How Can You Succeed? The post Merch By Amazon: How Can You Succeed? appeared first on Ad Badger.

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News Corp Earnings Illustrate The News Industry’s Ad Woes

AdExchanger

News orgs are still struggling to monetize with ads, if News Corp’s earnings report on Wednesday is any indication. The company’s total Q3 revenue – it operates on a different fiscal calendar than most companies – was $2.42 billion, down 1% YOY. This was due in large part to a decline in ad revenue across […] The post News Corp Earnings Illustrate The News Industry’s Ad Woes appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Inside the debate among marketers for and against virtual influencers

Digiday

While the creator economy is growing and expanding, so are the technologies within the landscape. Enter virtual influencers. That’s right, digital characters if you will, which are in some cases used instead of human influencers as a means to reach new audiences and showcase new levels of innovation that companies have to offer. While this isn’t a new concept — virtual influencers have been around since the early 2000s — the rise of AI and the growth of the creator economy have sparked a resurge

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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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Comic: Enough With The Pearl Clutching

AdExchanger

Enjoy this weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem … The post Comic: Enough With The Pearl Clutching appeared first on AdExchanger.

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How flower delivery brands use display ads to boost Mother’s Day sales

Ad Beat

There are two classic ways to show your mom how much you love her on Mother’s Day. One is to write it in a blog post for a leading competitive intelligence platform ( I love you mom! ). And the other is to say it with flowers. Most Americans choose option #2. Per the National Retail Federation , 74 percent of consumers sent their mom flowers for Mother’s Day 2023 , making them the nation’s go-to Mother’s Day gift.

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Smart TV Makers Try Alt IDs; Podcast Ad Revenue Slumps

AdExchanger

Smart TV makers are starting to adopt The Trade Desk's UID 2.0. Plus: Podcast advertising revenue growth slows down. The post Smart TV Makers Try Alt IDs; Podcast Ad Revenue Slumps appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Ad tech’s week on Wall Street underscores critical industry challenges

Digiday

The leading lights of publicly listed, independent ad tech companies issued their latest quarterly earnings reports this week, with the cratering DoubleVerify’s stock price the clear highlight/lowlight of proceedings. Amidst the earnings reports, the prolonged fate of the third-party cookie remained a significant question mark. Every attentive analyst was concerned about the potential impact on each company’s ability to sustain its respective business models.

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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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Magnite Makes Its Case As A Differentiated SSP

AdExchanger

For Magnite, the biggest growth opportunity lies in supply-path optimization. The trade-off is the pressure to differentiate itself from other supply-side platforms competing for agency deals. The post Magnite Makes Its Case As A Differentiated SSP appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Podcast ad revenue growth slows, but networks and ad platforms pitch new content and ad buying tools at IAB Podcast Upfront 

Digiday

Despite a slowdown in podcast ad revenue growth, podcast networks and ad platforms took to the stage Thursday at the IAB’s annual Podcast Upfront held in New York City to talk up new show launches, improvements in measurement and ad targeting and reaching audiences beyond audio platforms with video. This year, the Podcast Upfront had a few newcomers, including sports media group Better Collective, conservative news publisher The Daily Wire and Good Karma Brands, which took over the operations an

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Data Dazzles Ahead of the TV Upfronts

AdExchanger

Next week, the TV Upfronts will put on their usual glitzy parade for media buyers – but there are new players and areas of focus that we highlight on this week’s episode. Instead of just Hollywood stalwarts, ecommerce giants and streamers like Amazon and Netflix are presenting at the upfronts now that they have robust […] The post Data Dazzles Ahead of the TV Upfronts appeared first on AdExchanger.

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IPG’s former data chief Arun Kumar: How data collection can be improved without too much regulation

Digiday

It’s an undeniable fact that data has evolved into a primary ingredient in any marketing or advertising effort over the last 10 to 15 years. And the sophistication of data collection and analysis has advanced at similar hockey-stick-like levels. But Arun Kumar, arguably one of the more important executives to help usher in this era of data to the buy-sell equation during his time as head of data and technology for holding company IPG, believes that the missing ingredient in all efforts around da

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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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Programmers And Platforms Make One Last Plea For Ad Dollars Ahead Of The Upfronts

AdExchanger

Programmers are using their Q1 earnings reports as a dress rehearsal for their upfront pitches. Over the past two weeks, Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), NBCUniversal and Paramount all made one last appeal for spend commitments going into TV upfront negotiations, which start next week. Sports led nearly every pitch, as the historic battle […] The post Programmers And Platforms Make One Last Plea For Ad Dollars Ahead Of The Upfronts appeared first on AdExchanger.

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TikTok Files Lawsuit Against Ban Bill; OpenAI Partners with Publishing Group; RTL Posts 2.6% YoY Revenue Growth 

Exchange Wire

On today’s news digest: TikTok Files Lawsuit Against Ban Bill; OpenAI Partners with Publishing Group; RTL Posts 2.6% YoY Revenue Growth TikTok and its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance have filed a lawsuit against the US government, following the passing of the [.] The post TikTok Files Lawsuit Against Ban Bill; OpenAI Partners with Publishing Group; RTL Posts 2.6% YoY Revenue Growth appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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Ad tech continues to balance skepticism and cautious optimism amid Google’s latest cookie delay

Digiday

It’s been two weeks (ish) since Google announced the third delay to its long-gestating plan to rid its browser of third-party cookies — just about enough time to get over the shock of the utterly predictable. No fresh opinions needed — just the same old skepticisms and recycled optimism for another go. And given this has been going ongoing for four years now, ad execs have gotten a lot better at managing expectations and hedging their bets.

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Understanding Differential Privacy: A powerful tool for Ads Privacy

IAB Tech Lab

We are pleased to release the final version of Differential privacy guidance- a must-read guide for Advertisers, Publishers, and Ad tech vendors Protecting user privacy has recently become a hot-button topic, both for legal compliance and to safeguard first-party data. There is a dizzying array of different approaches to making […] The post Understanding Differential Privacy: A powerful tool for Ads Privacy appeared first on.

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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.