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Le Monde in English Misses Lofty Subscriber Goals But Remains ‘Optimistic’

Adweek

French news publisher Le Monde launched its English-language product, Le Monde in English, two years ago, with the goal of generating 30,000 subscribers by the end of 2023. It has since fallen short of that goal, according to business development officer Arnaud Aubron, though the publisher declined to provide an update on its exact subscriber.

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Bottom of the funnel

Seth Godin

It’s easy to get focused on the public-facing mouth of the funnel. More followers. More impressions. More buzz, hype, promotion. Get the word out. Just about all the time people who call themselves “marketers” spend is on this. Don’t worry about what happens later, just pour more attention into the top. But the math is simple: Most of the people at the top leave long before they engage, buy or spread the word.

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Alphabet Grows Search and YouTube Revenue by Double Digits Amid Increased Competition

Adweek

Despite the threat posed to Google's search dominance by new generative AI competitors, revenue from the channel soared in the first quarter of 2024. Google brought in more than $46 billion in search revenue, a 14% year-over-year increase and the most the company's search revenue has grown in two years. Google once again branded itself.

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Third-Party Cookies Will See Their End, No Matter The Timeline

AdExchanger

On Tuesday, Google Privacy Sandbox extended its arbitrary timeline for deprecating the third-party cookie yet again, saving the industry from the looming Q4 deadline. But was it really that juicy of an announcement? There’s been collective scrutiny from the industry and plenty of concerns voiced pertaining to the solutions proposed in the Privacy Sandbox.

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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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Best Buy and CNET Are Combining Their Ad Inventory

Adweek

Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy and digital publisher CNET are teaming up to create a new retail media model, the companies said Thursday. The electronics retailer and the publisher are combining their ad inventory, allowing advertisers to buy across Best Buy Ads' retail media network and alongside CNET's tech-review-focused editorial content and measure whether ads.

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Role of AI in Threat Detection and Response within DevSecOps

The Ad Tech Blog

Understanding the Integration of AI in DevSecOps Key Points Enhanced Efficiency: AI technologies streamline DevSecOps processes, significantly reducing the time required for threat detection and response. Proactive Security Measures: AI enables the early identification of potential security threats, allowing for timely interventions. Automation of Routine Tasks: AI automates repetitive security tasks, freeing up human resources for more complex problem-solving.

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Marketing to the 50+ crowd: A booming opportunity

Martech

Weeks before his 70th birthday, my colleague quipped, “I still don’t like being called a ‘senior.’ Unless there’s a good discount attached.” The joke leans on an aging, coupon-clipping stereotype that should be retired. My boomer colleague is part of an adaptable, active, tech-forward cohort who cannot be overlooked, largely because they also hold more than half of America’s wealth.

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How The Sports Bra Sold Its Game Plan to the World

Adweek

Long before Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and his 776 Foundation arrived at The Sports Bra in Portland, Ore., this month, announcing plans to help franchise it, owner Jenny Nguyen envisioned a place for underrepresented communities to come together and watch underscreened sporting events. In February 2022--before Reddit co-founders, before pop-ups with Athletes Unlimited in Chicago.

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The IAB Predicts Social Video Will Overtake CTV This Year

AdExchanger

The IAB projects digital video ad spend will rise to $63 billion in 2024, representing a 16% increase from last year. Of the three video ad categories the report breaks out (social and online video and CTV), the clear winner is social video. The post The IAB Predicts Social Video Will Overtake CTV This Year appeared first on AdExchanger.

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TechMagic Podcast: Balancing Innovation and Personal Data Protection

Adweek

Join hosts Cathy Hackl and Lee Kebler in this engaging podcast as they discuss the latest news and trends in technology and innovation. From Meta's opening of its Horizon OS to Apple's focus on enterprise and brainwave protection laws, they cover a wide range of fascinating topics. Discover the potential of brain implants for artificial.

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

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Video ad spend expected to rise 16%, surpassing linear TV this year

Martech

U.S. digital video ad spend is expected to hit $63 billion in 2024, a 16% increase from the previous year, according to projections from IAB’s “2024 Digital Ad Spend & Strategy Report.” For the first time, digital video — which includes CTV, social video and online video — will claim a higher share of budgets than linear TV. Why we care. CTV and other digital video channels have long promised better addressability and measurement than traditional linear TV.

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Consumer Relationships Aren’t Built on Financial Incentives

Adweek

One of the most-discussed topics of 2024 will be the deprecation of third-party cookies, making other sources of data even more important to businesses. The most valuable of these other data sources is zero-party data, which is proactively provided by customers--typically because that customer actually wants to hear from the brand, and often because there.

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SMBs are investing more time and resources in marketing

Martech

In the face of economic headwinds, some small-to-medium businesses are devoting increased resources to their marketing efforts. A report from Constant Contact, “Small Business Now,” finds 39% of SMBs increasing their marketing budget while 44% are increasing time spent on marketing. In addition, 41% are increasing the number of channels used for marketing; 42% estimate they are increasing the number of marketing tactics used.

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Leading Brand Transformation: A Masterclass With Doug Zarkin

Adweek

Today's business landscape demands a sophisticated understanding of consumer behavior and a nuanced approach to brand communication. In this episode of The Speed of Culture, host Matt Britton explores these themes with guest Doug Zarkin, a seasoned marketer known for his thought-provoking insights and dynamic leadership in brand strategy. This episode not only highlights the.

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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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The Third Delay For Third-Party Cookies Leaves Ad Tech In Limbo

AdExchanger

Well, folks, it’s happened again. For the third time, Google pushed back its original deadline to remove third-party cookies from Chrome. On Tuesday, it said it would no longer remove cookies in 2024, and didn’t set a new deadline for removal. On this week’s episode, the editorial team talks through this latest announcement from Google, […] The post The Third Delay For Third-Party Cookies Leaves Ad Tech In Limbo appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Taika Waititi and Future Bring Luxury With a Twist to Belvedere Ad

Adweek

Ads for top-shelf liquor usually lean heavily and stereotypically into the 1% lifestyle, with beautiful people hanging out in exotic settings where the common folk aspire to tread. The new campaign for Belvedere 10, a $150-per-bottle line extension of the flagship vodka, goes for a slightly different kind of chic, while adding a dose of.

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OTT and CTV: which is which?

illumin

Over-the-top or connected TV? It’s time to clear the air and understand the differences between the two marketing phenomena. It’s a common misconception. Even the average marketer still falls trap to this typical confusion of distinguishing between OTT and CTV. Given the high demand of streaming services today, advertisers have been exploring ads over these platforms with Amazon Prime’s airing of commercials in February 2024 a very current example.

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WBD Reveals First-Party Data Platform to Unify Buying Across Its Portfolio

Adweek

Warner Bros. Discovery is continuing to lean in on data ahead of the TV upfront. Top line WBD announced Thursday that it is launching Olli, a first-party data platform that utilizes data, audience intelligence and adtech solutions to create seamless campaign planning, activation and measurement across the company's portfolio. In addition, the new first-party data.

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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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How to produce brand-approved email designs on time and on budget

Martech

Marketers short on time and/or resources have developed shortcuts to produce emails and the most common of those can seriously hurt performance. Fortunately, there’s an alternative that can help you with this. Also, you can improve performance by modifying your approach based on whether your company is CPG, ecommerce or B2B. Common email shortcuts that hinder performance First, let’s look at what you might be doing wrong.

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Creating a Culture of Fearlessness: Insights From Taco Bell CMO Taylor Montgomery

Adweek

On this week's episode, ADWEEK's Jenny Rooney sits down with Taylor Montgomery, CMO of Taco Bell, as he shares insights into his journey, leadership philosophy and the evolving landscape of brand management. Recorded live during ADWEEK's Social Media Week event in New York, they discuss Montgomery's early career at Procter & Gamble, which provided him.

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Jeremy Stern: why brands should play fair at this year’s Paris Olympics

More About Advertising

By Jeremy Stern, former European promotions director of Coca-Cola and founder of promotional compliance agency PromoVeritas. With fewer than 150 days until the Olympic torch arrives in Paris, official partners are ready to get their money’s worth out of the games. For the majority of unaffiliated brands, meanwhile, there will be an uphill battle to comply … The post Jeremy Stern: why brands should play fair at this year’s Paris Olympics first appeared on More About Advertising.

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Comic: The Curated Marketplace

AdExchanger

Enjoy this weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem … The post Comic: The Curated Marketplace appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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AI-powered martech releases and news: April 25

Martech

The use of AI by educators is not always a positive thing. This week a Maryland high school teacher was arrested for allegedly creating a phony audio recording of his boss saying very offensive things. Sadly, the fake audio went viral and the high school’s principal was “widely admonished,” according to one carefully worded news report. Eventually, investigators linked the email used to send the audio to an ISP registered to the teacher’s grandmother.

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The Trade Desk’s OpenPass Will Add Rewards As It Pursues Wider Adoption

AdExchanger

Publishers looking to grow their addressable audience just got a new way to entice users to share an email address. The rewarded single-sign-on (SSO) provider Bonbon announced on Thursday that it’s integrating with The Trade Desk’s OpenPass SSO. Bonbon gives users rewards – such as discounts or chances to win merchandise – for setting up […] The post The Trade Desk’s OpenPass Will Add Rewards As It Pursues Wider Adoption appeared first on AdExchanger.

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10 things to do if your martech solution vendor gets bought

Martech

What do you do if the vendor of one of your martech solutions gets bought? This can change many things, including price, customer service, contract enforcement and more. Here are 10 things that will let you be proactive if this happens. 1. Know what you need and why. The most important thing is to understand why you are using the solution in the first place.

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Meta Reports Record Q1 Revenue, But Its Plan For The AI Long Game Has Investors Spooked

AdExchanger

Meta’s ad business keeps chugging along, thanks largely to investments in AI-based content recommendation and ad optimization. The company reported its fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth in its Q1 2024 earnings call on Wednesday. Revenue for the quarter totaled $36.5 billion, a 27% YOY increase, with $35.6 billion coming from ads. It was the […] The post Meta Reports Record Q1 Revenue, But Its Plan For The AI Long Game Has Investors Spooked 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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Platform Update 6.9.0. – Shared Library Depreciation and New Syndication Rules

Brid.tv

In our previous release, we introduced an upgraded analytics dashboard, beta testing for our most recent AI tool, and some additional novelties, all in a neatly rebranded CMS. This time around, with Platform Update 6.9.0. , we are deprecating the shared library feature and adding some overall improvements to the platform. Shared Library Depreciation and New Syndication Rules With Platform Update 6.9.0. we are deprecating the shared library feature and introducing new syndication rules.

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Beyond Cookies: Using Location Intelligence To Power Privacy-First Audience Segmentation

AdExchanger

The cookie deprecation drama has turned into one of those cheesy slasher movies where the villain comically pops back up again and again from near-certain death. Marketers and advertisers are rightly tired of this limbo. But at this point it’s clear they don’t have to keep watching. There are much better alternatives to the surface-level […] The post Beyond Cookies: Using Location Intelligence To Power Privacy-First Audience Segmentation appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Why some publishers aren’t ready to monetize generative AI chatbots with ads yet

Digiday

Publishers are testing generative AI technology for all kinds of functions — from onsite search to games. But monetizing those offerings is slow going. Some publishing execs told Digiday they’re not ready to do so by adding advertising to these generative AI products just yet. Like the rest of the digital publishing world, monetizing these AI experiences falls into two camps: subscriptions or advertising — both for publishers and the AI companies themselves.

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GSTV Wants To Turn Gas Stations Into A Video Ad Marketplace

AdExchanger

GSTV is trying to win a larger share of spend earmarked for TV. In GSTV’s case, it wants to reach a broad and captive audience – while they’re at the fuel pump. The post GSTV Wants To Turn Gas Stations Into A Video Ad Marketplace appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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.