November, 2019

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How to Boost Conversions with Your Article’s Featured Image

Single Grain

As the web is becoming more visual and interactive, standing out and being remembered is getting even tougher. Visual content can certainly boost engagement and brand memorability, but only if you create an effective visual marketing strategy. First and foremost, you need to start paying more attention to your article's featured image because that's what shows up in many places, strongly impacting your content visibility.

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Creative Leadership and what it could mean to your organization.

Gods of Advertising

Over the years, creative leadership has meant different things to different people in different kinds of agencies. The following is meant to clarify what it could (and probably should) mean to an agency right now and moving forward… The primary purpose of creative leadership is to enhance the creative reputation of the agency, to be a creative advocate for the agency (and its clients), and to help the agency win new business and to grow organically.

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Lorie-Jo Trainer Buckingham of MOFILM picks her Desert Island Ads

More About Advertising

Lorie-Jo Trainer Buckingham is ECD of MOFILM, a 10,000 strong community of professional filmmakers and creators from different geographies, backgrounds and cultures. MOFILM is owned by David Jones’ Brand Tech group You & Mr Jones. Desert Island Ads As an artist and ECD working in film I’ve selected campaigns that connect with me emotionally, are.

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Women Often Feel Unsafe Because Way Too Many Men and Boys Are Sexual Predators

AdPulp

One in three women experiences physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Thus, women are continuously on guard. This is an emotional, physical and economical drain on half of the global population, and a wake-up call for the other half. In order to create a society that is intolerant of violence against women, men and […].

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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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People hate ads.

Advertising to Baby Boomers

* The following post is about advertising to baby boomers. A shocking research report featured in a The New York Times article: The Advertising Industry Has a Problem: People Hate Ads By Tiffany Hsu … The advertising industry faces an “existential need for change,” according to a blunt report published on Monday by the research firm Forrester. Now the agencies must “disassemble what remains of their outmoded model” or risk “falling further into irrelevance,” the report concludes.

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Most Viewed Video Ads: Product Demos Never Looked So Good

illumin

We love this week's chart because it features 4 brand new videos!! Most importantly, there are robots. and has anyone not seen that Boston Dynamics video yet because if you haven't, prepare to be blown away! Our other favorite is the Luis Vuitton content series launch, since they obviously got the point with a 60-second video spot that is dominating this week's chart and we bet it'll be there for at least a few more weeks.

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Who Uses Apps to Meet Their Fitness-Related New Year's Resolutions?

InMobi

To meet their main New Year’s resolutions (and to stay on top of their health and fitness goals overall), many people turn to apps. There are hundreds of apps now available to help you keep track of your runs, access workouts virtually, monitor calories and overall stay on top of every element of your health routines. In fact, in January 2019, some of the top health and fitness apps included MyFitnessPal, among others.

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TimeTo lays down the Christmas party rules

More About Advertising

TimeTo and agency Lucky Generals are going in to bat for better behaviour in adland again, this time with a campaign telling people what’s on and what’s not at the Christmas party. Actually it’s what’s not. We’ve attended a few agency Christmas parties in our time but invitations are few and far between these days.

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What’s Your “Truth Well Told”?

AdPulp

Quick. In a sentence tell me what your agency is all about. Come on, we don’t have all day. Ad People Can’t Seem To Sum Themselves Up Darren Woolley is the founder and global chief executive of TrintityP3, an independent global marketing management consulting company. Q. A what? A. He’s a consultant. Over the past […].

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Why Page latency Happens in Header Bidding and How to Tackle it

Smarty Ads

Header bidding was created to solve one of the biggest publisher challenges: improving the low yield associated with the inefficient waterfall method of serving ads. In a report, Adzerk found that nearly 79% top publishers use header bidding. Moreover, in a study that we conducted on.

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

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Holiday Survival Tips for Digital Marketers by Digital Marketers

illumin

The holiday season is upon us and we know you’re all gearing up for some peaceful and relaxing time at home. Unfortunately, as digital marketers, those campaigns just don’t run themselves! The holidays can be extremely stressful for media buyers, campaign managers and anyone involved in the digital marketing task. We are all concerned about […].

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What’s the Right Content for Each Stage of the Marketing Funnel?

Single Grain

NEWLY UPDATED! This post on discovering the right content for each stage of the marketing funnel has been updated for 2019. Enjoy! Imagine if every new visitor to your website bought a product. Not some day in the future after navigating your complex purchase funnel, but right then on their first visit. How much easier (and more profitable) would your life as a marketer be?

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[New Report] State of Mobile Programmatic Ad Buying in Southeast Asia in 2019

InMobi

Programmatic has been hailed by advertisers across the globe for its potential to streamline the ad buying process, while offering target audiences at scale. But what is its effect in Southeast Asia? To find out, we surveyed more than 50 digital marketers with the responsibility of media buying across leading brands and agencies in the region. The goal was to hear directly from those on the front lines about what they think about in-app programmatic advertising, to see if it’s understood well an

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Now MSQ Partners recruits top Dentsu exec Kate Howe

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MSQ Partners has hired another adland heavy hitter, Kate Howe, formerly executive director Creative & content, CX and Commerce, at Dentsu Aegis Network. She joins MSQ hard on the heels of Simom Davis, who’s setting up a new media operation Walk-In Media, chairman Charles Courtier (formerly of MEC) and creative Lucas Peon from JWT. Howe.

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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 Need for Better Brand Storytelling Is Helping To Fuel the Growth of PR Agencies

AdPulp

There used to be a series of dividing lines that kept agencies in their lane. In the most simplistic terms, above-the-line agencies were separated from below-the-line agencies. Above-the-line agencies made the broadcast and print campaigns, and the below-the-line agencies did everything else. Thankfully, this weak linear construct did not survive Digital Disruption.

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4 Tried and Tested YouTube Marketing Tips for Your Ecommerce Business

Smarty Ads

Whether you believe it or not, YouTube marketing can take your business to nauseous heights. With how popular the platform has become, YouTube now has over a billion viewers. That contains sizeable market potential waiting for you to dive in and reach out to. Marketers have leveraged YouTube to.

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CTV, ATV, PTV, Who TV?

illumin

The digital advertising industry is notorious for using an exorbitant quantity of acronyms. In the case of the industries next sweetheart, Connected TV (CTV), acronym-mania has truly gotten out of hand. Connected TV is taking the digital industry by storm, and for very good reasons. ¾’s of US Households Have At Least 1 CTV Device […]. The post CTV, ATV, PTV, Who TV?

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VSEO: How Voice Search and Conversational AI Are Changing SEO

Single Grain

Siri. Alexa. Cortana. These three virtual assistants have become household names and a regular part of our daily lives. In under ten years, we’ve actually started to become reliant on our voice search assistants, turning to them to do everything from help us find a local ice cream parlor to play our favorite music to entertain us when we ask it questions like “ Do you love me?

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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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Announcing InMobi Exchange Customer Advisory Board

InMobi

We are excited to announce the formation of a Customer Advisory Board for InMobi Exchange! Our flagship Customer Advisory Board features an array of forward-thinking, programmatic-first companies who will help chart the course of InMobi’s innovation as we continue our mission of providing a fully transparent, safe and data-driven programmatic marketplace.

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Droga5 pays off for Accenture in big Kimberly-Clark win

More About Advertising

Is Droga5 the not-so-secret weapon that will propel Accenture Interactive into the global elite of creative networks? Kimberly-Clark thinks so anyway, moving the bulk of its worldwide baby and child care creative business out of WPP into Accenture and citing Droga5 as the clincher. Kimberly-Clark chief growth officer Alison Lewis, said of the switch: “Technology.

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You’re Not “Woke” Until You Start To Pay Women Fairly

AdPulp

Can we, the people, shop our way to social change? Definitely not. Can we favor manufacturers and retailers that explicitly appeal to our values? Naturally. This December 4th, ChooseWOMEN, an international platform piloted by Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization, is asking for a focus on the female. “Choose Women Wednesday” invites everyone to shop at women-owned […].

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Programmatic audio advertising: customer engagement on air + TAVR Media Case Study

Admixer

Programmatic is rapidly evolving into new formats and spreads into new channels. And most recently — to screenless media with programmatic audio advertising. According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) review, the audio advertisement hit $2.25 billion last year against a $1.8 billion in 2017. The audience of digital radio listeners in the U.S. has […].

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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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MWC 2019: from 5G to OTT Advertising and Immersive Video Content

Smarty Ads

Over the top advertising platforms along with mobile networks of the fifth generation (5G) are among technologies that have been developing for quite a long time.

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6 Tips for Scaling Up Content Production without Sacrificing Quality

Single Grain

Whether you’re head of content marketing in a larger company, part of a lean distributed team, a solo entrepreneur or somewhere in between, scaling up is essential to brand building. According to a Content Marketing Institute survey, 64% of content marketers said their greatest educational need is understanding how to create a scalable content strategy: These content marketing tips are intended to fill that gap.

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Drive Away from the Competition through Actionable Consumer Insights

InMobi

To uncover what the modern car customer looks like, we looked at the data. We used cutting-edge market research and consumer insights solution InMobi Pulse to look at some of the biggest car research properties in the U.S., along with data on how people use the mobile apps of the major automakers themselves. We first looked at the common traits of those in the U.S. who already are customers of the world’s biggest car brands.

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Aussie retailer Myer wheels out the John Lewis approach before John Lewis

More About Advertising

Myer in Australia is rather like its version of John Lewis and it’s taken a leaf out of the John Lewis playbook with this year’s teary Christmas offering from Clemenger BBDO. To our young heroine it looks like Christmas is off because the family in going camping (camping!) but, of course, Santa has a way.

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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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There’s Value In Being Counted

AdPulp

Sadly, the question of who belongs in America hasn’t been settled yet. Presidents Tweet about it, talking heads flap their gums about it, and the Supreme Court rules on it. One thing that we do know for sure, Native peoples belong here. And the U.S. Census wants to make sure Native peoples are counted. According […]. The post There’s Value In Being Counted appeared first on Adpulp.

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Why should brands invest in video advertising?

Ad Beat

In today’s technology-first world, where information is readily accessible and attention spans continue to dwindle, brands everywhere are finding new, innovative ways to communicate with their customers. . You don’t have to dig deep to figure out why video has emerged as the dominant force in the digital marketing universe. For example, including an explanatory video on your website’s landing pages can increase conversion rates by more than 80 percent , and just by mentioning the wo

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How Can You Preserve SEO Rankings after Website Redesign: 10 Steps to Follow

Smarty Ads

If you are interested in redesigning your website, search engine optimization is one of the topmost concerns that you need to think about. Preserving the organic rankings, conserving link popularity, and recycling old content are crucial. According to www.forbes.com, the ranking factors of Google keep changing. When you.

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How B2B Firms Can Acquire Leads with Programmatic Ads

Single Grain

B2B advertising is largely focussed on acquiring leads, and one of the biggest challenges B2B marketers face is targeting the right audience. Today, there is no place for broad audience targeting. To acquire high-quality leads, targeting needs to get as precise and specific as possible. For instance, if you’re a content marketing agency that wants to target CMOs and decision-makers of startups who read Marketing Week – you can.

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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.