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Commerce Media: Advertising’s New Playground?

Exchange Wire

In the rapidly evolving world of advertising, a new contender has emerged with the potential to redefine the playing field: commerce media. Welcome to the revolutionary world of commerce media, where shopping carts meet ad spots, and consumers' clicks tell a [.] The post Commerce Media: Advertising’s New Playground? appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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Puma’s Web3 Efforts Are Paying Off and Driving Consumer Engagement

Adweek

With artificial intelligence making swift advancements every day, the metaverse--recently presumed "dead" in the industry--is silently enabling brands to bridge physical products with digital experiences, reaching new audiences and ultimately driving revenue. During Adweek's NexTech event on Nov. 15, Puma shared how its bullish Web3 initiatives dispelled common crypto critiques.

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Generosity and gratitude

Seth Godin

A gift doesn’t diminish the giver. Sharing creates connection, possibility and energy. And the magic of gratitude is that it improves everything it touches, especially the person who offered it in the first place. So, what holds us back? Fear. Fear of connection, of change, of seeing what is possible. It might feel safer to focus on scarcity. Generosity and gratitude often go together.

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B2B email marketing: 3 strategies for advanced personalization

Martech

Picture this: You’re at a private art showing. The curator greets you, recalling your love for impressionist art and leads you to an unseen Monet. It’s perfect. They remembered what you liked, and it shows. That feeling of being special? That’s what we’re aiming for in B2B marketing. Your inbox should be more than a drop zone for flyers.

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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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Thirteen Years Of Ad Tech Progress In One AdExchanger Comic

AdExchanger

I recently stumbled on a first edition of the classic AdExchanger comic. I have no idea how I came to possess this artifact of ad tech history, but there it was, blaring at me from a pile of old papers: “Gigantic First Issue!! AdExchanger: An All-Star Collection of the Greatest Advertising Stories Ever Told!” It […] The post Thirteen Years Of Ad Tech Progress In One AdExchanger Comic appeared first on AdExchanger.

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The Gift of Ganja: Brand Positions Cannabis Like Top-Shelf Booze

Adweek

As far as holiday traditions go, people have been giving weed to each other since long before the plant was legal across 40 U.S. states. As likely as not, though, those particular gift exchanges have happened outside the confines of Thanksgiving dinners or white elephant parties. But in 2023, isn't it time for this clandestine.

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What’s Behind Publicis’ Rise to the Top of the Agency Group Pack?

VideoWeek

Just over ten years ago, agency holding groups Publicis Groupe and Omnicom Group shocked the industry by announcing plans to combine their businesses in a “merger of equals”. As one combined entity, the two would have overtaken WPP as the largest agency holding group in the world – their market caps of roughly $14.5 billion (Publicis) and $16.5 billion (Omnicom) surpassing WPP’s $20 billion.

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The Problem With Ad Platform Measurement – From Someone Who Knows

AdExchanger

Ad measurement and attribution are in crisis – but maybe that’s a good thing. “Actually, I’d even say it’s a great thing,” says Andrew Covato, founder and managing director of measurement consultancy Growth by Science. “It’s time for change.” Covato launched Growth by Science, initially as a side project in 2011 while working full time building […] The post The Problem With Ad Platform Measurement – From Someone Who Knows appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Take Time to Do the Painstaking Work of Building a Solid Marketing Plan

Adweek

By now I'm willing to bet you're tired of wasting your precious ad spend on suboptimal conversion rates. The way out lies in having a solid marketing plan. As annoying as it might be to hear, the success (or lack thereof) around your marketing is almost always tied to how developed and intentional your plan.

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Nice bike

Seth Godin

A well-designed bicycle is efficient, inexpensive and delightful. If you use your bike on the right paths, with appropriate goals, it can deliver exactly what you need, while also allowing you to go at your own pace, see what’s going on around you and feel grounded. Until, of course, you get jealous. If you start trying to ride your bike on the freeway, or insist on adding extra seats, electric drivetrains and bright lights, sooner or later, you’re going to end up with a vehicle that

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

what retail media advertising is what a retail media network is how the changes in the privacy landscape benefit retail media networks how retail media network functions market overview of retail media networks

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Paid advertising: Tips to boost qualified leads and reduce costs

Martech

While many companies believe broader advertising coverage will increase revenue, this often leads to poor quality of leads. A year ago, our agency fell into this trap and, as a result, got very few qualified contacts at a much higher cost than usual. After switching our focus to quality and running thought-out ad campaigns, we reduced advertising costs by 38% and increased conversions into appointments by 16%, more than five times the industry average.

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Content Niches Are Prime Real Estate For New Media Companies

AdExchanger

Estate Media launched in September as an online hub for real estate and home improvement content. It hopes to hook viewers – and brands – with content that features influencers in the real estate industry who have a strong online following. The post Content Niches Are Prime Real Estate For New Media Companies appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Apple’s Holiday Ad Is a Modern-Day Scrooge Tale in Stop Motion

Adweek

It's a classic festive story: Rather than hating his boss, A Christmas Carol's Bob Cratchit pities his lonely and miserable employer Ebenezer Scrooge and hopes that he'll find joy in the holiday season. Apple's annual holiday film, Fuzzy Feelings, channels the same sentiment, following a woman who comes to see her grumpy boss in a.

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Using the 70:20:10 rule in your digital marketing

Smart Insights

How to use the power of the 70:20:10 rule as a marketing model to prioritize your digital marketing strategy With new marketing tools and techniques available to us almost daily, it can be difficult to know where to prioritize your … The post Using the 70:20:10 rule in your digital marketing appeared first on Smart Insights.

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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 use conversion data to enhance top-of-funnel marketing

Martech

Leveraging marketing data is key to continual optimization and driving growth. This article explains how feeding bottom-of-funnel analytics back into top-of-funnel activities boosts acquisition and reduces costs over time. Using bottom-of-funnel data as input to top-of-funnel activities I’ve written about how growth loops can be more helpful than funnels as they allow the loop’s output to be used back into the loop.

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All Marketers Want For Christmas Is … Performance

AdExchanger

’Tis the season to be spending. Early holiday shopping hit new highs this year: Consumers spent $76.8 billion in October, $4.3 billion more than last year, according to Adobe’s holiday shopping tracker. On top of that, 19% of consumers shop for holiday gifts year-round, according to Gartner’s 2023 Holiday Marketing Guide for Retail. Gartner predicts […] The post All Marketers Want For Christmas Is … Performance appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Sam Altman’s Move to Microsoft Changes Its Bing Search Battle With Google

Adweek

While Microsoft's swift hiring of Sam Altman could boost its position as the frontrunner in the race of AI, there are unintended consequences that will benefit Google's position in AI dominance, industry analysts tell Adweek. Altman's move to Microsoft capped a whipsaw weekend that began Friday with the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI being ousted.

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Broadcasters Don’t Need to Fear Commoditisation in Programmatic Sales

VideoWeek

While some broadcasters may still harbour concerns around commoditisation of their inventory within programmatic trading tools, they needn’t be worried says Hitesh Bhatt, Senior Director, CTV/OTT, EMEA at PubMatic. In fact auction-based trading is likely to push up the price of inventory thanks to high demand and the limited supply of high quality inventory.

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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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Digital events platforms: Best of the Bot

Martech

Best of the Bot showcases MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals.

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Google Spills More Secrets; The Unblockables

AdExchanger

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Share Tactics Another secret Google revenue-sharing deal was revealed during antitrust testimony. Google head of global partnerships Don Harrison disclosed during the Epic Games vs. Google trial that the standard 15% fee doesn’t apply to Spotify. Spotify only pays Google 4% of subscription […] The post Google Spills More Secrets; The Unblockables appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Revolutionizing Time(x) With Shari Fabiani

Adweek

As the CMO of Timex, Shari Fabiani has taken a contrarian approach to marketing the iconic brand, focusing on building engagement with core customers in this new episode of Marketing Vanguard. Mark Douglas on the Future of Advertising: Insights from MNTN's President and CEO Fabiani's career path, like many in her position, has been far.

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Online branding: a digital-centric approach to developing brands

Smart Insights

Updating approaches to your online branding for the digital world Brand is No.1 I want to start with a bold statement. The online brand is the single most important element to a business or organization. If you think about what … The post Online branding: a digital-centric approach to developing brands appeared first on Smart Insights.

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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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YouTube is deliberately ‘suboptimal’ for people using ad blockers

Martech

YouTube has admitted to intentionally creating a suboptimal experience for users employing ad blockers. Reports of a deliberate five-second delay in loading video pages on Mozilla’s Firefox have emerged on forums like Reddit and Hacker News. Dig deeper: New YouTube ad package helps brands capture cultural, sports moments Despite initial speculation about browser specificity, YouTube has clarified that users across all platforms may encounter loading delays.

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Roku And Unity Want To Prove CTV Is A Performance Channel

AdExchanger

Roku announced a new partnership with Unity to help gaming and mobile app developers add CTV to their user acquisition campaigns by giving them performance marketing attribution for streaming. The post Roku And Unity Want To Prove CTV Is A Performance Channel appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Pharma Brands Use AR Snapchat Lenses to Engage Consumers

Adweek

Pharmaceutical companies Dermavant and Botox Cosmetic have turned to Snapchat to teach consumers about their products' FDA-approved use. To coincide with World Psoriasis Day on Oct. 29, Dermavant released a Snapchat Lens themed to its product Vtama that opens an augmented reality mini-game where the user's character can walk across the roofs of stores with.

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79% of Top Marketing Executives Report Boost in ROI Using AI Tools

Exchange Wire

BrightBid, the ad tech platform for Google Search, has revealed that the majority of marketing leaders are already leveraging AI tools in their digital advertising strategies, with 79% saying that using AI tools had boosted their return on investment. 85% of [.] The post 79% of Top Marketing Executives Report Boost in ROI Using AI Tools appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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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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EU raises antitrust concerns about Adobe’s purchase of Figma

Martech

Adobe’s $20 billion bid for cloud-based product design platform Figma is being hit with an antitrust complaint by E.U. regulators. An in-depth investigation by the European Commission came to the preliminary conclusion the deal could significantly reduce competition for interactive product design tools, vector editing tools and raster editing tools.

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Governor [INSERT] Signs A New Privacy Law In The State Of [INSERT]

AdExchanger

Over the next few months (and years), we’ll likely see the introduction of new state laws protecting consumer privacy. These laws are designed to enhance the disclosure of privacy policies, establish opt-in and/or opt-out mechanisms, create avenues for consumers to update or delete their data and put other requirements in place. In the absence of […] The post Governor [INSERT] Signs A New Privacy Law In The State Of [INSERT] appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Regional Mexican Music Goes Mainstream. Here’s Why Marketers Should Be Thinking Ahead

Adweek

There was a time--not so long ago, actually--when mentioning the artist Bad Bunny among a bunch of brand marketers would have elicited several confused-looking faces at best. But now? You'd probably get an obvious nod. This major cultural shift is perfect evidence of just how reactive the marketing industry can be, oftentimes waiting for cultural.

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Working with problems

Seth Godin

They’re everywhere we look. Here are a few thoughts on the ones that won’t go away: First, is it a problem or a situation? Problems, by definition, have solutions. You might not like the cost of the solution, the trade-offs it leads to, or the time and effort it takes, but problems have solutions. On the other hand, situations don’t.

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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.