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Are you ready for retail media advertising? What you need to know in 2025

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Retail media is evolving. Heres what you need to understand the power of retail media advertising in 2025. 2024 saw significant growth for the channel with brands vying for greater connection to customers when and where they shop. In the US, ad spending for retail media was predicted to grow 26% in 2024 vastly outpacing the 12.6% growth predicted for overall digital ad spending.

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Omnicom Confirms IPG Takeover And New Leadership Structure

Adweek

Omnicom Group has confirmed a takeover of rival holding company Interpublic Group (IPG). The mega-merger between the two New York-listed businesses will create the world's largest advertising group. John Wren, chair and chief executive (CEO) of Omnicom said in a statement the deal would combine "highly complementary data and technology platforms" to drive growth for.

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Why 2025 is the year for martech optimization, not expansion

Martech

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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Global Ad Revenue Cracks The $1 Trillion Dollar Mark In 2024

AdExchanger

If Austin Powers supervillain Dr. Evil wanted to hold the world ransom for $100 billion, the global advertising industry might actually be able to afford it at least, according to GroupMs end-of-year forecast. The post Global Ad Revenue Cracks The $1 Trillion Dollar Mark In 2024 appeared first on AdExchanger.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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

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Attekmi Recognised for Superior Customer Service in Ad Tech with Top Industry Awards

Exchange Wire

Attekmi (former SmartHub) was recognised for outstanding customer support with top industry awards, including accolades from ExchangeWire and Titan Awards. In 2024, the Attekmi team became the winner in the Best Client Services Team nomination from ExchangeWire and was selected by [.] The post Attekmi Recognised for Superior Customer Service in Ad Tech with Top Industry Awards appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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Exclusive: Startup ProRata.ai Launches AI Search Engine to Pay Content Creators

Adweek

Artificial intelligence startup ProRata.ai wants to bring a more equitable compensation model to media companies with the launch of its AI-powered search engine, Gist.ai. The startup uses gen AI to accurately attribute search results and share revenue with content owners. This revenue is generated by subscriptions and ads that run Gist. People can sign up.

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How AS Beauty Keeps Hitting Its CAC Targets Even During The Holidays

AdExchanger

Its the most wonderful time of the year and also one of the most expensive from an advertising standpoint. But just because its pricey to acquire new customers during the holiday season doesnt mean brands should pull back, said Scott Kramer, VP of growth at AS Beauty, a holding company for luxury cosmetics and […] The post How AS Beauty Keeps Hitting Its CAC Targets Even During The Holidays appeared first on AdExchanger.

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The advertiser’s guide to AI and creative transformation: Tactics for boosting bandwidth, output and optimization with generative AI

Digiday

This Tactics + Insights guide, sponsored by Amazon Ads, explores how brands leverage generative AI to unlock more efficient ad creation, drive creative transformation and optimize ad creatives. Successful ad creative differentiates products and empowers advertisers to stand out in the competitive marketplace; however, brands face two prevalent challenges when devising, designing and deploying ad creative that can achieve these two goals.

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News Media Alliance Urges FTC, DOJ to Investigate Google’s Site Reputation Update

Adweek

The News Media Alliance, a trade association representing over 2,200 publishers, sent the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission an open letter last week urging the organizations to investigate an algorithm update issued by Google earlier this year. This update, which amended Google's Site Reputation Abuse (SRA) policy, has upended the affiliate businesses of.

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How marketers can succeed with generative engine optimization

Martech

The digital landscape is evolving rapidly, and marketers are feeling the shift. Generative AI is redefining how people search and engage with content, reshaping traditional marketing strategies. Features like Googles AI Overviews now provide instant, generated answers for search queries. This transformation poses both challenges and opportunities for marketers.

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

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LoopMe Buys Chartboost From Zynga For Direct Paths Into Mobile Apps

AdExchanger

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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How to Optimize Minimum and Maximum Bids in Amazon PPC to Improve ACoS [The PPC Den Podcast]

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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.

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Report: Omnicom and IPG in advanced merger talks

Adweek

Omincom is in advanced talks to acquire Interpublic Group (IPG) in a deal that would create the largest advertising and marketing services firm in the world. On Sunday (Dec. 8), The Wall Street Journal broke news of the deal and reported that a transaction could be announced as early as this week. Terms of the.

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In 2025, the AI-infused world will require humans bring strategy and judgement by Optimove

Martech

OpenAI an artificial intelligence research company created ChatGPT and launched the tool in November 2022. With that, 2023 became the year of humans understanding genAIs capabilities. Then 2024 was the year of genAIs integration into marketing automation solutions. Now, 2025 will be the year humans wrest control of genAI to ensure it is properly used for its role to deliver real-time, precision marketing messages.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

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.

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Demystifying Curation: Redefining Digital Advertising Beyond The Buzzword

AdExchanger

The ad tech industry is great at creating new buzzwords, but less successful at defining them. Take curation: Every major ad tech platform claims to do it, but there are conflicting definitions of what it is or how it works. Its like we all agreed to make personal mobility devices and all came up with […] The post Demystifying Curation: Redefining Digital Advertising Beyond The Buzzword appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Why advertisers and media companies need to take malware threats seriously

Digiday

Gavin Dunaway, marketing director, The Media Trust To become a successful malware spreader, the barrier to entry is unbelievably low. These threat actors buy and sell exploit kits and malicious software on the dark web, and AI is key in building out new attacks. AI is also useful in creating bogus creatives and landing pages, ensnaring consumers into dangerous schemes and fooling ad platform security audits.

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The Creative Agencies to Watch in the Omnicom-IPG Merger

Adweek

Industry insiders predict that Omnicom Group's takeover of Interpublic Group (IPG) will likely lead to the consolidation and elimination of legacy creative agency brands. Omnicom announced on Monday (Dec. 9) that it is acquiring rival holding company IPG, creating the world's largest advertising group. The new company will be called Omnicom, and leadership anticipates it.

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How to reframe AI adoption to focus on outcomes, not tools

Martech

“How are we using AI to improve marketing performance?” Marketers are coming to dread this question even as executives are asking it more often. It makes them anxious and defensive because they lack a clear story about their team’s martech maturity. They also struggle to explain the real benefits of AI. This is because it’s not easy to measure the use of AI and its impact on results.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

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.

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Embracing Accountability: Best Practices For A More Responsible Era Of Digital Media

AdExchanger

The old saying may you live in interesting times has never felt more true. Signal deprecation remains in play, privacy considerations are part of every conversation, consumers are increasingly sensitive to brand values and everything has become politicized. This new reality means that where and how brands choose to advertise is perceived as a reflection […] The post Embracing Accountability: Best Practices For A More Responsible Era Of Digital Media appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Digiday+ Research: Publishers expected Google to keep cookies, but they’re moving on anyway

Digiday

Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. It’s been a notable year in many ways one of which was Google’s decision over the summer to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser after all. Publishers saw this change of heart coming. But it’s not changing their own plans to move away from tracking consumers using third-party cookies.

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Overnight Cable News Ratings: Dec. 6-9: MSNBC Has Big Monday Energy After a Slow Weekend

Adweek

Friday, Dec. 6 The Five ends the week as the most-watched show with over four million total viewers. Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace finished as MSNBC's most-watched program and OutFront with Erin Burnett was first for CNN. Those three shows repeated their victories in the Adults 25-54 demo. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total.

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Why syncing email and SMS is critical to marketing success

Martech

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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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

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.

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Is This TikTok Ban Thing For Real?; What Netflix Wants For Christmas

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Tick, Tock, TikTok A US federal appeals court has rejected a suit brought by TikTok and some prominent creators who had argued that the law enforcing a ban or sale of its app is an infringement of the First Amendment. The law was passed earlier this year after legislators were briefed regarding alleged national security […] The post Is This TikTok Ban Thing For Real?

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AI personalization played a bigger role in this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Digiday

This story originally published on sister site , Modern Retail. This past Thanksgiving week, furniture and home decor brand CB2 used artificial intelligence as part of its text messaging marketing campaigns. Over the busy holiday sales periods like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, when so many retailers are trying to reach customers, the more targeted messages helped the brand stand out from the crowd, said Ami Patel, CB2’s associate director of brand marketing.

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Puma Kicks Gen AI Into Gear, Letting Fans Design Manchester City’s 2026 Kit

Adweek

Puma is giving Manchester City fans the chance to design the team's third kit for the 2026 season, using artificial intelligence to bring their creative visions to life. The initiative lets fans generate custom designs, with the final kit selected through a mix of fan votes and expert judging. The winning design will be worn.

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Omnicom becomes the world’s largest agency holding company

Martech

Through its $13.25 billion acquisition of Interpublic Group, Omnicom has vaulted past WPP to become the world’s largest agency holding company. Omnicom and Interpublic separately had been the third and fourth largest global ad buyers. The deal is expected to attract regulatory scrutiny. Among the agencies owned by Omnicom are BBDO and TBWA, while Interpublic owns McCann, Weber Shandwick, Mediabrands and others.

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Solving the Biggest Tech Challenges in RevOps

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.

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Reflecting On The FTC’s Latest Settlements With Sellers Of Sensitive Location Data

AdExchanger

Transparency is a word that gets tossed around a lot in the data-driven advertising industry, usually because its lacking. Brands dont know where their ad dollars go. The programmatic supply chain is basically an enormous bowl of pea soup. And principal-based buying is par for the course at the agency holdcos. But transparency is also […] The post Reflecting On The FTCs Latest Settlements With Sellers Of Sensitive Location Data appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Who are the winners and losers of Omnicom’s proposed acquisition of IPG?

Digiday

Mondays news of the proposed plans to combine Omnicom and IPG has already revealed what will surely be the biggest advertising story heading into 2025 although surprises do seem to happen often in this industry. While the deal’s official close is still a long way off and there may be regulatory hurdles to clear before the acquisition is complete, its still worth charting out who the winners and losers may be if all goes according to plan.

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Omnicom and IPG Fight a Perfect Storm on the ‘4 Cs’

Adweek

In what is without a doubt one of the top five episodes of Seinfeld, George is regaling his moment as a "marine biologist" with Jerry, Kramer, and Elaine: "The sea was angry that day, my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli!" George's "perfect storm" also perfectly captures what.

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Improving video to boost sales: Best of the MarTechBot

Martech

Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBots responses to prompts submitted by readers. See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. 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.

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Drive GTM Efficiency with Tech Stack Consolidation

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.