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Learning To Live With Our New AI-Based Advertising Overlords

AdExchanger

Google Performance Max (PMax) and the coterie of other AI-based ad platforms, including Meta Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns (ASC) and, more recently, Amazon Performance Plus, have taken hold in the past couple years. In fact, the first edition of AdExchanger’s Commerce Media Newsletter, in 2023, was a report on the mechanics of PMax. AI and machine […] The post Learning To Live With Our New AI-Based Advertising Overlords appeared first on AdExchanger.

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘You Threw Gasoline on the Fire’: Madwell CEO Lashes Out at Unpaid Employees

Adweek

The CEO of Brooklyn-based creative shop Madwell, Christopher Sojka, is lashing out against distressed employees--according to internal communications obtained by ADWEEK--for pushing back against the agency's in-office policies after not being paid in time, and for speaking to the press about the company's financial woes. The indie shop, which has serviced major brands including Verizon.

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Are attention spans really getting shorter? How should marketers respond?

Martech

In MarTechs MarTechBot explains it all feature, we pose a question about marketing to our very own MarTechBot , which is trained on the MarTech website archives and has access to the broader internet. Q: Are attention spans really getting shorter? And how should marketers respond? Yes, research indicates that attention spans are indeed getting shorter, particularly among younger audiences.

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Freelancer as centaur

Seth Godin

Freelancers looking to build a career have two good options: Be so good at doing the work by hand that you’re a better alternative for a client than using AI. This is going to get more and more difficult. Be so good at having AI work for you that you’re the obvious choice when there’s work to be done. The lousy options are to insist that you don’t use AI, but to be slower, more expensive and not as good as the AI option.

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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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To Compete With Walled Gardens, The Open Web Needs More Collaboration

AdExchanger

Its obvious that publishers and advertisers have a lot to offer each other. And yet, based on the way advertisers have dealt with publishers over the years, you’d think they were sworn enemies. This is far from how things play out with major walled gardens like Meta and Google. There, ingenuity and openness prevail. The […] The post To Compete With Walled Gardens, The Open Web Needs More Collaboration appeared first on AdExchanger.

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New Research Shows Ad-Supported Streaming TV Is Growing FAST

Adweek

The world of FAST is changing, well. fast, according to a new Gracenote report. Today, Gracenote, Nielsen's content data business unit, released new research, data, and insights on the evolving landscape of free ad-supported TV services (FAST), providing information for distribution platforms and advertisers seeking to monetize consumer engagement and understand the shifting streaming environment.

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Worst possible

Seth Godin

While it’s tempting to compare suffering, inconvenience, unfairness or general no-goodness, it’s not helpful. Someone else’s trauma doesn’t diminish yours. In fact, when we can find the space to see that others have their own mess to deal with, it opens the door for forward motion. The past happened, but all that’s available to us now is the choice of what to do about it.

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Meet The Free Gaming Platform – Founded By An Ad Tech Vet – That’s Putting CTV Ads In Video Games

AdExchanger

It is a rare occurrence for successful ad tech entrepreneurs to venture out of the B2B software landscape and into the consumer-facing world. But the attempt is not unheard of. The latest example came last month when Andr Swanston, co-founder and former CEO of Tru Optik which sold to TransUnion in 2020 raised […] The post Meet The Free Gaming Platform Founded By An Ad Tech Vet Thats Putting CTV Ads In Video Games appeared first on AdExchanger.

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A Teddy Bear’s Dreams Are Dashed in Sandy Hook Promise’s Gut-Punching Ad

Adweek

A teddy bear is typically a symbol of childhood innocence, comfort, and play. But in a harrowing ad from nonprofit Sandy Hook Promise, the stuffed animal serves as a stark reminder of how the gun violence epidemic is impacting childhoods across the U.S. As the organization's latest public service announcement (PSA) reminds viewers, teddy bears.

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AI can find your ideal customers, but only humans can build real relationships

Martech

AI personalization is everywhere, but it’s not everything. Only humans can provide the genuine interaction and empathy to build lasting customer relationships. While AI can help identify your ideal customers, you must go old school to nurture them. “AI is a magnificent tool,” said Kyle Tudor, head of sales at Perfection and Custom, at last fall’s MarTech Conference. “But your customers are still human.

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

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The tactics trap

Seth Godin

You have a strategy. Perhaps you didnt even choose it but you have one… and its not working. The dominant question is, “what do I do now?” Which tactic do we use? How do we get the word out? How do we close this sale, solve the problem and succeed? Perhaps we should look to others that have succeeded and use their tactics. The problem is simple.

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The Growing Role of Agencies in Omnichannel Loyalty Strategies

InMobi

“Getting new users on your application is just step one. A successful mobile strategy is three-pronged with acquisition, in-app engagement, and retention.” Phil Golas, VP Technology and Activation, Spark Foundry In today’s competitive digital landscape, user retention is key to brand success. With mobile as an always-on touchpoint, brands can go beyond transactions to build lasting relationships through personalized engagement, in-app experiences, and app-driven loyalty program

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Flau’jae Johnson and Experian Double Team Consumer Debt in March Madness Ads

Adweek

Flau'jae Johnson has been an LSU Tiger, an NCAA Champion, a rapper, a business major, and a prolific endorser--but being financially stable has become a similarly important part of her identity. As March Madness tips off, Johnson is using her sports marketing partnership with credit firm Experian to help fans get there as well. She'll.

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How to build use cases to break down customer data silos

Martech

As a marketer, you are uniquely positioned to create compelling use cases for dismantling customer data silos. Your deep understanding of customer behavior, cross-functional perspective and ability to demonstrate tangible business impact make you a key player in this effort. Martech whether you are selecting, implementing or managing these platforms gives you another way to lead in using customer data.

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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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10 Tips for Publishers: How to Increase Your Video Ad Revenue

Brid.tv

While video advertising is one of the major revenue drivers for publishers, maximizing earnings requires more than just embedding ads into content. With how user behavior has changed over the years, recent ad tech advancements, and the increasing competition in the market, publishers need a strategic approach to get the most out of their ad inventory and boost their video ad revenue.

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The Financial Times Names Almedia Third Fastest-Growing Company in Europe, Number One in Advertising

Ad Tech Daily

BERLIN, GERMANY – Almedia, the data-driven platform engineering the future of mobile gaming user acquisition, today announces it has been named Europes third fastest-growing company in the prestigious FT1000 listing. The FT1000 is an annual listing of Europes fastest-growing companies, compiled by the Financial Times and Statista based on average annual revenue growth over a […] The post The Financial Times Names Almedia Third Fastest-Growing Company in Europe, Number One in Advertis

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Madison Reed Appoints Sheila Shekar Pollak as CMO

Adweek

Sheila Shekar Pollak has joined hair care and color brand Madison Reed as chief marketing officer (CMO). Pollak was most recently chief brand experience officer at outdoor apparel and gear provider Orvis. Before she joined Orvis in 2022, she also held CMO roles at skincare brand Biossance and activewear business Athleta, spending nine-and-a-half years at.

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3 high-impact email automations you need to drive revenue

Martech

You open your email automation platform and instantly feel overwhelmed. Dozens of workflows stare back at you welcome series, abandoned carts, nurturing sequences, anniversary triggers the list goes on. But here’s a hard truth: most email automations are just noise. They drain your resources, confuse your audience and deliver little real value.

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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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Decoding the Knock Knock situation

Seth Godin

Novels, movies, even consulting, are based on a knock knock business model. Tom Cruise made a movie, and you need to buy a ticket to see it. Jane Collins is an engineering professional and you need to pay to get their insight about how to fix your bridge. This 300-page autobiography is worth your time to read. The publication or offering creates tension (there’s something here, you might want it) and the way to relieve the tension is for the person you’re reaching to buy access to it

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Streamers Tee Up New Ad Opportunities For Live Sports

AdExchanger

Capturing live sports is the white whale for CTV streamers. Live sports broadcasts rights are the surest bet for streamers to grab market share and to reach audiences that are watching TV at the same time, rather than binging hand-picked shows on demand. Not to mention, recent changes in the national sports zeitgeist like […] The post Streamers Tee Up New Ad Opportunities For Live Sports appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Struggling Product Behind The Trade Desk’s Revenue Woes Angers Buyers and Publishers

Adweek

In its February earnings call, The Trade Desk set an ambitious goal to get all its advertiser clients onto a major platform upgrade, Kokai. Adoption, to that point, had been sluggish, and the company had taken a financial hit. CEO Jeff Green blamed The Trade Desk's surprisingly bad fourth quarter earnings--where it didn't meet revenue.

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How to influence Google’s AI Overviews

Martech

Generative AI is reshaping the web for brands and users alike, as features like Googles AI Overviews move the burden of processing search results from human users to AI services. AI Overviews use generative AI to pull information from various sources to generate responses. This means brands have less control over how their content is displayed and interpreted.

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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.

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The big sort

Seth Godin

The phone book was a groundbreaking innovation. For the first time, you could actually look up the person you were seeking to reach. At about the same time, the department store arrived. You could actually have a shot at finding what you were hoping to buy. TV Guide was, at one time, the most valuable magazine in the US, worth more than any TV network.

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Pixalate Research: 14.9K Mobile Apps with 32M+ EU Downloads May Violate GDPR

Exchange Wire

Pixalate, the global market-leading ad fraud protection, privacy, and compliance analytics platform, released the Q4 2024 GDPR Evasion in the Mobile App Ecosystem: Privacy Policy Omissions & Legal Implications for SSPs and App Stores Report. The report examines apps across [.] The post Pixalate Research: 14.9K Mobile Apps with 32M+ EU Downloads May Violate GDPR appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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Inside the Biggest Brand Activations at SXSW, Ranked by ADWEEK

Adweek

South by Southwest, a sprawling series of conferences and festivals that takes place over 10 days each spring in Austin, Texas, kicked off on March 7.

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How to inflation-proof your marketing in 2025

Martech

Marketing budgets are doing two things right now tightening and transforming. With consumer spending power squeezed and C-suites scrutinizing every expense, businesses and the marketers who support them have come to a critical inflection point: adapt to inflation or watch your ROI evaporate. Simply cutting costs won’t cut it. As inflation stubbornly hovers at 3% and reports reveal consumers’ disposable income is up just 1.8% year over year the weakest pace since December 2022 busi

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Predicting the Future of Sales: How AI and Automation Will Revolutionize Strategies

In this exploration, we're diving into predictions about the future of sales. We're talking about a complete shake-up powered by automation and artificial intelligence (AI). These aren't just fancy tools — they're real game-changers. Automation and AI are here to redefine every interaction, making them smarter, faster, and more meaningful. From personalized customer journeys to streamlined sales processes, the goal is to make every moment count, enhancing both efficiency and connection.

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YouTube reveals how Shows will help to push creators’ episodic content

Digiday

Later this year, YouTube will make it easier for creators to organize their serialized and episodic content. The plan was announced briefly at the Made in YouTube event last September, though YouTube did not put a date on it. While theres still no confirmation on exactly when it will arrive this year, during a press event in Zurich on March 11, YouTube execs gave a little more detail about it.

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Teads On The Brain

AdExchanger

When Outbrain bought Teads from telco Altice for $1 billion the deal closed in February it was the culmination of a multiyear process. In fact, Outbrain tried to buy Teads three times including once prior to Altice nabbing Teads in 2017 before finally putting a ring on it, says Teads CEO David Kostman, on […] The post Teads On The Brain appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, and Sebastian Maniscalco Are Hularious in Hulu Campaign

Adweek

Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, and Sebastian Maniscalco are getting more Hularious. Today, Disney streaming platform Hulu is launching a new campaign for its stand-up brand, Hularious, recruiting Gaffigan, Burr, and Maniscalco to help. Hulu's comedy brand features one comedian on the streamer each month, and the creative showcases the specials viewers can expect ahead.

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AI-powered martech news and releases: March 13

Martech

Can you imagine an AI start-up saying no to money from investors? DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng is doing just that. According to The Wall Street Journal, In recent weeks, executives from Chinese technology companies including Tencent and Alibaba have met Liang to discuss potential cooperation, said people familiar with the companies. Those people said Liang didnt want to charge for DeepSeeks core AI models, which are currently free.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. In this guide, we’ll cover: What makes for a successful ABM strategy? What are the key elements and capabilities of ABM that can make a real difference? How is AI changing workflows and driving functionality? This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.