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How social fragmentation is creating more opportunities for advertisers

Digiday

Back in 2020, direct-to-consumer men’s soap brand Dr. Squatch dedicated most of its social ad dollars to Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, spending zilch on alternative platforms like TikTok and Snap. But over the last three years, as online advertising has changed, Dr. Squatch has been pushing to diversify away from Facebook and Instagram. Dr. Squatch’s ad spend in 2020 $9.6 million total ad spend $8 million on Meta $0 on TikTok or Snap per Sensor Tower The brand wants to spend on R

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A+E Networks to Produce 2,500 Hours of Content, the Most in Its History

Adweek

With streaming strategies abruptly shifting to AVODs and publishers regularly reporting losses in the hundreds of millions, the TV marketplace has never been more volatile--that is, unless you're A+E Networks. Though some publishers may be pulling back on content amid uncertain economic conditions, without a high-cost SVOD streaming platform to weigh it down, A+E Networks.

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ChatGPT

The Ad Tech Blog

All my favorite authors were freaking out about ChatGPT, so I went ahead and asked ChatGPT why. After waiting for a long time (more than a minute), this was ChatGPT’s answer: Talking with a friend who runs a Creative agency, he made a good point: “AI won’t replace authors; AI will replace authors that don’t leverage AI.” If you look at it from merely a productivity point of view, asking ChatGPT to write a blog post and get a decent piece in less than 5 minutes is a

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Can The Temu Takeover Continue Without Ads?

AdExchanger

I’m James Hercher, AdExchanger senior editor and your guide this week as we contemplate Temu, an empty shell of an ecommerce business that is propelled by paid media and … The post Can The Temu Takeover Continue Without Ads? appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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Influencers have greatest impact on consumer sustainability choices, Unilever finds

Marketing Dive

Social media influencers were more impactful on consumer behavior than TV documentaries, news articles and government campaigns.

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Human Rights Campaign to Invest in Women With New Advocacy Collaboration

Adweek

Notable women's sports advocate Kelsey Trainor is teaming up with Human Rights Campaign for a collaboration based on her popular Invest in Women brand. Trainor and the advocacy group's partnership is making it unequivocally clear that all women are women. Though it's timed to Women's History Month in March, the campaign will continue well into.

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IOS Attribution Is Broken, But SKAN4-Compliant Bidding Tech Could Fix It

AdExchanger

Advertisers are turning to programmatic solutions that were purpose-built with SKAN’s methodology in mind to make sense of SKAN4's attribution signals and optimize iOS ad campaigns. The post IOS Attribution Is Broken, But SKAN4-Compliant Bidding Tech Could Fix It appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Miller Lite converts sexist beer ads into fertilizer with help from Ilana Glazer

Marketing Dive

Timed to Women’s History Month, “Bad $#!T to Good $#!T” is the latest attempt by the category to reckon with past misogynist behavior.

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CBS, WBD Sell Out Men’s March Madness Ad Inventory in Record-Breaking Fashion

Adweek

Following 2022's record-breaking year, the ad sales teams at Warner Bros. Discovery and CBS have something new to dance about. Ahead of Selection Sunday on March 12, the NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament's advertising inventory is "virtually sold out"--surpassing last year's $1 billion haul. In fact, the companies "significantly" surpassed the previous year, Jon.

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Why Streaming Platforms Shouldn’t be Afraid of the FAST Lane

VideoWeek

Earlier this year, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said his company is “keeping an eye” on the growth of free ad-supported streaming TV services, but suggested that the streaming service has a lot on its plate right now and is unlikely to invest in a FAST service in the near future. However Alex Hole, vice president and general manager of Samsung Electronics Europe, argues that Netflix and other SVOD services may want to take note of the cultural shifts which are driving audiences toward

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

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How AI Can Help Make Ads More Memorable

AdExchanger

What’s the last ad you remember? Most people would be hard-pressed to answer that question. Genero, a creative and content production platform, is working with creative testing startup Memorable AI The post How AI Can Help Make Ads More Memorable appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Coke brings world-renowned art to life in ‘Masterpiece’ push

Marketing Dive

The global campaign also spotlights the work of diverse emerging artists and includes a short film, 3D billboards, digital collectibles and an online gallery.

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Corteiz and Nike’s Air Max 95 Ad Breaks Every Marketing Rule

Adweek

Nike's Air Max 95 drop with London-founded label Corteiz has been one of the most anticipated launches of 2023 among streetwear fans. But on March 2, the pair dropped an ad depicting a world where the launch was canceled. The 3.5-minute film, directed by Walid Labri through production company Division out of Paris, opens with.

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In-game advertising: A marketer’s guide

Martech

Video games aren’t just fun. They can be profitable for savvy advertisers looking to reach one of the most lucrative and elusive groups of consumers. In-game advertising merges ads with the game environment seamlessly. Imagine seeing billboards while racing through the streets or branded in-game products you can purchase. These ads are more powerful and effective than in-app advertisements — those annoying pop-ups or banner ads you commonly see in mobile app games.

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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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Viant Technology Earns Spot in G2’s 2023 Best Software Awards for Marketing & Advertising

Ad Tech Daily

IRVINE, Calif. — Viant Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: DSP), a leading people-based advertising software company, today announced that it has been named to G2’s 2023 Best Software Awards, on the Marketing & Advertising list. This recognition is determined via actual customer feedback on software features and functionality. “We are honored to be recognized in G2’s 2023 […] The post Viant Technology Earns Spot in G2’s 2023 Best Software Awards for Marketing & Advertising appeared firs

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Microsoft brings generative AI to CRM product suite

Marketing Dive

A new solution called Copilot draws on OpenAI tech to help marketers generate fresh email content and more quickly build customer service tools.

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Disney Sells Out Ad Inventory for 95th Oscars With Pricing Slightly Down

Adweek

The 95th Academy Awards are airing on Sunday, March 12, but Disney is already starting the celebration early with its ad sales announcement. On Friday, the company confirmed that it had sold out ad inventory for the 95th Oscars telecast, with The Academy and Disney Advertising Sales securing a broad range of sponsors representing 15.

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3 ways data can steer you wrong — and how to glean better insights

Martech

Modern marketers are obsessed with data — and for a good reason. It gives us direction and informs our strategies, among many other benefits. But not all data is equally useful or helpful. The wrong data sets can be just as damaging to your marketing program as having none. It’s essential to know how to identify the right data, so your insights accurately guide your decision-making.

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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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Folloze AI, Powered by ChatGPT, adds Critical Layer of Buyer Engagement Insights to Drive Increased Revenue

Ad Tech Daily

Company’s new purpose-built AI solution magnifies its Buyer Experience Platform’s capabilities by delivering content recommendations and first-party intent data to marketers in real time SAN MATEO, Calif. — Folloze, the world’s first and only no-code B2B Buyer Experience Platform (BX 3.0), today announced the launch of Folloze AI, a content recommendation and buyer insight engine […] The post Folloze AI, Powered by ChatGPT, adds Critical Layer of Buyer Engagement Insights to Drive In

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Rémy Martin integrates QR codes into murals celebrating hip-hop

Marketing Dive

As the genre celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2023, the cognac brand is back with a more expansive campaign built around well-known DJs.

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Denny’s Doubles Down on Being ‘America’s Diner’ With Updated Marketing Campaign (and Free Coffee)

Adweek

For more than a dozen years Denny's has positioned itself as "America's Diner," which means to convey a feel-good, nostalgic vibe without being stuck in the past or pegged as a boomer-only zone. With a new marketing campaign on the horizon, along with front- and back-of-the-house upgrades, Denny's intends to refresh and restart its long-running.

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3 ways to rethink content’s role in your B2B GTM strategy

Martech

ChatGPT and generative AI’s increasing capabilities are putting a spotlight on content. Such attention benefits your go-to-market strategy across sales, marketing, brand, digital, product and more. We can use this moment to improve the value of content while it is top of mind for all stakeholders. It’s also a great time to demonstrate how our audience’s content consumption evolves.

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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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Dealtale Announces the First Conversational AI Technology for Performance Marketing Analytics

Ad Tech Daily

For the first time, marketers of all disciplines can ask deep questions about their performance data and instantly receive answers–including predictive and prescriptive analysis–without any technical expertise. PALO ALTO, Calif. — Dealtale, a Vianai Company,the leader in causal AI for marketers, today announced its development of Marketing Co-pilot, a ChatGPT-like feature which allows marketers to […] The post Dealtale Announces the First Conversational AI Technology for Performance

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The Great Outdoors: the Global Growth of OOH

Exchange Wire

In this feature, Hannah Dillon takes a look at the impact of OOH and DOOH technologies across the globe, pinpointing what’s working best in which region. Out of Home (OOH) advertising is a burgeoning market, forecast for global growth of USD$11016.26m [.] The post The Great Outdoors: the Global Growth of OOH appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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Spotify Redesigns Around Video to Counter TikTok’s Dominance

Adweek

Spotify unveiled a host of new features, advertising products and tools for creators at its annual Stream On event Wednesday. The moves reflect the increasing priority the company has placed on discovery and short-form video. Speaking to a crowd of audio creators at its Los Angeles campus, chief executive Daniel Ek shared the redesigned mobile.

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ChatGPT: A marketer’s guide

Martech

Artificial intelligence has dominated headlines recently as the world began to play with a new tool: Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer, better known as ChatGPT. The tool quickly attracted techies and non-techies because one prompt can generate a response usable by editors, PR teams, developers or executives to create white papers, software programs, client presentations, press releases and more.

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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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Algolia Report: Search Technologies Drive Revenue, Personalization Remains Integral

Ad Tech Daily

The Ecommerce Site Search Trends 2023 report reveals retailer takeaways on search technologies, personalization, and hybrid retail strategy SAN FRANCISCO — Algolia, the only end-to-end AI-First Search and Discovery Platform, today released its Ecommerce Site Search Trends 2023 report, compiled in partnership with B2B research specialist, Coleman Parkes Research.

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Projects and the red zone

Seth Godin

Many projects are never finished. There are countless broken and not-quite-fixed cars in garages. There are crafts projects, massive redevelopments and everything in between. They sit unfinished because of bad planning, lack of resources, and most of all, a lack of resolve and skill in overcoming challenges that might have been surmountable. Often, projects get done, but over budget and with missed deadlines.

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From Activations to Agency Parties, Here’s What Marketers Can Expect at SXSW 2023

Adweek

South By Southwest, the annual conference and festival series spanning tech, art, music, film and comedy, kicks off this weekend in Austin, Texas. Known for startup launches, tech innovation and over-the-top brand activations, the conference component draws major talent across the ad industry.

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Moneyball your marketing ops team

Martech

Major League Baseball’s spring training recently opened, and as a baseball fan it’s one of my favorite times of the year. Full of optimism, it’s my first opportunity to see new players who have joined my favorite team over the off-season, and speculate about which up-and-coming prospects from the minor leagues might be ready to make the leap to the big league.

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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.