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Was Richard Warren right to say (copy)writing is a lost art?

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Lloyds Bank marketing boss Richard Warren, a founder of agency DLKW and briefly CEO of Mullenlowe, sparked an interesting fire when he told Campaign: “You can quote me on this: No-one can write in advertising agencies any more.” As with many such conflagrations it’s not the sentiment (Warren’s is a fairly widely-held view) but who. The post Was Richard Warren right to say (copy)writing is a lost art?

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Ad Chatter Season 2, Episode 4: Georgia On Our Minds (Plus Spots from Nissan, Tide, & Key Bank)

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In this new episode of Ad Chatter, the podcast from Adpulp.com, Dan Goldgeier and David Burn chatter about Georgia’s voter suppression laws and how big brands based in Atlanta like Coca-Cola and Delta are mostly “virtual signaling” in response. Dan and David also discuss three new campaigns from Nissan, Tide, and Key Bank. The New […].

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Mobile Insights With InMobi: Q&A With InMobi's Utkarsh Sinha on Contextual Targeting

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In the latest edition of Mobile Insights with InMobi, we sat down with Utkarsh Sinha, who leads demand-side product marketing for InMobi Exchange, to talk about contextual targeting. With user-level advertising becoming less feasible and less compelling for some advertisers, contextual targeting is on the rise, especially in in-app advertising. In this 18-minute conversation, Utkarsh discusses what contextual targeting is, why it’s valuable and how it’s evolving.

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How to Monetize Telegram Communities: A Step-By-Step Guide

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Innovative devices and lightning-fast internet connections give publishers the ability to connect with their audiences in a variety of different ways. But, even though cutting-edge features and new enhancements seem to be all the rave, a large portion of consumers are still interested in relatively simple features, like the ability to message friends and family easily.

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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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Kellogg’s Coco Pops gets its own digital platform in lively effort from Publicis’ K1

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Even kids’ breakfast cereals get their own platform these days, it seems. Publicis Groupe’s Team K1 (for Kellogg’s) has produced ‘Start the Magic’ for Coco-Pops, kicking off with a TV ad, voiced by Matt Lucas, backed by said platform that helps families learn “six other magical powers,’ namely balloon busting, frothing foam, instant freeze, magic.

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Google and Budweiser Are Optimistic About Good Times Ahead. Are You?

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If you watch cable news today, pessimists in front of their bookcases will remind you that the COVID-19 virus is mutating and ruthlessly seeking new ways to harm and kill people. You will also see overt shaming of every sort. Fox News shames “the woke left” for tainting capitalism with its soft hammers. CNN and […]. The post Google and Budweiser Are Optimistic About Good Times Ahead.

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UnifID: InMobi's One-Stop Solution for In-App Identity Resolution

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InMobi is excited to launch UnifID, a new solution which allows publishers to seamlessly integrate with identifiers of their choice with minimal hassles. With advertisers and marketers spending more than 20% of their marketing budgets on identity solutions , it has become imperative for publishers to integrate with multiple ID partners and provide ad buyers with acceptable identifier-based solutions.

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Volvo adds sustainability to safety in likely award-winner from Grey

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Chinese-owned car brand Volvo (strange but true) is back with another global safety campaign but this time with an extra element – sustainability. So, in a clever campaign from Grey it’s added in a collapsing iceberg as the biggest (global) safety test yet for the world at large. Volvo, like most other car companies, is. The post Volvo adds sustainability to safety in likely award-winner from Grey first appeared on More About Advertising.

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Data Is A Promise and In This New Campaign, It’s Also the Hook

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For most marketers, data is a promise. With good clean data, one can get to know the customer better, refine the brand’s messaging and appeals to these customers, and meet them where they are. Additionally, with data-fueled insights and the precise action plans that result, you can put any lingering “spray-and-pray” tactics on the shelf. […].

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AHREFS Review: Is It Still the Best SEO Tool in 2021?

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Search engines are responsible for generating a huge portion of today’s internet traffic. The best part is that people who use search engines are already engaged, so these users are more receptive to the content they see. That said, there are dozens of different elements that affect your search engine rankings, directly influencing the amount of traffic you send to your site.

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

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2021 India Gaming Report: Everyone is Gaming Among Us

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Home to 1 out of 10 gamers worldwide, India is the 5th largest mobile gaming market globally. This boom has been catapulted by access to affordable smartphones, the cheapest network data tariffs in the world and improving mobile internet speeds. Gaming has now achieved escape velocity in India, competing with other popular entertainment categories such as short-form video, streaming services, and social networks for user attention.

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Marketing agency Komodo launches Runway to turn influencers and celebs into entrepreneurs

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Don’t ‘cha love influencers? Some consumers obviously do, much to the benefit of their bank balances. Read recently that Kim Kardashian is now a billionaire – is she an influencer or something else? Big business though with a market estimated at $15bn and LA-based Komodo, which describes itself as a “global influencer marketing agency” is.

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Dynamic Creative Optimization Now In Admixer.DSP

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Dynamic creative optimization is a growth hacking tool that, with the right expertise and a sufficient amount of data, can significantly increase the efficiency of the ad campaigns. Admixer is launching a Dynamic Creative Optimization module that will be available for use with all Admixer products. DCO in a nutshell Dynamic creative optimization is a […].

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Most Viewed Video Ads: March Madness is back

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The top 10 most viewed video ads from March Madness in 2021 collected 37,876,611 watches during the NCAA’s month-long tournament. Many campaigns this year acknowledge that the majority of people will be enjoying the tournament from the comforts of their own home and tailored their spots accordingly. Buffalo Wild Wings is sending wings to […].

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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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Understanding Food Ordering and Restaurant Mobile App Usage in 2021

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Who are using food ordering and restaurant mobile apps at the beginning of this year, and how do current trends in food delivery and online food ordering now compare to what we observed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States? That’s what we wanted to find out. In Q1 2021, we surveyed close to 900 people from all over the U.S., to see how they were ordering food and thinking about dining.

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P&G turns to George Floyd issue with ‘widen the screen’

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This seems to be P&G’s take on the George Floyd issue, timed, presumably, for the trial of policeman Derek Chauvin. Or the potential aftermath anyway. Inviting us to “widen the screen’ on the way we see things, race especially. By Grey New York (or should that be AKQA Group?) Wonder if any of them recalled. The post P&G turns to George Floyd issue with 'widen the screen' first appeared on More About Advertising.

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How to Choose Traffic Tracker for CPA Campaigns? (Advanced Media Buyer Lessons)

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One of the biggest benefits of digital marketing is that this approach allows you to make decisions based on accurate data. Instead of attempting to connect the dots, you can monitor and track the performance of your marketing campaign, to the point of seeing exactly where you spent every single dollar and seeing how much money you got in return. That said, media buyers can’t simply rely on default tools offered by their traffic providers.

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Top Avaya Alternatives and Competitors for 2021

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In this review post, we’ll take you through Avaya’s top competitors so you can make an informed decision about how to move your business communications forward. As more and more businesses go remote, it’s increasingly important to find a communication and collaboration system that works for you. So we’ll cover the features, pricing and benefits of the best Avaya alternatives and give you an idea of what types of businesses they’re best suited for.

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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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Why Smart DSPs use IAB Tech Standards

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In an effort to improve transparency in the programmatic mobile in-app advertising ecosystem, the IAB has released three key tech standards since 2019: app-ads.txt, sellers.json and the OpenRTB supply chain object (also sometimes known as Schain object). For all demand-side platforms (DSPs), it’s important to understand what each tech standard entails and how it benefits their operations: App-ads.txt: Ads.txt (Authorized Digital Sellers) is a solution that helps buyers identify authorized

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Laurence Green: why the business of advertising is also the business of ideas

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It’s hard not to like a book with chapter headings including ‘Richard Latham’s Rug’ and ‘David Beckham’s Sarong’, even if younger readers will barely remember the latter episode, let alone the former reference. Latham wasn’t Beckham’s predecessor at outside right but rather a bumbling spy played by Rowan Atkinson in a series of commercials for. The post Laurence Green: why the business of advertising is also the business of ideas first appeared on More About Advertising.

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After Mt. Vernon, Madison was a revelation. Surrounded by three beautiful lakes, the campus was an oasis of cool, the nucleus of a progressive city also the state capital. The population could not have been more diverse. Music and the arts thrived. There were myriad places to go. Bars galore. The drinking age was 18. Once again, you’d done little to prepare for the move and so had to settle on a dumpy apartment with designated roommates: a Polish factory worker’s son from Milwaukee, Arthur and a

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UM wins Purplebricks UK media

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Interpublic’s UM media agency seems to be on a roll – always strong in the US but now winning business in the UK. Latest is Purplebricks, the UK’s first online, lower commission operator and, from time to time, a big advertiser. UM has been appointed after a pitch that begun in January, run with Mediasense. The post UM wins Purplebricks UK media first appeared on More About Advertising.

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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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Publicis Groupe signs Trade Desk deal to keep tracking consumers once cookies are over

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Publicis Groupe is early out of the blocks with a specialised service to help its clients track and target consumers online once Google has removed third party cookies from its Chrome browser in 2022. A partnership with online ad platform The Trade Desk will give Publicis (via Epsilon) access to Unified ID, an alternative to. The post Publicis Groupe signs Trade Desk deal to keep tracking consumers once cookies are over first appeared on More About Advertising.

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#NowYork campaign by ‘Dog Lovers for New York’ attempts to put the bite back into the ‘Big Apple’

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New Yorkers – whether native or not – tend to have a unique relationship with their city. Already its branding is unparalleled; just look at the success of “I Heart New York”, which has never been matched anywhere in the world. A group of New Yorkers (the same group who created the popular “Dog Lovers. The post #NowYork campaign by 'Dog Lovers for New York' attempts to put the bite back into the 'Big Apple' first appeared on More About Advertising.

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Lady Gaga tries Dom Perignon rosé – but don’t show the kids

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LVMH is plugging its 2006 vintage Dom Perignon rosé champagne and has turned, once again, to Lady Gaga – as you do with something that costs £270 a bottle. “Creative freedom is power” it tells us, in case we’d forgotten this profound truth. Bizarrely, if you try to watch it on YouTube, you have to. The post Lady Gaga tries Dom Perignon rosé - but don't show the kids first appeared on More About Advertising.

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Havas CX scoops Volkswagen UK customer account

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Havas CX has won the Volkswagen Group UK and Volkswagen Financial Services customer experience (CRM) business from long -term incumbent Omnicom’s Rapp (formerly Promimity) after an extensive pitch. The three-year assignment includes seven brands: Audi, Seat, Škoda, Cupra, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Volkswagen Financial Services (left.

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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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Cannes cancelled again – but there will be awards this year

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In the unlikely event that anyone was planning a trip to the south of France this June, Cannes has announced that the festival has been cancelled for the second year in a row. The event will be “fully digital” instead, but unlike last year, there will be awards presented during Cannes week, 21st to 25th. The post Cannes cancelled again - but there will be awards this year first appeared on More About Advertising.

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Talon initiates digital Out of Home trading reset

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Talon is optimising its approach to Digital Out of Home (OOH) trading, putting audience at the heart of the mechanics of delivering audience, price and value. The new approach will allow clients to more easily assess the value of Digital OOH compared to other media whilst ensuring every £ is rewarded with efficient audience volumes. The post Talon initiates digital Out of Home trading reset first appeared on More About Advertising.

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Lucozade’s new battle cry revealed – “It’s On”

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Lucozade has unveiled one of those proliferating new “brand platforms,” courtesy of agency adam&eveDDB, namely “It’s On.” Which might mean anything – or everything – or nothing. The aim being to “bring to life the positive energy that embodies Lucozade and that feeling you have when you’re ready to take on whatever’s ahead.” Centrepiece of.

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P&G to buy Publicis? Nice idea for April 1…

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April Fools can be dangerous for unwary corporates – as VW found with its misfiring Voltswagen – and are best left to mischievous hacks. Here’s a good one in MediaPost from Richard Whitman, positing a tie-up ‘twixt P&G and Publicis Groupe including this imagined comment from P&G’s Marc Pritchard. “Pritchard noted he’s gotten to know.

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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.