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Temu’s Advertising Avalanche Is Impossible to Ignore

Adweek

We live in an attention economy. The ecommerce space is filled with companies not only competing for revenue but also consumer awareness. And ecommerce giant Temu is giving competitors a run for its advertising budget. Temu's strategic takeover of advertising space on Meta, Google and other platforms is impossible to ignore. Reports and industry pros.

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Decoding generative AI: Top LLMs and the app ecosystems they support

Martech

I’ve been writing about marketing tools for over a decade, and some of my earliest published articles were about the new breed of social media monitoring tools. Looking at those pieces today, two insights struck me: The basic approach and strategy of selecting technology tools to help us with marketing tasks hasn’t changed much (the good news). Everything else has changed dramatically (the not-so-good news).

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Refusing the salon of the refused

Seth Godin

This week is the 150th anniversary of the most important failed art exhibit of all time. It was organized by and featured artists who weren’t even among those that had a slot at the runner’s up exhibit for artists who weren’t featured in the real Salon in Paris. Manet didn’t have the guts to join them, so he participated in the ‘Refused’ exhibit.

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Out-of-Home Advertising Meets AI

The Ad Tech Blog

Out-of-home advertising is undergoing a transformation that marries the vast visibility of public ads with the precision and adaptability of AI. This fusion is changing the nature of public space advertising and reshaping how businesses connect with their audiences. The Rise of Digital OOH Platforms One pivotal change in out-of-home advertising is the increased use of digital OOH platforms.

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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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Ice Cube Won’t Let Brands Set Table for Caitlin Clark With Paper Plates

Adweek

Heading into Monday's WNBA Draft, Ice Cube's offer to Caitlin Clark to play in his Big3 league still stands at $5 million for eight games. For Ice Cube and Big3 partner Jeff Kwatinetz--founder and CEO of production company/record label/management agency The Firm--the lucrative offer to join the Big3 next season isn't a marketing move. Much.

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Why relying on AI won’t improve the customer experience

Martech

What will customers remember after they have experienced your website, product, service or people? What will they tell their friends or colleagues about their experience — will they even mention it? A tremendous amount of investment and resources are being focused on integrating AI into the customer experience , from automating responses to comments on social media to improving the call center experience.

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Netflix Announces New Ad Measurement Options Ahead Of The Upfronts

AdExchanger

Netflix grew its overall revenue by 15% year over year, largely driven by account growth, thanks to anti-password sharing tactics. It also unveiled new ad measurement options for advertisers. The post Netflix Announces New Ad Measurement Options Ahead Of The Upfronts appeared first on AdExchanger.

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12 Hot AI Startups That Brands Are Working With

Adweek

While buzzy AI startups like OpenAI and Stable Diffusion have caught marketers' attention, many lesser-known gen AI startups have secured investments and contracts with major brands such as L'Oreal, ESPN, Pepsi, and Garnier. AI funding in the U.S. grew by 14% year-over-year in 2023, (OpenAI released ChatGPT in Nov. 2022), raising $42.5 billion across 2,500.

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It’s time to turbocharge our path to email innovation

Martech

Back in 2017, I wrote an article for MarTech, “ Message to email marketers: Show me something different in 2018.” It popped up again while I was preparing a presentation, so I scrolled through to see if anything I advocated back then had become standard practice. The answer is, sadly, not much. Here’s what I was looking for: Stop depending on batch-and-blast.

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The blank page

Seth Godin

Sometimes, we’re so afraid of creation that we don’t even leave blank pages around. If your workspace has a hole exactly the size of a creative idea in it, you’re more likely to fill the hole. When we decrease the number of steps to begin creating, and increase the expectation that something is going to arrive, it’s far more likely to happen.

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

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Yahoo Extends Its Identity Solutions To Connected TV

AdExchanger

Yahoo is expanding its identity solutions to CTV media to make it easier for digital marketers to incorporate CTV within their digital media plans. The post Yahoo Extends Its Identity Solutions To Connected TV appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Here’s My Beef With Ad Agencies

Adweek

If you caught my LinkedIn post, you know I've got some serious beef with the current ad agency model. I mean, let's call a spade a spade--it's broken. Outdated. And in desperate need of a shake-up. Apparently, I struck a nerve because that post blew up. We're talking over 800,000 impressions, 5,000 reactions and a.

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As lead gen grows on social media, marketers discuss what’s working

Martech

It’s one of the oldest debates in lead generation: quantity vs. quality. Marketers who are judged by the number of leads they generate will push for quantity. But big-ticket purchases in B2C and B2B will help marketers see ROI with a small number of wins, which pushes some marketers toward quality. Even with new channels and new tactics entering the fray on a regular basis, the debate around how to do lead gen rages on, including on social media channels.

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Market pressure

Seth Godin

Every competitor faces pressure, and it varies by industry, consumer/investor segment and geography. This applies to services, products, ideas, organizations, jobs… whenever there’s a choice and a market. The pressure might push you to be: Cheaper Simpler Dumber More short term Easier Coarse More convenient Hyped But it’s also possible to choose a marketplace that rewards: Durability Difficulty Elegant design Resilience Thoughtfulness Higher performance and efficiency Patience

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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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Why White Claw’s Parent Company Is Pouring Investment Into Headless Commerce

AdExchanger

A booze brand and a “headless commerce” platform walk into a meeting with the CFO. That might sound like the setup for a punchline, but it’s just how mar tech works these days. Headless commerce is a system whereby multiple front-end media environments (social media, ChatGPT, a brand’s site, another app, etc.) connect to back-end […] The post Why White Claw’s Parent Company Is Pouring Investment Into Headless Commerce appeared first on AdExchanger.

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How CTV Marketers Are Using Gen AI to Improve Contextual Advertising

Adweek

Generative artificial intelligence has already unlocked a host of new capabilities for marketers, particularly regarding ad creative. Still, the technology could soon transform the world of contextual advertising as well. Using gen AI, marketers can now scan the content of a series and gather more granular metadata, such as program details and closed captioning, to.

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How to optimize your content strategy across the customer journey

Martech

With the right content marketing strategy, you can engage your audience at every stage of their journey. From sparking initial awareness to nurturing their consideration and guiding them toward a decisive action, crafting your content with precision is crucial. Here are some actionable insights and strategies to ensure your content reaches, genuinely resonates with and converts your audience.

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The digital barback

Seth Godin

A barback supports the bartending staff. There are always clean glasses and fresh ingredients, ready to go. Having someone else do your mise en place can dramatically improve your productivity. And now, with a bit of effort, you can train an AI and a few systems to do it for you. If you won’t, your competition will.

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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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The POV From Possible: When Will The Digital Ad Industry Stop Navel-Gazing And Realize Its Potential?

AdExchanger

If sunlight is the best disinfectant – well, Florida certainly has a lot of sun, and the online ad ecosystem needs a cleanup. But despite forceful calls for a shakeup of the digital ad business from the main stage at the Possible conference in Miami this week, the online ad industry remains locked in a harmful […] The post The POV From Possible: When Will The Digital Ad Industry Stop Navel-Gazing And Realize Its Potential?

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John Deere Seeks a ‘Chief Tractor Officer’ to Be the Face of Its TikTok Channel

Adweek

John Deere is running a celebrity-driven social media campaign for the first time in its 185-year history, as it kicks off a contest to recruit a "chief tractor officer" who will create TikTok content for the brand. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy launches the search alongside fellow player Colton McKivitz. A promotional video for.

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The state of data in 2024: How the ad industry is adapting to privacy regulations

Martech

Consumer privacy has become a major focus in the digital advertising industry. New regulations and growing public concerns over data collection practices have forced companies to rethink their strategies. As leaders in this field, it is our responsibility to adapt and evolve. It’s not enough to just comply with regulations. We must always serve the best interests of consumers.

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Dreams, plans and contradictions

Seth Godin

Dreams are fine. And dreams involve contradictions. We want this AND that, but both can’t happen. That’s what keeps them from being plans. Plans embrace boundaries and reality, they don’t ignore them. Plans thrive on scarcity and constraints. Plans are open for inspection, and a successful planner looks forward to altering the plans to make them more likely to become real.

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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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How The ‘Privacy By Default’ Internet Will Reshape Ad Industry Priorities

AdExchanger

Change is coming quickly in the digital advertising industry. With Google holding fast to its vow to phase out all third-party cookies by end of year, industry stakeholders are rethinking product road maps, business models and audience attribution tactics to prepare for advertising in a privacy-by-default internet. All the while, our ad-supported digital ecosystem continues […] The post How The ‘Privacy By Default’ Internet Will Reshape Ad Industry Priorities appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Creator Jayde Powell Has the Tea on Finding a Safe Space in Social Media

Adweek

As a content creator, Jayde Powell has completely immersed herself in the creative world. In the process, the influencer-writer-speaker has picked up a breadth of expertise, which has led to recognition by trades like ADWEEK, Business Insider and Hashtag Paid. She's also built an engaged fanbase that not only understands her brand of humor, but.

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The state of GA4, one year after the big migration

Martech

It’s been just over a year since Google Analytics 4 (GA4) replaced Universal Analytics (UA). In March of last year, Google automatically migrated all UA properties to GA4. The changeover was met with much gnashing of teeth, pulling of hair and some justifiable complaints. GA4 is fundamentally different than its predecessor. It measures interactions (“events”), not visits.

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The perils of doing it live

Seth Godin

[Relevant aside: If you get this blog by email, apologies for the glitches of the last few days caused by my provider. If you ever see a broken link or something that doesn’t render, you can visit the blog. It always has the latest version, typos fixed. It’s much easier to fix the blog over time than it is to re-send an email due to an error.

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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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YouTube Introduces More Ad Targeting Options For Shorts

AdExchanger

YouTube announced a new feature that allows advertisers to buy ads within YouTube Shorts specifically for particular content categories. The post YouTube Introduces More Ad Targeting Options For Shorts appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Ogilvy Names Rafael Rizuto Chief Creative Officer for North America

Adweek

The creative leadership carousel continues to turn. David Lubars recently announced his retirement after four decades at BBDO. Chris Beresford-Hill, who had been at Ogilvy as president of advertising for North America, left there to replace Lubars at BBDO. Now, Dentsu Creative chief creative officer of U.S. and LATAM, Rafael Rizuto, has departed Dentsu to.

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Advertising in local markets: A playbook for success

Martech

Many brands, such as those in the home services industry or a local grocery chain, market to specific locations, cities or regions. There are also national brands that want to expand in specific local markets. Regardless of the company or purpose, advertising on a local scale has different tactics than on a national scale. Brands need to connect their messaging directly with the specific communities they serve and media to their target demo.

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Equativ Enhances Curation Offering to Drive Greater Addressability in a Changing Identity Landscape

Exchange Wire

Equativ, the global independent ad tech company, today (April 15th, 2024) announced the latest enhancements on Equativ Buyer Connect (EBC), a self-serve curation platform built for control and simplicity. EBC provides agencies, data providers, and media owners with an all-inclusive [.] The post Equativ Enhances Curation Offering to Drive Greater Addressability in a Changing Identity Landscape appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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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.