Adweek
JANUARY 17, 2025
Baby animals are cute crowd-pleasers--and doesn't Budweiser know it. The Anheuser-Busch's (AB InBev)-owned beer brand has just unveiled its Super Bowl 59 ad teaser, "Something 'Big' Is Coming," and the star of the show looks to be a sharp-eared Clydesdale foal. The 15-second video shows Clydesdale horses geared up and ready to leave the brewery.
Martech
JANUARY 14, 2025
Let’s be honest: seeing Gartner’s latest CMO spending report probably made your stomach drop. Marketing budgets are down 15% year-over-year. Only 24% of CMOs feel confident about their 2024 funding. This sparked doom-and-gloom predictions about marketing’s diminishing role in 2025. But here’s the truth: this isn’t a crisis of budgets its a crisis of imagination.
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Seth Godin
JANUARY 16, 2025
Process is the investment we make in inefficiency now to prevent errors from costing us later. Jet airlines are the safest form of travel ever created, largely because of the inefficient process that we put in place. They’re over tested and over staffed, with checklists and feedback loops in place to ensure that errors dont occur. It would be way less costly if one person simply jumped onto the plane with you and took off–less costly, but less reliable as well.
AdExchanger
JANUARY 12, 2025
In late December, right before the holidays, Google announced a policy change that elicited both cheers and jeers. Starting on February 16, Google said it will no longer prohibit fingerprinting for companies that use its advertising products. Oh, how times have changed. From no way to okay Fingerprinting identifies a device by combining multiple signals […] The post Does Googles U-Turn On Fingerprinting Open New Opportunities Or Is It Irresponsible?
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Adweek
JANUARY 13, 2025
Telecommunications giant T-Mobile is boosting the signal of its digital out-of-home efforts with its acquisition Monday of DOOH technology solutions provider Vistar Media in a $600 million cash deal. While T-Mobile is primarily known as a wireless carrier, it has been building up its advertising offerings for quite some time, including its 2022 acquisition of.
Martech
JANUARY 14, 2025
How often have you seen ads promising a single tool or platform as the ultimate solution to all your marketing challenges guaranteeing quality leads and sales while saving you time and money? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. No one consumes media in a vacuum, so why limit your marketing to a single channel? Focusing on the platform with the highest ROI may seem efficient, but it neglects potential customers at various stages of their journey.
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AdExchanger
JANUARY 13, 2025
At CES in Las Vegas, companies are placing their bets on what trends will drive growth throughout the rest of the year. Pinterest, for one, is putting its chips on shoppable ad formats. Were all in on checkout, Bill Watkins, CRO at Pinterest, told AdExchanger in a sit-down chat at CES. The companys main focus […] The post Pinterest Goes All In On Bridging The Gap Between Discovery and Purchase appeared first on AdExchanger.
Adweek
JANUARY 16, 2025
Take a stroll down a Target aisle and you might spot the period care brand August. You'd have TikTok's algorithm to thank for that. After launching in 2020, August gained traction on TikTok with co-founder Nadya Okamoto's viral video about traditional pads taking 800 years to decompose, compared to August's six to 12 months. The.
Martech
JANUARY 16, 2025
AI tools are transforming how marketers research, write and make decisions. But this growing reliance on automation could come with serious risks. As powerful as AI can be, its dominance may undermine critical thinking and strategic skills. The rise of AI in search and marketing An interesting piece of research was released in late December but may have been lost in the busy holiday season.
Ad Monsters
JANUARY 13, 2025
Kerel Cooper, GumGums new CMO, unpacks the future of contextual advertising, curated marketplaces, and DEI, revealing key ad tech trends for 2025. Ad tech is on the cusp of a major shift. With identity-based tracking under increasing scrutiny and consumers demanding more privacy, the industry is primed for fresh ideasand Kerel Cooper is leading the charge.
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AdExchanger
JANUARY 13, 2025
Jen Wong, chief operating officer at Reddit, shares how the company is banking on AI to push its conversation-driven performance marketing platform forward. She also breaks down Reddit’s plans for attracting more performance ad budgets a top priority in 2025. The post Reddit At CES: How AI Can Evolve “Conversational Commerce” appeared first on AdExchanger.
Adweek
JANUARY 16, 2025
Rokt is merging with customer data platform mParticle through a $300 million investment. The deal will allow mParticle clients to easily advertise through Rokt, which runs ads on the purchase confirmation page of ecommerce websites like Macy's and Just Eat. MParticle runs a customer data platform that brands use to manage their data. This technology.
Martech
JANUARY 13, 2025
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.
Digiday
JANUARY 12, 2025
Shoppable TV ads powered by AI-powered visual search arent yet a household habit. However, one startup’s new partnerships with two major TV manufacturers are just one of the many ways AI was showcased in Las Vegas last week during CES 2025. ‘Searchable TV’? At CES 2025 last week, a startup called TheTake announced new deals with LG and Samsung, bringing its total footprint to more than 30 million devices.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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!
AdExchanger
JANUARY 16, 2025
On February 16, Google is lifting its prohibition on device fingerprinting for companies that use its ad products. Its a surprising reversal. In 2019, Google called the method opaque and said it would aggressively block it to protect user privacy. So what changed? According to Google, its refreshing its platform policies in light of two […] The post Are PETs Enough To Mitigate The Privacy Risks Of Device Fingerprinting?
Adweek
JANUARY 14, 2025
Criteo has a new chief executive officer in Michael Komasinski. He'll take over from Megan Clarken on Feb. 15. The retail media-focused adtech platform has been searching for a new top executive since August when Clarken announced her plans to retire within the following 12 months. She'll continue to serve in an advisory role during.
Martech
JANUARY 15, 2025
An overwhelming workload keeps marketers from learning or implementing AI tools that can cut that load down to size. That, in a nutshell, is the “marketing AI paradox.” How can marketers break this cycle? Heres a structured, actionable approach to overcome the paradox and take advantage of AI. Step 1: Eliminate low-value activities Most marketing teams have to handle tasks that add little or no business value.
Karola Karlson
JANUARY 13, 2025
This article first appeared in my marketing newsletter. Subscribe here to be the first one to read new posts. TL;DR: Marketing trends will continue to shift A LOT this year Writing about 2024 marketing trends , I focused on the Big Five of trends, including Gen Z social media, UGC-style content, AI hype going down (I was wrong) and sustainability going up.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
AdExchanger
JANUARY 16, 2025
Multiple different criminal rings around the world are orchestrating surgical phishing scams that target ad industry media buyers. Specifically, fraudsters are duping ad buyers who log into Google Ads after running a Google search. The scammers serve fraudulent sponsored search links to these ad executives, and then hack into their accounts and use their funds […] The post People Managing Google Ad Campaigns Are Getting Their Accounts Seized By Scammers appeared first on AdExchanger.
Adweek
JANUARY 17, 2025
For the past nine months, Rocket Companies, along with creative agency of record Mirimar, and design agency Otherway, has been studying brands like Nike, Apple, and Airbnb to inform the direction of its rebrand. This week, the fintech company--which houses mortgage, real estate, and financial services brands-- debuted its new logo, wordmark, and color palette.
Ad Tech Daily
JANUARY 14, 2025
Its not a thesis but a fact: brands must deliver more content across more channels, ensure that content is actually engaging, and do it all on tighter budgets. To get this right, campaign personalization and contextualizationachievable at scale with the right AI strategymust be part of that equation. Spray-and-pray approaches are going away, quickly, and […] The post The Math Has Changed Behind Scalable, Personalized Video, CTV and Audio Campaigns appeared first on Ad Tech Daily.
Martech
JANUARY 16, 2025
U.S. digital advertising will see a 7.3% increase over last years spend, according to the latest IAB forecast. This growth is notably lower than the 11.8% 2024 projection. Retail media networks (up 15.6% year-over-year) CTV (+13.8%) and social media (+11.9%) all expect double-digit growth, according to the study, 2025 Outlook: A Snapshot into Ad Spend, Opportunities and Strategies for Growth.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
AdExchanger
JANUARY 16, 2025
Commerce media just went shopping. On Thursday, ecommerce marketing company Rokt acquired customer data platform mParticle for $300 million. Word to the wise, Rokt is pronounced rocked, not rocket, just FYI. Although the press release frames the deal as a merger with Rokt investing in mParticle, Rokt is taking a 100% stake in the company, […] The post Rokt Acquires mParticle For $300 Million appeared first on AdExchanger.
Adweek
JANUARY 16, 2025
As a U.S. ban looms, creators are actively looking for TikTok alternatives that can help them build an audience and surface their content. YouTube's Shorts and Instagram's Reels are the two biggest formats attracting creators. But smaller apps want in, too. Ten-year-old Triller is one such app. The video app gained traction during the first.
MNTN
JANUARY 15, 2025
TV advertising has typically been thought of as expensive and cumbersome. However, times have since changed, with technology and solutions helping advertisers overcome these common challenges. This article will explore TV advertising costs , the difference between national and local TV ads , and how these costs are determined. How Much Does a TV Commercial Cost?
Martech
JANUARY 16, 2025
Will pure-play artificial intelligence companies ever be profitable? If OpenAI is any indicator, it’s hard to see how. The problem for any company creating these generative AI systems is the more people use them, the more it costs. So, what would be success for most businesses is actually a money drain. Consider: OpenAI’s ChatGPT has more than 300 million weekly active users more than any other pure GenAI company.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
AdExchanger
JANUARY 16, 2025
M&A started off with a bang in 2025. T-Mobile bought Vistar Media, and The Trade Desk bought Sincera. With a special guest from LUMA Partners, Conor McKenna, we explore the rationale for these ad tech acquisitions. The post Ad Tech Is Acquiring: On T-Mobile-Vistar And Trade Desk-Sincera appeared first on AdExchanger.
Adweek
JANUARY 16, 2025
TikTok has told advertisers that it will automatically pause ad campaigns in the U.S. starting January 19, three agency executives told ADWEEK. TikTok will likely be banned in the U.S. on that date, unless it gets a last-minute reprieve.
Digiday
JANUARY 15, 2025
The Trade Desk intends to acquire ad data firm Sincera, marking only its second acquisition since it launched in 2009 a rare move for a company that usually builds, not buys. Financial terms werent disclosed, but when the deal closes, expected in the first quarter, Sinceras co-founder and CEO, Mike OSullivan, will report directly to The Trade Desks CEO, Jeff Green.
Martech
JANUARY 16, 2025
A new offering from Adomni, Smart Video Everywhere, seeks to meet the challenges of the fragmented video marketing space and scattered consumer attention. Previously known primarily as a programmatic DOOH platform, Adomni is now seeking to integrate the complex consumer journey across in-home video streaming on CTV, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and YouTube as well contextually relevant video across DOOH and online video environments.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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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