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Only 1 in 25 Reproductive Health Apps Protects User Data

Adweek

The Mozilla Foundation looked into 25 popular reproductive health apps and wearable devices to investigate their privacy and security policies. Eighteen of them had vague privacy policies with no clear guidelines on how they share data with U.S law enforcement, Mozilla found. Apps including Flo, Glow, Period Calendar Period Tracker and My Calendar Period Tracker.

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Things to Consider When Planning Content Marketing Strategy

Ad Rants

A good content marketing strategy can do wonders for your business. Most businesses used to focus on a hard-sell approach where they would push the audience to buy their products and services. Now, the focus has moved towards a more customer-centric approach. Businesses nowadays want to provide value to the customer and tailor their services according to their needs.

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Advertisers Need More Than AI. They Need Diverse Human Talent

AdExchanger

Guest column byAshley TsaiHead of Analytics“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Over the past few years, advertising has become far more data-driven. AI is playing a large role in the transformation, helping advertisers measure campaign efficacy and transform data into actionable.

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TikTok streamlines social commerce with 3 new ad formats

Marketing Dive

A solution called Shopping Ads seeks to boost the discovery of products and live shopping events ahead of the key holiday window.

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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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American Beauty Meets Soccer Frenzy in Sports Betting Brand’s ‘Mischievous’ Campaign

Adweek

Even as rules around gambling advertising tighten across Europe, sports betting remains a crowded category in the U.K. To stand out from its competitors, Paddy Power has launched a campaign to become part of pop culture. This is Paddy Power's first work created by Accenture Song-owned agency Droga5 London, which won the account after a.

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How to Boost Conversions with Website SEO?

Ad Rants

You might have the best product or service in the world and invest in a great-looking site that gets a good amount of traffic, but it's all for nothing if you aren't getting conversions. Many businesses suffer from this issue, which is where SEO services offer a remedy. Investing in the right search engine optimization (SEO) techniques can get relevant traffic to your site and convince more people to buy your products.

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Google favors helpful content over search engine-first in new update

Martech

Google is favoring content “ by people, for people ” over content written with search engines in mind in a new and extensive search algorithm update. The changes are responsive to user frustration when clicking on links that rank well in search but lead to content designed to rank well in search rather than be helpful or informative. We know people don’t find content helpful if it seems like it was designed to attract clicks rather than inform readers.

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Marketing Morsels: Captain Crunch Commandeers a Ferry, Vita Coco Takes to the Skies and More

Adweek

Welcome to Marketing Morsels, a menu of delightful (and in this case, tragic) news items from the past week. Enjoy the assortment! Morsel #1: Captain Crunch commandeers a commuter ferry Captain Crunch turned pirate and took over a New York commuter ferry in an immersive experience featuring elaborate design elements like the captain's chair, a.

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Things to Consider Before Hiring an eCommerce Agency

Ad Rants

E-commerce is proliferating, and businesses are looking to hire agencies to help them create and manage their online stores. Just as businesses need to hire the right people, agencies must hire the right staff. For a team to be successful, it is essential that they have strong individual skills and knowledge but also shares a common vision of what is wanted by the client.

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Marketers Don’t Get Gaming, And Enthusiast Wants To Help

AdExchanger

Bill DroletCRO“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. After this exclusive first look for subscribers, the story by AdExchanger’s Anthony Vargas will be published in full on AdExchanger.com tomorrow. It’s been a tough time for publicly traded publishers. Tech stocks have also been put through the wringer, and.

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

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Ofcom: BVOD Offers Hope as TV Viewing Falls

VideoWeek

Last year saw UK broadcasters achieve their highest revenues in five years, thanks to post-pandemic TV advertising resurgence, according to Ofcom’s Media Nations 2022 report. As lockdown restrictions lifted in 2021, live TV viewing fell by 13 percent but TV advertising returned to growth after six consecutive years of contraction. Ofcom found that ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 collectively generated £2.4 billion as a result.

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Revolt Launches Podcast Network With Suite of New Shows

Adweek

Black-owned media company Revolt announced the launch of its own podcast network with a slate of new content on music, lifestyle, business and comedy from Black personalities and perspectives. The Revolt Podcast Network is giving its audience 24 new shows, including one on entrepreneurship and business hosted by the company's chief executive officer, Detavio Samuels.

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Can Rocky “future-proof” Ladbrokes advertising?

More About Advertising

Advertising betting these days is like booze, or tobacco back in the day. You need to stay one step ahead of the regulators, often by making it appear that you’re advertising something else. Ladbroke Coral’s line is ‘Let’s Play together,’ part of a wheeze to position the betting firm as an entertainment product (its big.

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State Privacy Laws Will Spur Action Against Dark Patterns

AdExchanger

We’re about to see a lot more enforcement against dark patterns from the Federal Trade Commission and on a state level. Dark patterns involve using manipulative or ambiguous language that pushes people to take an action they either don’t understand or wouldn’t normally take, such as sharing their data or agreeing to recurring online payments. Continue reading » The post State Privacy Laws Will Spur Action Against Dark Patterns appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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Netflix Keeps Ads Online, Advertisers in the Dark

VideoWeek

The ad-supported version of Netflix will not allow users to download content for offline viewing, code in the iPhone app revealed this morning. Bloomberg reported a line reading, “Downloads available on all plans except Netflix with ads,” suggesting that users of the upcoming ad-supported tier will not have access to the download feature currently available to Netflix subscribers.

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Rocky Runs Through the Streets of Philadelphia Again in an Audacious Sports Betting Promo

Adweek

There can't be much more powerful a play in advertising than nostalgia, and--in reviving one of cinema's most iconic moments featuring everyone's favorite fictional boxing champion Rocky Balboa in a modern take--bookmaking brand Ladbrokes is betting big. Featuring ambitious special effects, the 90-second spot sees Sylvester Stallone on his pre-match marathon run through Philadelphia in.

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Why martech integration needs more than technical skills

Martech

Integration is essential when building and optimizing your marketing stack. It creates a more efficient and effective digital ecosystem data that allows marketers to gain real-time insights into campaign performance while providing a holistic view of customers and marketing efforts. Yet for most organizations, martech integration is not a priority — and understandably so.

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AdExplainer: How To Use Attention Metrics

AdExchanger

Attention metrics are – ahem – receiving a lot of attention these days. It’s all part of an industry-wide push for measurement tools that go beyond recording a person viewing an ad, and instead focus on whether they had an opportunity to absorb its messaging. Of course, accurately measuring whether each individual person in a. Continue reading » The post AdExplainer: How To Use Attention Metrics appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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Ingredients In Great Beer: Yakima Valley’s Light, Heat, and Water

AdPulp

Hops are the floral element in beer, and he who farms the best hops wins the hearts of passionate beer makers and drinkers—for instance, the people who work for California brewery, Firestone Walker. The brewery has made a short film that celebrates the brewer’s journey and the agricultural roots of beer. The film follows Brewmaster […]. The post Ingredients In Great Beer: Yakima Valley’s Light, Heat, and Water appeared first on Adpulp.

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Why Masculinity Is the Elephant in the Room for Advertisers

Adweek

"Brands are ignoring the problem. They now feel so uncomfortable depicting men because they don't know how to depict them--so a lot of men don't feel seen at all," said Emma de la Fosse, chief creative officer of ad agency Digitas UK. Speaking at a recent Adweek roundtable, which brought together industry leaders to discuss.

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An incredibly brief guide to shifting marketing offshore

Martech

With the pandemic’s boon to virtual work , the viability of leveraging budget-friendly labor markets becomes more attractive. While product, IT, and support organizations have successfully done this for years, marketing has been slower to adopt, insisting that its creative essence can’t just be “lifted and shifted.” But can it?

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Comic: Peter Panel

AdExchanger

A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…. The post Comic: Peter Panel appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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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Breaking Down the Carbon Costs of an Ad Campaign

VideoWeek

In response to the climate crisis, many major agencies have pledged to work towards net zero carbon emissions. Ad Net Zero, one of the best known initiatives to reduce the industry’ carbon footprint, sets a deadline for 2030. But while advertisers are aware that their ad campaigns have a significant carbon footprint, few could tell you how much carbon is generated by each part of the process.

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How to Be a Mental Health Ally in the Era of Mass Layoffs

Adweek

There are times that I am thankful to work in an industry that, more than others, is comfortable talking about emotions. We have to be. Emotion is our currency. But even as advertisers, we're not always comfortable facing our own personal emotions. Especially the tough ones, like depression. And right now, our industry is going.

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Work in Progress Limits: Getting started with the Agile Marketing Navigator

Martech

We recently introduced you to the Agile Marketing Navigator , a flexible framework for navigating agile marketing for marketers, by marketers in the article A new way to navigate agile marketing. The navigator has four major components: Collaborative Planning Workshop, Launch Cycle, Key Practices and Roles. Within these categories, there are several sub-pieces for implementation.

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CTV Ad Buying Is About More Than Just Premium Versus Programmatic

AdExchanger

Matt SattelVP, Global Brand Partnerships“On TV & Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is by Matt Sattel, VP of global brand partnerships at OpenX. Brands today often look at CTV inventory through two different lenses. Either it’s premium, walled-garden inventory that’s negotiated and purchased via upfronts.

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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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Shopify adds collaboration tool to connect brands with content creators

Marketing Dive

The e-commerce platform is diving further into the shoppable content space as it looks to win over merchants.

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Your Startup Needs a Dedicated Growth Budget

Adweek

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" Let me explain why this ubiquitous phrase doesn't apply to growth marketing. Over the last decade, I've been fortunate enough to have worked in positions at complacent startups, maximum-throughput Uber and many points in between. This has led me to firmly believe that every company should, at a.

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The only two things that matter in marketing

Martech

Is there a shortcut to generating revenue and results in marketing? Marketing is complex and complicated. Many technologies, tools, and tactics promise to be an “easy button” to success. No matter what the latest trend is, experience proves that none of them can generate endless leads, consistently boost conversion rates, or predictably increase revenue.

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Advertisers Are Missing Key Audiences – Even Before Third-Party Cookies Disappear

AdExchanger

Aaron McKeeCTO“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Aaron McKee, CTO at Blis. The ad tech industry has been discussing a cookieless future for the past few years. But advertisers and agencies are slow to realize that. Continue reading » The post Advertisers Are Missing Key Audiences – Even Before Third-Party Cookies Disappear appeared first on AdExchanger.

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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.