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Netflix Adjusts Ad Strategy to Win Advertisers; Meta to Launch Twitter Rival, Threads

Exchange Wire

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Netflix reassesses its advertising strategy to win over advertisers; Meta prepares to launch a new app, Threads, to challenge Twitter; and Shopify launches Collabs Network. Netflix seek to woo advertisers with new ad approach Netflix is revamping [.] The post Netflix Adjusts Ad Strategy to Win Advertisers; Meta to Launch Twitter Rival, Threads appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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3 Questions with an Automotive Advertising Expert

Basis

The automotive sector was forced to slam on the breaks back in 2020, when a semiconductor shortage brought some serious roadblocks that’ve had lasting effects on the industry (OK, OK, we’ll pump the brakes on the car puns!) Shortages of some chips may continue through this year and next, but the situation has significantly improved, with global car production up by 3% year-over-year.

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Minnesota Twins, ARound Bring Real-Time AR Statistics to Home Games

Adweek

In 2022, the Minnesota Twins partnered with shared augmented reality platform ARound to bring AR experiences like mini games to baseball fans during home games at Target Field in Minneapolis. For the 2023 season, ARound has expanded its offerings by integrating real-time sports APIs to give Twins fans access to in-depth statistics during games. With.

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Threads: Unveiling the Powerful Benefits of the Next-Generation Social Media Platform

Fuel Lines

Exploring the myriad advantages of Threads, highlighting how it is reshaping the landscape of social media. In an era where social media has become an integral part of our lives, new platforms are continually emerging, aiming to revolutionize the way we connect and communicate. Among these innovative platforms, Threads is rapidly emerging as a frontrunner, offering a unique and enriching experience for users.

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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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Estimates: The 2x Rule

The Ad Tech Blog

Shifting from Blind Optimism to Realistic Assessments As a newbie engineer at the beginning of my career, I was confident about my project estimates. Trusting in my abilities, I thought I could whip up anything in record time. However, after repeatedly failing to meet my estimates —a common phenomenon in the tech industry— I realized I needed more caution.

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Who is undermining your brand?

Seth Godin

There’s a high-end grocer in a very expensive neighborhood of New York–and they focus all of their energy on Italian food. Everything is imported, and they spend a lot of time and money earning the premium they charge for an authentic Italian shopping experience. And then a lazy brand manager decided to plaster “Sale-A-Bration” signs all over their windows.

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Seven Cons About the New Social Media Platform Threads

Fuel Lines

It is necessary to understand the potential downside and limitations using Threads for new business. I recently wrote an article about the powerful benefits of Threads, taunted as the next-generation social media platform. While Threads brings a host of benefits to the table, it’s important to consider some potential drawbacks or challenges associated with the platform: Limited Reach and Exposure: As Threads focuses on specific topics and communities, it may limit the reach and exposure o

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IAB Tech Lab Blesses Its First Set Of Data Clean Room Specs

AdExchanger

The IAB Tech Lab released its first data clean room guidance and also shared the first version of the Open Private Join and Activation (OPJA) specifications, which sets use cases The post IAB Tech Lab Blesses Its First Set Of Data Clean Room Specs appeared first on AdExchanger.

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7 key email metrics to track beyond opens and clicks

Martech

How many email metrics do you and your email marketing team track to measure how your email program is performing? The top five metrics marketers use to measure success — opens, clicks, unsubscribe, click to open and bounces — are all activity-based, the 2021 State of Email Analytics report from Litmus revealed. Those metrics all have their uses, mainly as trend indicators.

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The Muppets’ Electric Mayhem Band Records a New Single With Spotify in Star-Studded Spot

Adweek

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, the band from The Muppet Show, is back in the spotlight thanks to the May 10 launch of the comedic musical Disney+ series Muppets Mayhem. Like many bands in the midst of a comeback, they're recording some new music, including their first Spotify-exclusive single. In a 4 1/2 minute.

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

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A Gift. Literally And Metaphorically …

Rob Campbell

So someone slid into my DM’s recently. I know … what the absolute f**k? But it wasn’t a crypto scam … or someone offering to sell me insta followers … or a Russian beauty who is really a bot. It was a lovely, kind and thoughtful message from someone I didn’t know. LyonsOfScotland wrote to say they loved how I talked about my parents and how it made them think of their Dad, Peter, who had sadly passed away.

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MediaMath Owes More Than $100 Million To At Least 200 Companies, Including Magnite And PubMatic

AdExchanger

When MediaMath filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Delaware district court on Friday, its debts were laid bare. The post MediaMath Owes More Than $100 Million To At Least 200 Companies, Including Magnite And PubMatic appeared first on AdExchanger.

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The latest AI-powered martech tools

Martech

Before we get to this week’s round-up of AI-powered martech , I thought I’d share the results of a consumer survey by infosec company Malwarebytes. While you and I and everyone I know professionally are all about AI only 35% of those surveyed respondents agreed with the statement “I am familiar with ChatGPT,” and 50% disagreed. Of those who said they were familiar with ChatGPT: 12% agree the information produced by ChatGPT is accurate 81% are concerned about possible security and safety risks 63

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Why This Sportswear Brand Turned Andy Murray’s Hip X-Ray Into A Billboard

Adweek

Since its 2016 launch, premium sportswear brand Castore has built its name through partnerships with teams and athletes. Deals with England Cricket, Tennis star (as well its own investor) Andy Murray and the Oracle Red Bull racing crew have helped the business reach a billion that's teetering on $1 billion. Now the British-founded business has.

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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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Actionable feedback

Seth Godin

“Do you want to know what I think?” The best answer might be, “no.” Because this person is not very good at offering useful feedback. Because you didn’t create this product or service or performance to please this person. They’re not the customer. Because you’re not going to revise this any time soon. The movie is made, and specific feedback isn’t going to get the movie remade.

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Reinventing The Homepage: Unleashing Its Critical Role In The Future Of Publishing

AdExchanger

Publishers who have strong first-party relationships with loyal user bases are at an advantage – and the homepage is where that relationship thrives. The post Reinventing The Homepage: Unleashing Its Critical Role In The Future Of Publishing appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Marketers roast Google Analytics 4

Martech

Marketers aren’t having the easiest time migrating from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4. Some are so frustrated with the new tool, that they’ve even been holding funerals for UA in the hope that Google might get the message and make a sudden U-turn. In conjunction with Search Engine Land, we recently ran a poll to find out how the industry is coping and to give marketers an opportunity to get their voices heard — and the feedback was interesting to say the least.

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TikTok’s Trailblazer: Chris Olsen Ignites Change and Inspires With His Impactful Content

Adweek

Have you ever watched your favorite content creators and felt like you really know them? That's the vibe you get from Chris Olsen's content. He's active on TikTok and has recently launched his own coffee brand, Flight Fuel. Olsen's viral content inspired Flight Fuel, a coffee brand that revolves around airplanes. Having consumed a lot.

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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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Customer traction is the hard part

Seth Godin

A new business is complicated. It involves weaving together suppliers, partners, customers, processes, technology, leases, employees, logos, capital and more. Along the way, it’s easy to get distracted, but focusing on the hard parts is a useful way to move forward. You could work hard on the logo, or double your supplier roster or, as I did once, spend time with your corporate lawyers brainstorming the way to make your terms of service more interesting.

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Comic: A Stain You Can’t Wash Out

AdExchanger

A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem… The post Comic: A Stain You Can’t Wash Out appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Go-to-market tactics that won’t work in a post-pandemic world

Martech

Looking forward to the second half of 2023, we are recalibrating go-to-market plans for what I call the “next normal.” Brands were working on transformative GTM efforts pre-pandemic. But then many of them, including startups, simply redlined through the crisis at maximum speed. From my analysis, the significant new GTM investments we saw led to severely diminishing returns.

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The FTC Just Cracked Down on Sales of Stolen Merch Online. Here’s What It Means for Brands.

Adweek

Among the many dark developments of the Covid-19 health emergency were those YouTube videos of what's come to be known as organized retail theft. Odds are you've seen at least one. A man strolls into a San Francisco Walgreens, fills a large trash bag with stuff, then rides out the front door on a bicycle.

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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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When the future finds us

Seth Godin

The future never arrives, of course, but it has a powerful force that’s impossible to avoid. We can see it as a threshold, a doorway toward something new. Or we can fight it as an unwanted change, and discover that it has traction, tenacity and leverage. We can influence the future, but we can’t pretend it doesn’t exist.

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Without The Right Precautions, Influencers Could Be At Risk For Legal Trouble

AdExchanger

Based on the growing flurry of lawsuits against creators, it's clear that many of them are dangerously unaware of the legal risks involved in influencer marketing. The post Without The Right Precautions, Influencers Could Be At Risk For Legal Trouble appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Ecommerce trends to watch for this Prime Day

Martech

Amazon will run its yearly summer Prime Day promotions July 11 and 12. Amazon Prime members will have access to deals, while Amazon’s competitors will court bargain-hunters online and in-store. As a result, it’s a great snapshot of ecommerce trends. Why we care. As this year’s Prime Day proves, digital retail is never exclusively online. Top retailers are using a combination of digital and in-store deals to cover the multichannel ways shoppers look for deals.

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Ken Griffey Jr. and T-Mobile Go to Bat for Black Ballplayers

Adweek

What value does Major League Baseball's All-Star Week hold if future generations don't see themselves among the sport's elite. or even on its field? When Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. was in the early days of his career with the Seattle Mariners in 1991, Black players made up 18% of baseball's rosters. As the.

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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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Is Apple’s Vision Pro the Catalyst for a New Era in Digital Marketing?

Exchange Wire

Apple has managed to generate considerable enthusiasm with the launch of Vision Pro, sporting a price of USD$3,500 (~£2,820). Are we at the threshold of a new era in digital marketing, or is this merely a fleeting trend in the [.] The post Is Apple’s Vision Pro the Catalyst for a New Era in Digital Marketing? appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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Comic: Independence Day

AdExchanger

A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem… Have a safe and happy July 4 holiday! And please enjoy this classic comic, which first ran in July 2019. The post Comic: Independence Day appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Here’s why your marketing’s success depends on insights

Martech

Does it sometimes feel like you and your team are running in circles with your marketing? You’re doing great work but not seeing the results you expected? It’s almost always the result of one fundamental piece that’s missing. Last year, I found myself stuck in the middle of a corn maze. I was lost, confused and disoriented. It was nearly impossible to find my way out and it took countless wrong turns and endless frustration.

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An AI Version of J.Lo Invites Travelers to Set Sail on Virgin Voyages

Adweek

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has raised concerns when it comes to using the technology to create celebrity deepfakes. But Jennifer Lopez is embracing its potential by giving Virgin Voyages permission to use her likeness for a "Jen AI" custom invite tool. Created by VMLY&R, the tool hosted within virginvoyages.com allows consumers to invite.

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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.