December, 2024

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Want to Cut Emissions From Your Ad Campaign? Try Old-Fashioned Billboards

Adweek

Out-of-home advertising could reduce the carbon emissions of your ad campaign. Global OOH ad agency Billups worked with carbon intelligence firm Cedara to measure the environmental impact of OOH compared with other ad formats. Cedara's research found that billboards and other traditional OOH ads were 188% more efficient that programmatic display ads, 246% more efficient.

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Why 2025 is the year for martech optimization, not expansion

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As the economic landscape remains uncertain, marketing leaders face a challenging dilemma: how to invest in technology that drives results while navigating frozen or reduced budgets. The answer? 2025 is not the year for bold leaps into expensive platforms but a time for strategic caution. With AI promising to revolutionize marketing, but its full impact still unclear, the focus must shift to optimizing existing systems and laying the groundwork for an AI-driven future.

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Vox Media Announces Layoffs, Reorganizes Its Lifestyle Properties

Adweek

The digital media company Vox Media is implementing layoffs and a substantial restructuring of its lifestyle properties, according to an internal memo obtained by ADWEEK. The changes will primarily affect the titles Thrillist, PS (formerly PopSugar), and Eater, as well as the media production and technology team, chief executive Jim Bankoff wrote to staff on.

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Week of Nov. 25 Cable News Ratings: Audiences Have Little Appetite for News During Thanksgiving

Adweek

This is TVNewser's basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of Nov. 25, 2024. The long Thanksgiving holiday resulted in all three networks experiencing week-to-week declines in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. Double-digit drops in both measured categories were recorded during this slow news period. Fox News continued to.

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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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Condé Nast Culls Its C-Suite in Fresh Round of Layoffs

Adweek

The digital media company Conde Nast laid off a number of its top executives, along with key events, social media, and editorial staff, in a targeted round of cuts Thursday evening, according to interviews with four current and former staff. A representative for the company confirmed the layoffs but declined to share their exact scope.

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No Brand Experienced More Growth In 2024 Than the WNBA

Adweek

After a record-breaking season, the WNBA's winning streak continues. A new report from data analytics firm Morning Consult, which tracks how consumers perceive thousands of brands each day, reveals no brand's reputation rose more throughout 2024 than the WNBA's. "It's rare that a sports league ever makes any type of ranking that we put out,".

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Omnicom Confirms IPG Takeover And New Leadership Structure

Adweek

Omnicom Group has confirmed a takeover of rival holding company Interpublic Group (IPG). The mega-merger between the two New York-listed businesses will create the world's largest advertising group. John Wren, chair and chief executive (CEO) of Omnicom said in a statement the deal would combine "highly complementary data and technology platforms" to drive growth for.

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Exclusive: Startup ProRata.ai Launches AI Search Engine to Pay Content Creators

Adweek

Artificial intelligence startup ProRata.ai wants to bring a more equitable compensation model to media companies with the launch of its AI-powered search engine, Gist.ai. The startup uses gen AI to accurately attribute search results and share revenue with content owners. This revenue is generated by subscriptions and ads that run Gist. People can sign up.

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Sports-Focused Streamer Fubo Says Revenue From Upfront Commitments Increased 40%

Adweek

When sports-first streamer Fubo closed its 2024-25 upfront season, revenue from upfront commitments was up over 40% compared to the previous year, which is an all-time high, according to the company. The platform saw the most growth across advertisers from automotive, pharmaceutical, and consumer packaged goods categories. According to Fubo, 40% of advertisers that made.

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BuzzFeed Is Facing a $124 Million Debt Crisis

Adweek

The digital media company BuzzFeed Inc., which owns BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and the properties Tasty and First We Feast, is facing a potential $124 million debt crisis related to funds it raised in June 2021 to finance its acquisition of Complex Media. According to the contract governing the deal, the creditors who lent BuzzFeed the money.

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

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Puma Kicks Gen AI Into Gear, Letting Fans Design Manchester City’s 2026 Kit

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Puma is giving Manchester City fans the chance to design the team's third kit for the 2026 season, using artificial intelligence to bring their creative visions to life. The initiative lets fans generate custom designs, with the final kit selected through a mix of fan votes and expert judging. The winning design will be worn.

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Report: Omnicom and IPG in advanced merger talks

Adweek

Omincom is in advanced talks to acquire Interpublic Group (IPG) in a deal that would create the largest advertising and marketing services firm in the world. On Sunday (Dec. 8), The Wall Street Journal broke news of the deal and reported that a transaction could be announced as early as this week. Terms of the.

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Overnight Cable News Ratings: Dec. 6-9: MSNBC Has Big Monday Energy After a Slow Weekend

Adweek

Friday, Dec. 6 The Five ends the week as the most-watched show with over four million total viewers. Deadline: White House with Nicole Wallace finished as MSNBC's most-watched program and OutFront with Erin Burnett was first for CNN. Those three shows repeated their victories in the Adults 25-54 demo. 25-54 Demographic (Live+SD x 1,000) Total.

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CNN to Join New Warner Bros. Discovery Division After Corporate Restructure

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CNN will have a new home within Warner Bros. Discovery in 2025. The news network's parent company announced a corporate restructure that will create two new operating divisions next year. Global Linear Networks will house the media giant's numerous cable assets, including linear channels like CNN, TBS, and TruTV. Meanwhile, Streaming & Studios will encompass.

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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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BuzzFeed Is Shedding Assets. Now It Should Go Private, Experts Say

Adweek

The digital media company BuzzFeed successfully sold its food property, First We Feast, to a consortium of investors Thursday morning for $82.5 million, effectively solving the short-term financial crunch that it had been facing. But the spin-off still leaves BuzzFeed facing an uncertain future. The divestiture specifically casts a spotlight on HuffPost--the last acquired asset.

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Overnight Cable News Ratings Dec. 3-5: CNN and MSNBC Remain Below a Million Viewers

Adweek

Tuesday, Dec. 2 The most-watched programs on all three networks aired in the pre-primetime evening hours. Fox News' The Five led with over four million total viewers at 5 p.m. ET, while The Beat with Ari Melber finished first for MSNBC at 6 p.m. and the 4 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper.

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The Creative Agencies to Watch in the Omnicom-IPG Merger

Adweek

Industry insiders predict that Omnicom Group's takeover of Interpublic Group (IPG) will likely lead to the consolidation and elimination of legacy creative agency brands. Omnicom announced on Monday (Dec. 9) that it is acquiring rival holding company IPG, creating the world's largest advertising group. The new company will be called Omnicom, and leadership anticipates it.

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Perplexity Adds The Independent, LA Times, Blavity, and Others to Its Publisher Revenue-Sharing Program

Adweek

Perplexity's Publisher Program, which distributes revenue to media outlets when their content appears next to ads on the AI search platform, has recruited its second batch of publisher partners. The San Francisco-based startup now works with over a dozen global media titles, including the Los Angeles Times, Blavity, The Independent, Prisa Media (the leading Spanish-language.

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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 20 Best Ads of 2024

Adweek

Beyonce leaned into her cowboy era, a gecko grew up, a barf bag went viral. Michael Cera pranked the nation, Waldo had an existential crisis, Ben Affleck realized his boy band dreams, and a potato chip lover got stuck in a time loop.

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Hellmann’s Crashes Charli XCX Brat Tour With Homage to ‘Sandwich Bag’ Poster

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Hellmann's is so brat. As brat summer turned into brat fall - with the pop star who inspired a thousand memes, Charli XCX, taking her Brat arena tour to the U.K. - Hellmann's became the latest brand to jump on one of the biggest social media trends of the year. Unilever's mayonnaise brand pulled off.

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How the Omnicom and IPG Merger Could Reshape the TV Ad Marketplace

Adweek

Upon the news that Omnicom is acquiring rival agency holding company Interpublic Group, marketers and brands are wondering how the potential merger could impact the TV marketplace. Ross Benes, a senior analyst with eMarketer, said if the deal goes through without any significant delays or divestment requirements, it could add more scale to the connected.

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Liquid Death and Depend Drop ‘Pit Diaper’ so You Don’t Miss Any of the Show

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If this was ever a discreet, below-the-radar trend--wearing adult diapers to live concerts so as not to miss a moment of the show--it's not anymore. That's because Liquid Death, which doesn't do anything quietly, is jumping into the fray via an improbable but pragmatic alliance with personal care behemoth Kimberly-Clark. The result is a goth-inspired.

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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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Omnicom and IPG Fight a Perfect Storm on the ‘4 Cs’

Adweek

In what is without a doubt one of the top five episodes of Seinfeld, George is regaling his moment as a "marine biologist" with Jerry, Kramer, and Elaine: "The sea was angry that day, my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli!" George's "perfect storm" also perfectly captures what.

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John Wren and Philippe Krakowsky Reveal Their Strategy Behind the Mega-Merger

Adweek

Omnicom CEO John Wren and Interpublic Group (IPG) CEO Philippe Krakowsky were in merger talks for eleven and a half months before the transaction was announced on Monday Dec. 9. It's been more than ten years since the derailed merger between Omnicom with Publicis Groupe and this time, Wren made sure there was agreement between.

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5 Brands That Went Big on AI Marketing in 2024, And What They Learned

Adweek

Brands went bonkers for AI this past year, as they increasingly adopted the growing number of tools available to facilitate mundane tasks throughout the creative process and create new kinds of work. While consumers still feel conflicted about brands use of the technology, some marketing departments have found savings by leaning on generative AI in.

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‘A More Formidable Front:’ With IPG, Omnicom’s Retail Media Business Could Rival Publicis

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Omnicom's IPG takeover could make it a stronger retail media competitor to Publicis. Retail media's growth is a bright spot for ad holding companies, and all of them are building and acquiring commerce and retail services. But Publicis has led the space in terms of acquisitions. Over the past five years, Publicis has acquired data.

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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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The Biggest AI Ad Snafus of 2024 So Far

Adweek

This article was originally published in August, and has since been updated with new information. Brands promoting ads featuring artificial intelligence, and tech capabilities at large, are not reading the room. Major brands such as Levi's and Toys R Us have eagerly experimented with AI in their marketing efforts. Tech giants like Google and Apple.

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ESPN Debuts New Animated Characters to Promote Its Platforms

Adweek

ESPN is assembling a new team. Today, the sports network announced the debut of the ESPN Squad, four animated characters that viewers see when watching ESPN's content. ESPN Squad was developed by ESPN Creative Studio and is designed to bring fun and entertainment to audiences, while introducing something unexpected to the ESPN ecosystem. The main.

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Overnight Cable News Ratings Nov. 22-25: Fox News Leads the Slow Weekend Before Thanksgiving

Adweek

Friday, Nov. 22 CNN's total viewer audience once again fell below 500,000 total viewers in primetime and total day. The network's most-watched program in total viewers was the 5 p.m. hour of The Lead with Jake Tapper, while NewsNight with Abby Phillip was first in the demo.

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Spotify is the Latest Brand Facing AI Backlash Over Wrapped Campaign

Adweek

Spotify is the latest brand to face criticism for using generative AI in its highly anticipated end-of-year campaign, Wrapped, released yesterday (Dec. 4). Disgruntled users took to TikTok, X, and Reddit to air their grievances with the campaign's AI-powered features, calling the music streamer "lazy" and saying the work "flopped" for its lackluster design and.

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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.