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  • Women as part of WACL's new campaign pushing for gender equality in advertising appear together.
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    Advocacy group taps creators to call for gender equality in ad industry

    Women in Advertising, Communications and Leadership’s new campaign asks women creators what representation in the industry means to them.

    By Aaron Baar • June 6, 2024
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    Dentsu now expects global ad spend to reach 5% growth in 2024

    Following a strong start to the year, advertisers are likely to open the spigots in the months ahead for digital opportunities, the Olympics and the U.S. election.

    By Aaron Baar • June 3, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Marketing Dive

    From a surge in brand refreshes and artificial intelligence to the retreat from sustainability and cookies, a look at the key trends driving marketing in 2024.  

    By Marketing Dive staff
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    Toyota turns review into music video for ‘vibe’-heavy Camry campaign

    The automaker’s campaign is the latest effort from T2, the multiagency model that brings together mainstream and multicultural marketing.

    By June 3, 2024
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    Dollar General picks Criteo to boost retail media offering

    The retailer can onboard first-party and in-store sales data to Criteo’s DSP, helping brands and agencies better reach its base of rural shoppers.

    By May 31, 2024
  • AWS CEO Adam Selipsky speaks with Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei during AWS re:Invent 2023 at The Venetian on November 28, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada
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    WPP integrates Anthropic’s tech to further generative AI transformation

    The startup’s latest Claude AI models will be added to WPP Open, an operating system used by clients including Coca-Cola, L’Oréal and Nestlé.

    By May 28, 2024
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    Dentsu doubles down on integration strategy as Q1 revenues decline

    Still expecting 1% organic growth for the year, the holding group last week launched a new global brand platform, “Innovating to Impact.”

    By Aaron Baar • May 20, 2024
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    Netflix plans to in-house ad tech, adds measurement partners as ad tier surges

    The streaming platform announced during its upfront that its ad-supported plan now has 40 million global monthly active users — up from 5 million a year ago.

    By May 16, 2024
  • A two-story Gap clothing store, with a GAP sign in white letters on a blue square.
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    Gap Inc. selects Omnicom as media AOR, reorganizes key media functions

    The apparel marketer created a Marketing Shared Services organization to unite core media functions as it works to revitalize its brands.

    By May 15, 2024
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    Inside Expedia’s plan to be the world’s travel media network

    An expanded offering combines first-party traveler insights with a host of capabilities and comes as more players enter the media network space.

    By May 14, 2024
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    Omnicom shakes up Sparks & Honey amid Omni platform push

    The consultancy is being more closely aligned with Omnicom Media Group while practices like its popular Cultural Briefings are winding down. 

    By May 6, 2024
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    BarkleyOKRP acquires Adlucent to boost performance marketing capabilities

    The deal is the first since since Barkley and OKRP merged in March to create a “big indie” agency.

    By Aaron Baar • May 6, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    Digital’s media-buying bonanza wrestles with an industry at crossroads

    Cookie deprecation and a potential TikTok ban cast this year’s NewFronts in a different light while attendees noticed fewer pitches centered on content.

    By May 6, 2024
  • Paris Hilton's Slivingland video ad on Roblox feat. Hilton Hotels
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    Why video is key to Roblox’s evolving advertising strategy

    The wide rollout of immersive video ads is accompanied by measurement partnerships that underpin the platform’s growing advertising ambitions.

    By May 1, 2024
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    Warner Bros. Discovery unveils first-party data platform to unify video

    OMG, RPA and Wayfair are early partners for the company’s new Data-Driven Video offering, with IPG Mediabrands to begin testing in Q3.

    By Aaron Baar • April 29, 2024
  • WPP CEO Mark Read
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    WPP lags agency peers amid China, tech spending pullbacks

    The loss of major accounts like Pfizer also affected performance during a period when rivals largely made gains and touted renewed optimism.

    By April 29, 2024
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    Cookies get another stay of execution — but have marketers already moved on?

    Marketers shouldn’t cancel their post-cookie plans, especially as Google faces antitrust action, the possibility of a nationwide data privacy law and its own shifting priorities.

    By April 24, 2024
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    Firehouse Subs deepens agency bench to ignite ‘creative firepower’

    The sandwich chain is stepping beyond a single-agency model for the first time since its founding as parent RBI eyes a global expansion.

    By April 23, 2024
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    IPG, Zefr address social media misinformation with new tools

    Among social media users studied by the groups, 47% indicated a brand’s integrity is compromised when its ads appear alongside misinformation.

    By Aaron Baar • April 22, 2024
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    Omnicom’s bets on precision marketing contribute to growth bump

    Flywheel Digital, the group’s largest acquisition to date, is a key piece of its evolving pitch around digital commerce and retail media. 

    By April 22, 2024
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    Publicis credits new business tailwinds, tech rebound for continued strength

    CEO Arthur Sadoun attributed the group’s performance to three key factors, including data-driven marketing. 

    By April 15, 2024
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    Q&A

    Meet the agency behind some of CPG’s splashiest brand refreshes

    From M&M’s to Manischewitz, JKR has had a hand in high-profile overhauls that try to balance reverence for legacy with modernity.

    By April 15, 2024
  • n this photo illustration, Gemini's homepage is seen on a phone on March 18, 2024 in New York City.
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    WPP and Google partner to integrate martech and gen AI tools

    The sheer size of the partners and the scope of the collaboration could be a tipping point for generative AI within agencies.

    By Aaron Baar • April 15, 2024
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    J.M. Smucker’s CMO on what she’s learned about refreshing ‘dusty’ brands

    After handling the CPG giant's business at Publicis, Gail Hollander now leads the marketer's in-house efforts to modernize brands for new audiences.

    By April 15, 2024
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    On-site search data comes to CTV planning via Captify, Magnite deal

    Captify will analyze search terms from millions of publisher websites and categorize them into profiles, interests and moments.

    By Aaron Baar • April 8, 2024
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    Snap expands perks for ‘leaned in’ agency partners with new program

    VaynerMedia, Horizon Media and Gale were among the shops that piloted the features, while Snap is seeking large global agencies to sign on.

    By April 8, 2024