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    Ad tech, agency firms continue to prop up MFAs despite crackdown pledges

    New Adalytics research paints a damning picture as marketers like P&G and Mondelez continue to unwittingly waste dollars on click-bait sites.

    By Updated March 15, 2024
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    Barkley, OKRP merge to create ‘big indie’ agency

    The merged company seeks to meet the challenges independent shops face in the current agency landscape.

    By Aaron Baar • March 11, 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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    Why Minute Maid Zero Sugar hired Jon Hamm to pitch juice that ‘Sells Itself’

    Studio X, the execution arm of WPP’s bespoke Open X unit for Coca-Cola, spearheaded the brand’s first global campaign.

    By March 11, 2024
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    UTA buys Gen Z-focused consultancy amid marketing services expansion

    With the deal, UTA is forming a new division called Next Gen catering to marketers’ strategy needs around the hard-to-reach cohort.

    By March 4, 2024
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    IPG integrates Adobe’s AI-driven GenStudio content creation platform

    To stay apace with the competition, the agency holding company is investing in AI to automate and scale content creation for brands and marketers.

    By Aaron Baar • March 4, 2024
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    Mod Op acquires RTO+P for more creative firepower

    Mod Op continues to seek differentiation in a competitive market following past acquisitions of Crenshaw Communications and dPrism.

    By Aaron Baar • Feb. 26, 2024
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    WPP feels pinch of tech pullback as AI strategy comes into focus

    The key U.S. market had a battering close to the year, with like-for-like organic revenue dropping 4.5% in the region.

    By Feb. 26, 2024
  • Actor Kristin Chenoweth is seen sitting in a sound studio narrating Welch's Fruit Snacks' first-ever storybook, "Sometimes It's Not Stealing," while holding a box of fruit snacks.
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    Welch’s Fruit Snacks appoints new creative AOR to keep pace with culture

    Gut Miami previously developed a campaign starring Kristin Chenoweth about parents sneaking a bite of their kids’ snacks.

    By Feb. 22, 2024
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    ANA: Marketing workforce diversity slips, reversing yearslong trend

    While progress was lost at the macro level, senior-level marketing roles hit the second-highest level of ethnic representation recorded by the trade body.

    By Feb. 16, 2024
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    Ikea defies ‘don’t try this at home’ in debut creative from McCann

    An older gamer and adult and child practicing martial arts in the living room animate the Swedish retailer’s first global marketing campaign.

    By Feb. 14, 2024
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    Derek Abella for Industry Dive

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    By the numbers: Super Bowl LVIII

    Analyzing the ups and downs of the big game, including breakdowns by social engagement, popularity and more.

    By Feb. 12, 2024
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    IAB, MRC draft preliminary AR measurement guidelines for advertisers

    The augmented reality advertising market is projected to generate $1.2 billion in revenue in the U.S. in 2024.

    By Aaron Baar • Feb. 12, 2024
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    How Burger King’s AI-generated Whoppers reflect the brand’s heritage

    CMO Pat O'Toole explains how the brand leaned into the buzzy tech with a focus on customized orders in an experience created by Media.Monks.

    By Feb. 8, 2024
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    Google’s cookie deprecation plans draw fresh watchdog pushback

    Google claimed a report from the IAB Tech Lab is riddled with “dozens of fundamental errors, inaccuracies and instances of incomplete information.”

    By Updated Feb. 6, 2024
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    J. Crew awards media AOR duties to PMG following Madewell success

    The independent agency won the AOR appointment on the strengths of its data-driven Alli platform and an alignment around inclusivity.

    By Feb. 5, 2024
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    NBCU streamlines premium CTV ad buys at local level for auto brands

    Auto dealers for launch partner Volkswagen of America can use the tool to target consumers in local markets across NBCU’s portfolio.

    By Aaron Baar • Feb. 5, 2024
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    Lay’s time-loop ads inspired by ‘Groundhog Day’ take over ABC

    Disney, Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort and Kimmelot developed custom spots that accounted for one-third of ABC’s commercial inventory on Feb. 2.

    By Feb. 1, 2024
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    Dentsu adds new AI tools in expansion of AWS partnership

    In a test, the agency improved productivity by combining technology with local teams’ knowledge to customize advertising use cases.

    By Aaron Baar • Jan. 29, 2024
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    Ocean Spray reveals first major brand overhaul in 20-plus years

    The 95-year-old cranberry co-op teamed with creative studio Stone Strategy & Design to highlight a "wildly uncommon" approach to culture and creativity.

    By Jan. 29, 2024
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    Marketing playbook: Breaking down industry trends to follow in 2024

    Areas of growing investment, including retail media networks and the creator economy, could be impacted by the death of the cookie and generative AI.

    By Marketing Dive staff • Jan. 26, 2024
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    Publicis’ latest reinvention: an ‘intelligent system’ fueled by generative AI

    The company will invest roughly $325 million in the tech over the next three years as it stakes out a leadership position among agencies.

    By Jan. 25, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    What Apple’s adoption of RCS for iPhones could mean for marketers

    Apple confirmed this week that RCS is coming, opening the door for marketers to include high-quality photos and videos in messages.

    By Jan. 25, 2024
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    What marketers can expect as Google rolls out conversational AI in search ads

    The conversational experience enables advertisers to generate relevant ad content, including creative and keywords, from a website URL.

    By Jan. 23, 2024
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    LiveRamp boosts data clean room capabilities with Habu acquisition

    The deal will help LiveRamp offer data collaboration at scale so brands and agencies can securely share first-party data to create personalized marketing.

    By Aaron Baar • Jan. 22, 2024
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    Lotame syncs with Trade Desk’s Unified ID 2.0 as cookie deprecation begins

    With the death of the cookie near and channels like CTV continuing to grow, advertisers’ needs for robust identity solutions are increasing.

    By Jan. 18, 2024