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Klarna uses AI to save $10M on marketing annually while upping output
More than a third of the Stockholm-based fintech company’s marketing savings in Q1 are attributable to AI.
By Chris Kelly • May 29, 2024 -
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PayPal readies advertising platform rooted in reams of transaction data
The new offering in the expanding media network market will be led by Mark Grether, who helped grow Uber Advertising into a $1 billion business.
By Chris Kelly • May 28, 2024 -
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What you need to know about data in marketing
The pressure on marketers is only intensifying to master data and analytics capabilities that can strengthen personalization and foster loyalty.
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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 Peter Adams • May 28, 2024 -
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Google to bring ads to new AI Overview as part of search transformation
At Marketing Live, the company also outlined how it’s enhancing shopping ads and supporting complex purchase decisions with generative AI.
By Peter Adams • May 22, 2024 -
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Walmart ad sales pop as more brands buy into retail media
The big-box store could further extend its hot streak on the tails of its Vizio acquisition and a new streaming deal with Disney.
By Peter Adams • May 20, 2024 -
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Pinterest teams with Real Simple for magazine’s first shoppable issue
The issue, which leverages QR codes that lead to curated Pinterest boards, highlights over 120 products and expands the platform’s bid to publishers.
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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 Chris Kelly • May 16, 2024 -
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CMOs enter ‘era of less’ as budgets plunge below pre-pandemic levels
Nearly two-thirds of marketers believe they have don’t the resources to execute 2024 strategies, while some are pinning their hopes on AI, per Gartner.
By Peter Adams • May 15, 2024 -
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Amazon’s first upfront promises full-funnel advertising at scale for all
Proving it could deliver the same Hollywood wattage as its competitors, Amazon worked to separate itself from the pack by offering scale and results.
By Chris Kelly • May 15, 2024 -
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ColumnSociable: Google goes big on generative AI at I/O 2024
The company unveiled a next-level generative AI search process along with a range of other new features that leverage the buzzy tech.
By Andrew Hutchinson • May 14, 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 Chris Kelly • May 14, 2024 -
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Reddit hires Google vet to guide ad product development post IPO
Jyoti Vaidee oversaw key launches at the search giant, including Dynamic Product Ads, and previously worked on Microsoft’s Outlook and Xbox.
By Peter Adams • May 13, 2024 -
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How Meta is addressing marketers’ generative AI concerns with new tools
A new image generator relies on assets that the advertiser already owns, part of Meta’s efforts to ensure its ad products align with internal brand guidelines.
By Peter Adams • May 8, 2024 -
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Deep DiveLegacy media makes new bets on CTV and retail media convergence
Disney’s new partnership with Walmart Connect and Amazon’s latest streaming TV ad formats demonstrate how the growing channels can work together.
By Chris Kelly • May 8, 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 Peter Adams • May 6, 2024 -
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Deep DiveDigital’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 Peter Adams • May 6, 2024 -
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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 Chris Kelly • May 1, 2024 -
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Inside Google’s CTV pitch: A lot of AI and a push to avoid privacy stumbles
At the NewFronts, the tech giant emphasized that streaming can be the basis for a better ecosystem without the baggage of third-party cookies.
By Peter Adams • April 30, 2024 -
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Estée Lauder boosts generative AI ambitions with expanded Microsoft deal
The deal follows a similar partnership with Coca-Cola and arrives as the tech giant makes its Copilot AI companion available to all advertisers.
By Chris Kelly • April 29, 2024 -
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Sponsored by SemasioID Solutions 2.0: Navigating what’s next
Before you navigate the cookieless future, explore the best ID strategies for today's advertisers.
By Jeff Ragovin, CEO at Semasio • April 29, 2024 -
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Google enters its ‘Gemini era’ as search, YouTube ride healthy ad demand
While robust ad spending and generative AI bolstered the tech giant’s biggest moneymaker in Q1, analysts cautioned the future isn’t assured.
By Peter Adams • April 26, 2024 -
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Saks seeks to carve out luxury niche in retail media with network launch
Saks Media Network debuts on the tails of the company receiving an infusion of capital to help it weather the current luxury downturn.
By Peter Adams • April 24, 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 Chris Kelly • April 24, 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 Peter Adams • April 22, 2024 -
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Amazon introduces shoppable, ad-supported channel to Prime Video, Freevee
The channel leverages Amazon’s “shop the show” technology to enable viewers to easily purchase content seen on their TV screen via a mobile device.
By Aaron Baar • April 18, 2024
