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  • The Efficiency Trap: Rethinking Value And Cost In Media Buys

    In today’s fiercely competitive advertising landscape, brand procurement teams are under incredible pressure to demonstrate value for every media dollar spent. Too often, they conflate efficiency and value.  The push for tighter margins is not without impact, especially as it extends across the entire advertising supply chain. Agencies feel the pinch as brands demand more […]

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  • We want to hear from you

    Hello readers!   With the year wrapping up, we’d love to take stock on how Multichannel Marketer was able to meet your needs with a short survey.   Just one year ago, Multichannel Marketer was still an idea. Over the past few quarters, our parent company Access Intelligence honed in on our coverage area and […]

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  • Media Relations: Tips for Building Reporter Relationships in Changing Times

    Ahead of PRNEWS’ Media Relations workshop, we spoke to presenter Michelle Ubben, President and Partner at Sachs Media Group and got a peek into her panel session, “The 411: Pitching Journalists, Relationship Building and What NOT to Do.”

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  • Anatomy of a Sleepover: Four Takeaways from CBS’s Overnight ‘Tracker’ Events

    CBS’s Comfy Blue Sofa Tour has been on the road this fall promoting a slate of programming, but the network’s hit action-drama, “Tracker,” warranted standalone events of its own. To hype season two of the series, CBS invited a group of influencers, as well as press and a few lucky fans, to “live like Colter […]

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  • Bundling vs. Market Driven Pricing: The Ideal Path to Better Yield

    Live sports events have emerged as a critical addition to capture more viewers, serving as a potent catalyst for improving CTV revenue. However, the question of whether bundling or market-based pricing can drive optimal yield is still largely unanswered. (Punchline: the answer is both.)

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  • Why Publicis Is Winning

    It’s no secret that Publicis Groupe has outperformed both on an absolute basis as well as in comparison to its ad holding company (“HoldCo”) brethren. In the last five years, Publicis’ market cap has more than doubled (+160%) from $10.5 billion to $28 billion as the firm has racked up big client wins, largely at […]

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  • Courtroom Chaos: WBD, Fubo Continue Legal Battles

    Thanksgiving week festivities began with a new class action lawsuit from a Warner Bros. Discovery shareholder against the company.

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  • AI as a Service: The Future of Digital Advertising

    AI is revolutionizing programmatic advertising, and DSPs are evolving from simple media buyers to strategic partners. With ViantAI, marketers gain AI-driven insights, real-time agility, and end-to-end measurement tools, enabling smarter, faster, and more impactful campaigns.

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  • Why marketers need a C-level title  

    It’s becoming more common for the top marketing position at a brand to sit below the C-suite. This leaves the marketing head demoted from the decision-making table and often detached from enterprise strategy.  Too often marketers are turned to as storytellers rather than drivers of corporate strategy and revenue. Yet, CEOs who place marketing at the core […]

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  • Brands that feature user generated content boast higher AOVs, web visits 

    Shoppers trust other customers. And a retailer showcasing user generated content is the proof shoppers need, according to a new report from social media management vendor Emplifi.   Brands that incorporate user generated content onto their web pages receive three-times more websites than brands that don’t, according to Emplifi data based on 200 brand clientss from October […]

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