Joanna Gerber, Author at Chief Marketer

This Canadian Campaign Has A Unique KPI Beyond Just Increasing Sales

Imagine that everywhere you look, you’re bombarded with ads for the same brand. Massive out-of-home ads downtown. Homepage takeovers on every major news site. Takeovers on Instagram pages. And then, 48 hours later, poof, the blitz is over. This might sound like a fever dream. But actually, that’s how Canadian CPG company Maple Leaf Foods […]

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OpenX’s Curation Tool Improves Buy-Side Control – But It Doesn’t Want To Replace DSPs

OpenX is courting advertisers more aggressively with the launch of OpenXSelect, the latest evolution of its curation platform, which launched on Wednesday. But don’t call OpenX an ad network, and definitely don’t call it a demand-side platform. Over the past few years, sell-side curation has gained popularity as a solution for advertisers to target high-quality […]

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Linkby Raises $15 Million For its Hybrid PR And Affiliate Marketing Network

The data-driven ad industry has begun to collapse the mental barrier between brand and performance marketing. Next up is PR. The content and ad network Linkby, an Australian startup founded in 2020, connects brands with what the company deems “performance-based editorial,” per the announcement – or, in other words, publisher content that advertisers pay for […]

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Fyllo Is Getting Back Into The Weeds Of Regulated Advertising After A Buyback From Samba TV

What do cannabis, politics and financial services have in common? Besides the fact that they can give you an awful headache, they’re also all regulated markets that face an array of rules and restrictions when it comes to advertising, and they need help to get it right. Data and tech company Fyllo, which was founded […]

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The ‘Taboo’ Of Women’s Health Care Advertising Complicates Access To Treatment

Charli xcx got it right: It’s so confusing sometimes to be a girl. Or, more accurately, a woman trying to access medical treatment. And it’s just as challenging for women’s health care companies trying to reach their audiences. HerMD, a women’s health startup with a focus on menopause and sexual health, has struggled with this […]

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This Company Says It’s Found A Way To Balance Automation With Human Control

Brands are being constantly barraged with the message that agentic AI is the future of advertising. But marketers are struggling with the question of how much power to put in the hands of a machine. Making Science believes it’s hit the sweet spot. The digital marketing consulting firm recently launched a tool called Creative Hub […]

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What’s The Scoop On Häagen-Dazs’ Evolving Media Mix?

Practically everyone on Earth likes ice cream. (If you don’t, feel free to close this tab and reevaluate your tastes.) But for advertisers, reaching “practically everyone” is a challenge. It’s the classic “my customer is anyone with a mouth” conundrum. According to Rachel Jaiven, head of marketing at Häagen-Dazs, its audience is anyone who loves […]

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This AI Startup Encourages Hallucinations For The Sake Of Creative Inspiration

AI has a tendency to generate false information in response to queries and present it as fact – which is a bad thing, right? Not always, according to Springboards, a self-described “creative AI tool” designed to generate inaccurate information for the sake of sparking creativity. Instead of trying to reduce hallucinations, Springboards is leaning into them, […]

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Nexstar Media Is All In On Agentic AI, But Human Ad Sellers Shouldn’t Worry (Yet)

Nexstar Media is the latest addition to a growing list of companies adopting agentic AI for their marketing services. On Thursday, Nexstar announced that its digital strategy will now use Agentforce for Media, Salesforce’s agentic AI offering for media and entertainment companies.

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Advertisers Cut Back On Pride, Leaving LGBTQ Brands And Consumers In The Lurch

Previously, by February, LGBTQ media and influencers would have been setting up marketing campaigns for Pride month. In recent years, this planning was postponed by a month or two, since the immediacy of digital marketing allows for quicker activation. In 2025, however, the outreach never came. LGBTQ media often operates in the red for much […]

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