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Data-Driven Thinking
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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Programming
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
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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Trendwatch
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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Trendwatch
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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Most Read
Exploding Kittens hides limited ‘Goth’ edition games at Target stores for Black Friday
Game manufacturer Exploding Kittens aims to make shopping more fun by hiding limited editions of two of its recently released games at every Target store. VP of marketing Daisy Ritz says the strategy aims to create buzz online and cement loyalty to its brand. As a game manufacturer, Exploding Kittens wants to ensure its customers are […]
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Inside the Buy Side
Unpacking Misconceptions About Curated Deals
In this insightful follow-up to her talk at AdMonsters PubForum Scottsdale, Hélène Parker, CEO of Hélène Parker Consulting, unpacks common misconceptions about curated deals. Bridging buy-side and sell-side perspectives, this guide explores setup ease, performance, and the evolving role of curation in driving advertising success.
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Marketers
Financial Services Advertisers In The UK Just Got Over A Frightful Meta Bug
Call it a Glitchmas miracle. Maybe. At long last, Meta appears to have resolved a glitch in its ad platform that prevented new financial services advertisers from running campaigns, according to three UK-based agencies, one affiliate network and two financial brand advertisers, all of whom spoke with AdExchanger on condition of anonymity. But how big […]
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Behind the News
The DOJ and Google Give Closing Arguments in Landmark Antitrust Case
The DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google’s ad tech stack in early 2023, and both sides made their closing arguments yesterday afternoon. Prosecutors from the DOJ and lawyers for Big G summarized their arguments from the heated 14-day trial to convince the U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema to either break up Google’s alleged ad tech monopoly or respect them as a big player in a competitive advertising Game of Thrones.
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Branding/Marketing
The Black Friday Communications Challenge
Louise Findlay-Wilson, managing director at Energy PR, outlines the steps brands should take to ensure their Black Friday strategy doesn’t damage their reputation.
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