Search Results for: data
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Shopper/Retail
PayPal to expand its ad business using shopper data
Digital payment platform PayPal is planning to build an ad business unit powered by the data from the hundreds of millions of shoppers that use the platform to pay for online purchases. This week, PayPal announced it hired Mark Grether as senior vice president, general manager, PayPal Ads. His role will be to build an […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
Embracing Incrementality: Navigating Post-Privacy Measurement Challenges
As privacy changes lead to signal loss, digital advertising is diverging from user-level data and specific measurement methods like multi-touch attribution (MTA) and media mix modeling (MMM) in favor of bigger-picture analysis of marketing performance and a multi-methodology approach. Relying solely on MTA and MMM is not enough. There’s also a third method: incrementality. This […]
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Cynopsis: Sports
Cynopsis Sports 05/28/24: The WBNA is on a roll
Tuesday May 28, 2024 Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and this is the new, monthly Cynopsis sports newsletter. THE W IS ROLLING This summer, all eyes are on the WNBA as it gets fully underway in what many are calling the league’s most transformative season. While there’s plenty of hype around Caitlin Clark and the […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
RAG Against The Machine: Injecting First-Party Data Into AI Models For Better Results
First-party data has long been in a marketer’s toolkit as a critical instrument to personalize the customer experience across media touch points. But it has yet to influence how most companies use generative AI technology. However, proprietary data sets have the potential to play an important role in several key marketing applications for generative AI […]
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Decoder
Smarter Advertising: How Small and Medium Businesses Can Harness the Potential of Programmatic Buying
According to Statista, in 2023, global spending on programmatic advertising reached $558 billion. By 2026, this number will likely grow to $700 billion. Also, the share of programmatic advertising in digital spending worldwide has increased since 2020.
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Branding/Marketing
Diving In to Challenges: Q&A With Citi’s Global Head of Communications, Jennifer Lowney
Lowney shared her experiences navigating the traditionally male-dominated financial industry, and highlighted the importance of confidence and support in professional growth.
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The Big Story
‘Incrementality’ Is The Buzzword That Stole Prog IO
Well, that’s a wrap on Programmatic IO Las Vegas 2024! The AdExchanger editorial hopped on stage for a live recording of The Big Story to round up all the moments that made us go “a-ha” this week, including observations on commerce media, CTV and generative AI.
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Crisis Management
PR Roundup: OpenAI Angers Scarlett Johansson, Best Times to Post on Social, Healthcare and Influencers
This week’s PR Roundup looks at OpenAI’s response to ScarJo, the next chapter for healthcare, influencers and agencies, and new data on when to post to social media.
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B-to-C Events
Coachella Quests: Inside the Festival’s Gamified Scavenger Hunts
Organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival are consistently on the hunt for fresh ways to keep fans on-site and engaged in everything the event has to offer, from the performances to the partner activations to the f&b.
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Shopper/Retail
Ad dollars flow in for Walmart in Q1
Retail chain behemoth Walmart reported its revenue increased 6% year over year for its fiscal first quarter 2025 ended April 30, and its U.S. ecommerce sales increased 22% year over year. Walmart also reported that its global advertising business grew 24%, which includes a 26% increase for its U.S. advertising segment called Walmart Connect. This […]