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Etsy is marketing itself as go-to shopping destination for unique gifts. The marketplace said gifts continue to grow its share of overall gross merchandise sales.  For the 2024 holiday season, Etsy is positioning itself as a place for shoppers to purchase unique gifts that give the sentiment, “I see you.”   The handmade marketplace debuted a “Where’s […]

The ad industry is all in on generative AI, a buzzword that makes data clean rooms or blockchain look quaint. But for the most part, that interest is reserved for the, well, generative aspect – ChatGPT to replace film and video production, say, or to fill in ad copy. What’s missing right now is the […]

On Tuesday, MediaSense, a UK-based company that specializes in handling media account reviews, announced its acquisition of R3.

When Nespresso opens a boutique cafe, it sees sales spike online in that same geographic region. The halo effect that its boutiques have on online sales is one reason Nespresso opened its thirty-ninth boutique this November in the University Village Mall in Seattle. The modern boutique boasts a colorful mural by a local artist, a […]

Wayfair’s new $29 membership program aims to spur shoppers to purchase more than twice a year.   Home furnishings retailer Wayfair launched a paid loyalty program dubbed Wayfair Rewards at the end of October.   The membership program is $29 and shoppers receive:  In a Nov. 1 earnings call, Wayfair’s co-founder and CEO Niraj Shah […]

Stop if you’ve heard this one before: Overall revenue is down at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), at a rate of 4% YOY in Q3 to $9.6 billion.

Moat, ya basic. Well, ya were basic, at least according to DoubleVerify CEO Mark Zagorski. “One thing we did note is that Moat had a pretty basic product,” Zagorski said on Wednesday during the company’s Q3 earnings call in response to an investor asking for more detail on the Oracle opportunity. In September, Oracle shut […]

This is a challenging time for grocery-store brands. For example, last month, McKinsey published a report on 18 “arenas of competition” that will define the growth of the economy: It encompasses “Digital advertising,” “Ecommerce,” “Electric vehicles,” “Space,” “Video games” and 13 others. Everything except the manufacture of food, drinks and snacks or household goods. (“Drugs […]

Cozy Earth has landed a product on “Oprah’s Favorite Things” list for seven years. The brand reveals how it nourishes the relationship and why the spike in sales is not the most valuable part of making the list.  Cozy Earth has an ongoing relationship with Oprah Winfrey. The bedding and loungewear manufacturer has caught fire […]

With signal loss on the rise, many advertisers are giving first-party data more of a shot. Not scotch whisky brand Dewar’s, though.