As retail media moves both off-site and in-store, audio is becoming a bigger part of the ad mix. Here are two ways brands can incorporate audio into their retail media activations.
Ryan Mayward, senior vice president of retail media sales at Walmart Connect, shared three ways retail media is evolving and how Walmart is keeping up on our Reimaging Retail podcast.
As cookies crumble, marketers are turning back to the basics of measurement, prioritizing deterministic data over probabilistic guesses. Learn how the focus on direct, consented consumer interactions is paving the way for more accurate and actionable advertising insights.
Shein’s efforts to woo US lawmakers, NRF fall on deaf ears: The fast-fashion giant could shift its IPO to London as it tries to head off supply chain scrutiny.
US digital audio ad spend will reach $7.12 billion this year, according to our March 2024 forecast.
At NBCUniversal’s Upfront, ads and content share center stage: Return on ad spend, AI concerns, and streaming-first projects were all featured.
Electronic Arts begins the push for in-game advertising: The conglomerate said it hopes to debut ads in its big-budget games as the industry seeks revenue growth.
On-device AI will mark a major update for Siri and the iPhone. It could be a watershed moment for consumer AI use that boosts OpenAI’s value
Controversial Apple ad leads to rare apology: Bold campaigns are fine; alienating your core audience of creatives is not.
The report claims issuers create misleading marketing materials and block or delay earned benefits. Issuers are already fighting back
As time spent on connected TV (CTV) grows faster than any other major media formats this year, B2B marketers are taking note. Learn how B2B marketers can incorporate CTV in their media mix.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how bad "serial churning" has gotten and how to fix it, whether inventing new sports tournaments can work, if Perplexity's "search engine" will threaten Google, the use case for AI computers in your ears, where you can see 16 sunrises and sunsets every day, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, forecasting analyst Zach Goldner, and director of forecasting Oscar Orozco.
Streaming has been a home run for sports-based advertising Through sports rights, new and niche content, and creative ad formats, every major streamer is attempting to grab a share of sports connected TV (CTV) ad spend.
Major players like TikTok, Meta, and Google unveiled new partnerships, AI innovations, and streamlining solutions. Here are three key developments you may have missed.
41% of US restaurant operators are planning to use AI for sales forecasting and scheduling, while 33% are using the tech for personalized marketing, according to December 2023 data from Restaurant365.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how Amazon was able to sell even more things online, how their ad business is getting on, and whether the retail giant is right to keep focusing so much on delivery speed. Tune in to the discussion with our director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman and analyst Zak Stambor.
US social video spend is still growing, reaching 45.2% of total digital video ad spend, or $48.89 billion, this year, per our March 2024 forecast. But that share growth is slowing, with rates increasing just 1% between 2024 and 2026.
Even in a scramble for cookieless identity solutions, collecting consumer data should never feel sneaky. Consumers are aware of the need for their data in providing better, more tailored experiences. Nearly three in four consumers understand that sharing their data enables websites and apps to serve personalized ads, according to a January 2024 report by the IAB. The same report found that 70% of consumers are willing to share their personal data to support advertising. To work with them instead of against, here are four right ways to take a consumer-centric approach to data collection.
For many consumers, Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate the moms in their lives and treat them to something special. However, for others, it can be an emotionally challenging time. “Over the past few years, I’ve seen more and more people comment on Mother’s Day campaigns about how it is triggering for them, reminding them how they’ve lost their mother or mother figure,” said Shianne Smalling, senior manager of growth marketing at New York City-based bakery, Levain.
Some are disproving the commonly held belief that they can’t reach profitability.