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Study: Enterprise B2B Marketers Focusing More on Financial Metrics and Efficiency
Enterprise B2B marketers are now emphasizing revenue-focused KPIs over vanity metrics such as clickthrough rates and lead volume, according to a study from B2B marketing specialist 2X and management consultancy Avasant.
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US Bank Is Using Synthetic Audiences To Generate Real Customer Insights
The scene: Sitting on a large wicker sofa 30 feet from the Mediterranean Sea drinking Perrier in the Riviera sunshine and talking to the chief marketing officer of a bank about generative AI, synthetic audiences and creative optimization. That’s how one rolls in Cannes. But rolling back the clock to 2023, which is when Michael […]
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LinkedIn’s CTV Ads Are Helping B2B Advertisers Find Audiences Where They Live
It’s an all-too-familiar feeling for tech industry employees: You’re done with work and watching TV when suddenly a commercial comes on for the same B2B vendor you’ve been getting ads for at the office (or, at least, on a different computer screen in your home). Increasingly, you have LinkedIn to thank for that experience. Last […]
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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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Despite Economic Uncertainty, The Advertising Market Is Still Primed For Growth
The ad market is like a hydra: Every time a head gets cut off, two grow back. Which is to say, for every channel that goes out of fashion – we’re looking at you, linear TV and physical newspapers – a new one pops up to replace it, keeping overall ad spend on the rise. […]
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DoorDash CMO Kofi Amoo-Gottfried on the Platform’s New Ad Tools, Value-Driven Campaigns and Humanizing the Brand
At a media event announcing the launch of new ad tools, DoorDash chief marketer Kofi Amoo-Gottfried shared his thoughts on where the advertising industry is headed.
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User-Generated Content, Tariffs And AI Will Reshape The Ad Market, Says WPP Media
For proof of the uncertainty facing marketers in 2025, look no further than the industry’s ping-ponging projections for ad spending. WPP Media (the former GroupM), which released its global midyear ad spend forecast on Tuesday, is just the most recent example. Like every prognosticator that’s taken a crack at predicting spending trends for 2025, WPP […]
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The Rise Of AI Shopping Assistants Will Influence Advertising Strategies
For generations, advertisers have been trying to get people to notice and buy their products. But what happens when advertisers need to reach something that isn’t a person? That’s the question media agency Kepler is trying to answer with its new software, Kip AIR, created in response to the rise of AI shopping assistants. These […]
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How This Airline Added Self-Serve Advertising To Its Flight Plan
Going in-house can feel a little turbulent for advertisers. But brands, such as Spanish airline Iberia, increasingly want more control over their campaign planning, creative and optimization. Until relatively recently, Iberia’s workflow was almost entirely manual. Now, through a partnership with AI personalization platform Clinch and its Flight Control tool, Iberia has been able to […]
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Scope3-Backed Contextual AI Platform Classify Aims To Disrupt Curation
There’s a new contextual curation platform in town, and it has the backing of some industry heavy hitters. The startup, called Classify, aims to evolve contextual and semantic targeting beyond keyword-based taxonomies. It offers buy-side deal curation tools, as well as a sell-side product for publishers to package their inventory into curated deals. Classify is […]
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