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G2, Notion, Deloitte: AI Insights from B2B CMOs at INBOUND
The widespread usage of AI answer engines is shifting B2B marketing strategies significantly, according to an INBOUND conference panel of CMOs from G2, Notion and Deloitte.
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Marketers
The Media And Retail Deals Behind The Peppa Pig Franchise Expansion
Peppa Pig is everywhere. Whether or not you have children, you likely know the little girl pig from the kid’s cartoon show. But the Peppa media franchise is just getting started. The program was acquired by Hasbro in 2019, and it’s become a YouTube and streaming hit that’s spawned toothpastes, toys and all sorts of […]
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Brands Want To Know What LLMs Are Saying About Them, And This Startup Has Answers
It used to be enough for brands to just track what their human customers were saying about them. Now they need to know what LLMs are saying about them, too. At the same time, the rise of AI has sped up every factor of digital marketing. Campaigns can be designed and launched in a matter of […]
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AI Marketing Platform Bluefish Raises $20M In Series A Funding
On Wednesday, Bluefish, an AI marketing platform that helps advertisers understand and refine how they’re showing up in AI queries, announced $20 million in series A funding. The round, which brings Bluefish’s total funding to $24 million, was led by NEA and Salesforce Ventures.
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One Startup’s Plans To Make Digital Out-Of-Home More Accessible
Digital out-of-home (DOOH) media has always flown outside the advertising mainstream. A four-letter acronym? It’s almost unimaginable. However, DOOH ad platforms are working hard to make the channel more accessible to advertisers who need simplicity and intuitive measurement.
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Branding/Marketing
Credit One Bank CMO on Building Brand Awareness With Humor and Education
CMO Michael Coleman discusses why humor can help educate consumers about building good credit.
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Marketers
The Startup Trying To Automate The Ad Platform Reconciliation And Refund Mess
Walled garden platform advertisers may not know where their ads were served or who they targeted, and have no log files to boot, but they paid for those ads all the same. And they may have enough info to claim a refund. That’s the idea behind the startup Vaudit, founded last year by Mike Hahn, […]
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Survey: B2B Content Needs Soar, but Marketing Budgets Don’t
B2B content production is skyrocketing, according to a report from 10Fold Communications. Among the 400 senior marketing executives surveyed, 91% said they’re producing more content this year than in 2024—and not just a little more.
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Marketers
WBD Had A Modestly Successful Q2 As It Prepares To Un-Merge Itself
Total revenue for the quarter was $9.8 billion, up only 1% year-over-year from the last Q2 quarter total of $9.7 billion – which is modest, but at least in line with company expectations.
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Samsung Ads Canada Brings Improved Targeting To Porter Airlines’ CTV Strategy
No brand is universally known, even ones considered to be “household names.” Fly across the ocean, or even the country, and you’re bound to discover that something you thought was ubiquitous was actually … biquitous? You get the idea. Canadian air carrier Porter Airlines takes pride in its “strong brand identity and brand recall within […]
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Marketers
This CDP Is Using AI To Reach People (And Their Pets) On An Individual Level
Herding cats. A wild goose chase. Leading a horse to water (or, more specifically, trying to make it drink). Pick your animal-related idiom of choice, because no matter what, the point is the same: Sometimes, you try your best, and things still feel out of your control. That’s what it can feel like for marketers […]
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