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Shoppers trust other customers. And a retailer showcasing user generated content is the proof shoppers need, according to a new report from social media management vendor Emplifi.   Brands that incorporate user generated content onto their web pages receive three-times more websites than brands that don’t, according to Emplifi data based on 200 brand clientss from October […]

Call it a Glitchmas miracle. Maybe. At long last, Meta appears to have resolved a glitch in its ad platform that prevented new financial services advertisers from running campaigns, according to three UK-based agencies, one affiliate network and two financial brand advertisers, all of whom spoke with AdExchanger on condition of anonymity. But how big […]

As a partner at law firm Reed Smith with a focus on ad tech and emerging technology, Nikki Bhargava fields a lot of questions from clients that start with the word “how.” How do you roll out AI-driven products while still maintaining privacy and security? How do you harmonize compliance with different privacy requirements across […]

Marketers’ deep understanding of customers and what motivates their behaviors allows them to “see around corners” on behalf of an organization and position their business more competitively. But too often they are turned to as storytellers rather than drivers of corporate strategy and revenue. That needs to change, writes our columnists.

Last week, I was  eager to do a call with Dustin Hinz, CMO of Firestone Walker Brewing, a Los Angeles-based beer maker that just launched its first non-alcoholic beer line, “8ZERO5.” I was curious about the beer-brand perspective on non-alcoholic drinks. There are many natural brand collaborations: Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola, Absolut Vodka and Ocean […]

Megibow is still in his first year as CEO of Casper, the once DNVB mattress darling. Megibow sits down with Multichannel Marketer to discuss rightsizing the business, its focus on customer service, the role of stores and profitability.   By 2025, mattress brand Casper will be profitable. And growing, said Casper CEO Joe Megibow.   Megibow — […]

Is the marketing funnel as we know it officially dead? Variations of that eternal question were posed over and over again to panelists at Paramount Advertising’s Performance Now summit in New York City on Tuesday. But despite some speakers joking that “funnel” has become “the new F-word,” no one really took the bait. In fact, […]

What’s the best way for advertisers to get the most performance possible out of their Meta campaigns? The answer, according to Meta, is to buy more ads on Meta. It’s recommending that advertisers launch new ads into their Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns every single week, especially leading into the holiday season. Meta would say that, of […]

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 […]