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The Next Generation of Retail Media Networks Is Emerging
B2C August 28, 2024The number of retail media networks is proliferating rapidly, with companies ranging from Chase to United Airlines getting in on the act. Are there enough ad dollars to go around?
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Do Fast-Food Brands Need to Flip the Script?
B2C August 23, 2024With consumers dining out less frequently due to prolonged inflation, fast-food chains find themselves at a crossroads. Brands that can successfully blend competitive pricing, technological innovation, and a comprehensive approach to defining value stand the best chance of thriving in a competitive business environment.
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Maserati Puts Sales and Marketing on a Dual Track
B2C August 16, 2024Kelly MacDonald, who took charge as CEO of Maserati North America in late 2023 after serving as CMO of the company for a short time, is bucking convention.
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The Death of DEI? Not So Fast
B2C August 7, 2024Despite some companies dialing back their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and the gloomy narrative in the media about the prospects for DEI, companies that have embraced diversity are forging ahead, according to recent studies. Companies that downplay diversity may be at significant odds with younger demos such as millennials and gen Z, who put a premium on diversity and inclusion.
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Using Principal Media Requires a Keen Eye
B2C August 2, 2024"Principal media," or when agencies purchase — or negotiate — inventory from media owners at bulk rates, then resell it to their clients at a markup, is taking off. In a recent ANA study, 41 percent of respondents expect to use principal media throughout the next year. But while offering myriad benefits to marketers, principal media is fraught with challenges, ranging from potential conflicts of interest to low-quality inventory.
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The Expanding Number of Niche Sports Offers New Ad Plays
B2C July 29, 2024Pickleball tops a growing roster of niche sports that are attracting legions of fans, with a smorgasbord of games for advertisers to tap into. The appeal to marketers is twofold: affordability and the opportunity to integrate a brand into the consumer experience.
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Turning a Cultural Phenomenon Into a Market-Leading Brand
B2C July 24, 2024Lena Lewis of Mark Anthony Brands shares how White Claw uses cultural events and trends to connect with consumers and maintain its position as the hard seltzer market leader.
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Advertising Ethics in the Age of AI
B2C July 19, 2024Committing to ethical data and marketing practices can earn consumer trust — a commodity that's in short supply. The ANA's newly released Ethics Code of Marketing provides principles, best practices, and resources for making ethical decisions across six areas of marketing and advertising, including data privacy and artificial intelligence.
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Reddit Is Eager to Boost Its Stock with Brand Advertisers
B2C July 17, 2024Reddit has grown up. The 19-year-old social media platform has tamed its sometimes tumultuous, often passionate communities, enabling the company to broaden its reach with advertisers and promote its brand safety efforts.
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Will There Be a Next Generation of Marketers?
B2C July 12, 2024Most CMOs plan to hire new workers this year, according to a recent study. But the hiring smacks up against a growing number of traditional, junior-level jobs growing obsolete due to automation. If there's to be a new generation of marketers, the onus is on managers to offer training that accounts for marketing's AI transformation.
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AI Draws New Opportunities for Advertising Design
B2C July 10, 2024Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing how marketers conceptualize, craft, and distribute advertising creative. But as they integrate AI with their ad design, marketers need to be aware of several potential stumbling blocks.
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Can Your Job Survive an Ad Tax?
B2C July 3, 2024With many tax reforms set to expire after 2025, policymakers will feel the pressure to keep individual tax rates down while finding new sources of government revenue, but taxes on advertising could have a devastating impact for marketers.
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Brands Dial Up Their SMS Marketing Efforts
B2C June 28, 2024The level of real-time personalization and immediacy has made SMS marketing an increasingly important marketing tool for more and more brands. But as companies ramp up their investments in SMS marketing, they have to make sure to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach when targeting consumers and be cognizant of new regulations for the channel.
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Google Delayed the Demise of Cookies. Again. Now What?
B2C June 21, 2024Google's latest delay to shut down third-party cookies until 2025 presents another reprieve for marketers who are scrambling to develop fresh data strategies. One hurdle is whether companies will be able to dismantle their silos and share more first-party data across the organization.
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Fixing the Ad Agency Model
B2C June 7, 2024Agency consolidation continues to shake up the advertising industry. Rachel Barek, CEO and co-founder of Said Differently, says changes are brewing, as the current agency model does not meet marketers' needs.
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For the SMB-Agency Relationship, Success Comes from Trust
B2C June 5, 2024Agency-client relations can be problematic for SMBs (small-to-medium sized businesses), which have fewer resources than larger brands and less margin for error when hiring creative services firms. Yet despite the inherent challenges, SMBs increasingly see the value of marketing to fuel growth, with 94 percent planning to maintain or increase their investment in digital marketing spend in 2023, per a study by Taradel.
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What Is Red Teaming?
B2C May 31, 2024To combat cybercrime, a growing number of companies are developing red teams, or in-house groups designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an organization's cyber defense. As these groups start to proliferate, marketers may be recruited to assist in the endeavor and educate employees about the role they can play protecting the company against bad actors online.
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The Risk and Reward of AI in Email
B2C May 22, 2024A vast majority of marketers (87 percent) say they plan to maintain or increase their email marketing investments this year, according to a recent study. Part of that spending will need to go into strengthening their email safeguards amid a growing number of state laws designed to protect consumer privacy online.
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Influencer Marketing Is Changing the Game for Celebrity Athletes
B2C May 17, 2024Social media and influencer marketing have started to blur the line between celebrity athletes and brand ambassadors. The challenge for brand managers is how to harness the new constellations of stars without putting the company in jeopardy or alienating people.
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The Real Draw of AI Virtual Influencers
B2C May 8, 2024Human influencers, move over. Nearly two-thirds of marketers said they are open to teaming up with AI-created virtual influencers, according to a new study. As the trend gains momentum, marketers need to ensure that their AI-driven partners are tightly controlled and sync up nicely with the brand.
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