How Corona Cero mixed AI, human insights to find Olympic gold

Artificial intelligence-powered language analysis and psychological theory helped AB InBev create an Olympic campaign in three weeks.

By Chris Kelly • Nov. 7, 2025

Definition of ‘TV’ is expanding: Here’s what the numbers say

Thirty-five percent of consumers now spend more time watching social media videos than streaming content, according to Deloitte.

By Sara Karlovitch • Nov. 7, 2025

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Multichannel Optimization

There’s greater urgency around the need to optimize multichannel marketing efforts and unite channels including retail media, social media and others.

By Marketing Dive staff

Inside Lowe’s social-first holiday push as Gen Alpha enters the market

CMO Jen Wilson explains how the home improvement retailer measures the success of in-store experiences and its new creator network.

By Chris Kelly • Nov. 4, 2025

What marketers are missing as loyalty drivers evolve: report

Nearly two-thirds of marketers still believe brand love motivates repeat purchases, which are in reality often driven by pragmatic considerations.

By Peter Adams • Nov. 4, 2025

IAB maps best practices for performance-driven CTV ads

Without a way to show measurable ROI, connected TV could face reduced demand as performance-driven channels like search and social capture spend. 

By Aaron Baar • Nov. 3, 2025

WPP losses intensify as hopes turn to AI ‘golden age’ for marketing

In her first quarterly trading update as CEO, Cindy Rose dubbed the group’s performance “unacceptable” and lacking in execution on key fronts. 

By Peter Adams • Nov. 3, 2025

How Liquid Death lifted sales with Ibotta’s promotion optimization tool

Chief Media Officer Benoit Vatere explains where the performance marketing platform’s new tool fits in the beverage brand’s full-funnel strategy.

By Chris Kelly • Nov. 3, 2025

Amazon says DSP is now ‘fully featured’ as ad-sales boom continues

Strengths in Amazon DSP, live sports content on Prime Video and budding generative AI tools helped deliver 24% growth in advertising in Q3.

By Peter Adams • Oct. 31, 2025

Google’s full-stack AI approach drives Q3 search, YouTube ad revenue gains

Parent company Alphabet delivered its first $100 billion quarter, with AI supporting ad relevancy, performance and automation.

By Chris Kelly • Oct. 30, 2025

Meta’s AI bets supercharge marketing efficiency — and costs

The annual revenue run rate for Meta’s AI ad infrastructure, including Advantage+, is now over $60 billion, speaking to increased uptake. 

By Peter Adams • Oct. 30, 2025

Inclusive marketing ‘in paralysis’: How brands can reject the standstill

Diverse representation continues to present a major opportunity for brands and could become even more of an expectation during the end-of-year period.

By Jessica Hammers • Oct. 27, 2025

WPP’s new AI platform offers marketing without agencies for SMBs

The agency holding group is letting clients plan, create and deploy campaigns independently using WPP Open Pro. 

By Peter Adams • Oct. 24, 2025

Entry-level marketers feel the job pinch: Here’s what the numbers say

The economic landscape has continued to hinder the marketing job market, with CMO pay taking a hit.

By Sara Karlovitch • Oct. 24, 2025

Netflix’s ad biz accelerates — what’s next as AI, M&A opportunities loom

The streaming platform had its best ad sales quarter to date, doubled upfront commitments and is on track to more than double its ad revenue in 2025.

By Chris Kelly • Oct. 22, 2025

How Colgate-Palmolive’s Hello amplifies marketing by gut-checking AI

CEO Diana Haussling and execs from Acxiom and agency FCB discussed use cases of artificial intelligence at Variety’s Future of Brand Summit.

By Chris Kelly • Oct. 15, 2025

Brand valuations swing wildly amid AI, market-driven disruption: report

Nvidia saw the fastest rise in value ever tracked by Interbrand while digital-first services like Netflix, Uber and Instagram also gained ground.

By Peter Adams • Oct. 15, 2025

3 stats show Publicis’ AI-powered marketing strategy is paying off

AI is helping the group win more business without having to engage in a traditional pitch process, CEO Arthur Sadoun said when discussing Q3 results.

By Peter Adams • Oct. 14, 2025

PubMatic: Our Nvidia partnership is paying off

AI has helped the ad-tech company’s automated programmatic ad buying deliver results up to five times faster than traditional systems.

By Aaron Baar • Oct. 10, 2025

Social media is changing live events: Here’s what the numbers say

Making the most of live events goes beyond sponsorships as individuals increasingly engage with real events virtually.

By Sara Karlovitch • Oct. 10, 2025

Instacart grows its retail media bona fides with TikTok integration

The grocery delivery platform is the first retail media partner to enable targeting and end-to-end measurement directly within TikTok’s ad platform.

By Aaron Baar • Oct. 9, 2025

American Express debuts ad network boasting contextual targeting prowess

Tumi, which piloted Amex Ads, saw return on ad spend 30% higher than its targets while reaching more Gen Z and millennial customers.

By Peter Adams • Oct. 6, 2025

Mastercard makes bigger grab for commerce media dollars with new network

In its bid for advertisers’ dollars, the payments giant draws on existing technology and partnerships with firms like WPP, Citi and Microsoft. 

By Peter Adams • Oct. 1, 2025

Lower-funnel marketing accelerates amid flagging economy, IAB finds

With tariff fears growing, IAB revised its 2025 ad spend forecast down. 

By Aaron Baar • Sept. 29, 2025

Gen Alpha’s $5.46T economic impact: Here’s what the numbers say

Gen Alpha members increasingly act as a “family CMO,” experts say, and 76% would like brands to gamify their consumer experiences.

By Sara Karlovitch • Sept. 26, 2025

Global ad spend to rise faster than expected amid digital boom: WARC

A “pre-tariff windfall” of activity and burst of spending on social platforms led to a surprise upward revision of the researcher’s 2025 forecasts.

By Peter Adams • Sept. 25, 2025