Ad Tech
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Snapchat bows new ad solutions with Disney, McDonald’s and Taco Bell
Sponsored Snaps allows advertisers to send videos directly to the app’s users, while Promoted Places highlights businesses on the Snap Map.
By Aaron Baar • Oct. 10, 2024 -
Q&A
How United Airlines brought Kinective Media to market — and what’s next
Mike Petrella, the managing director of strategic partnerships for the airline industry’s first media network, shared lessons learned during its quick ramp up.
By Chris Kelly • Oct. 10, 2024 -
Trendline
Top 5 stories from Marketing Dive
From a surge in brand refreshes and artificial intelligence to the retreat from sustainability and cookies, a look at the key trends driving marketing in 2024.
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How AI gives Hershey an edge for high-stakes Halloween season
The marketer built a layer above Meta, YouTube and The Trade Desk to ensure better media budget allocation, executives detailed at Advertising Week.
By Peter Adams • Oct. 10, 2024 -
Why Home Depot is turning to DIY as its retail media network scales up
Executives at Advertising Week detailed how the home improvement retailer and its ad-tech partners have beefed up Orange Apron Media.
By Chris Kelly • Oct. 8, 2024 -
Chipotle, Sweetgreen leverage DoorDash’s new ad platform for restaurants
The delivery platform also added offsite capabilities and sponsored brand placements for CPG brands as delivery platforms race to improve ad offerings.
By Chris Kelly • Oct. 3, 2024 -
‘Not a banana’: Ahold Delhaize USA, Giant Eagle talk retail media strategies
Running an advertising arm is very different from selling groceries, executives said during a virtual event hosted by Grocery Dive and Marketing Dive.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 3, 2024 -
Top marketing conferences to attend in 2025
From trade organization symposiums to gatherings around innovation and technology, here are some must-attend events for advertising professionals.
By Jessica Deyo • Oct. 1, 2024 -
Gatorade, Chips Ahoy among brands testing Gopuff’s new ad features
The delivery service has beefed up its platform to help brands connect with Gen Z and millennial consumers whether in-app, in-bag or off-platform.
By Chris Kelly • Sept. 26, 2024 -
Deep Dive
What FCB’s stealthy data unit says about the future of agency creativity
FCB/Six is seeing double-digit growth at an otherwise sluggish time for the industry, speaking to rising client demand in areas like CRM and loyalty.
By Peter Adams • Sept. 23, 2024 -
Amazon launches AI-powered video ad generator ahead of holidays
Gellé Frères, a French skincare marketer, has already been testing the tool that can convert a single product image into multiple videos.
By Peter Adams • Sept. 23, 2024 -
How Kroger is using standardized metrics to boost its retail media network
The grocer shared how IAB’s guidelines have improved accountability as the chain looks to release its own updated measurement model.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 23, 2024 -
Key takeaways from the industry’s first in-store retail media standardizations
IAB’s newly published set of definitions and measurement standards aims to improve transparency and consistency.
By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 18, 2024 -
Customers don’t trust AI, and the rift might be hurting business
Researchers find that not only are customers wary of AI, but the inclusion of AI terminology actually decreases customers’ purchasing intention.
By Kristen Doerer • Sept. 17, 2024 -
Walmart leverages Fubo’s takeover ad format to connect content, commerce
The Triple Play lets advertisers feature branded video content alongside curated programming, creative assets and QR codes in a CTV environment.
By Chris Kelly • Sept. 9, 2024 -
Deep Dive
‘The year of implementation’: How marketers are leveraging AI on mobile
While AI has its place in the realms of social media, mobile commerce, apps and more, a sea of questions remains around regulation and brand safety.
By Jessica Deyo • Sept. 5, 2024 -
Opinion
How brands can maximize consumer searches in the age of generative AI
Marketers must refine their search strategy as consumers, particularly younger cohorts, shift away from traditional search engines, said Captify’s Mike Welch.
By Mike Welch • Sept. 5, 2024 -
Opinion
What marketers must do to get retail media measurement right
The rise of first-party IDs offers the promise of closed loop measurement, but carries with it both highs and lows, said CvE’s Paul Frampton.
By Paul Frampton • Aug. 29, 2024 -
Q&A
Chili’s CMO on brand’s winning value message and evolving data strategy
Swipes at fast food competitors over rising prices, including through a retro video game, helped boost Chili’s same-stores sales by 14%.
By Peter Adams • Aug. 29, 2024 -
Netflix, Google team to bring shoppable integration to ‘Emily in Paris’
Custom features within Netflix’s ad-supported plan round out the effort, which leverages Google’s Lens technology to allow viewers to shop the show.
By Aaron Baar • Aug. 19, 2024 -
Walmart’s ad unit extends blockbuster growth streak, boosting profits
Ad sales derived from marketplace sellers climbed nearly 50% in fiscal Q2 while Walmart has been focused on growing in-store and offsite offerings.
By Peter Adams • Aug. 16, 2024 -
Lowe’s rebrands media network as it expands channel offerings
The home improvement retailer is adding in-store audio, email, paid search and direct mail for install services to the platform.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 13, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Back-to-school 2024: How brands can win younger consumers as uncertainty endures
The power of Gen Z and Gen Alpha to influence their parents to consider a brand could be the key to success amid another turbulent season.
By Jessica Deyo • Aug. 8, 2024 -
Opinion
How Google’s move to retain cookies will impact digital advertisers
The recent twist in the Privacy Sandbox saga is a wake-up call for the entire digital advertising ecosystem, according to Upwave’s George London.
By George London • Aug. 8, 2024 -
Google loses search antitrust case in blow to digital ad juggernaut
“Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” wrote U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in a potential landmark decision for tech.
By Peter Adams • Aug. 6, 2024 -
Outbrain acquires Teads for $1B to form new open-web advertising heavyweight
The transaction, expected to close in Q1 next year, combines Outbrain’s performance marketing focus with Teads’ video and CTV capabilities.
By Peter Adams • Aug. 5, 2024