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22 hours ago

From Streaming To AI: Agency Leaders' Next Big Media Bets

Streaming platform consolidation is reshaping agency strategies, emphasizing precision and adaptability in targeting consumer attention.

How to know if a digital marketing agency is good

Quality marketing agencies provide dedicated representatives, prioritize human management over automation, and possess extensive marketing experience.

Mobile UX

fromTECHBOOK

5 hours ago

Ads on Honor Phones-Soon in Europe?!

Honor smartphones may soon feature ads in pre-installed apps, expanding from the Middle East to Europe.

How to Navigate Brand Authenticity in the Age of AI Slop

Originality and authenticity in content are essential for brands to stand out in a saturated market dominated by low-quality AI-generated content.

Answers to over 60 content marketing FAQs: Strategy, SEO, ROI, AI and more

Content marketing is effective when based on strategy, not just content production.

Answers to over 60 content marketing FAQs: Strategy, SEO, ROI, AI and more

Content marketing is effective when based on a solid strategy rather than just producing content.

How to Navigate Brand Authenticity in the Age of AI Slop

Originality and authenticity in content are essential for brands to stand out in a saturated market dominated by low-quality AI-generated content.

Answers to over 60 content marketing FAQs: Strategy, SEO, ROI, AI and more

Content marketing is effective when based on strategy, not just content production.

Answers to over 60 content marketing FAQs: Strategy, SEO, ROI, AI and more

Content marketing is effective when based on a solid strategy rather than just producing content.

more#content-marketing

Media industry

fromFortune

1 hour ago

3 reasons OpenAI buying daily tech show TBPN for hundreds of millions isn't totally crazy | Fortune

Knowing when to sell is crucial for startup success, as demonstrated by TBPN's timely sale to OpenAI.

The rise of CTV IRL: Valuable TV audiences are no longer just sitting at home

Connected TV is expanding into public spaces, transforming how audiences engage with content outside the home.

The Full-Funnel Era Is Here. Is Your CTV Strategy Built To Keep Up? | AdExchanger

Connected TV is now a dominant media channel, capturing significant consumer attention and requiring strategic full-funnel advertising approaches.

Television

21 hours ago

The rise of CTV IRL: Valuable TV audiences are no longer just sitting at home

Connected TV is expanding into public spaces, transforming how audiences engage with content outside the home.

The Full-Funnel Era Is Here. Is Your CTV Strategy Built To Keep Up? | AdExchanger

Connected TV is now a dominant media channel, capturing significant consumer attention and requiring strategic full-funnel advertising approaches.

more#connected-tv

Social media marketing

5 Social Media-Based Side Hustles To Make Extra Income Online

Social media offers lucrative side hustle opportunities, including management services, live shopping, UGC creation, and paid ads services.

5 sales sequences that drive higher response rates

Cold emails have a 0.9% response rate; effective sales sequences require targeted, timely outreach with multiple touchpoints.

5 sales sequences that drive higher response rates

Cold emails have a 0.9% response rate; effective sales sequences increase engagement through targeted, timely outreach.

5 sales sequences that drive higher response rates

Cold emails have a 0.9% response rate; effective sales sequences require targeted, timely outreach with multiple touchpoints.

5 sales sequences that drive higher response rates

Cold emails have a 0.9% response rate; effective sales sequences increase engagement through targeted, timely outreach.

more#cold-emails

Startup companies

My Ideal Second Business

Every entrepreneur should own two businesses to diversify risk and enhance profitability.

E-Commerce

Shoppers Want AI Help, Not Control

AI enhances shopping by saving time and simplifying decisions, but consumers are hesitant about fully autonomous purchase agents.

fromArchitectural Digest

I'm Done Sourcing So Much Online. Here's Why

The convenience of sourcing online is fraught with more pitfalls than most of us want to admit. Try finding adequate photos of a vintage piece's condition-close-ups of the fabric, video of damaged areas, any images of a piece's rear or underside!

UX design

Growth hacking

fromInman

fromwww.architectsjournal.co.uk

How one agent built a $150M business on YouTube

Attracting the right audience through targeted YouTube content leads to higher sales than traditional lead-chasing methods.

Renovation

fromwww.marketingdive.com

Practices launch architects on your doorstep' mobile AI advertising drive

The Architects on your Doorstep project uses AI to generate home makeover ideas, helping architects engage with the public and drum up business.

#advertising

Marketing tech

Go Figure: 3 big marketing numbers from March

Marketing tech

How purchase data is redefining TV ad performance and driving revenue

Marketing tech

A Positive Outlook for Advertising in the New World

What AI disruption means for experimental ad budgets

Marketers are increasingly reallocating budgets towards experimental ad channels, including AI and retail media, to find new audiences and drive growth.

fromwww.marketingdive.com

Go Figure: 3 big marketing numbers from March

The marketing industry is facing a potential slowdown, with significant dips in advertising revenue growth predicted for major platforms like Meta.

How purchase data is redefining TV ad performance and driving revenue

Advertisers must adopt modern strategies, including purchase-based segmentation, to effectively engage consumers in the evolving TV landscape.

A Positive Outlook for Advertising in the New World

The advertising industry is entering a positive phase with strong confidence in media investment across various sectors.

What AI disruption means for experimental ad budgets

Marketers are increasingly reallocating budgets towards experimental ad channels, including AI and retail media, to find new audiences and drive growth.

How Website Traffic Data and Metrics Can Inform Effective Content Strategy

Website traffic checkers enhance content strategy by revealing audience engagement and competitive positioning.

22 hours ago

How to Price Your Product Like the Last Unit Sets the Market

The highest-cost marginal customer determines market price, not averages; focus on scarcity and the last unit for effective pricing.

Media industry

Pruning The Mediavine; Shoppers Aren't Clicking Amazon's AI Ads | AdExchanger

Digital publishers face challenges due to AI and traffic changes, leading to layoffs and a focus on high-impact areas.

E-Commerce

ChatGPT shopping: How it works, and how to get your products listed

ChatGPT Shopping allows users to discover and purchase products directly within the chat interface, enhancing e-commerce opportunities for businesses.

Social media marketing

fromBenzinga

Socialtrait Launches Predictive Audience Simulation Platform

Behavioral Simulation AI aims to accurately model real human behaviors in social networks.

The B2B digital marketing playbook for growth on autopilot

Companies prioritizing marketing in their growth strategy experience significantly faster growth compared to those that do not.

MASTERCLASS: Why annual marketing plans are failing your business

Traditional annual marketing plans are ineffective in today's fast-paced market, leading to wasted resources and missed opportunities.

Growth hacking

The B2B digital marketing playbook for growth on autopilot

Companies prioritizing marketing in their growth strategy experience significantly faster growth compared to those that do not.

MASTERCLASS: Why annual marketing plans are failing your business

Traditional annual marketing plans are ineffective in today's fast-paced market, leading to wasted resources and missed opportunities.

more#marketing-strategy

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19 hours ago

Multi-Engine AI Visibility Gap Widens as Brand Citation Rates Vary 9x Across Major AI Search Engines

The Multi-Engine AI Visibility Gap is a critical issue in digital marketing strategy for 2026, highlighting disparities in brand visibility across AI search engines.

fromInc

The 'Swim Lane' Strategy: How the Best Marketers Are Using AI to Beat the Competition

Hyper-specialization in marketing allows for tailored messaging to specific customer segments, enhancing competitive advantage and engagement.

#experiential-marketing

Why the future of brand trust is sensory marketing

Experiential communications leverage sensory engagement to build trust and connection, countering AI fatigue and skepticism in audiences.

Brands are getting more physical

Marketers are increasingly focusing on physical experiences to foster human connection and emotional engagement with consumers.

Why the future of brand trust is sensory marketing

Experiential communications leverage sensory engagement to build trust and connection, countering AI fatigue and skepticism in audiences.

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Brands are getting more physical

Marketers are increasingly focusing on physical experiences to foster human connection and emotional engagement with consumers.

5 sales sequences that drive higher response rates

Sales sequences with targeted messaging and multiple touchpoints significantly increase response rates and help convert leads into booked meetings.

Media industry

fromTheWrap

Consumers' Time Spent With AI Platforms, Content to Increase 29% by 2029, Survey Finds

Consumers are preparing for increased AI content consumption, expecting to spend significantly more time on AI platforms in the coming years.

Social media marketing

fromBenzinga

Performance Comparison: Meta Platforms And Competitors In Interactive Media & Services Industry - Met

Thorough company analysis is essential for investors, focusing on Meta Platforms and its competitors in the Interactive Media & Services industry.

Martech stacks are holding back sales and marketing teams | MarTech

Sales and marketing alignment remains a challenge, with only 56% of GTM professionals reporting high alignment in their organizations.

What the fees customers hate reveal about your pricing strategy | MarTech

Fees impact customer trust and experience, often reflecting a company's operational choices rather than fair pricing.

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Is engagement now just as important as value in modern promotions? - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Promotions must engage customers beyond value to foster brand loyalty in a competitive market.

Sales email subject lines that actually convert

Email subject lines significantly impact open rates, with 64% of recipients deciding to open based on them alone.

The Marketing System That Drives Predictable Revenue Growth

Email and social media work best together, enhancing marketing effectiveness and driving sustainable growth.

Sales email subject lines that actually convert

Email subject lines significantly impact open rates, with 64% of recipients deciding to open based on them alone.

The Marketing System That Drives Predictable Revenue Growth

Email and social media work best together, enhancing marketing effectiveness and driving sustainable growth.

How AI Is Reshaping The Marketing Scientist Role | AdExchanger

Marketing scientists now translate data into meaningful insights, bridging the gap between AI analysis and human interpretation.

High stakes, big budgets: How brands are navigating a massive sports year

Brands are prioritizing long-term partnerships over costly live sports advertising due to economic uncertainties and high costs of ad placements.

fromSearch Engine Roundtable

New: Microsoft Advertising Merchant Center Enables Store & Domain Name Updates

Merchants can now update their store name and domain directly in Merchant Center within Microsoft Advertising.

Future of Marketing Briefing: Horizon Media is building a platform to orchestrate ad tech from a single command center

Horizon Media is developing an orchestration and intelligence layer to integrate various media marketplace partners into a central command center.

How Samsung Ads And Crumbl Got Their CTV Campaign To Perform Like Social | AdExchanger

Crumbl's success is driven by social media and its mobile app, which accounts for over 50% of sales.

fromMakeUseOf

No, it's not your microphone - this is how advertisers know what you want

Advertisers use data from your online behavior, not microphone recordings, to deliver targeted ads accurately.

Basis Wants To Help Marketers Bring Agentic AI Into Media Planning | AdExchanger

Basis launched Compass to simplify campaign planning without replacing human input.

fromGeeky Gadgets

Build a Fully Automated AI Marketing Team Using Claude

AI tools like Claude AI automate marketing tasks, optimize workflows, and enhance productivity for modern marketing teams.

Brands Keep Treating Gen Z Like Younger Millennials, And It's Costing Them

Gen Z prioritizes secondhand shopping and demands transparency from brands, signaling a shift in consumer behavior and expectations compared to millennials.

Is SEO dead in 2026? 7 strategies to thrive in the age of AI

SEO is evolving, not dead, and remains essential in the age of AI search.

Is SEO dead in 2026? 7 strategies to thrive in the age of AI

SEO is evolving, not dead, adapting to changes in technology and user behavior.

Is SEO dead in 2026? 7 strategies to thrive in the age of AI

SEO is evolving, not dead, and remains essential in the age of AI search.

Is SEO dead in 2026? 7 strategies to thrive in the age of AI

SEO is evolving, not dead, and remains essential in the age of AI search.

Is SEO dead in 2026? 7 strategies to thrive in the age of AI

SEO is evolving, not dead, adapting to changes in technology and user behavior.

Is SEO dead in 2026? 7 strategies to thrive in the age of AI

SEO is evolving, not dead, and remains essential in the age of AI search.

AI Is Deciding What Your Customers See - Most Brands Haven't Caught Up

AI agents are transforming e-commerce, projected to account for 25% of global sales by 2030, shifting traditional consumer engagement models.

fromFortune

AI agents are already driving 10% of revenue for some brands. Is yours invisible to them? | Fortune

Agentic commerce allows AI agents to autonomously handle the entire shopping journey, transforming e-commerce and driving significant retail revenue growth.

AI Is Deciding What Your Customers See - Most Brands Haven't Caught Up

AI agents are transforming e-commerce, projected to account for 25% of global sales by 2030, shifting traditional consumer engagement models.

fromFortune

AI agents are already driving 10% of revenue for some brands. Is yours invisible to them? | Fortune

Agentic commerce allows AI agents to autonomously handle the entire shopping journey, transforming e-commerce and driving significant retail revenue growth.

more#agentic-commerce

Strategic Planning For Marketers: Your Critical Role In Strategy Development And Implementation - Above the Law

Legal marketing professionals significantly influence law firm strategic planning by focusing on external market dynamics and competitive positioning.

fromAbove the Law

Strategic Planning For Marketers: Your Critical Role In Strategy Development And Implementation - Above the Law

Legal marketing professionals significantly influence law firm strategic planning by focusing on external market dynamics and competitive positioning.

fromAbove the Law

Strategic Planning For Marketers: Your Critical Role In Strategy Development And Implementation - Above the Law

Legal marketing professionals significantly influence law firm strategic planning by focusing on external market dynamics and competitive positioning.

fromAbove the Law

Strategic Planning For Marketers: Your Critical Role In Strategy Development And Implementation - Above the Law

Legal marketing professionals significantly influence law firm strategic planning by focusing on external market dynamics and competitive positioning.

Boathouse's New Chief Strategy Officer Says It's Time For Agencies To Take The Reins Of Measurement | AdExchanger

Sonia Chung emphasizes the need for agencies to develop their own data infrastructures to reduce dependency on major tech platforms.

fromWorld Economic Forum

Understanding Value in Media: Perspectives from Consumers and Industry

The internet has transformed publishing, creating challenges for revenue and consumer satisfaction, while a shift towards consumer payments may offer a solution.

Why AI adoption is high but integration is failing in martech | MarTech

AI agents are widely used but often remain isolated rather than integrated into core workflows, creating challenges in operational efficiency.

Agency Leaders Debate: Who owns the future?

The future of the marketing industry hinges on the balance between big tech companies and consumer importance.

fromNeil Patel

Misleading Marketing Metrics: Are Your Reports Inaccurate?

Traditional marketing metrics are outdated and do not accurately reflect business growth or marketing impact.

#marketing

Marketing

Why Understanding Moments Matters More Than Reach

AI didn't break marketing. It exposed what wasn't working.

Marketing leaders focus on growth and proving marketing's value, while AI changes how buyers discover information and measure marketing impact.

Marketing tech

Jones Road Beauty Is Using A New Type Of MMM To Reset Its Media Measurement | AdExchanger

Why Understanding Moments Matters More Than Reach

Marketers should focus on connecting brands to cultural moments rather than just measuring reach and impressions.

AI didn't break marketing. It exposed what wasn't working.

Marketing leaders focus on growth and proving marketing's value, while AI changes how buyers discover information and measure marketing impact.

Jones Road Beauty Is Using A New Type Of MMM To Reset Its Media Measurement | AdExchanger

Cody Plofker values discovering ineffective marketing channels to optimize strategies, contrasting with typical marketers who struggle with measurement confusion.

Attekmi's Roman Vrublivskyi on Ad Tech Trends, Ad Strategy, and AI - ExchangeWire.com

First-party data and AI are crucial trends shaping ad tech strategies in 2026.

#artificial-intelligence

Marketing in the age of AI

AI enhances marketing through automation and predictive analytics but lacks the authenticity and nuanced understanding of human marketers.

Marketing in the age of AI

AI enhances marketing through automation and predictive analytics but lacks human authenticity and understanding.

fromFinancial Planning

AI for advisor marketing - without alienating clients

Consumers prefer human-created ads over AI-generated ones, emphasizing the importance of a human touch in marketing.

Marketing in the age of AI

AI enhances marketing through automation and predictive analytics but lacks the authenticity and nuanced understanding of human marketers.

Marketing in the age of AI

AI enhances marketing through automation and predictive analytics but lacks human authenticity and understanding.

fromFinancial Planning

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AI for advisor marketing - without alienating clients

Consumers prefer human-created ads over AI-generated ones, emphasizing the importance of a human touch in marketing.

What happens when ad spend goes wrong | MarTech

Account ownership in advertising is primarily about financial logistics, risk, and legal responsibility, not just control.

60+ social media marketing FAQs, answered by experts

Social media marketing uses platforms to promote businesses, connect with audiences, and drive measurable results through both organic and paid efforts.

#performance-marketing

Performance marketing 101

Performance marketing in 2023 emphasizes effective measurement, data interplay, and personalization within the broader marketing landscape.

Why performance marketing stops working | MarTech

Performance marketing captures demand but does not create it; brands must focus on building meaning to avoid stagnation.

Performance marketing 101

Performance marketing in 2023 emphasizes effective measurement, data interplay, and personalization within the broader marketing landscape.

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Why performance marketing stops working | MarTech

Performance marketing captures demand but does not create it; brands must focus on building meaning to avoid stagnation.

fromQuartz

Can AI-Driven Advertising Growth Unlock Further Upside for MELI?

MercadoLibre's advertising business is driving revenue growth through AI enhancements and increased advertiser adoption within its commerce ecosystem.

fromHubspot

Brand optimization: What it is and why your AI visibility depends on it

Brand optimization enhances brand perception and experience through consistent, iterative improvements without a complete rebranding.

Framework for Quality AI Content Marketing

AI-generated marketing content is effective when it attracts organic traffic from search engines and platforms like Google Discover.

#programmatic-advertising

Agentic AI discovery requires machine-readable brands | MarTech

AI is transforming web experiences, making websites optional as content becomes data for AI consumption and understanding.

As programmatic faces signal degradation, agentic advertising offers a solution

Traditional programmatic advertising is struggling due to fragmentation and privacy issues, necessitating a new infrastructure for better efficiency and outcomes.

Reclaiming The Original Promise Of Programmatic | AdExchanger

Fragmentation in programmatic advertising complicates access to audiences, especially for smaller agencies, but AI offers new solutions to manage this complexity.

As programmatic faces signal degradation, agentic advertising offers a solution

Traditional programmatic advertising is struggling due to fragmentation and privacy issues, necessitating a new infrastructure for better efficiency and outcomes.

more#programmatic-advertising

Reclaiming The Original Promise Of Programmatic | AdExchanger

Fragmentation in programmatic advertising complicates access to audiences, especially for smaller agencies, but AI offers new solutions to manage this complexity.

fromEMARKETER

Brands want personalization at scale, but their data stack keeps getting in the way

Limited platform integration is the top barrier to personalization for 42% of brand marketers and 47% of agency marketers in North America.

Programmatic Video's Waste Problem Is A Growth Lever - If We Choose To Pull It | AdExchanger

Programmatic video spend suffers 20-30% loss due to misrepresentation and low-quality inventory, impacting ad revenue and high-quality content.

Publishers see double-digit growth from TTD's OpenPath, but volatility remains

OpenPath revenue remains strong for publishers, with some experiencing double-digit CPM growth, prompting trials of OpenAds despite temporary bid duplication allowances.

2 weeks ago

Ditch the Discount, Says Brand Marketer

Cherene Aubert emphasizes strategic marketing approaches over discounting to enhance customer experience and brand value.

fromHarvard Business Review

A Better Strategy for Location-Based Advertising

Consumers prefer personalized ads, with location data becoming a key factor in targeted advertising.

The Trade Desk shakes up Identity Alliance payouts, with a new focus on incrementality

The Trade Desk is shifting to an incrementality-based payment model for identity partners, rewarding unique data contributions over volume.

Pinterest bets measurement and SMBs will boost performance revenue

Pinterest is focusing on measurement to attract more small-to-medium business advertising spend amid competition and ad spending cutbacks.

fromAccounting Today

Growth as infrastructure: Rethinking marketing's role in firm strategy

The operating model that ensured success for firms in the past two decades is inadequate for future sustainability.

Retail Media's Measurement Problem Is A Trust Problem - And Incrementality Is The Way Forward | AdExchanger

Retail media's growth is hindered by inconsistent measurement of incremental performance, complicating budget decisions for advertisers.

3 weeks ago

A focus on marketing excellence

FOCUS is about what's crucial to the future of the business - leaving behind what's not important. It defines and communicates the absolute fundamentals that every market must put in place, and a clear view of the end-to-end operational model.

From football to fashion: How smartphones embrace consumers

AI and fashion collaborations are reshaping mobile marketing strategies, enabling brands to engage consumers through lifestyle rather than just technology.

AI Media Is Already Here. Here's What Marketers Need to Know | AdExchanger

AI media is transforming advertising strategies as consumers increasingly use AI platforms for product research and decision-making.

fromModern Retail

2 weeks ago

As retail media enters its second act, savvy brands diversify networks and tactics

Retail media maturity requires brands to orchestrate complete customer journeys across multiple retailers and funnel stages rather than relying solely on bottom-funnel search tactics.

1 month ago

Marketers, Stop Donating Free Advertising To Your Competitors

Pepsi's 2026 Super Bowl ad featuring Coca-Cola's Polar Bear exemplifies a persistent challenger marketing mistake: building campaigns around competitors' distinctive assets, which strengthens rival brand memory instead of the advertiser's own.

How To Stay Relevant In Marketing Without Chasing Every Shiny Thing

Prioritize strategic craft, storytelling, and practical AI literacy to build B2B websites that drive buyer decisions rather than chasing hype or fear.

How to build the perfect marketing strategy for your clients

With digital trends accelerating, it's more important than ever that marketers know how to build strong, data-driven marketing strategies. Data-driven marketing is a type of marketing strategy that is based on using consumer information to develop and optimize marketing campaigns and messaging. It is extremely impactful because marketing efforts are based on online trends and are specifically tailored to the organization's target audience.

Marketing

Marketing learned how to grab attention, but forgot what to do with it | MarTech

Attention alone is insufficient; marketers must pair novelty-driven attention with credible, valuable substance to convert interest into sustainable success.

The future of digital marketing isn't what you think: 5 trends

Digital marketing must adapt to Gen Z preferences, omnichannel strategies, personalization, and evolving remote work trends to remain competitive.

Future of Marketing Briefing: X claims an ad comeback, reality proves out a different thesis

X's ad recovery is overstated: many top advertisers returned but are spending far less, and overall ad spend remains roughly flat.

fromEMARKETER

Most marketers are giving themselves 3-6 months to master GEO

Key stat: 54% of US marketers plan to fully implement their generative engine optimization (GEO) strategy within three to six months, according to September 2025 data from Scribewise. Beyond the chart: Use this chart: Drop this into your next digital strategy review to show stakeholders the GEO timeline pressure. Use it to benchmark your team's implementation plans against the majority.

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