Digital Marketing

Omnicom is consolidating B2B shop Doremus+Co with Merkley and Partners

Agency consolidation once again continues apace. Omnicom’s Doremus+Co, a 121-year-old agency that specializes in business-to-business work, will merge with Merkley and Partners, another Omnicom-owned agency, as of Sept. 30, according to two sources who have been made aware of the change. The move is part of ongoing consolidation throughout agencies and holding companies as holding […]

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After keeping them at arm’s length, sports brands are opening the door to creators

Golf’s established powers want to bring new audiences into the sport. This week, they took a big swing with a new tournament featuring only YouTube creators. The Creator Classic was contested Wednesday between YouTube golfers including Peter Finch, Gabby DeGasperis and Nick Stubbe, and shown on both ESPN and YouTube. “Our motivation is to really

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Gale immerses clients into social beyond just media buys — will it pay off?

Mindful of the impact of social virality, but by no means demure in its aggressive embrace of it — see what I did there? — Stagwell agency Gale has quietly built out a 50 person team to lead clients into the turbulent but potent waters of culture-riding across the social spectrum.  Gale, which has historically

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Amid a new CEO-hunt, is Criteo up for sale?

Related Insights The Programmatic Marketer Criteo seeks new chief executive after Megan Clarken announces pending exit Read More One of ad tech’s most celebrated CEOs, Megan Clarken of Criteo, is planning her exit within the next 12 months. And just like that, the internet’s armchair analysts are off to the races with their hot takes

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The state of ad creative: The evolution of production and optimization in the age of AI and automation

This State of the Industry report, sponsored by Celtra, explores how brands and agencies produce and optimize creative digital campaigns to drive performance. Across the digital media landscape, marketing teams are adapting to diverse advertising platforms and handling increasing content demands — all while expediting speed to market without compromising quality. In the process, brands

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How creator-owned teams are shaking up the esports industry

Creator-owned teams were once seen as a potential pathway for esports to escape its reliance on sponsorship revenue. But as the business model matures, it’s become clear that creator ownership is just a particularly effective way to get brands’ attention — not a panacea for the industry’s ills. Although prominent esports teams such as 100 Thieves

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