Marketing

Cheaper ChatGPT Ads, Same Black Box; Google’s New AI Search Analytics

Ad-ding Value The price of ChatGPT ads is going down as OpenAI’s partners roll out incentives to drive adoption. Criteo, which became OpenAI’s first ad tech partner in March, recently announced that it’s dropping its minimum investment requirement from $50,000 to $10,000 to “lower the barrier to entry and make testing dollars work,” per an

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YouTube’s AI remix push exposes a looming reckoning for the creator economy 

Late last month, Google plugged its Gemini Omni model into YouTube Shorts’ existing Remix tool, turning it into a way to heavily rework or transform creators’ videos.  Billed as a way to “easily step into the trends and conversations on YouTube,” the update has instead raised fresh questions across the creator economy about who controls

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By the numbers: Liftoff’s IPO tests ad tech’s mettle on the public markets

Liftoff Mobile’s initial public offering this week, which raised $437 million, representing a stock flotation price of $23 per share, was the latest test of the public market’s appetite for ad tech. Related Insights Navigating Economic Instability Amidst the market carnage, a silver lining is emerging for some ad tech companies Read More The debut

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‘One of our core areas’: Ahead of global agency review, Coca-Cola’s CFO focuses on data matching

One of Coca-Cola’s core focuses these days is data — specifically how it matches its own data against what its partners hold. John Murphy, the advertiser’s president and CFO, made the point at the DBAccess Global Consumer Conference on Thursday.  He added: “Today, one of our core areas, how do we take the, let’s say,

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Nest New York brings its fragrance-layering strategy to the U.K.

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Glossy Nest New York is bringing its layerable fragrances to the U.K., as prestige and mass beauty brands alike lean into the commercial scent-wardrobe opportunity. The New York-based fragrance brand, founded in 2008 by Laura Slatkin, is expanding its U.K. presence this month through e-tailer Cult Beauty,

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Coca-Cola’s AI-powered José Mourinho campaign could signal a shift in celebrity partnerships

Brands used to rent a celebrity’s likeness for a campaign. The TV spot was shot, photos were taken and the rental agreement ended when the cameras stopped rolling. Now, marketers are turning talent into always on, hyperpersonalized digital personas using AI. Take The Coca-Cola Company. Ahead of the FIFA World Cup, Coca-Cola announced the launch

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Future of Marketing Briefing: How agencies are betting on entertainment to survive

Chris Hassell launched Ralph in 2010 wanting to make cool things and get paid for it. Fifteen years of running an independent shop in advertising made that harder than it sounds. Now he thinks he’s found a way through. The way Hassell sees it, entertainment is the one part of the creative business that can’t

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