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A claim from X has has taken on a life of its own after I featured it in a story I wrote earlier this month. X’s ads boss said that nearly all of the platform’s top 100 advertisers were “back” without a breakout of who those advertisers were, no context around what “back” meant and no […]

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. This January, beverage brands including NA players are steering clear of villainizing alcohol. Today, people generally seek balance when pursuing their personalized wellness goals in a new year. That shift has made way for trends like “Damp January,” which encourages creating more mindful drinking habits. With this

As the hype around AI thins into something closer to reality, the ad industry is quietly drawing a line between what the tech can do and what it will not be trusted to touch. Here are the myths, and the reality underneath them.  Myth: AI is about to replace media buyers Continue reading this article

The year ahead in commerce, with insights from the NRF Big Show conference, where retailers congregate every January. Plus, the 2026 privacy policy cheat sheet. The post Retail Media’s Growing Influence On Retail appeared first on AdExchanger.

The Mars candy brand is aligning the blockbuster-inspired collaboration with “It’s More Fun Together,” a creative platform it debuted last year.

If Q4 is the holiday shopping season, then Q1 might be the season of returns, or more specifically the season of return fraud. Retailers and ecommerce merchants are seeing a growing trend of returns and fulfillment scams that drain profit margins after big sales. This fraud was the impetus for Thursday’s launch of Pinch AI,

For the team at Monks, one of the biggest takeaways from CES this year is that AI’s place in marketing is starting to feel more practical than hypothetical. The post CES 2026: For Monks, AI-Powered Personalization Is Key appeared first on AdExchanger.