Marketing

Ace Hardware adds weather-triggered programmatic ads to retail media strategy

This story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. Almost one year into its existence, Ace Hardware’s retail media network, RedVest Media, just announced a slate of new features for advertisers as part of an upfront event last week. The new features include incrementality measurement functions for off-site media; social amplification and influencer marketing

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Media Briefing: What to expect at the Digiday Publishing Summit, September 2026 edition

This week’s Media Briefing covers what to expect from the upcoming Digiday Publishing Summit in Key Biscayne, Fla., which kicks off on Sept. 14. Executives from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, CNBC, USA Today Co., Politico will take the stage to unpack how the traditional publishing model is being rewritten to

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CartographAI Launched To Help Advertisers Pick The Right Tech Vendors. Now, It’s Helping Vendors Market Themselves, Too

With so many ad tech vendors to choose from, where should brands and agencies begin? CartographAI, a new startup from two buy-side veterans, wants to help advertisers pick the right tech partners by using assessment criteria that weigh what media buyers actually care about, rather than publicly-available marketing materials. CartographAI is the brainchild of former

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Mastercard research highlights the next challenge for brands: Winning over AI agents

The world of commerce is no stranger to new trends and technologies, but the agentic era is transforming the decision-making process for consumers more than ever before. Google has already launched a universal commerce protocol (UCP) enabling AI agents to transact across retailers, whereas Amazon has unveiled tools allowing agents to browse other retailer sites

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