Marketing

Platform aspirations, legacy limitations: the agency holdco dilemma 

Agencies aren’t platforms — and they never will be. Let’s not kid ourselves.  At best, they’ve dabbled in platform cosplay; a pinch of data here, a smidge of recurring revenue there.  But the idea that they’re about to shed their old-school holding company identity? Wishful thinking. Still, it’s a myth that just won’t die, enthusiastically recycled

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Marketers have a new audience to worry about — large language models

Modern marketers know that any new work they put out into the world in service of their brand might be encountered by many different audiences. There’s the target consumer audience, with whom marketers hope their latest campaign or activation will land. There’s competitors, keeping an eye on their rival brands’ every move. There’s online culture

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In Graphic Detail: How Sia’s Clip It launch shows the power of Roblox for musicians

Last month, Clip It, Roblox’s version of TikTok, launched its first official ad products. Now, Sia has become the first musician to activate inside Clip It — and it’s already sparked an unprecedented uptick of user activity within the experience. Much like TikTok, Clip It is a short-form video service located entirely inside Roblox, with users able

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Uncertainty over TikTok’s U.S. future splinters creators and agencies

With TikTok’s potential U.S. looming as early as January, creators and agencies are split: some see it as inevitable, while others are convinced it won’t stick. The rift has simmered since TikTok’s future was first questioned but has only intensified as the stakes climb — highlighted by the Supreme Court’s decision this week (Dec. 19)

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RE/MAX joins retail media network arms race, piquing marketer’s interest with specialty status

The crusade to make everything an ad network continues as yet another player enters the space: real estate media.  On Wednesday, global real estate brokerage firm RE/MAX announced its own commerce media network, RE/MAX Media Network, a programmatic offering leveraging the real estate brand’s owned properties across its websites, email newsletters, and in-property digital displays.

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Marketers are innovating by using AI agents to integrate data interpretation with instant execution

Neej Gore, Chief Data Officer, Zeta Global AI is driving a fundamental shift in marketing. While it’s been many years since new technology has drastically changed how businesses operate, AI is here to stay, and the early adopters will be the ones that win the day. AI agents provide marketers with a new opportunity to

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