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A new studio is betting Hollywood talent and first-party data will reshape creator monetization

Linden Lane Films, a self-described next-generation content studio, is betting that the creator economy’s next move isn’t more followers — it’s a full ad business. The new venture is one company, among others, pairing Hollywood talent with top creators and building the ad-tech data layer beneath them to compete for brand budgets that have historically gone […]

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Shopify says purchases are coming ‘inside ChatGPT’ through agentic storefronts as OpenAI retreats on Instant Checkout

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. Shopify told merchants their products will soon be discoverable and purchasable inside ChatGPT through its new “agentic storefronts” feature as OpenAI shifts how checkout works inside the chatbot. “Coming later in March: ChatGPT in Agentic Storefronts,” Shopify said in an email sent to merchants Wednesday

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Ulta Beauty CEO announces TikTok Shop launch, 11.8% net sales jump: ‘We got our swagger back’

This story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. Ulta Beauty will soon launch on TikTok Shop. “We are pleased to announce today an expanded strategic integration with TikTok,” Ulta Beauty CEO Kecia Steelman said during Thursday’s earnings call last week. “Next week, we will launch Ulta Beauty on TikTok Shop, where guests can

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NBCUniversal Is Launching An AI Version Of Andy Cohen (And Yes, It’ll Do Brand Sponsorship Deals)

Someday soon, marketers may be able to pay NBCUniversal to have an AI-generated approximation of “Real Housewives” executive producer Andy Cohen namedrop their brand to hundreds of thousands of fans. The post NBCUniversal Is Launching An AI Version Of Andy Cohen (And Yes, It’ll Do Brand Sponsorship Deals) appeared first on AdExchanger.

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MMM Platform Mutinex Brings On TransUnion’s Mike Finnerty To Head Its US Business

If you want to know which way the wind is blowing in ad measurement, follow the people changing jobs. On Wednesday, marketing mix modeling (MMM) platform Mutinex announced that Mike Finnerty is leaving TransUnion to become its US president and lead the company’s expansion stateside. Finnerty spent more than four years as SVP of marketing

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