Marketing

With performance channels under scrutiny, these marketers are testing out brand-first strategies

Amid an uncertain economy, some marketers are reconsidering their former dependence on performance strategies. They’re not cutting back on digital, though. Instead, they’re running with an updated playbook layering CTV, creator marketing and audio on top of search and social. Consider the case of Opensky, a financial services brand that offers secured credit cards to […]

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Nestlé Waters proves with its Lion-winning ‘Sopranos’ ad that TikTok trends and AI stunts aren’t necessary to make an impact

To launch a new sparkling water in the U.S., Nestlé Waters turned to the country’s most well-known “love affair” with Italy (as the brand’s global CMO puts it): The Sopranos. The campaign — featuring Sopranos stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher) and Steve Schirripa (Bobby) — highlighted “the craft” of creating the new beverage, Sanpellegrino CIAO!, from harvested

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Media Buying Briefing: Have media agencies really spent half their upfront dollars on streaming?

They say a watched pot never boils. That isn’t stopping media agency buyers from keeping a close eye on the ad spend flowing to streamers as this year’s TV upfronts season approaches the finish line. By some counts, we’re on the cusp of streamers like Netflix and Amazon, alongside a bevy of FAST channels, nabbing

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Seedtag’s New CEO Brian Gleason Says Contextual Will Be Bigger Than Retail Media

When Brian Gleason was CRO and president of retail media at Criteo, he was all fired up about retail media. Now Gleason, who joined contextual ad platform Seedtag as CEO earlier this month, says he believes contextual ad targeting is “an even bigger opportunity.” Marketers, he said, are ready to reembrace advertising’s roots. “We’ve become

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