Marketing

Ad revenue grows at Target as Roundel stays insulated from broader retailer struggles

While Target continues to contend with sluggish sales and external economic pressures, Roundel, the retailer’s ad business, seems to be a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy financial picture. In its Q1 2025 earnings call last week, Target reported net sales of $23.8 billion, down from $24.5 billion during the same period last year. The […]

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Pride, but no budget: LGBTQ+ creators hit by ad spend drop

In 2025, advertisers’ Pride Month spending has cratered — and LGBTQ+ creators and influencers are feeling the squeeze. Brands and marketers have been reconsidering their support of gay pride since 2023, when Bud Light’s Pride campaign sparked an uproar — and boycotts — among elements of the political right by sponsoring transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Since then,

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Media Buying Briefing: What does WPP Media’s course change actually mean for advertisers?

GroupM’s rechristening as WPP Media last week was intended to answer questions posed by clients, staffers and industry critics about the future of what was once the industry’s largest media investment house. But beyond the sizzle reel, question marks remain over what’s actually changed — and whether this is the end of WPP’s long-running quest

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Amazon and The New York Times’ AI deal signals a new wave of publisher partnerships

It finally happened: The New York Times signed an AI licensing deal. Not with Perplexity, or Google — and definitely not with OpenAI or Microsoft — but with Amazon. The agreement will allow Amazon products, like Alexa speakers, to use summaries and short excerpts from NYT stories and recipes, as well as to incorporate this content

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How composable identity unlocks cross-departmental performance

Patrick Roman Gut, svp, head of new business, Adstra Modern business relies heavily on the concept of identity and understanding customers and their preferences. The most common proving ground for the concept of identity has long been advertising. Marketers were the first to demand real-time resolution of individuals across platforms, devices and environments. That pressure

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