Marketing

Two agencies merge with PE help to grab a larger share of a maturing marketplace

Consolidation among media agencies large and small has been widely expected since Omnicom proposed acquiring Interpublic Group last December. To a large extent, the industry hasn’t disappointed, with Indies merging to form bigger Indies, and holdcos continuing to acquire different specialty shops to grow even bigger. The latest merger comes in a massive corner of […]

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Here’s what marketers want from Meta’s Superintelligence Labs

Meta’s Superintelligence Group has started turning up in marketer pitches. So far, its generating curiosity — and confusion.  As Chris Matheson, media director at Markacy pointed out, marketers and investors will be looking for proof of return on investment. “With $64 to $72 billion in 2025 capex, brands expect tools that lower customer acquisition cost

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As Target faces issues on multiple fronts, these once-loyal shoppers are still boycotting the chain

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail. Yvonne Jackson said that before February, making a Target run was more than just a simple errand — it was a part of her lifestyle.  Jackson, who lives on the outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, said her daughter’s daycare was across the street from

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Ad Tech Briefing: Google readies its last stand in latest antitrust trial

Related Insights Data Regulation What if Google isn’t forever? Marketers grapple with a platform in flux Read More In the last week, the pending seismic shifts in the digital advertising landscape were underscored by Perplexity briefing the press on its intentions to capitalize on Google’s battles with the Justice Department. However, doesn’t everyone whose head

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From Target to Uber: Kristi Argyilan reflects on the retail media evolution and its uncertain future

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Kristi Argyilan has spent the last decade building out retail media businesses at the likes of Target, Albertsons and now Uber. She’s seen the RMN boom from the early aughts of in-store shopper marketing tactics to what it is today, a fast-moving landscape built on programmatic media buys and off-site

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MX8 Labs Launches With A Plan To Speed Up The Survey-Based Research Biz

What’s the point of a market research survey that could take weeks, when consumer sentiment is rollercoasting up and down every day? That’s the problem MX8 Labs aims to tackle. The new startup is trying to increase the speed of current marketing and customer survey results. The company went to market last year, after co-founders

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