Marketing

OMD Shares Its Alternative ID Strategy At Programmatic IO

The number of alternative IDs in the market is daunting. But OMD has a philosophy for determining which IDs will work best for brands’ needs. Emily Proctor, the ad agency’s executive director of data and technology solutions, shared that philosophy at AdExchanger’s Programmatic IO in Las Vegas on Tuesday. It boils down to this: “Test,

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Parent co. of TJ Maxx, Marshalls brushes off tariff concerns with ‘plenty of merchandise’

This story was originally published on sister site, Glossy. TJX, parent company to off-price leaders like TJ Maxx and Marshalls, reported 3% sales growth during its Q1 fiscal 2026 meeting on Wednesday. “The availability of merchandise we are seeing is outstanding, and we are in a great position to take advantage of the plentiful opportunities

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Digiday+ Research: Marketers plan less upfront spending this year

Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. There are a lot of questions in this year’s upfront market negotiations: Will ad prices come down after last year? How will TV networks and streaming platforms price sports inventory? How will Amazon and Netflix play into the allocation

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Media agency vet Paul Woolmington on the balance of brand/performance with human/tech

Paul Woolmington certainly looks the part of an ad agency creative. But in actuality he’s one of the senior media-side executives with decades of experience under his belt, including at holding companies including IPG, WPP, and Stagwell precursor MDC Partners. Woolmington has also channeled that experience into startups.  He co-founded Naked Communications Americas and founded

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Danone takes cues from pharma marketing as GLP-1 changes American appetites

Food and beverage brands are introducing new products that aim to address the questions raised by consumer usage of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy. At the same time, they’re beginning to borrow from the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in their media choices. Danone is experimenting with “patient portal” digital out-of-home investments alongside a

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Prog IO: After Years of Learning, Microsoft’s AI Assistant Is Ready For The Copilot Chair

Microsoft will be the first to tell you that successfully implementing new technology means learning from your mistakes. That’s what Microsoft spent the last several years doing since the launch of Bing Chat, their first AI assistant in 2023. Their most recent iteration of Copilot, described as an “AI companion,” is a far cry from

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