Marketing

Temu’s tariff-induced ad retreat opens a window for retail rivals

When Temu sneezes, paid social advertising catches a cold.  The Chinese e-commerce juggernaut has been one of the most aggressive spenders in digital advertising, blitzing Facebook and Instagram with a volume and velocity of ads few could match. But that spending spree is now showing signs of strain – thanks to a familiar force: President […]

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How Chips Ahoy, A Product Everyone Knows, Went About Reinventing The Brand

Sabrina Sierant joined Mondelez more than 12 years ago, working on some of the company’s candy brands like Sour Patch Kids and Swedish Fish and its confectionery business. In December 2019, she took on marketing for the US Chips Ahoy! business, as Mondelez orchestrated a major rebrand and reinvestment in its cookie brand. Five years

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Meet The AI Startup Founded By Ad Tech Vets That Wants To Replace Ads With ‘Adaptive Experiences’

It’s like that line from “The Godfather: Part III”: ​​“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” OG ad tech entrepreneurs just can’t seem to stay away from ad tech. Case in point: Firsthand, a startup that describes itself as an “AI-powered brand agent platform,” which was launched last year by

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The Brand Safety Myth: Why Most Marketers Don’t Need Brand Safety Verification

When I started working with marketers in the early 2000s, they were advertising on fewer digital channels than today, and there were fewer nefarious challenges, like fraud and malicious advertising attacks. But brand marketing has gotten more challenging over the years. Today, marketers expect their partners to monitor and measure viewability, engagement and conversions, because

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OpenAI explores social platform following $40B funding round

OpenAI is exploring the idea of building a social media platform to rival Elon Musk’s X and Meta’s Instagram, according to a source familiar with the plans reported to CNBC. The project is still in early development and stems from the popularity of OpenAI’s new image-generation tool, which has been straining the company’s servers under…

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Temu Ad Spend Goes To De Minimis; The Calm Before The Q2 Storm

“Tee-Moo?” “Teh-Mu?” “Is It Dead?” Temu has dramatically reduced advertising in the US – like, to near zero – and has fallen out of the top 10 for Apple’s and Google’s app stores, Adweek reports, after a yearslong run at or near the top spot.  Temu practically doesn’t exist as an American company, aside from

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