Marketing

The topics and trends that will be the talk of CES this year

Despite serving as the unofficial kickoff to the advertising and media industry’s calendar, this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas doesn’t necessarily set the industry’s agenda for the year. But it does help to put it in motion. Advertisers and agencies come to Sin City with their budgets planned out for the year, and

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The Acxiom data dilemma behind Omnicom’s market-making IPG acquisition

Billy (not his real name) is the kind of senior marketer who usually has a hot take for every occasion. Brand safety? He’ll unravel the industrial complex behind it. Transparency? Buckle up; he’ll spill it all. However, when it comes to Interpublic Group’s Acxiom, Billy’s take is conspicuously missing. It’s not because he’s uninformed; he

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What won’t happen in 2025

Every December, the industry churns out breathless predictions about what’s next in media and advertising. Spoiler alert: most of it won’t happen.  Unified CTV measurement? Influencers with integrity? Ad tech that’s not a black hole for your budget? Dream on.  Instead of joining the prediction parade, let’s talk about the things we know won’t materialize

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Here’s what you need to know about Perplexity’s Andrew Beck — the exec convincing advertisers to get involved

If Perplexity wants to make a mark on advertising, Andrew Beck will be one to watch. As head of business development, he’s been at the forefront of convincing advertisers (so far) to buy in — a task he took on just months before the company began selling ads around its search results. And what a task

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Media Buying Briefing: Publicis Media Exchange’s Joel Lunenfeld on CES and the growing role of tech in investment

Both a boon of opportunity but also the bane of most media folk that have to immediately snap out of holiday mode and head to Las Vegas, CES is again upon us. With each passing year, CES becomes a more important staging area for agencies and ad-tech firms to not only learn what’s just around

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