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The second quarter was what you might call an interesting one for Alphabet – especially if you care about advertising. Google’s Network advertising business, which constitutes ad spend across the open web, was down year over year once again. Meanwhile, in early July, Google lost a years-long appeal against a record 4.1 billion euro antitrust […]

Audio platforms are fed up with tolerating the persistent gap between the amount of time people spend listening to podcasts and how much advertisers spend on podcast advertising. So instead of waiting for advertisers to change their habits, these platforms are making their podcast inventory available through the same tools advertisers already use to run

OpenAI is expanding advertising across ChatGPT, but marketers using the platform say its campaign tools remain limited compared with those available from Google and Meta. The question is not only whether OpenAI can reproduce the controls offered by established platforms. ChatGPT matches advertisements to the context of a conversation, creating different requirements for targeting, measurement,

Lightning-in-a-bottle characters, a world we’ve never seen, and something to say. AMC’s Dan McDermott breaks down what separates a hit from everything else. The post AMC’s Content Chief Reveals The Three-Part Formula Behind Every Hit Show appeared first on AdExchanger.

The New Attribution Kraft Heinz owns iconic American grocery brands – but it’s in a slump. Now it’s betting on new marketing flagships for a turnaround. To that end, the company signed a multiyear deal with Disney to put its food inside Disney parks, resorts and cruises, while also securing the right to use Disney characters

Traditional research can be slow, expensive and hard to scale but agencies are increasingly testing AI-generated personas to supplement things like media planning and concept testing. In theory, the pitch makes sense: Synthetic audiences can model real consumer behavior, pressure-test ideas and uncover insights without the long wait times that come with human focus groups.

This podcast was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify For many U.S. retail startups, expanding international distribution is the ultimate goal to establish themselves as a truly global brand. In the era of digital storefronts and globalized social media presence, selling a product in foreign countries could pay off exponentially. But

Mastercard recently rolled out an episodic social series focused on foodie creators visiting restaurants to help create buzz and grow their small business. It’s yet another aspect of Mastercard doubling down on its creator marketing flywheel, using creators as a brand awareness play, a growth channel, and a way to get more small businesses into