Marketing

Advertising Week Briefing: An inflection point for gaming, even if the hype has subsided

Gaming’s presence at Advertising Week 2024 was less all-encompassing than in past years — but the presence of key industry players at this year’s conference shows that gaming companies still view advertising as a key potential growth area for 2025. After bonanza years fueled by the COVID-19 lockdown, ad industry excitement around gaming has subsided somewhat in

Advertising Week Briefing: An inflection point for gaming, even if the hype has subsided Read More »

Brands are cautious about Google and Meta’s generative AI holiday ad push

This story was first published on sister site, Modern Retail. Major advertising platforms are pushing marketers to use generative AI to make holiday ads. Agencies and brands, however, are still unsure about integrating such technology into their playbooks. Meta’s holiday marketing guide encourages advertisers to use its generative AI creative features within its Advantage+ ad

Brands are cautious about Google and Meta’s generative AI holiday ad push Read More »

AI Briefing: Why Walmart is developing its own retail-specific AI models

The world’s long list of large language models now includes a macropod. On Wednesday, Walmart debuted a new set of retail-specific AI models to help power the company’s “Adaptive Retail” era of personalized shopping and customer service. Called Wallaby, the LLMs were trained on decades of Walmart data with company-specific knowledge about customers, employees, Walmart

AI Briefing: Why Walmart is developing its own retail-specific AI models Read More »

As digital advertising has evolved, marketers are re-evaluating their DSPs

Kelly MacLean, vice president of product, Amazon Ads Modern marketers are facing a confluence of rapidly shifting currents — some exciting, and some that are perhaps more unclear. Constant upstream changes in the world of digital advertising keep poking holes in marketers’ boats, forcing them to decide whether to get a bucket and start bailing

As digital advertising has evolved, marketers are re-evaluating their DSPs Read More »

How contextual, attention and creative data unlock ad relevance for brands

Rob Hall, Chief Data Officer, GumGum Putting the right ad in front of the right person sounds easy but finding the alignment between consumers and brands is increasingly difficult.  For starters, there’s a highly fragmented media landscape and a seemingly infinite amount of ads and places to put them. Added to that, the industry is

How contextual, attention and creative data unlock ad relevance for brands Read More »

DSPs are leaning on automation and customer service to drive campaign performance

Adam Roodman, svp and general manager, Yahoo DSP As the digital advertising industry evolves, marketers are looking to navigate the complex landscape with simplified DSP solutions based on better technology, data-driven strategies and expert knowledge. The most savvy companies are leaning into AI solutions to accelerate their strategies and tactical executions, as well as working

DSPs are leaning on automation and customer service to drive campaign performance Read More »

Apple Releases First Scripted Immersive Film For Vision Pro  

Apple on Thursday released the first scripted film for its Vision Pro virtual reality headset, providing a window into the future of immersive entertainment. The 17-minute film, Submerged, written and directed by Academy Award-winning director Edward Berger, takes viewers inside a World War II-era submarine which has been attacked by enemy warships. Through the eyes…

Apple Releases First Scripted Immersive Film For Vision Pro   Read More »