The Future of Targeting Relies on the Right Data

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Ad targeting is about to undergo a seismic shift. In the not so distant future, marketers won’t select who is targeted. Rather, machines–powered by ML/AI–will determine the ads consumers see.

Smartify Helps SMBs Generate Digital Ad Revenue from Window Inventory

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A new program from Smartify Media would help small business owners generate incremental revenue from what has traditionally been an under-utilized asset — the storefront window.

7 Shoppable Video Platforms

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With a number of shoppable video platforms preparing to launch or expand their offerings in 2022, and established companies like Firework finding interest from major investors like SoftBank, the phenomenon seems likely to gain popularity in the US.

6 Questions Brands Should Ask When Evaluating Performance CTV Providers

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With lots of opportunities to reach new audiences and so many options for targeting and optimization, some marketers are understandably intimidated and not sure where to start. To help brands who are new to the space, here are six questions to ask when considering dipping your toes into the performance CTV space.

6 Contextual Advertising Solutions for Brands

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Unlike most types of behavioral targeting, contextual targeting doesn’t rely on third-party cookies. That makes it an especially popular option in 2022, as more U.S. states pass stringent consumer data privacy regulations. Here are six contextual advertising solutions that brands are using right now.

Location-Based Marketing Association: Location Intelligence for Food Tech

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Trader Joe’s partnering with MagnusCards on accessible shopping, Duolingo opening a Taqueria where you can practice your Spanish, Transverse releasing a location intelligence service for food tech companies, and Engine Creative using AI with DOOH to help find missing people.

How to Use Generational Priorities to Optimize Ad Targeting

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While many brand marketers dig deeper into audience targeting via geolocation, purchase histories, and mobile device identifiers, one of the most obvious differentiating factors between consumers is being overlooked — age.

Banks Can Add Amazon and Expansion of Retail Media Networks to the Watch List

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Amazon wants to be as involved as possible in the end-to-end shopping experience — hence the threat to financial institutions. Yet there are ways for banks to stay in the game in the face of Amazon’s latest moves.

How Popular Are Tailored Features in Local Search?

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Local search results are very different today compared with just a couple of years ago. I’m not just talking about the redesigned 3-Pack or the increased likelihood that Google will surface local results for a broad variety of searches. I’m referring to the features, such as photos and granular business details such as inventory, shown in the results themselves.

Fixing Digital Advertising for the Privacy Era Requires a Mindset Shift

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Fixing digital advertising for the privacy era requires a mindset shift, according to Alessandro De Zanche, a consultant who is helping publishers like the Financial Times and agencies like Dentsu adjust their strategies for an era of less rampant tracking.

Retail Audio Advertising Firm Vibenomics Raises $12.3M Series B

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Vibenomics, an audio out of home provider that helps retailers monetize their customers’ in-store attention and advertisers reach shoppers near the point of purchase, announced a $12.3 million Series B Tuesday morning. Panoramic Ventures led the round.

New Hires at Basis, Emodo, Acceleration Partners, and Redpoint Global

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The monthly Street Fight new hires roundup features movers and shakers in adtech, martech, e-commerce, localized marketing, location intelligence, and more. This month’s roundup features new hires at Basis, Emodo, Acceleration Partners, and Redpoint Global.

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Offline Partnerships Drive Mobile App Success for Brands

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Offline partnerships and ecosystem integrations are helping savvy brand marketers position their mobile apps in front of audiences at opportune moments.

Location-Based Marketing Association: Near Goes Public

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Near going public via a merger with Kludeln, FinGo using Hitachi’s vein mapping for user identification, Reveal Mobile launching Mira console for OOH measurement, and Domino’s deploying PopID tech for facial recognition ordering to promote the new season of Stranger Things.

Does ‘Multisearch Near Me’ Signal a Visual Search Future?

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Google’s latest local search play was on display at its recent I/O conference: Multisearch Near Me. If multisearch and local search had a baby, that’s essentially what was announced. It lets users search using images or screenshots along with the text “near me” to see local results.

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3 Ways to Move Past SKAdNetwork

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Here is a guide for brand advertisers to navigate the SKAdNetwork situation and reclaim attribution in the wake of App Tracking Transparency.

What Does Connecticut’s Consumer Privacy Act Mean for Brand Marketers?

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When the Connecticut General Assembly passed the Connecticut Data Privacy Act last week, it became the fifth U.S. state to pass legislation regulating how people’s data is collected and shared online. More so than any previous legislation, Connecticut’s law could have a major impact on the way brand marketers connect with digital consumers.

How to Respond to Inflation’s Impact on Consumer Behavior

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The first step is accepting that no one data source will be representative of a multi-dimensional consumer. As powerful as it is, first-party data is not scalable, and we can no longer get away with ascribing meaning without context. Finally, we need a holistic approach to identify new audiences.

​​Adgile Secures $5M to Make OOH Ads More Precise

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​​Adgile Media Group, an OOH advertising startup that aims to solve for physical-world attribution, has just raised $5 million in seed funding to bring precise data to OOH advertising and convert last-mile delivery trucks into mobile billboards for brands nationwide.

Trust in the Post-Cookie Era

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The solution, while tech-enabled, is decidedly old-fashioned: the digital ad industry needs to stop thinking of how to re-engineer, or clone, trust and simply re-earn it. And to do that, we have to understand what trust — or New Trust — looks like in the Post-Cookie Era.