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Intango Grows U.S. Footprint with REIGNN Acquisition

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Intango is a contextual and search advertising technology company that designs and executes tailored marketing and monetization solutions. Despite being in business for more than a decade, and working with some of the world’s largest brands, the Tel Aviv-based company has managed to fly under the radar in the U.S. market — until now. As […]

Report: 74% of Businesses Interested in Using AI and Automation

Report: 74% of Businesses Interested in Using AI and Automation

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Was the last email newsletter from your favorite jewelry boutique generated by AI? What about the Facebook and Instagram posts from your local coffee shop?  Years after big brands first started using AI and marketing automation to generate better ROI from their digital campaigns, small and mid-size businesses have finally jumped on board en masse. […]

Back-to-School 2023 by the Numbers

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Although Halloween treats are already appearing on MULO (multi-location) retail shelves, let’s not forget that back-to-school shopping is still in season. Depending on where in the U.S. they live, students can return to academics as early as July these days. Although many schools still start after Labor Day, summer vacation ends early in many regions. […]

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Executives Should Support Vaccinations. They Are Just Good Business

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Encouraging vaccination simply makes better strategic sense for any business facing system-wide unknowns, especially in the online/tech space. This is a moment for all e-commerce professionals to lead.

Educating Advertisers on Streaming TV: Tips for 2H Planning

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With explosive growth, there always comes a bit of a learning curve. Navdeep Saini, co-founder and CEO of DistroScale, the parent company of DistroTV, explains how the pandemic accelerated streaming TV market growth and what advertisers should be aware of as we approach 2H planning.

How Diverse Content Production Helps You Become A Thought Leader

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Blog posts are great, but they’re not the only thought leadership format. Videos and other media can expand your reach and boost your reputation.

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Constellation Agency Helps Drive the Auto Industry into a New Era

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The auto industry needs a tune-up. Customer service is getting faster across verticals amid the Covid-19 e-commerce boom. But all auto customers know that the sales experience in that industry has hardly changed — and it’s a hassle. Show up to the local dealership, find out if the car you want is even there, and of course, haggle with the dealer.

Diana Lee’s Constellation Agency is offering a solution.

Contact Center Should Be the Marketing Engine

Contact Centers Should Be Marketing Engines

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With so much now happening in the contact center, it seems it is indeed an often untapped source of marketing gold — if marketers can glean meaningful insights out of it. that is. So, how can marketing executives accomplish that?

As Few as 13% of Professionals Expect Full-Time Return to Office

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Before the Covid-19 pandemic bumped office workers out of the office and into their living rooms, most of them worked exclusively or almost exclusively from the office. But after a year of remote work by necessity, only 13% say they expect to go back to full-time office work.

Reveal Mobile Logs a Patent on “Custom Tagging”

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Safegraph raising $45M, the bLinkup app providing Covid safety ratings on bars and restaurants, Reveal Mobile receiving a patent on “custom tagging,” and Apple dropping a hint at wearable tech with a new patent of its own.

Expert Roundup: How Will Privacy Define the Near Term? Part II

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A group of experts expounds on what the advertising ecosystem can expect from privacy changes and how to prepare for a new era of digital marketing and business.

Privacy-forward Digital Marketing Can Outperform Traditional Models

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The results of a new campaign by Brave Software and Dentsu International show that digital privacy might not be the monolith that it’s thought to be, and that advertisers can still generate a positive ROI on their campaigns without sacrificing consumers’ online privacy.

Consumers Request Deals and Emails, not Targeted Ads

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The Cheetah Digital survey suggests that the answer to shifting privacy rules may be simple and surprisingly conventional: ask for an email address in exchange for clear value such as deals and discounts.

GoDaddy Launches Instagram Integration for SMB Users

GoDaddy Launches Instagram Integration for SMB Users

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In a move that’s indicative of the small business community’s increasing reliance on social media for organic growth and digital marketing, GoDaddy is launching a new Instagram product for its website builder designed to help its users attract and engage with customers across digital platforms.

Google’s Ad Changes: The King Just Built a Moat Around His Castle

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The initial frenzy over Google’s news regarding its latest privacy updates has abated, and now it’s time to really think about what it means – for Google, for brands, and for the industry as a whole.

As governments have lit a fire under brands and consumers have become more data-conscious, the future of marketing and advertising is unfolding before us. Let’s take a dive into what it all really signifies.

Brand Marketing 2.0: Brand is Back, But Expectations Have Changed

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The allure of immediately seeing metrics like clicks, downloads, or form completions outweighed instincts to make investments that pay dividends over the longer term. No longer.