News and Analysis

The Halo Effect: Prime Day Success Leads to Retail Boom

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It works. That’s the main takeaway from the latest round of Prime Day data from Criteo, which shows that sales during Amazon’s annual promotional event were hotter than ever in 2023.  The role of Prime Day as one of the premiere shopping events of the year, led only by Black Friday and Super Saturday, in late […]

C’mon Publishers and Streamers, Give It a Wurl

C’mon Publishers and Streamers, Give It a Wurl

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When it comes to solving business problems, the Wurl platform addresses three core needs in the CTV ecosystem for content publishers and streamers : monetization, performance marketing, and distribution. On the monetization front, it helps publishers and streamers maximize their supply by connecting them with advertisers. In terms of performance marketing, its connects publishers and […]

Raising Cane's Adds Dazzle (and Fries) to its Footprint on Times Square

Raising Cane’s Adds Dazzle (and Fries) to its Footprint on Times Square

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Times Square in New York City is known as the “Crossroads of the World.” And MULO (multi-location) brand Raising Cane’s is known for its chicken finger meals and sauces. The Texas-based brand hired a local New York (Brooklyn-based) creative agency called Wellcom to create “show-stopping decor” for this 8,000 SF restaurant chain’s location. This restaurant […]

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Ad Tech and Privacy

Anonymized, Localized Shopper Data Offers a New Beginning for Brand Marketers

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Rather than fear upcoming changes, marketers should welcome the steps being taken to safeguard consumer data privacy and recognize the opportunity to leverage the massively rich, privacy-compliant consumer data sets that are still available to them.

Using Business Insights to Complement Automation and Optimize Search Strategy

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With automation leveling the playing field, marketers need to find new ways to use their proprietary business intelligence to keep an edge over their competitors in search. Marketers can add immense value to automation, maximizing its ability to drive strong performance.

LBMA: Verve Group’s Acquisition of Beemray

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In this episode of Location Weekly, the Location-Based Marketing Association covers Instagram rolling out a product called “drops,” Intent IQ launching a new opt-in data sharing platform, NielsenIQ acquiring Label Insight, Simpleview investing in Stroll, and Verve Group acquiring Beemray.

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Retailers Use AI to Rebuild the Customer Experience

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Retailers are using artificial intelligence to enhance the customer experience and also run their own back-end operations more efficiently.

How Agencies Can Thrive as Data Restrictions, and Walled Gardens, Gain Strength

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Agencies must figure out how to help clients navigate the new privacy era of digital ad targeting. They can thrive despite new advantages for walled gardens.

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The Convenience Consumer Is Here to Stay

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The convenience consumer values brands that meet them where they are, allowing them to act on their own terms. Tech allows retailers to cater to these customers.

Yelp Launches New Takeout Management Tools for Restaurants

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Yelp announced that it would be evolving its Waitlist system and introducing new features designed to streamline restaurants’ front-of-house operations.

Super Bowl Advertising

The Customer Touchpoints Businesses Aren’t Thinking Enough About

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Businesses can’t ignore that more and more of their success is linked to apps and services they don’t own. They need to get a view of customer touchpoints.

One Year Later: How Covid Hit Ad Tech and How It’s Recovering

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Covid bludgeoned ad spend, cut budgets, and forced ad tech providers to get crafty to survive. On top of that, 2021 is throwing its own curveballs, especially related to privacy, as Apple and Google downgrade tracking.

How Apple’s IDFA/ATT Change Will Affect App Publishers

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If Apple doesn’t change course, we’re in for a possibly very humbling year for SMB app publishers and an App Store that advantages the largest publishers with the biggest wallets

Inform Your Multichannel Customer Experience Strategy

The Comment Section Could Be the Next Big Source of Audience Data

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Comments sections can be a source of feedback, wisdom, and community. They can also provide rich, first-party audience data. OpenWeb is betting on the latter.

Firefly Launches StreetIQ Platform with Puma Campaign

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The Location-Based Marketing Association covers Firefly launching its Street.IQ platform with a Puma campaign, putting automobile advertising into action.

Contact Center Should Be the Marketing Engine

Expert Roundup: How Will Retail Transform in 2021?

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Retail transformation experts expound on Google and Amazon’s approaches to e-commerce, managing customer relationships, and targeting after cookies.