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What are the top five consumer trends that advertisers need to know about right now? Read this story to find out.

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A pragmatic approach that asks the industry to "reinforce the foundations of a digital advertising ecosystem that values authenticity and penalizes deceit." It's time to go back to the future and demand that advertising is placed alongside quality content.

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Recently Omnicom Media Group and Flywheel launched a white paper examining today’s shifting and fluid path to purchase. Co-authored by Omnicom Media Group Chief Intelligence Officer Joanna O'Connell and Flywheel VP, Retail Insights Xian W. Wang, the study provides a road map to help marketers navigate the new landscape. This excerpt published in AdAge also offers a preview of a key theme we will be exploring in Cannes, diving deep into the changing customer journey, and revealing how OMG and Flywheel are partnering to help brands drive growth in the modern consumer marketplace. #TransformExperiences #OmnicomCannes #AdAge

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While I can’t speak to the legitimacy of the accusations herein, this is still a worrying situation for advertisers everywhere. Publications whose reputations are staked on their image of legitimate business are not what many may expect to be perpetrators of MFA Ad fraud. That being said, we can better understand ad fraud by looking at the incentive changes on the supply side of these AdTech deals. Ad fraud particularly harms multicultural publishers, as their reach and impact receive decreased impact when improperly assigned to Ad spaces. #AdFraud #AdTech #ProgramaticSupplyChain

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New Insights on Gen Alpha to help brands prepare.

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What interview questions should you ask job candidates to gain more insight into their experience and potential? See this post for 15 questions to consider posing and why they are useful. https://dy.si/wvuHm6

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99% of orgs plan to leverage data collaboration to create more brand and business value this year. 💡 Download the new LiveRamp report “AI and Other Top Trends in Data Collaboration and Clean Rooms” to explore data collaboration use cases across industries.

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Folks, we have an exciting webinar TODAY on the hottest topic in the media industry right now: Retail Media or Commerce Media. We have an outstanding panelist lined up, and you definitely don't want to miss it. If you're a CPG marketer, this topic is a must for you. I assure you that you'll walk away with actionable insights to bring back to your organization. Click the link below to register. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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S/O to Whitney Alexander's Substack for this fantastic ADWEEK spotlight. As a 40+ woman, I am definitely feeling the lack of focus by most consumer brands, ironically, when I'm the most willing (and able) to spend more for quality. Only 5-10% of marketing budgets are earmarked for an over-50 audience, BUT: 💰 Women drive 70-80% of all consumer purchasing, either through buying power or influence  💸 And women older than 50 drive $15 trillion in spending power—which is 27% of all consumer spending in the U.S. 🤑 By 2030, women are expected to control much of the $30 trillion in wealth that is soon to transfer from baby boomers to younger generations—namely millennials, who will all be in their mid-30s to late-40s by then [GASP]. The article lists General Motors, Buick and L'Oréal as exceptions, who else do you think is doing a good job at this? https://lnkd.in/ee_ssgGD

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Did you know Cyber 5 spending in 2023 reached $38 billion? This five-day window is a vital time for brands looking to win both online and offline. If you want to get ahead, check out The Mars Agency's latest report presenting 10 steps for optimizing retail media and omnichannel activation during this critical holiday sales window!

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Retail Media Networks have started behaving more like media networks than retailers, and I am here for it. In case you missed it, two giant retail media networks have opened up to near-endemic and  non-endemic advertisers in the past few months. Walmart Connect in April, and now Albertsons Media Collective Walmart: https://lnkd.in/dBmKERhJ Albertsons: https://lnkd.in/dUCh_VtP btw, both are targeting advertisers from the same industries- automotive, entertainment, financial services and travel. However, it’s interesting to note that both have a very different type of offering for non-endemic advertisers. Walmart Connect’s offering is rooted primarily in data monetization. Non-endemic advertisers can leverage Walmart’s first party audience data for targeting shoppers on Walmart’s offsite network - walmart’s onsite inventory is NOT available to them. On the other hand, Albertsons Media Collective is monetizing its onsite ad inventory - only caveat being, the inventory available to non-endemic advertisers is on post purchase pages like order confirmation page. Now, why am I so excited about this? Four reasons. Three reasons come from the way retail media is evolving. The fourth one gives me bragging rights. Why is this a good thing for the retail media industry? → RMNs leaning exclusively on endemic brands are bound to hit an ad revenue ceiling - after all how much ad spend can be extracted from the same set of advertisers? → Thanks to first party targeting, non-endemic ads need not be irrelevant eyesores for shoppers - additional media dollars flow in without impacting shopper experience → Retailers get to charge advertisers a premium - third party cookies are dying, non-endemic advertisers also know that retail media is their best bet The fourth reason and why do I get bragging rights? → At Osmos, we foresaw this evolution in retail media. Hence, we already have the tech to enable non-endemic advertising on retail media networks - whether they want to go the Walmart Connect way or Albertsons Media Collective way. #retailmedia #non-endemic-ads #walmart #walmartconnect #albertsons #albertsonsmediacollective #osmos #offsite

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Want to make the most of your advertising? LinkedIn Advertising Solutions and LiveRamp have partnered to help brands measure campaigns accurately, gain valuable audience insights, and deliver personalized ads while keeping data secure. Learn how we do it!

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My colleague Ray Lansigan dives deep into the #DigitalParadox, highlighting how abundant content can lead to choice fatigue, making it challenging for #marketers to cut through the noise and reach their audience effectively. He discusses real-world examples from Folgers and Hyundai, showcasing how innovative digital experiences can create #commerce velocity and enhance #brand visibility. Key takeaways: 1️⃣ Emotionalizing the customer journey: Uncover the emotional touchpoints to create a competitive advantage. 2️⃣ Creating urgency to buy: Seamlessly blends product availability with mental availability to drive conversions. 3️⃣ Building strategic partner ecosystems: Collaborate with partners aligned with your audience's digital behaviors to drive product discovery and sales.

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The IAB Predicts Social Video Will Overtake CTV This Year. Social video “is taking more of a lead over CTV” because it provides better campaign reporting based on an advertiser’s preferred business outcomes, a capability that CTV lacks in comparison. Marketers are under pressure to justify their investments by connecting their ads to results, which is why they’re raising investments in social video more than CTV this year. But in my experience while attribution remains the king, we need to think about incrementality. https://lnkd.in/dYze9K-3

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This is a must-read for CMOs! Mars United Commerce recently spoke with CMOs at leading retailers to hear what business challenges they are currently facing. Michele Roney outlines three key capabilities retailer CMOs must build within their marketing organizations to help tackle these challenges. Link to read it in the comments 👇

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