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This offer, which will be available initially in eight markets worldwide including France, the USA, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mexico, will allow advertisers to buy drive-to-store campaigns both on JCDecaux's OOH network, and on mobile using S4M's platform. By using both mediums, brands can target catchment areas around their stores, reaching more prospects than they would with one channel alone. S4M's drive-to-store capabilities also allow advertisers to easily measure the footfall delivered by their OOH and mobile campaigns.

AI has reimagined the whole advertising ecosystem, a big part of that being creative. As AI develops, more options present themselves: we've now reached a point where it's possible to let AI execute the majority of the processes involved in carrying out an ad campaign, with just minimal human intervention here and there. And the requirement for any human interaction is diminishing.

Marketing budgets in 2025 have stayed the same, yet expectations keep rising. CMOs report budgets stuck at roughly 7.7% of company revenue, which means teams are expected to do more with the same dollars. In that context, the most practical use of AI is not a moonshot, but a set of clear fixes to everyday bottlenecks that slow teams down and drive costs up.

Loop Marketing is HubSpot's modern growth framework, designed for the AI-driven marketing landscape. The marketing framework reshapes the traditional linear funnel with a continuous cycle of four interconnected stages: Express - defining brand identity Tailor - personalizing messaging at scale Amplify - diversifying across channels where buyers actually are Evolve - optimizing in real time Loop Marketing software is an integrated technology stack that addresses each stage through a unified system.

Tuesday's reorg "is part of our mission to constantly ensure we have the right skills and experiences in place to drive innovation and value for the world's biggest advertisers in what is a fast-evolving ad tech environment," the TTD spokesperson said. "And as part of that, a handful of folks are moving on from The Trade Desk." The restructuring comes almost exactly one year after The Trade Desk underwent what CEO Jeff Green as "the biggest reorganization" in the company's history.

Meta is informing some users that they will soon be restricted in how many link posts they can share each month, unless they pay for its Meta Verified subscription service. As you can see in this explainer email, which was re-shared by social media expert Matt Navarra, some Page and professional mode profiles are being informed of the new organic link limit.

Social media adoption and performance: Social media is a near-universal channel across EMEA, with 90% of advertisers active on social platforms and 87% in the UK. Confidence in performance is strong: 75% of EMEA marketers say social media feeds outperform campaign baselines, increasing to 81% in the UK. Meanwhile, 77% of advertisers in EMEA and 75% in the UK believe reels perform better relative to campaign baselines.

Pinterest intends to buy tvScientific to turn its intent-rich audience data into a performance engine that extends beyond its own app and onto the connected TV screen - effectively using CTV to close the loop between inspiration, intent, and measurable outcomes. Announced last week, Pinterest expects that the purchase will give it immediate access to one of the few remaining pure-play performance CTV businesses, at a time when advertisers are demanding that television behave more like search and social.

"The short answer is no. The short answer is what you would have built and the way to optimize to do well in Google's AI experiences is very similar, I would say the same, as how as as how to perform well in traditional search. And it really does come down to build a great site, build great content. The way we put it is build for users, build what you would want to read, what you would want to access."

Create a new account and start with a $1,500 first bet on the NFL or any other sport. If that bet loses, players will receive up to $1,500 back in bonuses. New users in select states can bet $10 to get $150 in bonuses with a win (MI, NJ, PA, WV only). We expect to see a lot of interest in Monday Night Football, but these BetMGM promos apply to a wide range of markets.

Advertisers that buy Samsung inventory through the Amazon Ads DSP can use both companies' data to target CTV campaigns, as well as measure post-campaign results. This inventory includes ad spots on Samsung TV devices and the Samsung TV Plus network of FAST channels. In other words, a marketer trying to reach a particular type of shopper - parents who buy diapers, for example - can match that interest to segments within Samsung's network where those types of shoppers are highly likely to appear.

YouTube has unveiled plans to introduce genre‑based subscription packages for its YouTube TV service in the US early next year, underscoring the platform's growth in the pay‑television market and its clear tilt towards sports enthusiasts. The forthcoming "YouTube TV Plans" will comprise more than ten themed bundles, with a dedicated sports package featuring heavyweight channels such as ESPN, FS1 and NBC Sports Network.

Has anyone seen any improvement in their CTV transparency in their buys at all, anywhere? Is it still just everyone's not getting any feedback of data, what episode you ran on [in] streaming, anything, no transparent pricing? Anyone found any solutions to address that other than yelling into the ether?

WPP Media will receive access to more data on YouTube creators and content as part of an expanded partnership with the Google-owned video platform, according to a press release. Proprietary creator insights will be used to help WPP Media match clients with the right talent on YouTube and drive more measurable campaign outcomes. The offering is available across the agency's marketing technology stack and through its dedicated influencer shop, The Goat Agency.

It includes competition from traditional rivals, emerging AI players, large language model developers, and a prevailing market narrative that will be difficult to overcome, adds the analyst. The analyst says that their second-half fiscal 2025 CIO survey signals headwinds for Adobe, with front-office segments, including digital marketing, losing priority over the next 12 months. Notably, sales and marketing budgets show a 16-point net decrease, and 13% of respondents expect reduced focus on front-office applications.

Competition between mobile carriers is now so intense that they are not only trying hard to poach customers from each other, but even fighting legal battles over their tactics. AT&T has sued T-Mobile over its EasySwitch tool, intended to allow customers to compare rates and receive a personalized deal from the self-proclaimed "uncarrier" ... The Wall Street Journal reports on the corporate battles.

hey everyone, sooo... looks like Google actually started cracking down on AI generated stuff. my main site literally disappeared from search results overnight. it was ranking for months with ai articles (yea i know, bad idea now ). i used chatgpt and a few rewriters to make them "human", but seems like google aint buying it anymore. i got zero traffic now.

Affiliate marketing - a way to drive sales through links posted by creators or publishers - is expected to drive $216 billion in US e-commerce sales this year, according to data from EMARKETER. These links are a direct way to track the shopping that is actually inspired by influencers. ShopMy, a social commerce platform, enables creators to build shoppable landing pages and earn commissions from sales driven by their links on social media.

It's a proud moment when a B2B marketer presents a robust ICP to executives and cross-functional colleagues. You've done the work not as an academic exercise but to fulfill a promise to deliver a crucial driver of efficiency, revenue acceleration and sustainable differentiation for your marketing, sales and product teams. You've committed to making the ICP a foundational force in your go-to-market strategy, ready to move the team from a generalized spray-and-pray approach to a highly targeted, profitable model.

Amazon is positioning Twitch as a defining asset in its CTV ambitions, folding the platform's hard-to-reach audience and live-video inventory into the same pitch it uses to sell Prime Video and Fire TV. That marks a clear break from not all that long ago. At Amazon's 2024 upfront, executives walked advertisers through an expanding video portfolio, but Twitch - despite having been in the fold for a decade - barely registered.