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What you read here is written by our experienced in-house team of editors and research professionals, and subject matter experts from leading brands and agencies.
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Advertising isn’t just about growing brand awareness or planting a seed. Advertisers and their adtech partners can reach audiences big and small at any stage of the funnel, delivering cross-channel ads across multiple touchpoints. And they aren’t just using traditional demographics and ratings, they’re leveraging device-level or user-specific data, as well as contextual insights, to serve the right message to the right customer at the right time.
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Digital experience platform (DXP)
5 steps to evaluating your digital experience
Here’s how to approach the task of improving your brand’s digital experience and driving more revenue.
Evaluating data clean rooms for your organization
What data clean room is right for you? It depends on the team and technology you have in place.
Programmatic’s ad targeting and optimization come to digital out-of-home
Beeyond Media’s new tool lets brands reach targeted audiences using out-of-home technology while maintaining privacy.
Supercharge your customer experience with the power of QR codes
In this webinar, learn the secrets to creating flawless user experiences.
Global digital ad spend set to grow 8.4% this year
Digital is a "victim" of its own success: It now accounts for 68% of all ad spending and is on course to hit 75% by 2028.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Publicis Groupe joins human vs. AI content verification initiative C2PA
The initiative aims to authenticate human-made content as AI use expands.
B2B digital marketing budgets should grow in 2023
Around a quarter of B2B marekting executives expect significant increases in their digital marketing budgets this year.
Google Marketing Live 2023: What you need to know
A recap of all the ads and marketing news from Google's annual event, including lots of generative AI, new features and insights.
Digital ad spend growth drops to 7.8% this year
The upside: CTV approaches 10% of digital budgets with 21% growth increase. Retail media networks (RMNs) are also on the rise.
IAB NewFronts showcases video platforms armed for ‘challenging and unpredictable times’
YouTube, Amazon and Samsung Ads announce content and platform innovations for improved measurement and audience reach.
How Home Depot and Kroger use RMN to improve shoppers’ ad experience
Teams at both retailers are using retail media networks to transform the way customers interact with brands and their stores.
2022’s strong digital ad revenue growth unlikely to continue
IAB: 2022's 10.8% increase in digital advertising revenues was a drop from the previous year's unprecedented 35% growth.
Scanning the faces that scan the mobile screens
Emotions expressed by facial expressions can diagnose user reactions to mobile ads.
Level up your marketing with in-game advertising
This report provides key insights into consumer attitudes and digital behaviors related to in-game advertising.
Kraft Heinz and Gatorade tap in-store video screens for March Madness
The activations are part of a new offering from Cooler Screens that opens up all 10,000 screens at once to CPG brands.
Habu releases new data clean room enhancements
Marketers can use no-code and low-code tools to gain insights and business intelligence out of Amazon, Facebook, TikTok and other ad environments.
In-game advertising: A marketer’s guide
With the right strategy, in-game advertising can be a powerful tool for reaching and engaging with today's gaming audiences.
How to set up and measure CTV ad campaigns
Learn how connected TV advertising works, steps for setting up campaigns and tips for measuring its effectiveness.
4 tips to get the most out of CTV advertising
It's finally prime time for CTV advertising. Here are ways to take full advantage of its powerful targeting's benefits.
IAB Tech Lab launches first clean room standards
The data clean room standards include DCR Guidance & Recommended Practices and will be open for public comment for 60 days.
What everybody was buzzing about during the Super Bowl
Rihanna, Mahomes, the ads, the game itself: Here's what got the most social media attention during the Super Bowl.
How Michelob ULTRA, PepsiCo and Rakuten are approaching the Super Bowl this year
Brands have paired up with ecommerce companies like Instacart and DoorDash to get their products to consumers before and during the game.
How CTV can deliver market research for B2B marketers
Here are some ways B2B marketers can use CTV ad campaigns to find audiences and test creative.
88% of brands say they’re pressured to use retailers’ media networks
RMNs very real value is expected to increase as standardized measurements provide marketers with useful, comparable data.
Feds finally file anti-monopoly suit over Google’s adtech
The suit seeks to force the tech giant to get rid of its ad businesses and engaging in allegedly anticompetitive practices.
Salesforce announces retail media network innovations
Salesforce for Retail and Commerce Cloud announce the twin aims of helping optimize the retail advertising business and improve the retail customer experience.
How advertisers can take the lead in reducing carbon emissions
5 steps advertisers can take to reduce their contribution to the heavy carbon cost of digital marketing.
Pinterest announces clean room partnership with LiveRamp
The new clean room will be used to help activate Albertson’s retail media network.
Roku introduces branded HD and 4K TVs
Roku Select and Plus Series TVs will be available in the U.S. in spring 2023.
2023 Predictions: How data will change marketing in the new year
Marketers will search out new signals and draw on deeper insights to get to know customers better, often with the help of AI.
2023 Predictions: Retail media networks
As more advertisers flock to retail media networks, here’s how the networks will evolve.
2023 Predictions: Digital media and advertising
Ad-supported streaming grows, while marketers demand better measurement and a greener supply path.
Economic uncertainty means marketers will re-evaluate ad buys more frequently in 2023
While overall ad spend will continue to grow, many marketers expect to adjust their mix of channels every month.
Sports sponsorships for women athletes grew 20% in 2022
Brands and nonprofits are driving growth in sports deals by using more digital channels.
Server-side measurement: What is it really good for?
While it is not a one-size-fits-all solution to the demise of browser cookies, server-side measurement is still worth considering.
Ad-supported streaming expands with new Disney+ tier
For the first time ad-supported streaming subscriptions are out-pacing ad-free ones among in U.S. households.
Bermuda Tourism launches 3D digital out-of-home in New York
Bermuda Tourism Authority is pioneering the new technology with OUTFRONT to boost awareness and get flights booked.
Amazon announces AWS Clean Rooms
The new service will allow AWS Advertising and Marketing customers to pull insights from securely protected data to be used for campaigns and research.
Webinar: Your winning CTV advertising strategy in 2023
Learn how your business can reach your target audience with connected TV.
Over half of marketers are using the metaverse or considering it
56% of media buyers are activating metaverse strategies or getting there, an IAB survey finds.