Our analysts (or “bakers”) will compete in a Great British Bake Off–style episode, discussing how the digital shelf for ecommerce will adapt to speak to AI audiences and how retailers will counter AI’s rise by connecting with customers IRL. Listen to the discussion with Vice President of Content and host Suzy Davidkhanian, Principal Analyst Sky Canaves, and Senior Analyst Blake Droesch.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss if the death of the Late Show is “the canary in the linear coal mine” and the biggest takeaways from the landmark NFL and ESPN deal. Join our conversation with Senior Director of Podcasts and host, Marcus Johnson, Senior Editor, Daniel Konstantinovic, and Vice President of Content, Paul Verna. Listen everywhere you find podcasts and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss how YouTube is ahead in the video streaming wars, if Netflix’s next wave of content can keep audiences’ attention, and how much these new Netflix House locations might move the needle. Join our conversation with Senior Director of Podcasts and host, Marcus Johnson, Analyst, Marisa Jones, and Vice President of Content, Paul Verna. Listen everywhere you find podcasts and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

When it comes to mobile marketing, SMS is a timely approach to bringing brands closer to their audience.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the next waves to hit the streaming world: which platform will emerge as the streaming hub, how will “content tiers” change viewer behavior and subscriptions, and can streaming maintain sizeable enough audiences for awards shows and Presidential debates? Tune in to the conversation with Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, our Senior Editor Daniel Konstantinovic, and Vice President Paul Verna. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

Google is rolling out new features for its AI-powered Performance Max advertising platform, giving marketers more control over their campaigns and deeper insig

Consumers spend most of their daily digital time with mobile devices—and ad spending reflects that. But as viewers shift to ad-supported tiers and streamers add inventory, connected TV (CTV) is closing in.

B2B event marketing is essential and highly engaging, but ROI challenges persist. Marketers should choose the right event format, use technology and AI for better results, and integrate events into broader marketing strategies.

Cookie deprecation is closing in. It’s time for advertisers to evolve and adapt. Here are four questions to ask potential data partners that supply cookieless, permissioned, first-party purchase data to ensure you lock in a partner with staying power.

Marketers have a habit of using “identity” to lump the ideas of identity and audiences together. While there is a connection between the two, they are far from the same thing.

TikTok users are highly engaged. In fact, they’re more engaged than users of any other social or digital video platform. And a diversifying user base means marketers should lean even further into the TikTok opportunity.

Cohort-based solutions use anonymized groups of consumers to create targeted ads and messaging, while universal IDs create a privacy-compliant way for advertisers to keep track of consumer behavior across the internet. Looking for privacy-compliant uses for first-party data? Marketers can turn to the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s seller-defined audiences or experiment with data clean rooms.

For luxury brands, tapping into the partnership channel presents a unique opportunity to reach new audiences and maximize brand awareness. The pay-for-performance partnership model mitigates risk by allowing luxury brands to work with partners that can curate rich stories all the way down the purchase funnel for an established community.

TikTok is launching ad product Pulse Premiere, an extension of Pulse that allows publishers like Condé Nast, Buzzfeed, and NBC to make money off of ads featured by all of their own content, according to the Wall Street Journal. The new product is part of TikTok’s efforts to make the platform more appealing to publishers, even as risks of a US ban loom.

First-party data is growing in importance as marketers move forward without cookies. With more reliable and accurate data that’s shared between life cycle marketing and paid channels, brands can lower acquisition costs, create efficient campaigns, and build lasting, one-on-one relationships with target consumers.

Marketers shouldn’t be waiting for Google to make a move on third-party cookie deprecation or for more privacy laws to come down the pipeline; they need to start exploring the complex landscape of identity solutions now, combining deterministic and probabilistic approaches to achieve maximum effectiveness.

Social media ad spend declined in the second half of 2022, and the category will make up a shrinking slice of total digital ad spend in the US this year, according to our forecast. But brands still need a social media presence. That’s where AI and ChatGPT can help. Here are six uses for generative AI in organic social campaigns.

By putting conversion at the front of a marketing strategy, brands can scale quickly and sustainably. Learn how to leverage the opportunity marketers have today by modernizing the sales funnel.

Connected TV (CTV)’s digital DNA and ability to target specific audiences has catapulted its popularity among advertisers. Learn why a wide variety of advertisers, including direct-to-consumer brands, are using CTV ads to reach streaming viewers and drive measurable results.

A successful marketing approach prioritizes knowing and defining your audience, expanding your reach, and giving yourself room to adjust on the fly.