As we head into upfront season, there's a reason you're hearing the term "performance media" now more than ever. Data - and the collection of it - has never been more robust.
Influencer marketing platform Captiv8 has announced a partnership with AI-powered search engine Perplexity AI to help brands save time while vetting creators, planning campaigns, asking data-driven
questions and more.
Winning the AI race could come down to learning how to play the data game. Microsoft President Brad Smith recommends that the U.S. ensure public data remains open and accessible because data fuels
powerful AI.
Data accuracy is the biggest hurdle in using GenAI, a study by The Business Performance Innovation (BPI) Network in partnership with EncompaaS and the Growth Officer Council finds.
Most executives today rely on dashboards and rarely question the data they are sent, according to a study conducted by Sapio Research, from journey management platform TheyDo.
Analysts have begun lowering ecommerce and paid-media industry forecasts as tariff policies persist and consumer sentiment continues to fall. U.S. ecommerce growth for 2025 is now projected at 4.5%,
down from 7.5% -- and globally, excluding China, dropping to 6.5% from 9%.
The study is expected to presume the marketplace will consolidate from a multitude of contenders to two recognized ad "currencies," which is consistent with the history of the ad industry.
"Reimagining our orchestration strategy to get the best out of all of Mediabrands. That was our big 2024 bet," reflects Global CEO Eileen Kiernan.
A significant number of marketing leaders worldwide said they confront barriers toward realizing the full potential of harnessing data for insights.
Data analysis of terms of service and privacy policies of 57 influential digital firms has sparked discussion of regulatory reforms and user advocacy. This will change the digital ad industry.
From Kendra Scott and Carhartt to Pearl Jam and Ringo Starr, It's all about data and rhythm. Vic Drabicky, CEO/founder of January Digital, wouldn't have it any other way.
Amazon has signed agreements to support development of nuclear energy projects with Small Modular Reactors - advanced reactors with smaller physical footprints. Google and Microsoft are working on
similar projects.
Made for Advertising in connected television apps waste budgets in a trend that continues to rise.
Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion to bring back an AI genius as it and competitors continue to build out services built on AI.
Experts say TikTok could use several loopholes, but losing the appeal would mean removal of the app from online stores or fines. Influencers may not want to risk fines, and payment processors and
banks would pull their support.
Most firms lack confidence in their email security defenses, OPSWAT reports.
More than four in 10 people someone's else login and password for paid subscriptions also pay for six or more TV services.
Some $1.4 billion was lost to mobile in-app ad fraud, per Pixalate's estimates, but data shows budgets were also impacted in other media.
Omnicom's brass has touted the nearly billion-dollar deal as remaking the holding company by turbocharging its commerce, AI and data capabilities, but it also could end up a liability.
3DExcite's Tom Acland demoed the system's AI-generated spots for Hyundai's IONIQ 6 to me in real-time. It's just the beginning.
The move by Nielsen CEO Karthik Rao via LinkedIn comes nearly a year after Comscore sided with Nielsen's defense of the MRC vis a vis OpenAP's JIC.
The Norwell, MA-based media shop is rolling out a new media data-management platform, "FutureSight." Chasin most recently served as chief measurability officer at VideoAmp.
Spending is set to grow 25% from this year to $33.8 billion by 2027 in the United States.
Many firms are coping with siloed data and other issues, Forrester reports in its study titled 2024 State Of B2B Ecommerce Report.
Brands need to rethink how they collect first-party data, because consumers don't trust them.
The reality is that publishers and TV networks cannot guarantee sales -- all they can do is provide a good advertising environment.
Microsoft's new AI model, Phi-2, is capable of running on devices and outperforming others from Meta or Google, the company said Tuesday.
Although marketers recognize the importance of attention metrics, there are varying perspectives on how it should be used, and for what type of media.
Elon Musk claims that Grok, the first product of xAI, is already superior to ChatGPT 3.5 in several benchmarks. Grok, which is being tested with a limited group in the U.S., is designed to answer
questions with a "bit of wit" and has a "rebellious streak," the xAI team said.
A study shows about half of U.S. advertisers surveyed would not know an ad ran next to unsuitable or unsafe content until a day or more later, according to research from Advertiser Perceptions and
Claravine.