Robert Andrews

The travel industry is undergoing a significant transformation, with new opportunities emerging for brands to connect with consumers at various touchpoints throughout their journey. With airlines launching their own travel media networks, Jill Cruz, EVP of Commerce Strategy at Publicis Commerce, says it is an exciting time for advertisers. But, she says, those networks are just the […]

In the data-driven ad world, we often hear executives talk about the importance of ad relevance. What what is relevance, really? For many, that word means simply personalized ads. But Srishti Gupta, Chief Product Officer at Rokt, goes deeper than that. Relevance from Rokt “Relevance is not personalization. Completely different,” Gupta explains, in this video interview […]

Once upon a time, it was the only ad-targeting game in town. But context in advertising was overtaken for a time by data, demographics and ethnographics. Now, with the deprecation of cookies looming, contextual AI is coming back to the fore, helping advertisers understand not just who their audience is but also the environment and mindset […]

Traditional advertising methods are losing their effectiveness, as audiences shift away from old-school TV and toward connected TV (CTV), meaning advertisers face new challenges in reaching their target consumers. But Kartal Goksel, CTO of Seedtag, believes that contextual AI holds the key to unlocking the full potential of advertising in this new era. In this […]

They have been two of the fastest-growing consumer media in recent years. Now the digital ad industry’s umbrella group sees a brighter future at their fusion. The intersection of Connected TV (CTV) and podcasting represents one of the most dynamic frontiers in digital media, promising innovative ways for advertisers to engage with audiences, according to […]

As the advertising landscape continues to shift with the impending deprecation of third-party cookies, marketers are increasingly turning to contextual advertising as a way to effectively reach their target audiences. Contextual advertising, which involves placing ads in relevant content environments, has been around for a long time but is gaining new importance in the current […]

Are you reaching your customers where they are spending the most time? Nearly 80% of all US consumers are now watching digital video monthly, with the average person tuning in for over four hours a day. That’s an extra 30 minutes per day compared with just two years ago. “As more content comes online and […]

Retail media is exploding, forecast by Advertiser Perceptions to grow 30% in 2024 to reach a fifth of US advertising. However, with rapid expansion comes significant challenges. In this video interview with Beet.TV editorial director Lisa Granatstein, Amy Lanzi, CEO of Digitas North America, identifies the primary issue as the retail sector’s nascence in the […]

Retail media networks offer brands an opportunity to unlock consumer insights that were once the preserve of retailers and credit card companies. That’s according to Dave DeRobbio, Director of API & Off Platform Data Partnerships at Instacart Ads. The growth of e-commerce and retail media networks means brands can now access information about who bought […]

The deprecation of third-party cookies and emergence of new privacy technologies like Google’s Privacy Sandbox will significantly disrupt the historic “currency” by which advertising on the open web is traded. That is the view of Criteo’s global chief revenue officer Brian Gleason, who says the industry now needs to come together to rethink how it […]

In the fast-evolving terrain of connected TV (CTV) advertising, the conversation often orbits around the latest buzzwords: interactivity, shoppable video, measurement, and optimization. Yet, according to Zvika Netter, CEO & Co-Founder of Innovid, it’s an old player—the ad server—that’s emerging as the unsung hero. The ad server is becoming recognized as a “critical component” in […]

The deprecation of cookies, the rise of retail media networks and the ever-present spectre of privacy – while they may seem like separate trends, these industry topics are converging on one, over-arching theme – data collaboration. That is according to Lauren Wetzel, Chief Operating Officer of data collaboration platform InfoSum, who says her panel discussion […]

MIAMI — The shift towards programmatic advertising is reshaping the streaming TV landscape, delivering scale, addressability, and simplicity in crafting complex TV strategies. With a growing proportion of streaming on-demand TV ads now powered by programmatic, can live streaming TV pull off the same trick? In this video interview with Beet.TV, Beau Ordemann, VP, Head of […]

Retail media spending is already booming, as new retailers light up ad inventory opportunities and brands clamour to get close to the point of purchase. As the holiday season approaches, some in the industry are expecting the category to soar to even higher heights. In this video interview with Beet.TV editorial director Lisa Granatstein, Jacquelyn […]

It used to be considered a technical tool for selling-off cheap inventory – now programmatic is helping facilitate major ad placements and drive creative innovation. Andrew King, VP of Product at TripleLift, highlights this shift, emphasizing the pivotal role of programmatic in the CTV space. In this video interview with Beet.TV editorial director Lisa Granatstein, […]

Retail media is exploding, set to take up a fifth of all US ad spend in 2024, according to new Advertiser Perceptions research. But that doesn’t mean it is its own special new category. “People think about sometimes retail media as this own separate channel,” says Jill Smith, VP of Sales at Kroger Precision Marketing, […]

MIAMI — As eyeballs migrate en masse to streaming services, industry leaders are grappling with the challenges and opportunities. While much consumption has moved to on-demand, where programmatic and targeted ads excel, live TV remains a big draw. So how can live TV benefit from programmatic tricks? In this video interview with Beet.TV at POSSIBLE […]

MIAMI — Marketers once had a straightforward mission: understand the audience, devise a campaign, and deliver it, mostly through TV spots. The multi-platform era of fragmentation has changed all that, and Lydia Daly is trying to understand the new world. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Daly, SVP, Audience Impact & Intelligence, Paramount, paints a contrasting picture […]

MIAMI — TelevisaUnivision’s streaming platform, ViX, has grown fast in the last couple of years since it’s launch – but Dan Riess is still trying to help advertisers tap into the opportunity. “We’re really happy with it,” says Riess, EVP, Chief Growth Officer, TelevisaUnivision, highlighting the platform’s significant strides in audience engagement, distribution, and content […]

MIAMI — Advertisers are constantly chasing the next innovation that will capture consumer attention without disrupting their viewing experience. For Peter Crofut, VP of Business Development at Wurl, the answer lies in the harmonization of ad content with the viewer’s emotional state. In this video interview with Beet.TV, Crofut emphasizes the importance of emotional congruence, suggesting that […]