Robert Williams

LAS VEGAS – Retailers that sell advertising seek to differentiate themselves with extensive information about the buying habits of their customers. Discount chain Dollar General has 90 million reachable consumers with its DG Media Network. “Dollar General Media Network was born out of a problem that we were trying to solve for DG’s marketing,” Molly […]

SAN JUAN, PR – The popularity of connected devices such as mobile phones and smart TVs has expanded the opportunities for brands to drive direct transactions with consumers. Shoppability is more pervasive, but that doesn’t mean every advertisement should be geared to drive a response. “Shoppability certainly appears to be everywhere these days. The question […]

SAN JUAN, PR – The media landscape has become more fragmented as connected television apps offer viewers more ways to discover and watch programming. The resultant splintering of audiences has pushed mass-market brands to find ways to tell that their advertising is reaching consumers efficiently and effectively. “Transparency is critical for us. It helps inform […]

SAN JUAN, PR – The Hispanic population is a significant source of economic growth for the United States, but its television audience historically has been undercounted. With this year’s upfront sales season, Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision will showcase more comprehensive data about Hispanic viewers. “We built a lot of new capabilities with audience targeting,” Donna […]

SAN JUAN, PR – Retailers that sell advertising aren’t limited to ecommerce sites like Amazon or store chains like Walmart. The category of retail media networks includes marketplaces for services such as travel and tourism – key parts of what’s been described as the experience economy. “Travel is the ultimate experience, obviously, and there’re so […]

SAN JUAN, PR – Retailers that sell advertising can help brand marketers reach key audiences in their connected television campaigns. The role for retail media networks in marketing consumer packaged goods is similar to its place in other communications channels. “The challenge is the process for building creative, getting inventory aligned with our audiences and […]

Contextual advertising platform Seedtag this week introduced Contextual TV to help brands use contextual targeting tactics in their streaming ad buys. The product constructs audience segments based on online consumption patterns and viewing habits. Brands can target these audiences through demand-side platforms including The Trade Desk and Google’s DV360, according to an announcement. In this […]

Software tools that transformed the way brands buy digital advertising are coming to television as marketers and agencies seek to reach the growing audience for video streaming. FreeWheel, Comcast’s advertising technology platform, this year is bringing these programmatic tools to the upfronts as billions of dollars are transacted. “We have a lot of growth happening […]

SAN JUAN, PR – Millions of U.S. households have connected their televisions directly to the internet, giving advertisers a way to interact with consumers through what is typically the biggest screen in their homes. Shoppable video increasingly will have to power to raise brand awareness and to drive direct sales. “A big prediction is that […]

SAN JUAN, PR – Consumers are watching video content among a wide variety of internet-connected devices, challenging marketers to reach them when they’re most receptive to advertising. The role of the modern media agency is to find ways to overcome these hurdles. “As delivery systems, as distribution, as viewers really change the way that they’re […]

MARCO ISLAND, FL – Amazon, Netflix and Disney are among the media owners that have started to sell advertising on their streaming services, giving brands more ways to reach U.S. consumers. Those audiences include people whose viewing habits shifted away from traditional linear television during the pandemic, which temporarily halted live sports and the production […]

MARCO ISLAND, FL – Podcasts can expand the time people spend with media, giving listeners a way to hear a broad range of spoken-word content while they’re doing other things such as commuting, doing chores or working out. The audio format also gives marketers a way to reach engaged audiences with a data-driven advertising strategy. […]

MARCO ISLAND, FL – As retailers evolve into media outlets, their relationships with consumer packaged goods companies that fill stores with products also are changing. Brands are demanding that retailers show results in the same way that traditional publishers do. “Retail media from a brand perspective…they are our biggest partners, our biggest customers. They are […]

MARCO ISLAND, FL – Generative artificial intelligence, the technology that powers popular apps such as ChatGPT and Dall-E, is being adopted by brands and agencies as part of their efforts to improve the effectiveness of media and marketing strategies. “What Gen AI does is helps us query performance both from a creative and media perspective […]

MARCO ISLAND, FL – Streaming services have given consumers more control over the television viewing experience, and that engagement is translating into better performance for advertisers. Marketers are gaining the ability to attain broader reach even as their audience targeting improves. “We’re seeing better targetability from streaming. It’s no longer just an addressable product. It’s […]

LAS VEGAS – Consumers have become more familiar with generative artificial technology amid the explosive popularity of apps such as ChatGPT and DALL-E. Other forms of AI such as virtual agents have been used by media and marketing professionals for several years, to positive effect. “If I look at the volume of work that I […]

LAS VEGAS – Alphabet Inc.’s Google this year began to give users of its popular Chrome browser more control over their online privacy by limiting the use of tracking cookies. The technology has underpinned online advertising since the internet was commercialized in the mid-1990s, and buyers and sellers of media are preparing for its disappearance. […]

MARCO ISLAND, FL – Because media and marketing activities consume energy, they have a carbon footprint that can be measured. As information about these activities becomes more available throughout different supply chains, companies can see how their work indirectly produces greenhouse gas emissions. Consulting firm Scope3 aims to bring more transparency to these environmental effects. […]

MARCO ISLAND, FL – Retailers that sell advertising have carved out a significant segment of the media marketplace. As retail media networks proliferate, survival will be determined by their ability to help brands achieve their marketing goals. In many cases, retailers and brands have the same objectives. “Really the name of the game is scale […]

LAS VEGAS – Generative artificial intelligence, the technology that powers popular apps such as ChatGPT, is quickly being adopted by a variety of organizations that seek to improve efficiency, foster creativity and improving customization. Media buyers are among these adopters of gen AI as they collectively help to determine how billions of dollars are spent […]