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CANNES – At this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, artificial intelligence dominated conversations across the Croisette, and the Beet.TV stage was no exception. In a panel discussion moderated by Beet.TV contributor Tameka Kee, executives from United Airlines, LiveRamp, Newton Research and Microsoft discussed how AI is reshaping data collaboration, media analytics and creative […]

In the rapidly evolving landscape of sports media, The E.W. Scripps Company is betting big on women’s sports, and not just on broadcast television. Joe Naylor, senior vice president of streaming and digital at Scripps, says the company is taking a “platform-agnostic” approach to ensure women’s sports reach as many households as possible, from traditional […]

CANNES – United Airlines is reimagining what it means to engage travelers, not just as passengers, but as a dynamic media audience. At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Luc Bondar, chief operating officer and president of United Airlines MileagePlus, shared how United’s commerce media platform, Kinective Media, is setting a new standard for […]

AMENIA, NY – At the Beet Retreat Berkshires, Maureen Bosetti, chief investment officer at Interpublic Group’s IPG Mediabrands, shared her insights on how data, automation and AI are transforming the media landscape, and what keeps her up at night as the industry evolves. Speaking with Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan, Bosetti pointed to the growing importance of […]

CANNES – The explosive growth of retail media is creating new opportunities for brands to harness first-party data, but that growth depends on trust, privacy, and evolving the consumer experience, says Shawn McGahee, head of retail media at Google. Speaking with Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, McGahee called […]

CANNES – Marketers should stop settling for “decent” results and instead push for greatness by eliminating inefficiencies and rethinking how they measure success, says Jeremy Cornfeldt, president of performance marketing firm Tinuiti. Speaking with Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Cornfeldt laid out the company’s approach to cutting waste […]

NEW YORK – As connected television rapidly reshapes the advertising landscape, Dennis Buchheim, global head of go-to-market for adtech, martech, media and entertainment at Snowflake, sees an evolving ecosystem where data strategy, collaboration and privacy will determine success. Speaking with Beet.TV’s Lisa Granatstein at the Premium Programmatic Summit, Buchheim pointed to the immersive power of CTV […]

CANNES – As brands pour more money into digital advertising, the industry is facing a transparency crisis. Jonah Goodhart believes it’s time to fix it. The co-founder and chief executive of Mobian said true “contextual” advertising has been misunderstood. “As an industry, we’ve talked about contextual for years. I would argue it’s really been keywords, […]

CANNES – With more than 100 million monthly active users and a record-setting Super Bowl simulcast under its belt, streaming platform Tubi is reshaping how audiences and advertisers think about television, says Cynthia Clevenger, senior vice president of business-to-business marketing at the company. “Tubi has been on a wild tear over the past few years,” […]

CANNES – As artificial intelligence reshapes marketing, PMG’s proprietary technology platform, Alli, is putting speed and automation at the center of campaign strategy, says Chris Alvares, the company’s vice president of artificial intelligence and technology. Speaking to Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Alvares said Alli stands apart from […]

CANNES – Instacart is leaning heavily into measurement, attribution and advanced technology as retail media networks face growing demands for transparency and incremental performance. That was the message from Morgan O’Hara, senior director of food brand partnerships at Instacart, in an interview with Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. “We […]

CANNES – The marketing industry has finally reached the point where technology can deliver on its long-held promise of truly personalized experiences, but only if marketers are willing to let go of outdated, rigid playbooks. That was the message from Lou Paskalis, founder and chief executive of AJL Advisory, in a conversation with Beet.TV Editorial […]

CANNES — The convergence of real-world health data, artificial intelligence and omnichannel media is reshaping pharmaceutical marketing, but for Marcella Milliet Sciorra, chief marketing officer of healthcare omnichannel platform Swoop, patient privacy remains the industry’s most essential responsibility. “Pharmaceutical marketing now really has the ability of bringing the real-world health data into the linear TV […]

CANNES – The race to stay competitive in retail media is heating up, and the biggest challenge is making sure smaller retailers aren’t left behind, says Regina Ye, co-founder and chief executive of adtech startup Topsort. “I think we’re sitting at a really interesting moment in technology right now where all the retailers are sort […]

CANNES — With today’s marketing landscape fragmented across dozens of tools, consumer-data company TransUnion is positioning itself as a one-stop solution for brands looking to better understand, expand, and measure their audiences. “Today’s marketer has somewhat upwards of 16 different solutions in order for them to understand their consumers and future consumers through the lifecycle […]

Programmatic advertising is quietly transforming the landscape of women’s sports, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s vice president of ad technology and operations, Huda Kazi, says it’s just the beginning. Speaking with Beet.TV Editorial Director Lisa Granatstein at the FreeWheel Programmatic Summit in New York, Kazi said programmatic isn’t simply a tool for monetization. It’s a matchmaking […]

CANNES — CVS Media Exchange (CMX), the retail media arm of CVS Health, is teaming up with Reddit to unlock new advertising opportunities for brands, tapping into Reddit’s vast, high-intent communities focused on health, wellness and beauty. “Our collaboration with Reddit will be available early Q4 of this year,” said Raphaela Walsh, head of product […]

CANNES — Retail media has become a cornerstone of modern advertising, but delivering a truly seamless experience for both brands and shoppers remains elusive, says Stephen Howard-Sarin, managing director of retail media at ad-tech company Criteo. “A seamless experience for brands and shoppers is hard to get,” Howard-Sarin said in an interview with Jon Watts, […]

CANNES – Epsilon is expanding its global reach and doubling down on predictive AI to help brands build more meaningful, measurable relationships with consumers, says Mike Ng, chief revenue officer of Publicis Groupe’s Epsilon. Speaking with Jon Watts, managing director of the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement, at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, […]

CANNES – The relationship between advertisers and publishers is evolving as brands demand more transparency, efficiency and precision in how they reach audiences, says Darline Jean, managing director of global publisher platforms at Google, the biggest trend shaping this evolution is the desire for buyers to get closer to the inventory source. “What we are […]