Walking the line on social values has become a high-wire act for brands, with missteps leading to boycotts and sales slumps, a challenge recently highlighted by controversies that impacted major brands like Bud Light and Target. Chad Hickey believes the answer is not to retreat from values but to embrace them as a core business driver, tapping into a growing wave [...]

Retail stores represent untapped media channels that can deliver storytelling and emotional connection at the critical point of purchase decision, moving beyond traditional "buy now" messaging to create memorable brand experiences. “We see the opportunity of bringing storytelling into the retail environment as a huge opportunity,” Kelly Torgeson, director of Business Development at Walgreens Advertising Group, told Beet.TV Editorial Director Lisa [...]

Connected television is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful precision tools for reaching healthcare audiences, said Kyle Avery, director of business development at adtech giant The Trade Desk. Speaking with Lisa Granatstein, editorial director of Beet.TV, Avery described how the convergence of premium streaming inventory and programmatic technology is opening new opportunities for marketers in pharma and healthcare. “In terms [...]

While interactive entertainment has become a global juggernaut, many advertisers are still treating it like a novelty, allocating only a sliver of their media plans to a single partner. This "one and done" approach overlooks the sheer diversity of the gaming ecosystem, where mobile gaming is quietly commanding vast amounts of user time, according to one exec at the sharp end. This [...]

The advertising industry’s fixation on serving maximum impressions continues to damage brand affinity and user experience, argues Adam Gendelman, VP, Head of Sales and Operations at Wunderkind. And that’s created a false choice between privacy respect and advertising performance that data shows doesn’t need to exist. “The biggest thing, and it’s still an issue today, but it’s this ideology and ethos [...]

Retail media’s promise lies in connecting digital campaigns directly to in-store sales, and the IAB is pushing industry-wide standards to make that link possible, says Collin Colburn, vice president of commerce and retail media at IAB. “The IAB is connecting digital campaigns to real in-store results through what we're known for, which is standardization,” Colburn told Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan in [...]

Television remains a cornerstone of healthcare advertising thanks to its unmatched scale and emotional resonance, according to Quinn Borsuk, senior vice president of advanced TV sales and strategy at Swoop. Speaking with Beet.TV editorial director Lisa Granatstein, Borsuk outlined how traditional TV combined with data-driven strategies is helping advertisers connect awareness to real-world patient outcomes. “I think what makes TV such [...]

The world of retail media has long been defined by its proximity to the point of purchase, mastering the art of converting a browser into a buyer. But the upper-funnel world of brand building and storytelling has often remained a separate discipline, measured by different metrics and executed on different platforms. Now, a new partnership aims to collapse that distance, creating [...]

AMENIA, NY - Brands that want to win in the fast-evolving retail media landscape need to harness first-party data not just for ads but for end-to-end personalization across the customer journey, said Elizabeth Donovan, senior vice president and global head of commerce and retail media networks at Acxiom IPG. Speaking in an interview with Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan at the Beet [...]

Digital and brick-and-mortar commerce don’t have to be strangers. Increasingly, businesses realize the convergence of online and in-store strategies offers brands enhanced opportunities to influence consumer behavior directly at the point of sale. From personalized recommendations to dynamic advertising displays, the in-store environment is becoming a valued part of a digital brand’s footprint Such is the view of Jenny Holleran, VP, media, [...]

AMENIA, NY — Advertisers continue to rely on general metrics that may offer the value of industry-wide standardized comparisons across media channels, but provide little actionable insight while the identity resolution landscape rapidly shifts toward first-party data strategies and privacy-safe collaboration environments. “I definitely still see some advertisers focusing on those ‘vanity metrics,’ which are things like website traffic or impressions [...]

NEW YORK, NY — Getting clarity on advertisers’ return on investment remains the main challenge in media measurement, even as speed and precision become increasingly important in an environment where global advertising spend approaches $1 trillion with 75% allocated to digital channels, noted Cara Pratt, president of Retail & Media at Circana. “If marketers aren’t confident on the ROI—  and confident [...]

Despite the rise of e-commerce, brick-and-mortar locations still offer opportunities for connection and conversion. These physical spaces offer opportunities to drive brand awareness, encourage product trials, and, crucially, facilitate conversions, according to Sean Crawford, managing director, SMG North America. "People have been too obsessed with e-commerce," Crawfold told Beet.TV in this video interview. "Now is the right time to put the store [...]

Demand for more granular control over media placements and audience reach is intensifying, pushing the concept of supply-side curation to the forefront. This requires a new level of cooperation, according to one agency executive who argues for an “algorithm era” built on true interoperability. The goal is to ensure that all parties have a hand in shaping how automated systems operate, balancing [...]

AMENIA, NY — The ability to seize the greatest opportunities in this early stage of the artificial intelligence era would seem to belong to the larger holding companies, with their vast array of talent, access to data, and economies of scale versus comparatively smaller independent shops. But indies might actually have one critical advantage that could hamper their larger competitors [...]

CANNES – With a network of 130 million customer connections across the U.S., T-Mobile Advertising Solutions operates from a uniquely scaled vantage point, one that its data chief calls a “privileged position” that demands serious responsibility. “We’re a third of the country,” Andrea Zapata, VP of Advertising Data, Measurement, and Partnerships at T-Mobile Advertising Solutions, told Beet TV’s Andy Plesser at [...]

AMENIA, NY - Agentic AI and retail media are reshaping how consumers shop and how brands connect with them, said Amie Owen, global chief commerce officer at IPG Mediabrands. In this interview with Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan at the Beet Retreat Berkshires, Owen discussed how artificial intelligence, personalization and the rise of retail media networks are transforming the commerce landscape. AI [...]

AMENIA, NY - The long-established rules of search engine optimization are changing fast. In an advertising world increasingly shaped by conversational AI, the efficacy of familiar tactics of keyword stuffing and link-building is coming under pressure. Instead, a new playbook is emerging. With consumers turning to social platforms for discovery, retail sites for shopping, and AI chatbots for complex questions, brands [...]

AMENIA, NY — Marketing departments are positioning themselves to weather expected economic turbulence by investing more heavily in data assets that provide value beyond traditional advertising campaigns. “The data budget will probably not eclipse the advertising budget, but it will grow much faster,” Lou Paskalis, founder and chief executive of AJL Advisory, told Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan at the Beet Retreat [...]

CANNES — In today’s data-saturated world, marketers need more than access, they need results. That’s the focus at T-Mobile Advertising Solutions, where mobility insights and omnichannel reach are helping brands connect with consumers more meaningfully. “One of the things that we’ve observed is that brands are starting to move away from siloed approach strategies and activations,” said Anthony Di Muccio, Head [...]