CANNES — Panelists debate the state of programmatic advertising, with mixed views on whether "walled gardens" are beneficial or detrimental. Some argue for more collaboration and simplified processes to reduce confusion for brands. Others suggest "walled gardens with doors" - controlled access that still allows data sharing and interoperability. Overall, the industry appears to be moving toward more openness, though [...]

CANNES — The use of clean rooms in commerce media has progressed from conceptual discussions to practical applications over the past 18 months. Panelists noted a shift from explaining what clean rooms are to focusing on use cases like measurement, insights and activation. While education gaps remain, early adopters are leveraging clean rooms for data collaboration, audience analysis and closed-loop reporting. [...]

CANNES — At a morning panel during Beet.TV’s Global Leadership Summit: Data, Identity & Measurement, executives discussed the evolution of media measurement. They highlighted a shift from simplistic demographic targeting and click-counting to more sophisticated, outcome-based approaches. Panelists emphasized the importance of leveraging advanced data and technology to focus on actual business outcomes, such as purchases, rather than mere reach or [...]

Warner Bros. Discovery is leaning heavily into programmatic transactions, with nearly half of its demand coming through automated channels. The media company sees programmatic as a way to drive operational efficiencies, enable advertisers to match against desired users, and fill inventory during peak live events. "We like to give programmatic the best shot possible," says Huda Kazi, VP of Ad Technology & [...]

CANNES - Alphabet's Google in July said it was ending its plan to get rid of tracking cookies in its popular Chrome web browser, but identity resolution is still a major goal for marketers and media companies. Audience identifiers form a cornerstone for privacy-safe addressability and measurement. Leading marketers and Intent IQ discuss how these technologies can drive insights and [...]

CANNES — DirecTV is transforming beyond its satellite TV roots, now offering premium streaming services and leveraging data analytics to support advertisers. The company is seeing strong growth in its streaming product, DirecTV Stream, while maintaining its satellite business. In this fireside at Cannes Lions, attendees learned how DirecTV emphasizes customer-centric approaches and data collaboration with advertisers, aiming to provide sophisticated solutions [...]

CANNES — Celtra, Annalect and PXP (Fallon) executives highlighted AI's growing role in streamlining creative workflows, from background removal to predictive asset generation. While AI tools are accelerating ideation and client approvals, panelists emphasized the continued importance of human creativity and craftsmanship. Challenges remain around image quality, talent protection, and IP ownership. Though AI adoption hasn't yet delivered significant cost [...]

CANNES — At a Beet.TV panel during Cannes Lions 2024, Snap executives emphasized the platform's ability to recreate intimate shopping experiences with friends, leveraging AR capabilities and close social networks. They positioned Snapchat as a "third place" for users to connect authentically, creating opportunities for brands to become part of Gen Z's social rituals and purchasing decisions. Panel: Harnessing the Power of [...]

Live TV events like sports and breaking news drive huge concurrent viewership spikes, representing great opportunities for advertisers to achieve broad reach. Now the programmatic advertising systems bidding for those ad slots in real-time are working to keep pace with that opportunity,. That is according to Alex Groysman, VP of advertising product development at Spectrum Reach, the advertising and sales division of [...]

CANNES – Marketers have sought to continually refine their abilities to detect when their digital advertising is seen or spurs an interaction with a consumer. Validating these interactions is an important step toward measuring consumer attention to ads, as digital ad company Infillion has found. “We're seeing a lot of companies that are saying, ‘An interaction is potentially an accidental rollover, [...]

AMENIA, NY — Cadent is hoping its proprietary Aperture Platform can help agencies solve the fragmentation between linear TV and digital advertising landscapes by threading together data with its viewer graph. The platform allows customers to look at different types of exposure and outcome data based on their specific business needs. "We've thread together the data with our viewer graph across both the [...]

CANNES - Commerce and retail media are poised for expanded reach as they continue to scale up among bigger audiences. Despite a significant surge in recent years, marketers and media owners have only skimmed the surface of the full-funnel potential. This discusses how the key to scaling and seizing more of this opportunity lies in unification — a strategic move [...]

The 2024 election cycle is forecast to be the most expensive ever, with more than $10 billion spent on all media platforms. Connected television has become a key way to reach voters who either canceled a cable/satellite-TV subscription or never signed up for one. Because most CTV ad spending comes through digital automated systems, or what’s known as the programmatic marketplace, [...]

AMENIA, N.Y. – Retailers that sell advertising are proliferating as they seek ways to monetize their customer data by helping marketers to improve their campaign targeting. With an estimated 600 retail media networks to choose from, advertisers and media buyers are confronting a complex marketplace. “We’ve got to figure out for an agency what makes most sense for your brand,” Mike [...]

CANNES — CVS Media Exchange (CMX) is launching a new self-service offering in partnership with The Trade Desk, as it looks to solve key challenges for clients and push the industry forward through collaborative innovation. As the industry gathered in Cannes in June, the pair announced the pharmacy chain’s first-party data and loyalty program would power a self-serve DSP for targeting and attributing [...]

CANNES - Generative artificial intelligence, the technology behind popular apps such as a ChatGPT, still depends on human creativity as the driving force behind true innovation. For marketers, the goal of engaging high-quality audiences with content and experiences that are personal and timely are feasible with time-saving AI tools. Generative AI can boost creative capabilities, save time doing menial tasks [...]

CANNES — In a panel at the Global Leadership Summit, industry leaders discussed how AI is reshaping brand safety concerns, particularly around misinformation. While AI-powered tools can rapidly spread false content, they're also being leveraged to detect and flag problematic material in real-time across social platforms. Lisa Utzschneider highlighted the importance of human oversight in nuanced cases and collaboration between [...]

In an election year that is seeing two former presidents vying for the White House again, political advertising is still massive - but not growing at quite the same pace as before. Political polarization in American society is limiting the number of persuadable voters. And, although fundraising has grown, it is not expanding at the rate it was during the first [...]

It's essential in today's omnichannel world to understand and align user behaviors to your holistic marketing strategy to make confident, comprehensive investment decisions. Social video app TikTok can help brands engage consumers through the entire purchase funnel from awareness and consideration to conversion and final sale. TikTok's experts on how measurement, data and privacy work together to drive business outcomes. Your [...]

CANNES — Charter's Spectrum Reach is challenging perceptions about cable's decline, leveraging a massive streaming inventory and local market dominance. The company's EVP David Kline said that Spectrum Reach trails only Hulu in streaming impressions nationally, despite limited market coverage. With AI-powered creative solutions and granular targeting capabilities, Spectrum Reach says it is attracting both national advertisers and local businesses [...]