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Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering Seniors with family.cards
As technology evolves rapidly, accessing digital services has become second nature for younger generations. However, for many elderly individuals, navigating complex digital interfaces poses a significant challenge.
TV upfronts and NewFronts – and CintSnap insights into the state of streaming 2024
Anticipation around TV upfronts and NewFronts is gearing up this spring. Both CTV and linear TV advertising present big opportunities for advertisers.
What is FAST TV? A Guide to Ad Effectiveness
According to e-Marketer, connected TV (CTV) is the fastest-growing major ad format in the US, drawing strength from the migration of programming, viewers, and time spent to digital channels.
The pull of WeChat personalization: lessons western marketers should learn from China's superapp
Since leaving China a year ago, one of the pleasures I miss most is WeChat, China’s celebrated superapp. As a user, I miss the level of control over experiences WeChat granted me, nearly ad-free interactions with people in my community and engagements with brands and services that put me in charge.
DV Apologises to Musk over Brand Safety Ratings Error
Digital media measurement and analytics firm DoubleVerify (DV) has apologised to X, formerly known as Twitter, for an error which over a recent four-month period gave the microblogging site brand safety ratings as low as 70%, when actual scores were as high as 99.99%, according to reports.
Quantum Metric Upgrades for AI-Based Journey Analysis
Customer lifecycle analytics platform Quantum Metric has released a new version of its platform, focused on simplifying how organizations listen to and act on the needs of their customers. It includes Felix AI, a new session summarization feature powered by Google Cloud's Gemini Pro.
Mindshare and Unilever win Client Partnership of the Year at 2024 Global Microsoft Advertising Partner Awards
We’re thrilled to announce that Mindshare and Unilever have won the Client Partnership of the Year award at the prestigious 2024 Microsoft Global Advertising Partner Awards.
TransUnion Report Indicates Suspected Digital Fraud in Nearly 14% of All Newly Created Global Digital Accounts in 2023
Largely driven by bad actors using fabricated or stolen identities, the newly released TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) 2024 State of Omnichannel Fraud Report, based on proprietary insights from TransUnion’s global intelligence network, found that nearly one in seven newly created accounts is suspected to be Digital Fraud.
Mobile World Congress highlights and other news
This week, Barcelona hosted the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the premier event for the mobile technology ecosystem.
B2B by the Numbers: The Digitalization and Diversification of Marketing Channels
B2B ad spending has bounced back strong since the pandemic, hitting $14.32 billion in 2022. Notably, eMarketer expects digital ads to account for nearly 50 percent of all B2B ad spending by 2024.
Cross-Media Measurement 'First' for Innovid
Cross-media ad delivery and measurement platform Innovid has announced the availability of publisher-level outcomes analysis for all DSP and SSP campaigns, allowing brands and agencies to 'understand, assess and compare' performance in detail and 'without bias' across all their media buys.
Eyeota and Vistar Media Partner to Bring Seamless Audience Targeting to Global Digital Out-of-Home Campaigns
Eyeota, a Dun & Bradstreet company and a global source of data for digital marketing, has partnered with Vistar Media, a cutting-edge global provider of programmatic technology for digital out-of-home (DOOH).
2024 Marketing Predictions – Data-driven, AI-Fueled Experiences
Over the last two years, I made marketing predictions like the QR Code would rise again, everything would be an ad network, physical and digital spaces would unite into a physical world.
Introducing Unilever’s DataLab Ecosystem: pioneering collaborative R&D for superior innovation
Across Unilever we’re on a mission to create superior brands that deliver unmissable experiences for consumers – and it all starts with pioneering research and development.
Humane’s ‘AI Pin’ launch and other stories
Humane, a Silicon Valley startup founded by former Apple designers Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, has unveiled its first product, the ‘AI Pin’.
Unlocking the future of retail media networks
Retail media is at the cusp of a transformative journey. In recent years, it has undergone substantial evolution, fueled by changing consumer behavior and the digital revolution.
Don’t manage your data like you manage your budget
The term ‘digital transformation’ has been so misused, it’s tempting to reject it altogether. So, let’s be clear. What is it?
Will Advertising Agencies Survive ?
Scott Galloway tells a story to demonstrate the declining importance of advertising executives in the world of business.
Cint Adds Social Media to Lucid Impact Measurement
Inight platform and sample exchange Cint has enhanced its attitudinal measurement product, Lucid Impact Measurement, with the integration of social media platform measurement.