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IPG Forges First-to-Market Partnership with Adobe to Revolutionize Content Creation for Brands and Marketers
Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) announced a global partnership with Adobe to power content creation and activation across the company’s operations.
Funds for Natural Language BI Firm Fluent
London-based analytics / business intelligence start-up Fluent has secured $7.5m in seed funding for its mission to democratize insights using conversational AI.
Verve Appoints Head of AI and 'Relaunches'
In London, Verve has announced the promotion of its former Joint Head of Insight Richard Preedy to the newly created role of Executive Director and Head of Artificial Intelligence.
Why Gen AI is No Longer a Buzzword For Marketers
Generative AI has become a prominent topic of discussion across every department in businesses around the world.
Ipsos Launch Brings AI into Innovation Process
Ipsos has launched InnoExplorer, which uses generative and analytical AI to help clients accelerate innovation cycles 'from months to days' and improve success rates.
Embracing the Generative AI-Powered Future without Vendor Lock-in
Generative AI is transforming the business landscape, offering opportunities for Global 2000 companies to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and gain a competitive edge.
Apple's AI revolution and other news
Apple is intensifying its focus on AI by developing a new software tool aimed at app developers, positioning itself to compete more fiercely with Microsoft, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ethical Considerations For AI-Driven Marketing
There’s a lot of excitement around the limitless potential of AI, but there is also plenty of mistrust. Last year, a survey by Pew Research Center revealed 52% of Americans are more concerned than excited by the use of AI.
Launch, Funds and CEO Hire for Belgium's iVisual
In Antwerp, Belgium, design-tech company iVisual has launched AI-based branding and packaging intelligence technology which it says will 'transform the way companies develop branding and packaging'. The new firm has appointed Julie Dumoulin as its CEO.
AI Finds How Volume and Length Affect Audio Ad Engagement
What qualities do audio ads with the most engagement share? This is the focus of the new Audio Attention Report by Veritonic, marking the grand debut of its partnership with AI tech company Realeyes in the process of streamlining best practices for AM/FM and podcasts.
Practical Applications of AI in Market Research
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been taking the world by storm, and the insights industry is no exception.
Kantar and Realeyes in Anti-Fraud Partnership
Kantar has announced a partnership with computer vision and attention measurement specialist Realeyes, integrating the latter's Verify identity recognition software into the former's anti-fraud software QubedAI.
Dream Team Finds $14m for Attribution Firm Alembic
In the US, enterprise marketing attribution platform Alembic has raised $14m in series A funding, which it will use to enhance its engineering capabilities, broaden its product range and accelerate client acquisition. Backers include Jeffrey Katzenberg and Joe Montana.
New Horizons: How AI is Transforming the CX Landscape
With all the hype around AI, it’s become hard to separate speculation from reality. But a new report from Acxiom, Where AI and Marketing Collide: 2024 CX Predictions, cuts through the noise with hard data on how brands are using AI to transform customer experiences right now.
The Double-Edged Sword of Generative AI: Mitigating the Risks of Respondent Fraud
The explosion of mainstream access to generative AI tools has led to a lot of discussion as to how AI can be used to assist in market research, such as summarizing themes from large amounts of open-ended responses or identifying high-level trends in survey data (e.g., Kieser, 2023).
TransUnion Hosts Experts to Celebrate Data Privacy Week
As a global information and insights company, data privacy is central to the work we do at TransUnion. But as technology and the data privacy landscapes continue to evolve, businesses and solutions need to evolve as well.
CES 2024: Four AI Trends on CMOs’ Minds
If there’s one thing about the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) upon which most everyone can agree, it’s that 2024 was the year of artificial intelligence (AI).
Google rebrands Bard as Gemini, launches Gemini Advanced
Google is upgrading its AI service Bard and rebranding it as Gemini, the name of its family of foundation models.
Fifty Plus Hires for Insight-based Ad Tech Firm LoopMe
AI-based ad optimisation and measurement firm LoopMe has announced the recruitment of more than fifty new employees, growing its workforce by some 20%. This includes the appointments of Slava Taraskin as VP Business Development, and Adam Parker as VP of Corporate Development & Strategy
Google's Head of Technology Platforms On How First-Party Data & AI Will Transform The Ad Industry — For The Better
Earlier this month, Google Chrome took another step in its plans to phase-out third-party cookies.