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How Programmatic Media Buying is Leveling the Playing Field for Smaller Retail Media Networks

Retail TouchPoints

It’s hard to find a topic that all marketers agree on, but if there is one, it’s likely that programmatic ad buying continues to be a dominant channel for advertisers looking to scale. digital advertising spend in 2024, according to eMarketer. In fact, it will make up the vast majority — over 91% — of the current U.S.

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PayPal Lays Out Plans for New Commerce-Based Advertising Business

Retail TouchPoints

PayPal is entering the media business with plans for a new advertising platform that will draw on its relationships with millions of consumers and merchants to help the latter “sell more products and services effectively,” according to a company statement. I’m thrilled to have Mark join our team and lead this important work.”

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Social media overtakes paid search as world’s largest advertising channel

Inside Retail

Social media is now the world’s largest channel for advertising investment, with Western platforms growing the fastest driven by Chinese brands targeting US and European audiences. WARC Media said that social media has overtaken paid search in advertising investment and is forecasted to reach $247.3 billion this year, up 14.3

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Meta Rolls Out New AI Tools to Help Brands Enhance Advertising Results

Retail TouchPoints

Meta has introduced a series of new generative AI tools to help advertisers automate and scale the “diversification of their creative,” which company executives said is key to seeing success from advertising campaigns on its platforms, including Instagram and Facebook.

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Unwrap New Holiday Shoppers in 2024: The Gift of In-app Advertising

Retail TouchPoints

However, the rising cost of customer acquisition via digital advertising – up 50% over the past two years – is forcing brands to explore new strategies. A recent study found that over 60% of ecommerce brands were not investing in Google Ads, a sign that the digital advertising landscape is changing. In the U.S.,

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5 Ways Retailtainment is Reshaping OOH Advertising

Retail TouchPoints

Out-of-home (OOH) advertising has played an integral role in the media mix for decades due to its influence and impact. adults have noticed an OOH ad within a one-month period and 78% of these consumers took some sort of action after, according to research from Morning Consult and the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA).

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Sensing, Not Seeing, with Vision AI as Retail’s Crystal Ball for the Future

Retail TouchPoints

We’re seeing vision AI support across all parts of the retail business, including back of house, in-store advertising and media, store checkout and curbside pickup. What’s Catching a Shoppers Eye In-store advertisements and displays are a prime example of how vision AI can be used in stores.