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For any newcomer grocery brand, taking the step from having a strong regional presence to gaining a national retail footprint is always a complicated move. Chocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely hit that inflection point in the US roughly five years ago, which was when Aidaly Sosa Walker joined as VP of marketing for the US and […]

What’s it like managing user acquisition for a consumer-facing investment and financial planning app during an ongoing trade war? A little tricky. Markets are turbulent, trade policies are unpredictable, and retail investors are trying their best to navigate it all. But Betterment’s customers “have largely stayed the course,” says CMO Kim Rosenblum, who oversees the […]

The number of alternative IDs in the market is daunting. But OMD has a philosophy for determining which IDs will work best for brands’ needs. Emily Proctor, the ad agency’s executive director of data and technology solutions, shared that philosophy at AdExchanger’s Programmatic IO in Las Vegas on Tuesday. It boils down to this: “Test, […]

Could Google’s embrace of attention metrics help the industry evolve past easily manipulated viewability measurement? Danny Zhu, director of digital and performance marketing at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) North America, thinks so. Google DV360 adding Adelaide’s Attention Unit (AU) metric as an optimization signal is “going to be a game changer for us,” Zhu told […]

Topdrawer’s top marketer talks tariffs, physical stores and the Wirecutter.   When marketers have to choose between driving conversion and building brand awareness, Topdrawer’s Poonam Chitnis says affiliates can hit both goals.   Chitnis is vice president of operations and marketing executive at Topdrawer, a manufacturer and seller of leather goods, accessories and other “creative tools.” Akira Ito […]

The marketing funnel is dead, said Esi Eggleston Bracey, Unilever’s Chief Growth and Marketing Officer at the POSSIBLE conference in Miami in April. Here’s a look at her “culture-to-cart” approach.

The 23-year-old pet food brand highlights messy pet moments in its first full-funnel marketing campaign. Chief marketing officer Miki Dosen details the campaign’s inspiration, strategy and early results.   For the first time in its 20-plus years, pet food company The Honest Kitchen launched a full-funnel marketing campaign.   With its launch into PetSmart stores across […]

It’s official: AI is coming for marketing jobs. CMOs’ ad budgets are flat this year compared to last year, according to Gartner’s annual CMO Spend Survey. Fifty-nine percent of CMOs said they don’t have enough budget to execute their strategy this year. Overall, brand marketing budgets will average 7.7% of company revenue in 2025, the […]

Retail chain Ulta announced it was the official beauty partner for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter concert tour. The retail chain will reveal seven looks inspired by the superstar’s most recent album — Cowboy Carter — and seven cities where the tour will be. Ulta will curate an assortment of makeup and skincare to create that look.   […]

According to Google, DV360 now reaches 98% of CTV households in the US and represents 5 billion hours of ad-supported watch time per month – roughly 40% more than The Trade Desk and 90% more than Amazon’s DSP.