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Why contextual targeting is the future of digital advertising

Inside Retail

As demand for online advertising increased, algorithms were developed to match ads with relevant website content. As author Cory Doctorow observes, platforms often shift over time, prioritising their interests over users and advertisers. Chrome-specific: Other browsers aren’t adopting it, limiting its reach.

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From Mad Men to machines? Big advertisers shift to AI

Inside Retail

Some of the world’s biggest advertisers, from food giant Nestle to consumer goods multinational Unilever, are experimenting with using generative AI software like ChatGPT and DALL-E to cut costs and increase productivity, executives say. Media value is the cost of advertising needed to generate the same public exposure.

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How retailers are getting more out of TikTok advertising

Inside Retail

To those who are only just getting up to speed with the advent of TikTok, the prospect of advertising and brand-building on the platform represents an as-yet-untapped opportunity. Understanding how to approach new platforms is an issue that’s been part of the advertising industry since its earliest days.

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Mmm, it’s the sweet smell of advertising success

Inside Retail

I’m seeing greater quantities of online advertising and – especially if they’re good ads – feel motivated to purchase. . MMM studies will typically measure marketing effectiveness against a ‘base’ figure, which is defined as the number of sales that would occur naturally if no other action was taken. It turns out I’m not the only one.

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CARU Releases Guidelines for Advertising to Children in the Metaverse

Hunton Andrews Kurth

BBB National Programs’ Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) has released new Guardrails for Child-Directed Advertising and Privacy in the Metaverse. All advertising should be easily recognizable as advertising. Understand when content becomes advertising (and what is not advertising).

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3 Reasons Why Advertising Has a Bad Reputation (And What to Do About It) 

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Why does advertising have a bad reputation? There are cultural, economic, and historical reasons that explain advertising’s current situation. The idea behind advertising is simple. The other part of persuasion has nothing to do with hypnotism, sales tricks or magical phrases. How do advertisers view themselves?

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Greenwashing: UK advertising watchdog bans greenwashing advertisements

Eye on ESG

On 7 June 2023, the UK Advertising Standards Authority (“ ASA “) – the UK’s independent advertising regulator – banned a series of advertisements from a number of large oil and gas companies for including misleading information about their socio-environmental credentials.