Retail media networks may consider partnering with popular cooking or lifestyle creators to help advertiser clients expand their audience reach on social media. Use this chart:. Assess influencer marketing strategies. More like this:. Are brand-led creator communities the next evolution of influencer marketing?
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| Apr 12, 2024
Multi-industry players have the power to redefine the future of commerce media advertising. Unlike in the US, where retailers and FIs typically operate independently, many Latin American retailers act as financial services providers—offering credit lines, digital wallets, and other banking products to unbanked and underbanked consumers.
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| Jul 23, 2024
US omnichannel retail media ad spend will increase by 22.6% next year for a total of $55.64 billion. One thing that could unlock spend even further? Standardization.
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| Oct 9, 2023
Thanks to its growing retail media business, Walmart keeps its top spot on our “Unofficial Most interesting Retailers List” for April 2024. Meanwhile, newcomer Home Depot and returning member TikTok Shop make the list for equipping advertisers with more data.
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| Apr 26, 2024
Incrementality has always been the holy grail of retail media, said Zach Darkow, senior director, marketing activation and measurement at The Home Depot. But as the digital advertising landscape grows more complex, incrementality has become more important than ever.
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| Jun 24, 2024
On today’s episode, host Bill Fisher is joined by our analysts Paul Briggs, Matteo Ceurvels, and Carina Perkins to discuss everything retail media-related. There’s been a boom in the US, but how big is the opportunity elsewhere, and who are the early wave-makers in this space?
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| Jun 23, 2023
On today's podcast episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss how standardization can unlock retail media spend, when we are likely to see it, and where the future of targeting is headed. Then for "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us some spicy predictions about the future of retail media ad buying. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analyst Max Willens and vice president of business intelligence at Advertiser Perceptions Nicole Perrin.
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| Sep 13, 2023
Ad tech company The Trade Desk and grocery intermediary Instacart teamed up in October to improve the latter’s retail media offerings through improved metrics. Why it works: Retail media data is in demand. Instacart will generate $1.18 billion in US retail media ad revenues next year, making it the fourth-largest retail media network we track in terms of revenues, according to our forecast.
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| Nov 30, 2023
So to just explain, most folks probably know what that is, but non-endemic, some retail media networks starting to sell ads to advertisers who are pushing products or services not sold by the retailer behind the retail media network. And so that's who we're talking about, folks who don't typically sell through a retailer who are advertising through that retail media network.
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| Jul 9, 2024
Retail media is more than just performance-based ad formats like sponsored products. Several major retail media networks in Latin America allow marketers to create branding campaigns through their suite of display and video ad formats, including on-site, off-site, and in-store.
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| Dec 4, 2023
As ecommerce growth returns to pre-pandemic levels, it will continue to drive total retail sales over the next few years. Retailers looking to drive sales need to focus on a seamless omnichannel experience and use deals to convince consumers to spend. Meanwhile, retail media’s growth shows no signs of slowing, but advertisers and retailers must work together to ensure future success.
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| Oct 10, 2023
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| Jun 26, 2024
US retail and ecommerce sales are getting back to their pre-pandemic growth trajectories, but consumer spending may be stunted amid ongoing economic uncertainty.
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| Jul 28, 2023
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On today's special episode, we continue our monthly show where we discuss the biggest trends of the moment and the newest research, sprinkle in some analysis, and bundle it up into a quiz. Every month, three of our analysts representing their respective coverage area teams compete against each other. (We also encourage you to play along at home.) We’ll keep a running score all year and crown a winning team at the end of the year. Today, we cover Americans' sentiment toward AI, how much Netflix's password-sharing initiative will boost subscriber numbers, how retail media ad spending dollars are moving around, and more. Tune in to the discussion with this month's contestants: our analysts Sky Canaves and Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf and vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti.
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| Jun 28, 2023
Though we’ve downgraded our retail media forecast, we anticipate the channel will experience double-digit growth through 2027. “I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that retail media is one of the most important and potentially most transformative ad spending channels in media right now,” said our analyst Max Willens.
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| Jun 5, 2023
Brands can tap into audiences from major retail media networks, such as Carrefour and Albertsons. Pinterest, with over 465 million monthly users, offers a prime platform for advertisers, especially as users actively seek brand inspirations. Our take: The evolving economic landscape necessitates that every marketing dollar be addressable and measurable.
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| Aug 9, 2023
Retail media and ecommerce. Retail media is the fastest-growing ad category we track, and it is expected to remain that way through at least 2028. This year, we expect US retail media ad spending to grow by 26% YoY to $54.48 billion. It will continue growing at annual rates above 20% through 2028, when it will top $128 billion. Most holding companies have agencies devoted to this channel.
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| Oct 24, 2024
The Fresh Market partnered with Firework to launch its shoppable video live commerce retail media network, which features prep tutorials and chef-developed recipes. L’Oréal Group worked with Livescale on shoppable livestreams featuring brands like Urban Decay, Lancôme, and NYX Cosmetics. The streams featured makeup tutorials as well as discounts and giveaways.
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| Jan 2, 2024
Half (49%) of people in the US are traveling between Thanksgiving and mid-January, according to Deloitte. With so many people getting on planes, trains, and automobiles, advertisers have increased opportunities to reach consumers across travel media networks, especially those who are younger and higher-income.
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| Dec 9, 2024
Albertsons, Costco, and Instacart are enhancing their retail media offerings. TikTok Shop reached a $1 million livestream. And three-time consecutive first place winner Walmart is developing immersive ways to shop and catering product lines to younger shoppers. Here’s our Unofficial Most Interesting Retailers List for June 2024.
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| Jun 27, 2024
Programmatic digital display is no exception to the ad spending downturn that has sent ripples through our forecast. As marketers scrutinize their investments, social networks are losing share of the programmatic pie while CTV and retail media drive growth.
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| Sep 13, 2023
Asos is working with Criteo to expand its retail media business: The retailer hopes that retail media revenues can help it navigate the challenging economic environment.
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| Mar 14, 2023
With the rise of digital ad channels like connected TV and retail media, there’s a lot of emphasis on making every ad and consumer touchpoint shoppable. Ad formats with direct calls to action help drive conversions and increase ROI. But brand equity can get left out of the conversation when we focus on performance marketing in isolation. Every ad should perform and provide some sort of measurable impact, but each ad is also vital for telling a brand’s story, even at the bottom of the funnel where marketers are more focused on driving conversions.
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| Nov 29, 2023