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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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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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Meta Preps to Bring Threads to Privacy-Conscious Europe as Musk Tells Fleeing X Advertisers to ‘Go F—’ Themselves

Retail TouchPoints

Separately, Meta’s Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced on Threads that users around the world will finally be able to delete their Threads account without also deleting their Instagram account. Go f— yourself,” and then adding, “What this advertising boycott is going to do is, it’s going to kill the company.”

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Ulta to Pilot In-Store Sampling and Advertising Tech

Retail TouchPoints

Ulta Beauty is testing new smart vending tech from SOS that will expand the beauty retailer’s in-store sampling program and add in-store advertising capabilities to its retail media offerings for the first time. SOS Co-founders showcase the smart vending capability at Ulta.

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How to Level Up Your Trade Spend Accounting

Wiser

Proper trade spend accounting offers a clearer view of investment returns and helps businesses make more informed decisions. Understanding Trade Spend Before diving into the nuances of trade spend accounting, it’s crucial to establish a clear understanding of what trade spend entails.

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Mmm, it’s the sweet smell of advertising success

Inside Retail

Am I the only one who’s suddenly doing a lot more shopping at 8pm? Twenty-per-cent off at my local Thai restaurant on a Friday night? I’m seeing greater quantities of online advertising and – especially if they’re good ads – feel motivated to purchase. . And I swear I’ve never been more susceptible to a digital promo in my life.