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How Retailers Should Deal with Digital Advertising Inflation in 2023

Retail TouchPoints

The advertising industry is managing growing fears of inflation and an economic downturn as many top retail brand advertisers are dealing with the effects. Even companies less dependent on advertising, such as Microsoft, reported a $100 million loss in revenue in its second quarter due to a reduction in ad spending.

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Grill’d marketing deemed “extremely inappropriate”

Inside Retail

A recent advertisement made by burger chain Grill’d has been slammed by the Ad Standards board for suggesting sexual violence to its audience, after it showcased a Ronald McDonald-like clown seemingly exposing himself to children in an alley. In both cases, the Standards Board were alerted to Grill’d advertising through customer complaints.

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Cardlytics Bolsters Digital Advertising Offering with $275M Acquisition of Dosh

Retail TouchPoints

Digital advertising platform Cardlytics has acquired cash-back offers platform Dosh for $275 million in cash and stock. Cardlytics runs banking rewards programs for financial institutions that are designed to allow marketers to identify new customers and increase loyalty from within banks’ online and mobile channels.

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R.M. Williams names new chief marketing officer

Inside Retail

Former advertising firm executive Chris Willingham has joined the senior leadership team at footwear and apparel brand R.M. Williams as its new chief marketing officer. Before DDB, Willingham was the global director on the Nike brand at Wieden + Kennedy, overseeing campaigns for the 2016 Olympics and 2018 World Cup, among others.

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‘A Reckoning for the Advertising Industry’: The Death of Third-Party Tracking Opens New Opportunities for Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

A new era of advertising is taking shape. Driven by growing consumer concern over how their personal data is being collected and used, governments are enacting legislation, and tech companies are implementing platform changes, that will forever alter the relationship between consumers and advertisers. “A

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Milwaukee distributor hit with record fine for resale price maintenance

Inside Retail

Techtronic admitted it had entered into 97 agreements with retailers and dealers between January 2016 and July 2021. It is illegal for suppliers of goods to specify a minimum price below which a reseller must not supply, advertise, or display those goods for sale.

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5 Tips to Improve Retail Pay-Per-Click Results

Retail TouchPoints

Pay-per-click advertising (PPC) is among the most cost-effective ways to boost sales online, by allowing brands to efficiently reach the right consumers at the right time. Getting PPC strategy right can be a minefield, but here are five often unexplored tips that can do the trick to help build market share.