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Meta Tests Out New Generative AI Features with Small Group of Advertisers

Retail TouchPoints

On May 11 the parent company of Facebook , Instagram and WhatsApp unveiled several new generative AI applications for its platform that it is currently trialing with a small group of advertisers. Sample of Meta’s text generation tool. Source: Meta) What’s new now is the “generative” part of the equation.

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TikTok Debuts Creative Exchange to Help Advertisers Create Platform-Specific Content

Retail TouchPoints

The portal expands on a host of new advertising formats that TikTok rolled out in late September 2021. Through this new platform, we aim to equip advertisers with a suite of tools to speed up the creation of high-performing creative.”. The first phase of TikTok Creative Exchange is available now to a limited set of advertisers.

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eBay Ads Holiday Report Reveals Keys to Advertising Success During an Elongated Season

Retail TouchPoints

“What we’re probably going to see is not necessarily more items sold, but because prices are going up due to inflation, consumers are buying the same amount but ultimately spending more, ” predicted Alex Kazim, VP and General Manager of Global Advertising for eBay in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “We

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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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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. . Locally, the retail industry sustained substantial growth throughout the first pandemic affected year (2020-2021). For the year to June 2021, consumer retail spending grew by 9.1 Yes, you read that right.

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How Twitter’s New Cannabis Advertising Policy is Reshaping the Industry’s Future

Retail TouchPoints

One of the major challenges faced by the cannabis industry is limitations on its ability to advertise, due to a combination of state and federal regulations as well as platform-specific rules. However, the first signs that this may be changing have appeared on Twitter, which has loosened its policy regarding cannabis to allow advertisements.

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Walmart, Target Maintain Upward Omnichannel Trajectory in Q2 2021

Retail TouchPoints

The biggest standout was Target’s same-day digital services, which grew nearly 55% in 2021 on top of the 270% growth posted in 2020. Walmart also noted that its advertising business was strong globally, with sales nearly doubling in the U.S. in Q2 2021, maintaining some of the momentum from the 24.3% compared to Q. on top of 10.9%

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