You can’t keep a good owl down: Duolingo’s owl mascot Duo, who met his demise on Feb. 11, has apparently survived his encounter with a Tesla Cybertruck after all. Duo was resurrected on the company’s social channels Monday, with posts featuring a video of a person in a Duo mask and neon green suit busting…
Perplexity’s Next Bet? An AI-Driven Browser Called Comet
Perplexity is moving beyond AI search and into the crowded web browser market. The $9 billion startup teased its new browser, Comet, on X, calling it an “agentic search” experience. It launched a signup list but offered few details on how the browser will stand out from competitors. Comet: A Browser for Agentic Search by…
The state of data-driven decision-making for CPG brands: How marketers are finding the clearest data signals to maximize advertising effectiveness
This State of the Industry report, sponsored by NCSolutions, explores how brands and agencies use purchase data and other rich signals to target audiences and engage them with relevant and effective messaging.
Facing increased competition for consumer attention and rising costs of digital advertising, CPG marketers are maximizing campaign performance by leveraging data-driven insights to effectively deliver personalized and relevant messaging.
In this new State of the Industry report, Digiday and NCSolutions surveyed 90 brand and agency professionals to evaluate how data is strategically used throughout the sales funnel and across various channels and formats. Our respondents work across several industries, including retail, beauty, food/grocery and healthcare.
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WABC Airs Last Broadcast from Upper West Side Studios Over the Weekend
WABC has moved into its new studios located in Hudson Yards in New York City after living out of the studios at 7 Lincoln Square on West 66th since June 1979. On Saturday, the morning weekend crew, along with chief meteorologist Lee Goldberg with a cameo by weeknight anchor Sade Baderinwa, talked about the olden…
Joy Reid Says She’s ‘Feeling Guilt’ About Cancellation of MSNBC Show
In her first public comments since departing MSNBC, Joy Reid confesses to experiencing a whole range of emotions about the end of her show, The ReidOut. “I’ve been through every emotion over the past several days,” Reid said during an appearance on the Win With Black Women podcast on Sunday night. She added that those…
WFA, GroupM, Diageo Urge Judge To Dismiss Rumble ‘Boycott’ Suit
“Rumble should not be allowed to weaponize the antitrust laws,” the WFA and others say in new court papers.
Ulta Beauty Promotes Longtime Exec Kelly Mahoney to CMO
Ulta Beauty has named Kelly Mahoney as its new chief marketing officer (CMO), succeeding Michelle Crossan-Matos, who left last month. Mahoney has been at Ulta for nearly a decade, most recently serving as svp of customer and growth marketing. In that role, she helped grow the brand’s loyalty program, Ulta Beauty Rewards, to more than…
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Snapchat Offers Brands More Control Over Ad Placement
Snapchat has launched a new brand suitability suite designed to offer advertisers more control over what types of content their campaigns run alongside in the app.
X Rolls Out Grok-Powered AI Ads
Similar to automated ad tools launched by Google and Meta, X’s Grok-powered launches allow advertisers to manually edit the automated copy or swap out the chosen image to best fit their vision.