Principal Trading is “Muddying the Cost” of Media

Independent agency the7stars has taken the decision to never use principal media, ruling out the controversial yet growing trading model for the benefit of its clients. "The client has the benefit of full transparency in terms of where the money is being spent, how much money is being spent, and full audit rights," says Jenny [...]

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Google Ads Launches New Tools For Mapping Incrementality

Did you ever wish you had a version of Google Maps charting connections between your different data sources? Google announced today it’s adding a Map View to Data Manager, its tool for activating first-party data. The new interface helps marketers understand which data sets are impacting ad performance and lets them spot errors in campaign [...]

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Uncommon puts the pazazz into payment platforms for Airwallex

A belief that forward momentum and progress are propelling mankind towards an ever-brighter future can feel like it comes from a different era. But it’s still the reality for AI optimists, and these are the people targeted in great style by Uncommon Creative Studio’s upbeat new global campaign for fintech Airwallex. “Build the future” is [...]

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Manscaped’s Whole‑Body Media Strategy

Helping win a presidential election and running marketing for a ball trimmer brand have more in common than you’d think – at least if you’re Marcelo Kertész. Kertész, this week’s guest on AdExchanger Talks, is the CMO of Manscaped, which is repositioning itself from a below-the-belt grooming brand to a whole-body grooming platform – or, [...]

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The Asymmetry Economy.

Your buyer has read the playbook. That is the part most marketing teams still pretend isn’t true. They know the gift is not just a gift. They know the countdown timer probably resets. They know the “people like you also bought” line is not innocent. They know social proof can be bought, scarcity can be [...]

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