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MCN Mediabrands, a media and marketing solutions division of IPG/MCN, has announced a joint collaboration with Snap Inc. to launch a measurement initiative with the objective of offering insights on how communities in Saudi Arabia consume and engage with mobile video. The joint collaboration will see the companies combine the efforts of their marketing science […]

The name is Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3, but it’s more commonly called GPT-3. Since its release in May 2020, the AI, language generation model created by OpenAI has received substantial attention. This is a third-generation Natural Language Generation model that produces human-like language at scale, and is available as an application program interface (API). In […]

A couple of years ago, the New York Times wrote that we are living in a “post-text” world — consumers prefer to not read walls of text or receive dozens of emails. The defining narrative is the reach and power of video. No doubt, video marketing is here for a long haul, with online videos […]

People keep saying it: everything has changed. As the days spent in our homes blur together, outside in the world of marketing, huge shifts in consciousness are happening. The pandemic is teaching marketers not just to be digital, but to use it to bring new experiences that are more intuitive, productive, efficient and exciting for […]

Keeping pace with the current performance marketing trends can help brands dramatically increase their marketing and business game As the marketing and advertising industry become more challenging, marketing technology vendors are looking to leverage the industry trends and create opportunities for themselves. Meanwhile, SEO is re-taking lead as a vital reason for brands to refocus […]

To stop mobile ad fraud and to keep advertisers from being ripped off, experts recommend better analytics and monitoring Digital advertising is not as exciting as it is for mobile ad marketing fraudsters. Over the years, multi-billion dollars have been invested in digital advertising and ad fraud cases, and scams are on the rise. According […]

COVID-19 has changed the game for the marketing industry. New consumer habits and expectations, as well new work processes, require marketers to evolve and adapt — without the benefit of established playbooks. How quickly marketers can adjust to the fundamental shifts will likely determine their success going forward. Though changes to consumers’ mindsets and workplace […]

Brand crises due to social media trolls, controversial advertising are steeply on the rise. Here is a checklist to keep the crisis management stack on standby A controversial marketing campaign or an advertisement, an underwhelming product quality review, or even an unpleasant comment from an employee on social media can initiate a brand crisis. Several […]

Businesses are increasingly relying on sentiment analysis tools to determine their brand worth and tailor customer experiences.   What aspects of banking do customers despise the most? A bank in Johannesburg was deeply worried about its value perception in the highly competitive market and leveraged Repustate’s AI-powered sentiment analysis API to derive data from two […]

Google’s alternative to the third-party cookie has met with suspicion from a section of marketers and internet companies. On the one hand, FLoC gives advertisers and marketers the freedom to do business without third-party cookies, on the other, FLoC has been called Google’s way of monopolising the search market industry. Why is Google’s act of […]