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The advent of live sports on streaming services is creating a new opportunity for advertisers that sits at the intersection of sports' passionate (and large) audience and the personalization capabilities of connected TV.

By focusing too heavily on immediate outcomes, marketers risk missing out on CTV's broader, long-term advantages.

Artificial intelligence has great potential to reshape the role of marketing procurement. Here's how procurement professionals can prepare to harness that change to their benefit.

While the responsibility of establishing a creative culture starts with leadership, the consistent building, maintenance, and enhancement of the culture requires a team effort grounded in an organization's values and brand. Here are tips for marketing leaders to not only establish a creative culture but ensure that it thrives and drives success for the team, in-house agency, and the broader organization.

Failing to balance emotional brand engagement and distinctive assets can lead to disinterest (i.e., high levels of neutrality when watching an ad) or even misattribution (i.e., an ad works in favor of a competitor). How can advertisers get it right?

A lot has changed since the inception of addressable TV. While consumer viewing has continued to grow more fragmented, addressable advertising has increased in scale and matured its technological capabilities to become a must-have strategy for broadly targeted and narrowly targeted brands alike.

What if the optimization brands are doing for their next campaign is based on the wrong information? With so much data currently available to advertisers, it's important that they ensure the data foundations are solid before divining insights to shape their next set of decisions.

As the popularity of streaming grows, shoppable ads — TV spots that allow consumers to research or buy products directly through the ad — present a remarkable opportunity for CTV advertisers, especially with the approaching make-or-break holiday shopping season.

Radio, across its myriad of formats and genres, uniquely delivers content that reflects the beliefs and values of its listeners while facilitating a sense of belonging. Here's why radio can play such a critical role in reaching a diverse range of consumer segments.

How can small companies think bigger? And what small business norms can be applied to enterprise-size strategies? The insights gleaned can help both sides adjust their channel approach going forward. The mix they're looking for will help a business of any size stand out more, connect with audiences on a personal level, and nurture deeper engagement.

To create eye-catching, memorable campaigns that customers will actually interact with, the savviest marketers are thinking outside the box — moving away from the digital-first playbook in favor of an omnichannel strategy that incorporates both digital and offline efforts.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of marketing procurement, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming indispensable tools. But the first step to leveraging AI in marketing procurement is understanding what AI can help accomplish and expedite — and what it cannot.

Marketing success lies in making innovation feel familiar while still offering something new. The ideal formula for successful innovation is to ensure that a product is 80 percent familiar and 20 percent new. So how, then, do the best product developers and marketers achieve this balance of novelty and familiarity?

Often, corporate purpose and values define what a company prioritizes, but the company's culture stems from its employees' attitudes, behaviors, and interactions. When it comes to culture, it's not about talking the talk but walking the walk.

TeamSnap data shows youth sports parents are looking for brands that are cost effective. When it comes to snack preferences and choosing the right half-time crunch or post-game pick-me-up, the parents TeamSnap surveyed say they would choose price over quality.

As more events move to streaming and as programmatic adoption increases, there is opportunity for advertisers to make their message heard during live events.

Direct mail boasts an ecosystem that has been humming for decades, and new technology has added valuable options for integrating direct mail seamlessly with other marketing channels.

As TV approaches its fully digital future, many brands, agencies, and publishers fear the same problems that have plagued the online advertising ecosystem will now encroach on connected TV (CTV). Is there a way to ensure the sins of digital media won't impact the CTV advertising ecosystem, too?

The TV landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade. Now, so too must the TV upfronts.

Tapping into imaginative, innovative direct marketing tactics can help businesses create integrated and interactive omnichannel campaigns that don't break the bank.