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Target Sales Continued to Fall in Q3, Offset Slightly by Its Ad Business
Earnings ReportsBy Kathryn Lundstrom7 hours ago
The retailer plans to spend more on capital investments next year.
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Adtech Firm Agentio Raises $40 Million to Make Creator Marketing More Programmatic
By Lauren Johnson

Amazon’s Next Ad War
By Kathryn Lundstrom

Advertisers Can Buy NBCU Streaming Ads Using Albertsons’ Shopper Data
By Kathryn Lundstrom

4 Ways Walmart’s Incoming CEO Has Already Set Up the Retailer For Success
Retail NewsBy Lauren Johnson5 days ago
U.S. leader John Furner succeeds Doug McMillon as company CEO
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Profound’s New Tool Shows Retailers How AI Assistants Recommend Their Products
Artificial IntelligenceBy Trishla Ostwal6 days ago
As ChatGPT and Perplexity move into commerce, the startup’s new analytics tool helps brands see—and shape—how their products appear in AI-generated recommendations.
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Amazon’s New Ads Agent Makes Its Marketing Cloud More Accessible
Amazon NewsBy Kathryn LundstromNovember 11, 2025
Amazon is making it easier for advertisers to play around in its massive database of consumer data. The ecommerce giant today announced Ads Agent, a new generative AI-powered chatbot within [...]
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What ‘Full Funnel’ Really Means for Today’s Brands
ADWEEK HouseBy Debbie Abrams KaplanNovember 7, 2025
This post was created in partnership with SmartCommerce  Key takeaways In this omnichannel era, marketing has been thrown for a loop. Customers may still need multiple touchpoints to move from [...]
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BRANDWEEK: How Catalyst Brands Is Revamping Retail Marketing for Legacy Brands
Retail NewsBy Lauren JohnsonNovember 6, 2025
Execs break down strategies for JCPenney, Eddie Bauer, and Brooks Brothers.
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Ikea Wants to be the Practical Answer to Your Holiday Gifting Needs
Creative AdvertisingBy Matt Barker5 days ago
Ahead of the holiday season, Ikea wants Canadian shoppers to know that it’s the perfect place to buy practical gifts that people actually need.  The retailer has launched a pair [...]
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Ads of the Week: 7 Campaigns That Caught Our Eye
Creative AdvertisingBy Brittaney Kiefer5 days ago
Brands including Disney, Amazon, and KFC created this week's standout campaigns.
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ADWEEK Brand Genius Creators 2026: Now Open for Nominations
ADWEEK AwardsBy Adweek Staff6 days ago
ADWEEK is bringing back the Brand Genius Creator Awards for 2026, with expanded new categories spanning the creators, marketers, and agencies setting the bar for social-first marketing. The list will [...]
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“The Work Is Going to Get Sh*tty”: Aaron Starkman on Anxiety, AI, and Independent Creativity
Creative ThinkersBy Brittaney KieferNovember 12, 2025
Rethink's Aaron Starkman reflects on anxiety, independence, and the influence of South Park
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Gap’s Whimsical Sandy Liang Ad Shows It’s Okay for Brands to Whisper
Ad CriticBy Susan CredleNovember 12, 2025
Gap's collaboration with Sandy Liang shows it's okay for brands to whisper.
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