Author: Claire McBride

Key Advantages and Considerations of Walmart’s Self-Serve Display Offerings

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October 25, 2024 TL;DR: No spend minimums, greater control, and enhanced visibility are the main draws to leverage Walmart’s self-serve platforms for Display test-and-learns. 4 minute read Walmart display ads are less widely adopted today compared to Amazon’s display offerings and paid search across retail media networks, in part due to limited budgets and the […]

Key Themes and Announcements from Amazon unBoxed 2024

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October 23, 2024 TL;DR: Amazon unBoxed unveiled several new ad features and tools that allow advertisers to enhance product discovery, drive better media performance, and unlock full-funnel visibility across the customer journey. 4 minute read Last week, we wrote why Amazon continues to soak up so much retail media market share despite (or perhaps because […]

3Q24 Walmart Omnichannel Quarterly Business Review

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October 21, 2024 1 minute read Log in to download the full report linked at the bottom This Walmart Omnichannel Quarterly Business Review includes All-Signal insights retail leaders need to forecast the business, make critical investment decisions, and compete effectively on the platform. It’s designed to cut through industry noise and save you time by […]

Why and How Brands Should Move Early on Amazon’s Streaming TV Advertising

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October 16, 2024 TL;DR: Amazon’s streaming TV advertising is a competitive edge opportunity for brands, although adoption is expected to rapidly increase over the next year. We recommend brands test-and-learn sooner than later which requires cross-functional alignment and in-house and/or external analytics support that understands how to leverage Amazon’s unique targeting and reporting capabilities. 4 […]

Benchmarks and Insights on Amazon Ads vs. Retail Media Peers

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October 14, 2024 TL;DR: Brands and agencies are growing Amazon’s share of their retail media budgets despite its existing 87% market share of the retail media market. This is due to its superiority in terms of scale and strategic importance, competitive intensity, performance, analytics capabilities, ad activations, and PDP quality. 5 minute read (Scroll to […]

The Superior Metric to Digital Penetration

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October 9, 2024 TL;DR: Brands rely on Digital Penetration to set investment levels, but Digital Share of Growth reveals a much larger impact from eCommerce. 2 minute read Most brands incorporate Digital Penetration into their strategic investment plans, while ignoring ‘Digital Share of Growth’ (DSG).  Here’s the difference: Digital Penetration: Digital sales divided by total […]

The Toughest eCommerce Problems Are Your Biggest Opportunity

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October 7, 2024 TL;DR: Brands committed to developing an omnichannel competitive edge should lean into the challenging initiatives the average brand resists, such as sound eControl practices, advanced analytics, and agile and holistic media planning. 1 minute read Retail leaders like us want the quick fix. The shortcuts or hacks for eliminating headaches and exploding […]

3Q24 Retail Media Quarterly Business Review

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September 30, 2024 1 minute read Log in to download the full report linked at the bottom Stratably benchmarking suggests increasing marketing spend is the #1 company-wide growth driver in 2H, with retail media an increasingly important part of the overall marketing strategy. A net 70% of brands are expanding their retail media budgets as […]