Retail Media Strategy

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Retailer First-Party ID: Strategies for the Cookieless Era

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As browsers phase out third-party cookies, brands must shift toward Retailer First-Party ID solutions to identify and engage shoppers across channels. These privacy-safe identifiers—collected directly by the retailer—enable personalization without compromising consumer trust. According to Criteo’s Alternative IDs: The Future of Cookieless Advertising, probabilistic and deterministic IDs can help bridge the data gap left by […]

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In-Housing Programmatic: 2025 Retail DSP Guide

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In-Housing Programmatic is emerging as a game-changer in the world of programmatic advertising. By internalizing programmatic capabilities—both tech and talent—brands can gain more transparency, agility, and ultimately greater ROI. According to eMarketer’s 2025 Ad Tech Trends, programmatic ad spending is projected to exceed $200 billion by 2026, despite mounting privacy challenges. Yet, Basis Technologies reports

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Retail Media Budget Allocation: iGRP vs ROAS

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Great campaigns fail if the budget is scattered. A clear Retail Media Budget Allocation framework aligns spend with goals, channels and measurement—preventing overspend on low-impact ads and underspend on high-value SKUs. Yet planners often debate which KPI should steer dollars: iGRP (internet Gross Rating Point) for reach or ROAS for efficiency. Here’s how to strike

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Retail Media Advertising Mix: On-Site, Off-Site & In-Store DOOH

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To succeed in today’s competitive retail landscape, brands must craft a compelling Retail Media Advertising media mix that blends on-site ads, off-site display and in-store DOOH. This integrated approach ensures you reach shoppers at every touchpoint—driving awareness, consideration and conversion in a cohesive way. For a deeper dive into execution models, see my post on

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SKU-Level Brief: Create Precise Retail Media Campaigns

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Every winning retail media campaign starts with a SKU-Level Brief, a one-page document that aligns your team on exactly which products you’ll promote, to whom, when and how much you’ll spend. This level of precision prevents wasted budget and ensures each SKU gets the attention it deserves. To revisit the eight pillars that make briefs

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Retail Media Networks: 360° Agency Models

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To excel on marketplace platforms, brands need more than great creatives—they need a 360° agency that can navigate complex Retail Media Networks. Whether you opt for a self-service platform, a full managed service or a hybrid model, each approach has trade-offs in control, cost and speed. As Amazon explains in its Amazon DSP overview, and

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Retail Media Team: Key Roles for Brand + Retailer Success

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Every high-performing retail media campaign rests on one thing: the right team. As a Retail Media Expert, you must coordinate brand marketers, merchant specialists and retailer contacts to execute, monitor and optimize ads across marketplaces. Without clear roles and communication processes, even the best strategy can fall flat. As HubSpot shows in “How to Choose

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From First-Party Data to Campaign Ideas

Turning First-Party Data into Retail Media Campaign Ideas

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Data is the fuel that powers every effective retail media campaign. In a cookieless world, the ability to collect and act on first-party data—information you own, gathered directly from shoppers—has become critical. As Salesforce explains in “First-Party Data: How You Can Succeed in a Cookieless World” first-party data lets you build accurate customer profiles and

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8 Key elements of a retail media brief

8 Key Elements of a Retail Media Brief

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Every successful retail media campaign begins with a single, well‑crafted document: the brief. In marketplace advertising—whether you’re running sponsored products on Amazon or display ads through Carrefour Link—the brief sets the direction for strategy, creative execution and measurement. It ensures every stakeholder—from brand marketers to merchant teams—understands which SKUs to promote, which audiences to target

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Retail Media: The Power of a Brief

Retail Media Strategy: Why a Solid Brief Is Your Competitive Edge

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Before talking CPC bids, Sponsored Products, or incremental ROAS, decide where you want to go. A concise, crystal‑clear brief is the ignition switch of any retail media strategy. Whether you advertise on Amazon, Carrefour, or Zalando, formats change—but the principle is immutable: without clear coordinates you risk burning budget on ads that move neither share

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