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Netflix Layoffs Happening as Company Changes Advertising Priorities

Netflix is making some major changes to its marketing strategy and laying off some employees as a result. The streaming giant has been here since the beginning. They are a true trailblazer for what the streaming market is today. They revolutionized the way video rentals worked and killed off the Read More

The Guardian Is Nixing Fossil Fuel Ads—But Activists Want More

The Guardian announced Wednesday that the news outlet is banning fossil fuel company advertisements, even as the newspaper pushes back against activists who want it to nix automotive ads. “Our decision is based on the decades-long efforts by many in that industry to prevent meaningful climate action by governments around Read More

3 Reasons Netflix Isn’t Interested in Advertising

Last month, Needham analyst Laura Martin estimated Netflix could lose 4 million U.S. subscribers in 2020 if it doesn’t introduce a lower-priced ad-supported version of its service to compete with all the new entrants in the streaming wars. For the most part, new companies in streaming are introducing services priced Read More

How predictive advertising is changing the future of digital marketing

Predictive advertising is a subset of predictive analytics that uses historical data, ML techniques, and algorithms to accurately target audiences and optimize ad copy and media spends. Given the value and competitive edge it brings, most businesses are looking at applying predictive advertising to improve the relevancy of their campaigns. Read More

Social media advertising by retailers to hit nearly $65 billion

Social media advertising is increasingly a primary focus for retail brands and one platform dominates. Fifty-percent of retail advertisers are planning to spend at least half of their annual marketing budget in 2020 on social media ads, according to a survey commissioned by Smartly.io and conducted by WBR Insights, research Read More

Why Netflix Remains Adamantly Against Ads

The idea of Netflix someday adding advertising to its service remains a perennial topic among investors and analysts. Needham analyst Laura Martin recently renewed her call that Netflix should use ads as a way to subsidize lower price points in the face of intensifying competition, while a separate survey of Read More

How Amazon is selling ads on Fire TV

Amazon is throwing a whole kitchen sink of streaming inventory at advertisers, based on a recent pitch deck that the company has shared with ad buyers. The sales pitch by Amazon largely centers on the ads it can sell across apps on its Fire TV platform. But that isn’t Read More