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AI Is Great, But What Does It Mean I Have to Actually Do as a CMO?

You would need to have been on Mars to avoid the onslaught of news stories and startup launches in the AI space, but there remains a paucity of good perspective on the implications for marketing. Technology has become an extension of humans for many years starting with the personal computer evolving to the www and then the smartphone. AI is no different but arguably represents a more fundamental and tectonic shift as it is not purely behavioral, it is a new form of intelligence, meaning limitless applications.
2024 List of Top 100 Retailers [REPORTS]

The National Retail Federation released its annual list of the Top 100 Retailers, compiled by Kantar, a global marketing data, insight and consultancy company. The 2024 Top 100 Retailers ranks the industry’s largest companies according to domestic sales.
Loyalty Marketing: How Much Fraud Is There?

Loyalty marketing is a big business and growing. But that growth also puts marketers at increased risk for fraud. Fraud from consumers, professional hackers, and even employees. ANA has begun work with Human to better understand the extent of that fraud as well as remedies to minimize it.
What’s next for women’s sports: Fueling growth by proving value

Women’s sports are having more than just a moment. Thanks to a confluence of forces, elite womens’ sports are enjoying unprecedented highs across interest, viewership and attendance.
Agencies Should Always Act in the Clients’ Best Interest

Client/agency relationships were once predicated on the concept of a principal-agent relationship, where the agency had a fiduciary duty to act in their clients' best interest. When this concept was the accepted practice, most client/ agency agreements reinforced this expectation.
Legal Issues and Business Considerations When Using Generative AI in Digital Advertising [REPORT]

The IAB Legal Affairs Council Generative AI Working Group has published its white paper, Legal Issues and Business Considerations When Using Generative AI in Digital Advertising. This new, comprehensive whitepaper addresses the legal and business issues concerning the creation, training, and implementation of generative AI in digital advertising.
State of Spanish-Language Media 2024: Audio [REPORT]

This comprehensive study interviewed over 500 Spanish-language media consumers in the United States, ensuring gender and age demographics align with the 2020 Census data. Key insights from the report highlight significant trends in radio, podcast, and music streaming consumption among Spanish-language media audiences.
The Olympics: A Real-Time Celebration of Unity and Excellence

In a world that seems more divided than ever, there is one event that stands as a beacon of unity and excitement — the Olympics. For brands, it represents the most compelling branding opportunity a brand can want. No other television spectacle can quite compare to the Olympics. Even the Super Bowl, which dominates U.S. viewership annually, doesn't encapsulate the global camaraderie, athletic variety and purity the Olympics offers. It is a bounty of culturally diverse and awe-inspiring stories told over weeks, not just hours. And this time, those hours fall during prime watching hours.
Louis Maldonado of d expósito & Partners on Data-Driven Decisions

What will it take to have your work make it to the winners' circle? ANA's Judges' Journals features a series of Q&A sessions with leading industry executives participating on 2024 ANA Award juries. Gain insight from the judges on what they will be looking for and what makes the difference between a good versus award worthy submission. In this segment, Denise McDevitt, SVP of award programs at ANA connects with Louis Maldonado, partner and managing director at d expósito & Partners' regarding his role on the 2024 ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards Jury.
4 issues plaguing the CFO-CMO Relationship — and how to solve them

As the marketing resource paradox continues to grow ever more severe, the disconnect between the roles of the CMO and the CFO also continues to widen.



























