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Retail Media Is Absorbing The Shopper Marketing Stack
Ace Hardware is stretching retail media across creators, delivery, retailer education and measurement. The move shows why CMOs need one commercial brief, but separate objectives and attribution rules, before retailer platforms absorb more shopper, trade and influencer budgets.
Advertising Emissions Are Becoming A Media Planning Metric
New Australian research estimates advertising creates more than 5% of upstream Scope 3 emissions on average. The findings give CMOs a practical reason to replace spend-based carbon estimates with campaign-level data that protects both media budgets and performance.
India’s TV Ad Deregulation Shifts the Burden to Media Buyers
India has removed its 12-minute hourly cap on television advertising as TV volumes continue to decline. The change gives broadcasters more inventory flexibility, but it also makes ad-load transparency, placement quality and outcome measurement more important for CMOs.
Premium Audio Is Entering Agentic Media Buying
A live Butler/Till and iHeartMedia campaign shows AI agents can transact premium audio, reporting a 42% efficiency gain and a stronger mid-roll mix. For CMOs, the next step is setting auditable buying rules before streaming and broadcast budgets scale.