Brett Westrum

Make your media network a front-runner!🏃 LiveRamp's eBook is like a playbook for winning the race. Discover 20 ways to outpace the competition with smarter targeting, better measurement, and next-level innovation.

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According to the latest Bellwether report, "direct marketing [which includes direct mail, email, telemarketing, door-to-door, catalogues and SMS] shines again as spring brings recovery" 🌞 #directmarketing #dtc #directtoconsumer #homeshopping

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Think of your marketing strategy as a treasure hunt. LiveRamp's "Measurement Primer for Brands" is your trusty map! Dig into how to maximize ROAS, unravel data silos, and navigate privacy regulations. https://lnkd.in/gBPjigx6

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The future of sales and marketing alignment is at risk and four new paradigms will emerge. Forrester Principal Analyst John Arnold tells the truth about sales and marketing alignment and how to plan for an uncertain future in a new report.

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CTV ads + first-party data = your new marketing power couple 🤩 Want to learn how brands like Kroger and Nielsen are making the most of CTV? LiveRamp's CTV Activation Guide for Brands is here to help you turn viewers into buyers, one ad at a time. https://lnkd.in/dkJbZUch

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Today, programmatic now accounts for three-fourths of all CTV transactions as digital video ad spending becomes more focused on performance-driven outcomes like sales, leads, and website actions. #AdSpend #Advertising #CTV #Programmatic

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Retail is not just about "experiences" in 2024—it's about connected experiences, says #RetailMediaSummit keynote Jessica Hendrix, EVP and CMO of Hy-Vee, Inc.. And that's where #retailmedia comes in—expanding the relationship between shopper and retailer to also include brand advertisers. As a regional chain, Hy-Vee has always been deeply integrated into communities, offering regional insights beyond national chains. Demonstrating the evolution of experiences, Hy-Vee has installed food courts in stores (inspired by Eataly)—Chinese, Italian, and American fare. Shoppers have shown time and again they will spend more money at a location if they connect to the experience. Capturing shopper attention is harder than ever, but delivering relevancy is about diving deeper into the shopper data—beyond demos to psychographics and behaviors. Also, kid influence is much stronger now with parent shoppers than in the past. But there are challenges in measuring relevance—what did the shopper communicate all the way to the register? Biggest trends for the next 12 months: • In-store media will become more important. • Brands/agencies will build centers of excellence to maximize their retail media spend/campaigns. • Value of 1st-party data will continue to evolve. And the big question going forward: how will AI fit more specifically into #retailmedia? How will it become integrated into our needs? Path to Purchase Institute

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Print is the tangible piece that helps makes your message & other media tactics "sticky". How/when do you layer in print to your marketing campaigns?

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Feeling like your marketing magic is fading in today’s digital maze? Fear not, LiveRamp's eBook "Demystifying Match Rates: Getting to What Really Matters," is your spellbook for success! Learn how to optimize ad spend, understand key metrics, and choose the best data collaboration partners.

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The auto industry is evolving with electric vehicles. Did you know the viewing habits of EV shoppers vary based on car preference? Dive into Nielsen's 2025 On-Target Report and elevate your strategy beyond demographics! Download now and message me to learn more how to apply these advanced audiences insights to your strategy! https://bit.ly/3NQlbms

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Exciting news today: Yahoo DSP advertisers now have seamless access to Kroger audiences! We believe in the power of precision purchase signals. Shopping behaviors reveal lifestyles, aspirations, and life stages more meaningfully than demographics alone. Our purchase-based data with flexible buyer controls is the new model for leveraging first-party data and reducing programmatic advertising waste. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g_aUBEVM

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My old marketing mantra is "when in doubt, turn left." Not really, but this NASCAR event with AMA Richmond is one you shouldn't miss! If you've been interested in checking out AMA Richmond or love sports marketing, then you definitely need to be at this event! Sign up at the link below! #amarichmond #sportsmarketing #richmond

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For marketers, breaking down silos means tearing down the walls between a brand’s web, social, mobile, CRM, POS, and Call Center interactions to form a single, human-centric view of our fans, followers, purchasers, and those with something to say. Our goal? To foster happier, healthier, and more valuable customer relationships. And guess what? That's exactly what I'm working on right now! Stay tuned for more updates.

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Check out my Quad pal, Todd McNab, and his EMARKETER webinar on “Simplifying Disruption, Demand and Data” on 8/27/24!

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We need to talk about hygiene.....

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What’s kept me going in entrepreneurship for over a decade? The ability to create an environment like this 👇 A lot of people start working for themselves because they want freedom. IMO, one of the best things about starting and running a company for the last 11 years is the ability to create that freedom for others, too. It has been a privilege and a (big) challenge to learn what people need from their workplace—and how to make changes. Jenny Weeden and I have been running our internal NPS for a handful of years now and I’m not going to lie… I definitely shed some tears over the first couple of surveys. The NPS does exactly what it should: unearths the things in our workplace that people are unhappy about. When discovered, we set out to find the root of each issue, and determine how we can make change. Change, by the way, is an imperfect process, with bumps in the road, false starts, wins, and losses. Fast forward to this year’s NPS, we received our highest score yet thanks to the willingness of our team to be honest, to engage in meaningful conversations, and to make change together. We're still constantly evaluating our environment and I expect that we will be as long as the company exists. Thank you, team Accelity. 💛 There is no group of people I’d rather spend my time at work with. (Mostly remote, because that’s how we want it! 😇)

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Introducing Unified TV Audiences - where CTV meets linear. This unique blended dataset transforms advertising insights, making sure campaigns reach their full potential. Yahoo Advertising #YahooDSP https://lnkd.in/eS6wAExu

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