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5 takeaways from Amazon Prime Day advertising: An insider look at the birth of a retail revolution

SmartBrief - Marketing

In 2014, I was just a few months into my job as an executive creative director and head of Amazon’s internal creative agency – then known as D1 – when I found out we would be creating a global Amazon Prime Day advertising campaign promoting the world’s biggest single-day sales event across nine countries. But times were changing.

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3 Ways To Improve Any Ad in Minutes

Hubspot Marketing

Back in 2015, I worked for a medium-sized British software company. It broke the norms for newspaper advertising with an overwhelming amount of white space that caught attention and challenged the industry norms, showcasing the car’s unusually small design as a benefit, not a drawback. Here’s what I saw. The "Think small."

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Are marketers trusting AI too much? How to avoid the strategic pitfall

Martech

Dig deeper: Googles search market share falls below 90% for first time since 2015 How AI tools are changing user behavior The new capabilities and changing user behaviors create a potential warning about the risk of relying on AI. In that post, I predicted that because of that trend, Amazon would soon eat away at Googles advertising monopoly.

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How to learn social media marketing: 33 resources for beginners

Hubspot Marketing

This helpful resource will specifically dive into advertising tips and strategies. Pro tip: If youre new to social media advertising, this ebook is a beginner-friendly place to start. Creating attention-grabbing ads is one of the trickiest parts about Facebook advertising.

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How to tackle ad fraud in 2025

Martech

Ad fraud remains a persistent challenge in digital advertising, siphoning billions from marketers and undermining trust in the ecosystem. The fight against ad fraud: Progress made, but billions still at risk In 2023, the digital advertising industry reached a significant milestone, saving $10.8 In 2015, ad fraud caused $4.6

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The unexpected moment when AI became a friend

Businesses Grow

Its selling the same thing when the market now expects cheaper, faster, smarterand youre still dressed for 2015. A valuable observation. AI lamentation The danger isnt missing the boat on AI. Transformation isnt using AI better. Its offering what the old you never could.

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SEO Tactics That Actually Work in 2025

Duct Tape Marketing

If youre still using SEO playbooks from 2015, its time for an upgrade. When someone has a concern about the brand, then advertisement is a source of being on top of those that are looking at your brand. So you cannot just say whatever, but that said, remaining passive is also not a good idea. So you also have a strong point.

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