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Optimistic marketers increase expected ad spend

Martech

One of the most notable trends highlighted in the report is the continued ascent of retail media. This surge in retail media investment underscores its growing importance in the marketing mix. Buyers have revised their year-over-year projections for this channel from +21.8% to an impressive +25.1%.

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The 4 Ps of Marketing: How to Apply Them in the AI Era

Backlinko

That’s why the 4 Ps are also called the marketing mix. Side note: The marketing mix concept actually dates back to the 1950s. Marketing professor Neil Borden came up with a 12-element version. Now, it includes ecommerce platforms , social media, voice-activated devices, and traditional retail locations.

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Distributed storefronts demand smarter, faster brand strategy

Martech

Social content, search results, shoppable ads, influencer videos, retail media, product pages, even physical shelves — are all nodes in a sprawling, real-time commerce ecosystem. Incrementality — the actual impact of marketing on outcomes across all routes to market — must replace proxy metrics and siloed attribution.

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The top inclusive marketing trends of 2025, according to Sonia Thompson

Hubspot Marketing

Then work to infuse your insights throughout your marketing mix. Taking this approach will support you in being more effective with your inclusive marketing, and helps you avoid tokenization (including a community just to be able to say you included them).

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How attribution masks what’s actually driving growth

Martech

And I’m not alone 40% of CMOs say improving ROI and proving attribution across the marketing mix is a top priority, according to the CMO Council’s “CMO Intentions 2024” report. Attribution. Oh, attribution. Even typing the word makes me squirm. Maybe the anxiety isn’t so dramatic after all.

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Marketing measurement finally explained in simple way

The Marketing Operations Leader

✅ Use case: SaaS companies mapping the customer journey, omnichannel retailers optimizing media mix. 🔹 Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) → Uses historical data & statistics to measure how different channels drive revenue. ✅ Use case: Enterprise brands optimizing many channels.

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The smarter approach to marketing measurement

Martech

The decline of third-party cookies and the explosion of new marketing channels connected TV, retail media, digital out-of-home and more only deepen this fragmentation. million in savings, a 20% increase in marketing efficiency and a 20% reduction in the company’s marketing carbon footprint.