Online Marketing

Google is coming for your cookies, and not the tasty kind lying safely in a tin in your kitchen, but the third-party ones that sit in your browser, watching, waiting, and storing all kinds of information. This has major implications, some good and some bad, for marketers and consumers alike. It also means that many of our old tools will soon become obsolete. However, you don’t need to crack open your tin of real cookies and start stress-eating yet. There are plenty of new tools on their way, one of which we’re going to get into today: The Protected Audience API.

In Fashion, competition is fierce and building a seamless omnichannel strategy is a must. There’s no “one size fits all”, “straight off the rack” solution. But just as on the catwalk, it’s all about accessorizing and bringing all the key elements together into one stunning ensemble—an omnichannel shopping experience that turns heads and wins conversions.

2023 has been a year of big changes for marketers. Artificial Intelligence tools like ChatGPT have transformed how many of us do our jobs, third-party cookies are on the cusp of being retired, and consumers have become more privacy-conscious than ever before. Despite the enormity of these changes, in many ways they’ve just set the scene for the big things to come in 2024. To understand what’s going on, we’ll briefly review MarTech trends in 2023, and then dive into the top MarTech trends in 2024.

The food and beverage industry has always been incredibly competitive. After all, food is important to all of us. It’s not just a necessary source of nutrients, protein, and fiber; it’s inextricably linked with culture, community, family, and friends. It brings comfort, togetherness, even bliss. It’s the way to our hearts.

But in recent years, the competition in food & beverage has reached a boiling point. There’s been a feeding frenzy as a horde of new players has entered the fray. Between any brand and a customer’s table lies a crowded, fiercely competitive marketplace. The advent of food apps and a growing consumer expectation of convenience has further heightened the competition. The latest digital technology provides unprecedented convenience for the consumer and a widening plethora of choices.

Sports are obsessed with precision measurements. Sprint times are measured to the hundredth of a second; Formula One lap times go down to the thousandth. In soccer, we now have stats for every player’s pass completion, goal contributions, distance run per game, and everything else imaginable. And it’s not just professionals. Amateur athletes and casual fitness enthusiasts track every kilometer they run, average times, altitude, and carbs burnt.

It makes sense that sports brands are leaning into the data that people generate. The first valuable source of data is online browsing information. However, sports brands are looking into ways to leverage other information that users are willing to share if they believe it will improve their performance.

The classic phrase “if you snooze, you lose,” aptly applies to Black Friday marketing. Why? The online noise leading up to and during Black Friday is so deafening, it requires staying up-to-date on the latest tips and tech to gain an advantage. Such an advantage though, even if it comes in the form of a few useful Black Friday Marketing tips, can pay dividends.