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These days, marketing and media are indispensable! Whether you’re an old hand at business or you’ve just got your start-up off the ground, you need smart advertising strategies if you want to successfully draw attention to your bran...
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Why Performance Marketers Need to Start Viewing Assets Not as Costs, but as Investments
A boost for creative diversity: In this DMEXCO column, Paulina Schumann and Timo Sander break down how Meta’s Andromeda update is reshaping the rules of the game and what it means for the future performance of your marketing.
KPI Crisis? 4 Strategies to Increase AI Visibility
Do your reports indicate a dramatic drop in visibility? You’re not alone – zero-click search and AI tools are fundamentally changing search behavior. Discover strategies to boost your AI visibility in a search landscape dominated by LLMs.
Brand Loyalty over Hype: 93% of Germans Prioritize Quality
In 2026, consumers are making more cautious choices. The focus is shifting away from trends toward trust, quality and brand attachment. The DMEXCO Brand Study reveals the factors shaping brand loyalty and how you can tailor your strategy accordingly.
How Bot Traffic Distorts Demand, Marketing Data and Prices
The Imperva Bad Bot Report 2025 finds that 51 percent of web activity is automated, with 37 percent generated by malicious bots. Bot traffic distorts marketing KPIs, media budgets and pricing algorithms, compromising the data used in many decisions.
A Look Back at SXSW in Austin
I was at SXSW. The most important innovation festival in the U.S. And I know that many of you would have loved to go. That’s why I’m taking you along on this retrospective journey and sharing my most interesting insights with you.
CMO Responsibilities in the AI Era: New Skills, Changing Roles
CMO responsibilities are becoming more wide-ranging in the AI era. But it’s far from clear what direction the role will take in the future. Our guide explores this topic and identifies new core competencies that modern CMOs should possess.
Big Event, Small Budget: Win with FIFA World Cup Marketing
In 2026, the biggest spectacle in international soccer heads to the USA, Canada, and Mexico. But with FIFA World Cup marketing, success for brands won’t be decided in North American stadiums, but in the everyday lives of fans in their home markets.
Synthetic Marketing: Optimized by Algorithms, for Algorithms
Modeling target groups, creating AI content on the fly, simulating clicks: Marketing today is increasingly based on probabilities. But if the entire funnel is generated by algorithms, how can you tell if your strategy is having a real impact?
Diversity in marketing: Why ignorance is harmful
A recent survey shows that diversity ranks last among marketers, while AI dominates. A comment by Verena Gründel.
Marketing Survey 2026: AI Dominates the Marketing Agenda
In the latest marketing survey conducted by marketing-BÖRSE in cooperation with DMEXCO, BVDW, and Horizont, five AI topics ranked among the top 10 most important marketing trends for 2026.