20% reported liking an advertiser less after seeing ads on social media alongside user-generated hate speech. Constantine von Hoffman on September 22, 2023 The FTC approved Omnicom’s purchase of Interpublic Group this week, after the ad agency giant promised not to engage in any nefarious brand safety activities. If you think I’m exaggerating, the … Continue reading FTC says Omnicom deal is OK, as long as there’s no brand safety involved
August 28, 2024 Why Omnicom is betting on Big Advertising Troy Ruhanen, CEO of the newly announced Omnicom Advertising Group, says scale and size is about innovation, not consolidation. BY Jeff Beer One of the world’s largest advertising holding companies has decided to lean into its size and scale. Omnicom recently announced a reorganization of its … Continue reading Why Omnicom is betting on Big Advertising
Omnicom acquires Flywheel Digital for e-commerce growth Deanna Ritchie / Oct 30, 2023 Omnicom, a top-tier advertising conglomerate, has publicized its intention to buy prominent e-commerce company Flywheel Digital for an estimated net cash purchase price of around $ 835 million. This transaction represents the biggest buyout in Omnicom’s history. The acquisition of Flywheel Digital … Continue reading Omnicom acquires Flywheel Digital for e-commerce growth
Omnicom Strikes First-Mover Deal With Criteo, Gains Access To ‘Digital Shelf’ Data by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, August 24, 2023 Omnicom this morning announced it is expanding its data-sharing relationship with “commerce media” platform Criteo to include “digital shelf data and insights” from Criteo’s retail media network. The companies said Omnicom is the first holding company … Continue reading Omnicom Strikes First-Mover Deal With Criteo, Gains Access To ‘Digital Shelf’ Data
Omnicom Strikes First-Mover Deal With Criteo, Gains Access To ‘Digital Shelf’ Data by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, August 24, 2023 Omnicom this morning announced it is expanding its data-sharing relationship with “commerce media” platform Criteo to include “digital shelf data and insights” from Criteo’s retail media network. The companies said Omnicom is the first holding company … Continue reading Omnicom Stikes First-Mover Deal With Criteo, Gains Access To ‘Digital Shelf’ Data
AWS Invests $100M To Build Gen AI Innovation Center, Omnicom Collaborates To Reimagine Creativity by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 22, 2023 Amazon Web Services (AWS) will invest $100 million in a generative artificial intelligence (GAI) innovation center to give its customers help in building and deploying GAI. The announcement, made Thursday includes the AWS Generative … Continue reading AWS Invests $100M To Build Gen AI Innovation Center, Omnicom Collaborates To Reimagine Creativity
The multi-year agreement connects Affinity Solutions’ retailer purchase transactions with Omnicom’s data and analytics division, Annalect. Chris Wood on March 7, 2022 Today, Omnicom Group announced a multi-year agreement with purchase behavior and data company Affinity Solutions, putting to work their data from over 7 billion credit and debit card transactions annually. The deal will integrate … Continue reading Omnicom brings purchase insights to marketers with Affinity Solutions agreement
Omnicom CRM Unit Invests In AI Developer, Complements ‘Omni’ by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, September 27, 2019 Omnicom CRM shop Precision Marketing Group is moving deeper into AI, announcing it has acquired a majority stake in marketing technology developer Smart Digital GmbH. Omnicom singled out Smart Digital’s proprietary AI platform and data capabilities as a key … Continue reading Omnicom CRM Unit Invests In AI Developer, Complements ‘Omni’
Omnicom Folding Programmatic, Search Specialists Into Main Media Brands by Richard Whitman , Columnist, April 16, 2019 Omnicom Group CEO John Wren told financial analysts today that the company is integrating its specialist agencies Accuen and Resolution Media into its three main media agency brands: OMD, PHD and Hearts & Science. Accuen is the group’s … Continue reading Omnicom Folding Programmatic, Search Specialists Into Main Media Brands
