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Walmart makes a rare CES appearance to promote AI-powered shopping

Walmart makes a rare CES appearance to promote AI-powered shopping The new generative AI-powered search functions are available on iOS and Android mobile devices and on the company’s website. Malak Saleh   Thu, Jan 11, 2024 Walmart When Walmart announced it would be holding a CES keynote for the first time, we were admittedly a … Continue reading Walmart makes a rare CES appearance to promote AI-powered shopping

Performance Agency Integrates With Walmart Connect DSP

Performance Agency Integrates With Walmart Connect DSP by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, June 15, 2023 Acorn Influence, a New Engen performance marketing company, has integrated with Walmart Connect’s Demand-Side Platform (DSP) to create an offering in partnership with The Trade Desk. Walmart Connect DSP is a multichannel platform, allowing brands to place content across mobile, display, and connected … Continue reading Performance Agency Integrates With Walmart Connect DSP

Walmart Connect Makes Available NBCU’s Live Streaming Inventory, Shares Results

Walmart Connect Makes Available NBCU’s Live Streaming Inventory, Shares Results by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, June 15, 2023 NBCUniversal, Roku, TikTok, and TalkShopLive on Thursday shared campaigns and results from partnerships built based on the big-box retailer’s partner program.   Walmart Connect Partner Lab partnered with NBCUniversal to test a closed-loop media-powered ads for retail in … Continue reading Walmart Connect Makes Available NBCU’s Live Streaming Inventory, Shares Results

Walmart may be dumping Bonobos and Eloquii, but its strategy wasn’t a total flop

  By James Surowiecki April 21, 2023   When Walmart announced today that it was selling online women’s-apparel brand Eloquii to FullBeautyBrands, just days after selling online menswear brand Bonobos for $75 million to a brand-management firm and the retailer Express, it marked the end of an experiment that started in 2016. That’s when Walmart … Continue reading Walmart may be dumping Bonobos and Eloquii, but its strategy wasn’t a total flop

Walmart pulls Universe of Play off Roblox platform after consumer groups’ complaint

The groups said Walmart’s Universe of Play was an advergame and asked CARU to review it. The retailer said CARU OK’d it before launch. Constantine von Hoffman on April 4, 2023 Walmart has pulled its Universe of Play experience from global gaming platform Roblox after consumer groups complained about it to the Children’s Advertising Review … Continue reading Walmart pulls Universe of Play off Roblox platform after consumer groups’ complaint

Cost-Per-Click Falls On Amazon, Jumps On Walmart And Instacart

Cost-Per-Click Falls On Amazon, Jumps On Walmart And Instacart by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 18, 2023 Marketers got a slew of retail numbers on Wednesday, much of it wrapped in cost-per-click (CPC) data. U.S. retail sales slipped 1.1% in December from the prior month, but rose 6% compared with December 2021, reflecting the … Continue reading Cost-Per-Click Falls On Amazon, Jumps On Walmart And Instacart

Walmart Connect VP: Deal Events On Retail Sites Like Amazon Increase Traffic On Its Site

Walmart Connect VP Says Deal Events On Retail Sites Drive Traffic by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, October 9, 2022 Economic concerns such as inflation continue to change spending habits for many consumers this year. October marks the beginning of deals season for retailers heading into the holidays — and more than ever, customers are turning to … Continue reading Walmart Connect VP: Deal Events On Retail Sites Like Amazon Increase Traffic On Its Site

Walmart Connect goes international and adds self-service

A new feature makes it easier for newer and smaller brands to move higher in search results. Nicole Farley on September 19, 2022 Walmart’s marketplace media platform, Walmart Connect, is expanding and adding self-service, making it easier for advertisers and brands to promote products. Search Brand Amplifier. This boosts products advertised in the Walmart marketplace to … Continue reading Walmart Connect goes international and adds self-service

Walmart Delivers Self-Service Sponsored Search Ads For Marketplace Sellers

Walmart Delivers Self-Service Sponsored Search Ads For Marketplace Sellers by Laurie Sullivan  @lauriesullivan, September 14, 2022 Walmart on Wednesday announced new ways for authorized third-party sellers to connect with Walmart customers across its marketplace through self-service options, giving companies alternatives to Amazon and eBay. The company’s expansion into automation for sellers will help them to … Continue reading Walmart Delivers Self-Service Sponsored Search Ads For Marketplace Sellers

Even as retail sales drop, Amazon and Walmart have created thriving ad businesses

By Rob Walker August 01, 2022   Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Walmart vs. Amazon is one of the great rivalries in business history. And lately the retail giants have found something new to compete over: ad revenue. We don’t normally think of stores as advertising … Continue reading Even as retail sales drop, Amazon and Walmart have created thriving ad businesses