I’ve already admitted my infatuation with retailer-owned media networks (and will sneak in that Adorama has a new program for onsite ad placements). But why should retailers have all the fun? Video creation platform Brightcove has launched CorpTV, which lets any brand bypass traditional media by creating its own streaming video channel. Recently-launched Salesforce+ is an example.

We almost never mention speeches by politicians or regulators, for the excellent reason that what they do so often differs from what they say. But I’ll still call out this speech by FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, because she states clearly that consent-based privacy rules have failed and what’s needed are legal limits on how much data companies can collect. I agree, and so do a growing number of people in Washington.  Fundamental change in the advertising industry could result.

Martech keeps taking larger bites out of marketing budgets: 17.3% last year, 19.9% this year, 23.5% next year, and 30.9% five years from now, according to the latest CMO Survey. This despite barely more than half (56.4%) of current tools being used and nearly half (48.8%) of the survey respondents reporting worse-than-expected results. Oddly enough, marketers rate selecting marketing technologies as the thing they do best.