In the latest evolution of its One Platform solution, NBCUniversal has launched One Platform Total Audience. The new technology will use AI and predictive analytics to create a single media plan across live and streaming TV targeting a brand’s chosen audience segment. It will combine NBCUniversal’s first-party data with advertisers’ data sets to support targeting at scale. No cookies here, folks.
Eighty percent of organizations surveyed for the Capgemini Research Institute’s CMO Playbook series have either already allocated budget to integrating genAI into marketing, or plan to do so in the next six months. Sixty percent believe the potential benefits of the technology outweigh the risks. The survey also found a consensus that AI would supplement rather than replace human creativity.
Games are emerging as an alternative ad channel in the no-cookie universe. Retail giant Walmart is partnering with 3D experience platform Unity to give Unity developers the opportunity to incorporate Walmart commerce APIs into games, virtual environments and apps. Players will be enabled to make purchases of physical goods without leaving the game.
Email and mobile personalization platform Movable Ink has announced a new integration between its Da Vinci content personalization solution and Adobe Journey Optimizer. Joint customers will be able to develop content assets aimed at each individual email recipient and bring them into Adobe Journey Optimizer for deployment. This builds on an existing integration between Movable Ink Da Vinci and Adobe Campaign.