Automated copy generation vendor Persado has launched new tools to tailor content to personal preferences, at the segment or individual level.  They call their customer-level “Language Profiles” a “new form of first party data” but it’s not clear whether they’re asking customers about the copy they receive or simply observing what they respond to.  If they were really good at this, they’d have known to show me the answer.

Back in the world of identified web visitors, Nielsen is adding demographic data from The Trade Desk to profiles in the Nielsen Identity System, starting with France, Italy, and the UK.  Other Asian, European, and non-U.S. markets will follow.  The arrangement will enrich Nielsen’s cross-media measurement reporting.

This IAB study finds that connected TV and paid search are expected to be the fastest-growing ad channels next year, while linear TV and other traditional media continue to shrink.  More intriguing: marketers are focusing more investment on foundational tools like measurement and first party data, and less on specific ad channels.  Download for deep dives into retail media networks and the metaverse.