How MCP Is Reshaping Retail Media Strategy
Enterprise retail media teams now manage 15 to 40 platforms, up from 5 to 8 a decade ago. Managing that many was feasible when brands had dedicated analysts and time to compile reports. It’s becoming impossible now. The problem isn’t the platforms themselves. It’s the question that comes from having that many: How do you […]
ChatGPT Ads in 2026: Early Results, Best Practices, and How to Get Started
OpenAI launched ads in ChatGPT earlier this year, and the early campaigns are already teaching us things that don't match what we expected. This guide covers what ChatGPT Ads are, how they work, what the first wave of results is showing, and how to get started, with learnings from a webinar Pacvue hosted with OpenAI and Kepler.
What Is Connected TV Advertising? (And Why It Matters for Retail Media)
Connected TV is reshaping how brands reach shoppers before they search. This guide explains what CTV is, how it works, and why it's becoming essential for retail media strategies.
Maintaining Momentum Post Summer Sales Events
Most marketing teams close the tentpole sales window with a sigh of relief. Prime Day, Walmart Deals, Target Circle Deal Days, and Black Friday compound to create some of the biggest new-to-brand opportunities and busiest weeks in the retail media calendar. But when brands treat event days as the finish line, they shut up shop […]
Prime Day in Real Time: Why Hourly Optimization Beats Daily Reporting
Preliminary data from the first days of Prime Day 2026 points to a more competitive summer sales season, with conversion rates under pressure, ad costs climbing, and impressions down. Here's what's driving it and how to optimize your strategy for the final push.
How to Compare Retail Media Performance Across Retailers in Europe
Retail media ad spend in Europe is set to reach €31bn by 20281 The opportunity is growing fast, but so is the cost of getting it wrong. As brands expand across more retail media networks, comparing performance is becoming harder. When clarity slips, budget decisions slow down and revenue opportunities are missed.
AI for Advertising: How Modern Advertisers Can Leverage AI to Drive Growth
If you’re thinking about how to use AI in marketing, the gap between advertisers who use AI and those who don't is widening. AI-powered advertising teams are making better decisions, moving faster, and getting more out of ad budgets. This guide explains what they’re doing differently.
How to Optimize and Scale Amazon DSP Campaigns
Once you understand what Amazon DSP is, the next step is launching, optimizing, and scaling campaigns that move the business. This guide covers how to get started, six ways to optimize performance, how DSP Plus fits into a mature strategy, how non-endemic brands can use DSP, and how Pacvue compares to managing campaigns natively.
What Is Amazon DSP? A Complete Guide for Brands and Agencies in 2026
Amazon DSP (Demand-Side Platform) is Amazon's programmatic advertising platform. It lets brands and agencies buy display, video, audio, and streaming TV ads at scale, reaching audiences on Amazon.com, IMDb, Twitch, Audible, Kindle, and across thousands of third-party sites and apps.
Prime Day 2026 Forecasting: Using SOV, WOC & Retail Signals to Plan Winning Campaigns
For the first time in five years, Amazon Prime Day is moving to June from July. That shift compresses every planning timeline by roughly four weeks, and brands that have planned for a July Prime Day are already behind.
How To Win the Summer Sales Events Across Walmart & Target
While everyone focuses on Prime Day, Walmart Deal Days and Target Circle Week run alongside it. Here's how to win both without losing ground.
From Data Complexity to Clarity: How Commerce Intelligence Unlocks Growth
Most retail media teams are sitting on more data than they can use. The problem isn’t access. It’s that the data lives in separate walled-garden dashboards, each with its own metrics, attribution models, and reporting formats, making it nearly impossible to see the full picture. Commerce intelligence changes that. It unifies ad performance, retail operations, and real-time shopper signals into one […]
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