Long gone are the days when marketers and other industry professionals could simply rely on their gut to put forth a campaign. Now, it’s all about data and insights, and how it’s used to help marketers realize faster results. That’s what Adweek’s Data & Insights category is all about—how brands have turned customer data into marketing insights that ultimately led to huge real-time results and fast-paced success. This category offers thoughtful opinion pieces and professional advice regarding the state of the marketplace to the benefits of leveraging data.

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    A Better Way to Measure TV Advertising

    This post was created in partnership with Viant An ad can reach the right audience, appear alongside premium content, and play to completion. But advertisers still need to know whether [...]

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    The Sydney Sweeney Effect Can Fade Fast for Brands, Data Suggests

    For American Eagle, her early boost faded, and Dr. Squatch’s direct sales didn’t show a lasting lift either.

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    The Real Value of an Ad Starts With Attention

    This post was created in partnership with Viant An ad can generate millions of impressions, spark controversy, or rack up views. But none of those measures alone reveals whether people [...]

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    Rethinking Retail Media’s Role in the Marketing Mix

    This post was created in partnership with Albertsons Retail media networks are relatively new, and the learning curve for brands and retailers can be steep. But understanding them can be [...]

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    A Holiday Playbook for the Year’s Busiest Shopping Season

    This post was created in partnership with CVS Media Exchange  For retail brands, the holiday season is a critical time to get consumers into stores to shop. And because shoppers have [...]

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    What It Takes to Transform First-Time Shoppers Into Repeat Customers

    This post was created in partnership with Inmar Media Key takeaways Algorithms are influencing what consumers see and buy, but turning a first purchase into a second requires significant effort [...]

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    When CTV Delivers an Ad, Who’s Actually Watching?

    This post was created in partnership with Viant An ad can reach the right screen and still miss the person watching it. So, how can marketers tell which ads earn [...]

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    Marketers, You Have 9 Minutes to Earn Attention

    This post was created in partnership with Viant As TV and streaming audiences become increasingly fragmented, understanding what happens between an ad being served and a viewer paying attention is [...]

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    How a 161-Year-Old Brand Stays Relevant

    This post was created in partnership with Zappi To keep up with today’s consumers, brands need abundant data and a willingness to adapt. During a Brandweek 2026 fireside chat co-hosted with [...]

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    Choosing Seasonal Magic Over Product Features

    This post was created in partnership with iSpot For iconic brands, holiday campaigns can be a key time to shift from product-focused messaging to more creative, emotional storytelling. But finding [...]

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    AI Is Changing How Marketers Respond to Social Signals

    This post was created in partnership with Hootsuite Social signals are scattered across a fragmented media landscape, and the brands that win know how to find them—and put them to [...]

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    Turning Brand Affinity Into Measurable Business Outcomes

    This post was created in partnership with Tunnl Tracking customer sentiment and creating feedback loops is essential in today’s marketing landscape, even for large legacy brands like Walmart. During a [...]

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    How to Build an AI Dashboard That Makes Your Case for You

    ADWEEK and Code and Theory are partnering to offer a beginner-intermediate level masterclass on how to use AI to build a live dashboard.

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    Making the Last Mile Count

    This post was created in partnership with Ibotta As consumers shift their habits to delivery and last-mile platforms, commerce brands have to move quickly to keep pace. During an ADWEEK [...]

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    Retail Media’s Next Evolution Starts With Smarter Questions

    This post was created in partnership with CVS Media Exchange (CMX)  Marketers have more retail data than ever. But what do they do with it?  During an ADWEEK House Cannes [...]

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