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Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Disinfect Ads The coronavirus has led companies in certain categories to halt advertising, some (such as cruise providers) because demand has evaporated and others because supply has evaporated. “Clorox confirmed that as stores of its cleaning products dry up online, it has pulled back […]

Clorox’s Vivian Chang will speak at AdExchanger’s upcoming PROGRAMMATIC I/O New York conference on Oct. 15 and 16. When Clorox acquired dietary supplement maker Nutranext in 2018, it wasn’t just to gain share in the health and wellness category. Nutranext already owned ecommerce health brands, like vitamin manufacturer Stop Aging Now, so the company also became […]

With every successful direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand launch, a tiny bite is taken out of a legacy brand’s market share. Once those bites start adding up, DTC brands can become a major threat to business, said Clorox CMO Eric Reynolds at the ANA Masters of Marketing last week. “[DTC brands] are very nimble and capable competitors,” […]

Simulmedia has sweetened its targeting capabilities for TV buyers. Through a strategic deal with consumer market research and retail analytics firm IRI, revealed Wednesday, marketers can now target their linear TV ads based on predictive purchase segments called IRI ProScores. These segments determine consumers’ likelihood to purchase based on different propensities. This is the first […]

Everyone needs bleach. That’s why brands like Clorox have a lot of repeat buyers. The question is: How do you build support for a social cause when you’re selling bleach? Clorox already does a lot of TV and pre-roll advertising, but this week it tested its first 360-degree educational video focusing on 18-34-year-olds. The socially […]