virtual product placement

Rembrand announced that it’s merging with creative automation startup Spaceback to build a unified AI-powered platform for “content-based” CTV, digital video and display.

Omar Tawakol is a serial entrepreneur. He sold two companies in five years, including BlueKai to Oracle in 2014. But he’s in no rush with his new virtual product placement startup Rembrand. He says he’s having too much fun. Plus: Meditating on the end of Oracle Advertising.

Mirriad is heading the Diverse Media Alliance to help create more ad opportunities and incremental revenue for diverse publishers. The initiative currently includes Canela Media, LatiNation, BOMESI, NTERTAIN’s NEON16 and The Shade Room as launch partners.

More than two decades after they ran, Cerveza Cristal’s Star Wars ads are a perfect and unintentional cautionary tale for ad tech vendors pushing CTV ad products like virtual product placements and shoppable content overlays.

Super League Gaming CEO Ann Hand shares lessons learned from building in-game ad experiences and insights into the developing in-game ecommerce market. Also: Is metaverse marketing truly dead?

New startups are starting to use generative AI to flip the script on in-video product placement, including Rembrand, a new venture launched by ad tech vet Omar Tawakol in February.

Tying ad spend to conversions by making ads actionable is one sure way to measure ROAS more effectively. To that end, many brands are turning to solutions like shoppable TV ads.