WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:03.940 Today on The Resource Desk, four best practices that can help you grow your media 2 00:00:04.020 --> 00:00:06.020 businesses and compete more confidently. 3 00:00:15.650 --> 00:00:18.780 Building a strong on-site business for your commerce media network is a great 4 00:00:18.820 --> 00:00:22.440 start, but the biggest growth now lives off-site, where national and non-endemic 5 00:00:22.500 --> 00:00:25.660 budgets are waiting. And getting started with off-site is easier than you may 6 00:00:25.720 --> 00:00:29.640 think. A few focused upgrades can help you meet advertisers exactly where they 7 00:00:29.700 --> 00:00:30.240 already buy. 8 00:00:34.040 --> 00:00:37.330 To stand out as a CMN, you need to demonstrate what makes your audience unique, 9 00:00:37.640 --> 00:00:41.589 like location, demographics, shopping habits, or interest in specialty products. 10 00:00:42.340 --> 00:00:45.650 One way to do that is by offering marketers more granular segmentation. 11 00:00:45.700 --> 00:00:49.230 That can help unlock a lot more use cases and help brands reach shoppers with very 12 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:52.760 specific preferences. And you can enrich your data with signals throughout the 13 00:00:52.800 --> 00:00:56.680 consumer journey. For example, a travel marketplace can help a hotel brand 14 00:00:56.720 --> 00:00:59.430 reach consumers when they first start planning their summer vacation. 15 00:00:59.940 --> 00:01:03.420 Small enhancements like this can make your CMN even more valuable to advertisers. 16 00:01:07.440 --> 00:01:11.400 When your audiences can be activated on off-site channels like connected 17 00:01:11.440 --> 00:01:15.220 TV or online video, you open the door to budgets that might not have been in play 18 00:01:15.240 --> 00:01:19.080 before. And reaching consumers earlier in their shopping journey can also drive 19 00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:20.760 more in-store and online sales for you. 20 00:01:26.200 --> 00:01:29.460 Seeing a return on ad spend is only table stakes for advertisers now. 21 00:01:29.500 --> 00:01:33.270 Today, they need insights into how their campaign impacted incremental sales and 22 00:01:33.280 --> 00:01:35.330 the customer segments contributing to that growth. 23 00:01:35.840 --> 00:01:39.320 And that's where mid-flight metrics like new buyers can make a big difference. 24 00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:42.640 They show which exposed customers bought from a brand or even a whole category for 25 00:01:42.660 --> 00:01:44.700 the first time in the last 12 months. 26 00:01:44.720 --> 00:01:47.880 And the more transparency and flexibility you bring to reporting, the more 27 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:50.840 confidence advertisers can have in growing their investments with you. 28 00:01:54.920 --> 00:01:57.980 Advertisers are used to buying across platforms that give them flexibility, 29 00:01:58.140 --> 00:01:59.780 granularity, and strong performance. 30 00:02:00.220 --> 00:02:03.400 Some want a self-service programmatic model where they can use your data across 31 00:02:03.420 --> 00:02:06.260 their existing buys on platforms like The Trade Desk. 32 00:02:06.320 --> 00:02:09.620 Others prefer managed service, leaning on the retailer to run campaigns for 33 00:02:09.700 --> 00:02:13.590 them. The most successful CMNs offer both models, so they can capture as 34 00:02:13.640 --> 00:02:15.040 many opportunities as possible. 35 00:02:16.140 --> 00:02:19.100 Ready to learn more? Our programmatic experts are here to help you craft your 36 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:22.850 go-to-market strategy, build stronger audience offerings, and guide activation 37 00:02:22.920 --> 00:02:24.620 recommendations for advertisers.