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AdAdapted Tapped as an Ann Arbor Startup to Watch in 2023

Ann Arbor is home to some of the brightest startups in the Midwest, and in the country. With a world-class university feeding talent and funding into the tech ecosystem, plus the ripple effect of many successful startups, it’s a quickly growing tech hub.


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How Can CPGs Expand Their Digital Shelves?

Experts predict that worldwide retail ecommerce sales will grow by 56% over the next few years, reaching approximately $8.1 trillion by 2026. As consumers continue to turn to ecommerce shopping, CPG brands must find ways to win the attention of online shoppers to drive product sales.


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Infographics

Top 4 Digital Advertising Trends Infographic

Check out the top four digital advertising trends to help inform your 2023 CPG ad strategy!


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Data & Insights

Top 4 Trends in CPG Digital Advertising That'll Elevate Your Brand in 2023

Most of you might still in the throws of getting 2022 wrapped up and some of you are well into planning for 2023. Regardless, reviewing upcoming trends is great way to start off your new year strategy.


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AdAdapted's Molly McFarland Named Top Founder By Purpose Jobs

This year has certainly had its share of ups and downs. It’s true that the Midwest isn’t totally immune to the widespread tech layoffs that are happening on the coasts, but overall the Midwest tech community is still going strong. Times might be tough. Our community is tougher.


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Data & Insights

What Does the Current Tumultuous State of the Tech Space Mean for CPG Advertising?

If you’ve been plugged into the digital world at all over the past month, chances are you’ve seen the rollercoaster that is the current state of social media. As of early November, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, laid off roughly 13% of its workforce, citing that it was a result of overhiring during the pandemic. Twitter, however, laid off 3,700 employees, with roughly 1000 more resigning in the following weeks: within one month, Twitter’s workforce was reduced by a staggering 64%. 


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AdAdapted and Comscore Partner To Bring Consumer Insight Capabilities and LDA Compliance to Alcohol Advertisers

Alcohol CPG brands and agency advertisers can confidently reach the right customers at the right time by ensuring they are complying with minimum age requirements.


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Data & Insights

3 Advertising Must Dos Before the End of 2022

2022 is coming to a quick close. Now is the time for marketers to take stock of the past year’s wins and losses and look to activate plans for 2023. But November and December don’t need to be a lame-duck marketing season in terms of making changes that impact this year’s results. There’s still time to make quick changes and see positive outcomes before the new year. So let’s discuss three must-dos advertisers can implement now for 2022!


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Data & Insights

3 Consumer Behaviors that Brands Must React To During An Economic Downturn

Whether a pandemic or a looming recession, brands will always face unpredictable external forces that impact consumer behavior. As experts continue to define our current economic situation, we as marketers can always look to past downturns to help formulate educated strategies that support brand-building regardless of the unknowns.


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Data & Insights

Groceryshop 2022 Recap: How Inflation and the Pandemic are Driving Omnichannel Capabilities

Groceryshop 2022 was a huge success, and AdAdapted was thrilled to sponsor and attend their biggest event yet. The booths were incredible, the weather in Vegas couldn’t have been better, and the 200+ speakers brought gripping insights into the needs and demands retailers are facing in today’s climate.


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AdAdapted and WeStock Partner To Help Emerging Brands Grow Sales

AdAdapted, the leading shopping list marketing and insights platform for CPG brands, agencies, and retailers, today announced it has partnered with WeStock, a retail sales platform that makes data simpler for CPG brands. AdAdapted and WeStock have joined forces to help emerging brands grow distribution and ensure they stay on shelves by increasing sales.


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AdAdapted and Flipp Partner To Help Brands Land Products on US Shoppers’ Lists

The new partnership enables CPG brands to reach relevant US shoppers on the Flipp app, driving awareness, consideration and purchase intent.


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Data & Insights

How to Make Groceryshop 2022 Your Best Conference Yet

It’s that time of year again: Groceryshop is just around the corner. You’ve got your tickets, picked out attire, and nailed your pitch. What’s next? Whether this is your first time attending, or you’re a Groceryshop veteran, we’re here to help you make the most of your Groceryshop experience!


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Data & Insights

How To Create a Secure Ad Strategy in an Inflated Environment

Security is everything in uncertain times. Making sure you feel secure in your ad strategy is critical whether your a brand, agency or retailer. But how can you create an environment where you feel secure when the current landscape is so unstable? Prices are at astronomical highs, supply chain issues plague almost every category, and consumers are changing their shopping habits by the day. We’ve collected a few pointers on how to how to create a secure strategy amidst current uncertain times.


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Data & Insights

3 Recession-Proof Marketing Tactics: The Last One Will Surprise You!

We may have avoided a recession, but economic uncertainty is still at the forefront of many consumer's minds. Marketers understand that shoppers are currently facing tough decisions about how to spend their money. Back-to-school season is upon us, grocery costs are rising, and inflation speculation runs rampant, all influencing purchasing decisions.


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For the Third Time, AdAdapted Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 1697 With 3-Year Revenue Growth of 366%

AdAdapted today announced it has ranked No. 1697 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent businesses.


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Data & Insights

Shopping Lists: The Answer to Recession-Proof Advertising for CPGs

Consumers are using digital shopping lists to plan their grocery shopping trips now more than ever. In fact, 58% of Americans are comfortable using digital tools to assist their grocery shopping, and more than 49% use a list-building app on their mobile phone to plan or shop for groceries. Digital lists are not going anywhere. Now is time to engage them in your advertising mix, and here’s why:


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Data & Insights

Holiday Data Series: How Will Shoppers Get Into Holiday Spirits? Hint: Cheers included

Alcoholic beverages, while popular throughout the year, are among the most seasonal items that grocery shoppers add to their lists. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the consumption rate for different types of alcohol and brands during the holiday season. We’ll also determine whether historical trends can continue during the holiday season of 2022. ‍


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AdAdapted Announces Continued Momentum and Growth in 2022 Led by New Office Opening in Denver

The new Denver office supports AdAdapted’s focus on expanding strategic retail partnerships and further diversifying its offering for CPG brands, agencies and retailers.


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Data & Insights

What Ad Tactics to Cut & Prioritize When Budgets are Shifting

We’ve all been inundated with the speculation surrounding the looming recession. But, is the economic doom-and-gloom a self-fulfilling prophecy, an unavoidable fact, or merely hype? Regardless of where the economy moves, the uncertainty is palpable. And during unstable times, we feel the shifts in priorities for both customers and brands as both groups navigate this economic ambiguity. 


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Data & Insights

Holiday Data Series: Winter Warm-Up

Marketers, it’s time to trade your iced coffee for a warm mug of joe while we serve up some piping hot holiday beverage data! In this holiday blog, we concentrate on the warm beverages that keep you cozy while Jack Frost is nipping at your nose…coffee and tea! 


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Data & Insights

How To Drive Greater Sales Velocity by Being Retailer Agnostic

After you’ve spent months, even years, bringing a new product to market, seeing it finally on store shelves is a point of professional pride that you should relish. And, when you’re done relishing (wink), you can now think about what it takes to get that product to move! Your retailers will scrutinize your product velocity, and helping your brand maximize its success by moving products from shelf to carts will be a top priority as your item debuts. 


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MarTech Interview with Josh Sukenic, VP and General Manager at AdAdapted

Josh Sukenic, VP and General Manager at AdAdapted chats about the growing benefits and features of today’s self-serve ad platforms while sharing a few digital advertising best practices to help drive better digital ad ROI in this catch-up:


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Shopping List Marketing Technology with AdAdapted’s Molly McFarland

The CPG Guys, PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Molly McFarland, founder & Chief Revenue Officer of AdAdapted, the leading shopping list marketing and insights platform built for CPG brands, agencies, and retailers.


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AdAdapted Partners With LiveRamp to Expand Network Audience and Increase Targeting Efficiency

Ann Arbor, MI, May 25, 2022 – AdAdapted, the leading shopping list marketing and insights platform for CPG brands, agencies and retailers, today announced it has partnered with LiveRamp, the leading data connectivity platform


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AdAdapted Introduces A Self-Managed, On-Demand Mobile Shopping List

AdAdapted, the leading shopping list marketing and insights platform built for CPG brands, agencies, and retailers today announced the launch of AdAdapted Direct, an on-demand, self-managed advertising solution built to make consumer marketing easy and accessible to any size business.


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96% of CPG Marketers Believe Getting on a Shopper’s Digital Grocery List is Critical to Brand Success

AdAdapted, the leading add-to-list mobile marketing and insights platform built for CPG brands, agencies, and retailers, today announced findings of its research report “Shopping List Marketing: The Smarter Way to Find and Influence Consumers.”


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Top Ann Arbor Tech Companies and Startups to Watch in 2022

Ann Arbor continues to be one of the top growing tech ecosystems around the country with some of the best startups to watch. A combination of university talent pipelines, top-rated quality of life, growing startup ecosystem, and growing VC funding has Tree Town topping lists as one of the best places to start a tech company


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AdAdapted Introduces Direct, A Self-Managed, On-Demand Mobile Shopping List and Digital Cart Advertising Solution for CPG Brands, Retailers, and Agencies

ANN ARBOR, MI, Sept. 20, 2021 (BUSINESS WIRE) — AdAdapted, the leading shopping list marketing and insights platform built for CPG brands, agencies and retailers today announced the launch of AdAdapted Direct,


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Executive of the Year Winner: Molly McFarland

Molly McFarland offers a unique perspective as a woman in the tech start-up world. A native of Maine and a graduate of Tulane University in English and creative writing, she started her career at an architecture firm before marketing software. But in 2012, she added co-founder to her list of credentials when she and a previous coworker and friend, Mike Pedersen, opened the doors for mobile ad solution company AdAdapted.


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Testing New Markets or Launching a New Product? How Emerging Brands Can Make the Most of Their Marketing Dollars

Many challenges continue to prove tricky for marketers when it comes to testing new markets and launching the latest products. This mostly holds up as they look to build both consumer awareness and buy-in from retailers.It’s a tough market. In fact, an average of 30,000 new products launch each year. Yet, according to Nielsen, only 15% of new consumer packaged goods products are still around in two years’ time.


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Data & Insights

Five Essential Ways to Advertise for New Product Launch

You’ve done your research on new product launches. You know your audience better than your colleagues and have precision-crafted your message. But, with an average of 30,000 new CPG products launching every year, cutting through the fray to connect with your ideal customer and future brand ambassadors takes additional finesse. 


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Data & Insights

Pros & Cons of Retail Media Networks For New Product Launch

It’s official! retail media networks are not only here to stay, but also still growing rapidly. According to Merkle, a quarter of retailers received over $100 million in revenue on their networks in 2021. Additionally, 81% of CPGs plan to spend more on retail media networks in 2022. As with any advertising tactic, there are pros and cons for brands looking to engage with retail media networks. Continue reading below to learn more about some of the benefits and challenges that CPGs are currently facing!


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Data & Insights

Back to School Series: Ad Strategy Insights for Lunch Prep Items

With summer vacation mere weeks away, millions of American schoolchildren are eagerly looking forward to months away from the classroom. On the other hand, for CPGs and media agencies, planning for this year’s back-to-school shopping season is very much top of mind.


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AdAdapted Partners With LiveRamp to Expand Network Audience and Increase Targeting Efficiency

AdAdapted, the leading shopping list marketing and insights platform for CPG brands, agencies, and retailers, today announced it has partnered with LiveRamp, the leading data connectivity platform.


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Data & Insights

Back-to-School Series: Insights to Inform Your School Supplies Party

Crayons and notebooks and pens, oh my! It’s almost summer break for students, but marketers planning back-to-school launches still have a lot to consider after the final bell of the year rings.


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How Marketers Can Better Target Today’s Consumers

This year, marketers are finding themselves adjusting to consumers’ transformed shopping and buying preferences as the demand for fast, convenient, and frictionless experiences continue to rise. In addition to changed shopping habits, brands are also looking for new ways to engage with consumers within the evolving parameters of privacy regulations.


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Data & Insights

Expo West 2022: The Breakdown!

After a two-year in-person hiatus, Expo West finally returned in full force last week! Over 65,000 people attended one of the biggest food shows of the year, and several AdAdapted employees were on the floor learning about the natural product industry. Amid all the buzz, several things stood out to the team. Here are a few takeaways we had from Expo West!


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Data & Insights

Why Brands Should Launch New Products With Shopping List Marketing

When it comes to unveiling new products, there are several challenges that marketers face as they look to drum up both consumer awareness and buy-in from grocers and additional distributors. It's a tough market


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Data & Insights

Quarterly Index: Fastest Growing and Declining Items Landing on Grocery Lists

In the final few months of 2021, shoppers were using their grocery lists to plan for the year ahead, prepare for the holidays, and even remind themselves to vote. While one might expect items on lists to remain consistent year-over-year, this was hardly the case when comparing Q4 2020 to the same period in 2021.


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Data & Insights

Top 3 Reasons Why You Should Execute a Shopping List Marketing Campaign

Over the last few years, Shopping List Marketing has taken the CPG advertising world by storm. Advertisers looking for innovative mobile tactics are finding that the ability to land their promoted products on digital grocery lists can help achieve several goals for their brands.


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Case Studies

Hydrant Increases Sales Velocity with Add-to-List

Over the course of 2019 and 2020, Hydrant's electrolyte drink mix had only been available to consumers online. As the product was introduced to stores in 2021, Hydrant was looking to build awareness about its expanded availability.


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Five Ann Arbor small businesses recognized for growth and achievements.

Michigan Celebrates Small Business, an organization established in 2004 to honor the achievements of local businesses across the state, will recognize five local small businesses in their annual awards gala in May. Joshua Marko, special projects coordinator for the Michigan Small Business Development Center and managing partner of MCSB, said the businesses were selected following an application, vetting and judgment process of the businesses’ innovation, growth, competitive advantage and business strategy.


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Coronavirus concerns drive huge sales growth for pantry staples.

Consumers in the U.S. went into full-on pantry stocking mode after President Donald Trump first acknowledged the threat of coronavirus to the nation in a late-February press conference, according to statistics Nielsen emailed to Food Dive. Compared to 2019, sales of many staples zoomed upward in the four weeks ending on March 7. Sales growth was especially high the week of March 1 to 7, compared to the previous year.


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Data & Insights

Do grocery lists reflect sales activity?

Since mid-March, CPGs and their measurement partners have reported various disruptions to year-over-year consumption by grocery shoppers. While some products have seen drops in popularity, others have seen significant booms as consumers adjust to a home-centered lifestyle.


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Data & Insights

Are CPG Advertisers Prepared for iOS 14?

Announced in late June, the iOS 14 update and associated changes are quickly approaching the advertising market. While a firm date is yet to be determined, industry experts expect Apple to launch iOS 14 in mid-September along with the iPhone 12.


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Data & Insights

What is Add-to-List?

At face value, add-to-list advertising seems simple to most advertising professionals. You find a consumer, show them a product, and get them to add the promoted item to their mobile shopping list or online cart. Despite the obvious utility of this type of advertising, many advertisers still don’t leverage or even underutilize add-to-list. For some, this is a result of dogmatic adherence to traditional methods, and for others, it’s a lack of education on the benefits of add-to-list.


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Data & Insights

How Sales Data Compares to Grocery List Data

What are the benefits of each, and how should you use them? Is there such a thing as too much data? For many CPG marketers, it can be hard to choose from the plethora of options available, and even harder to figure out how to use the data once it is in their hands. Ultimately, the goal is always to develop a strategy that feeds itself; any data collected should inform future marketing spend, improve targeting, and make advertising efforts more effective.


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Data & Insights

What Should Advertisers Do with Remaining Budget?

We all know the saying… Use it or lose it! It’s that time again for mobile marketers; the end of the year is quickly approaching, but not all of your budget has been spent yet. If it goes unused, you may be left with less next year!


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Data & Insights

Most Popular Categories and Brands in Dairy by List Activity

For many CPGs, grocery list app data is an untapped resource that can offer previously unknown insights into their category and competitive brands. In this series, we will examine user list behavior in popular CPG categories and how different well-known brands perform within them.


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Case Studies

Heineken® Reaches $3.32 ROAS with Add-to-List Solution

Tags: add-it, add-to-list, alcohol, brand, brands, cpg, cpg advertising, data, grocery list data, heineken, keyword intercept, mobile advertising, roas


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Data & Insights

Mobile Web vs. Mobile In-App: Where to Advertise and Why

Millions of people use mobile devices and millions of mobile users spend large amounts of time in apps to plan and shop. With that said, it is no surprise that CPG advertising professionals are adjusting their marketing spend to properly address the mobile in-app environment.


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Case Studies

Chinet® Sees Impact from Add-to-List and Click2Cart® Solutions

Tags: add-it, add-to-cart, add-to-list, agency, brand, brands, chinet, cpg, cpg advertising, data, grocery list data, mobile advertising, roas


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Case Studies

Short’s Drives Sales of New SKU and Discovers New Hot Markets

Tags: add-it, add-to-list, alcohol, awareness, brand, brands, cpg advertising, data, grocery list data, mobile advertising, roas, short’s brewing


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Data & Insights

iOS 14.5: Updates on Changes, Immediate Impacts, and Next Steps

After months of anticipation, Apple finally introduced iOS 14.5 in late April. While the updated iOS included the typical new emojis and bug fixes, most of the widespread speculation had centered around new privacy and tracking protections for users.


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Survey of CPG Marketers Confirms Use, Future Opportunities of Digital Shopping Lists

Shopping lists today look decidedly different than they did when people scribbled various items they needed on a scrap of paper. As the world has gone digital, so have shopping lists — and so have efforts to reach consumers where they scroll, click and type.


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Shopping List Marketing: A New Way to Optimize Consumer Intent

Creating shopping lists has always been a core step in a consumer’s grocery shopping process. Just like how consumers have increasingly adopted the use of apps to track a variety of things from fitness to financial status, today’s consumers are also turning to digital tools such as grocery list building apps to make their lists, creating a big opportunity for consumer goods marketers. According to Callan Consulting’s recent survey of consumer goods marketers, approximately 49% of consumers make digital shopping lists. Digital shopping lists are a growing way for consumers to plan their purchase journey, and therefore, a viable channel for CG marketers to reach today’s consumers to align with their preferences and shopping behaviors. This is the foundation of Shopping List Marketing.


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Data & Insights

Planning Your Halloween Ad Strategy? Here’s Data to Help Inform Your Plans

As advertisers prepare for the Halloween holiday, our analytics team is excited to share what we are seeing in terms of list activity for this spooky event.


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Data & Insights

Fastest-Growing & Declining Categories in Grocery List Building

In the first few months of 2020, many observers of the CPG marketing space speculated that grocery shopping would be changed forever. Many changes to consumer behavior appear to have some level of permanence, particularly the increased consumer usage of mobile to assist with grocery shopping.


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4 Costly Mobile Marketing Strategy Mistakes Retailers Make

In an age when consumers spend more time on mobile than any other form of media, mobile marketing strategy is playing an increasingly important role in retailers’ overall plans. This is especially true today given that nearly half of consumers’ usage of mobile apps increased during the pandemic, according to a recent survey from Broadridge Financial Solutions. As consumers continue to rely on their mobile devices throughout their shopping journey, retailers are investing heavily into apps such as grocery list building platforms to engage with users and include this imperative channel into their marketing mix.


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Data & Insights

What is Shopping List Marketing? Everything You Need to Know…

With the increase in reliance on mobile and ever-changing mobile consumer behavior, advertisers are always looking for new ways to reach consumers. Now more than ever, shoppers plan their grocery trips ahead of time, working towards greater shopping efficiency and less time spent in-store.


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For the Second Time, AdAdapted Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 1292 With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 372 Percent

NEW YORK, August 20, 2021 – Inc. magazine today revealed that AdAdapted is No. 1292 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.


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Data & Insights

Juice Boxes, Granola Bars, and Lunchables… What Will Be on the List This Back-to-School Season?

Do you know how your brand will perform this back-to-school season? With hybrid classes in session, parents have changed the frequency they shop for kids’ lunch and snack items. Brand loyalty is also up in the air following a school year in which parents’ and kids’ habits were disrupted. As a result, marketers face uncertain outcomes heading into one of the busiest shopping seasons of the year.


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How CPG Brands and Retailers Can Predict In-Store Sales With Shopping List Marketing

Wouldn’t it be great if, as a brand or retailer, you could see the exact products shoppers will purchase before they actually buy them? In lieu of a crystal ball, brands and retailers have searched through many technology options, and digital shopping lists have risen to the top of their core resources. According to a Field Agent survey, 48 percent of all consumers use apps to keep their shopping list. This number is growing rapidly as consumers turn to these digitals tools to plan out their next shopping list. As consumers continue to rely on their mobile devices throughout their shopping journey, retailers are investing heavily into apps such as grocery list building platforms to engage with users and include this imperative channel into their marketing mix.


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In the News

AdAdapted Introduces Direct, A Self-Managed, On-Demand Mobile Shopping List and Digital Cart Advertising Solution

AdAdapted, the leading shopping list marketing and insights platform built for CPG brands, agencies, and retailers today announced the launch of AdAdapted Direct, an on-demand, self-managed advertising solution built to make consumer marketing easy and accessible to any size business.


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New Collaboration Brings Brand and Basket Building to Tasty Social Network

It’s become a new front in reaching consumers who are scrolling their devices on a near-constant basis and exploring recipes to fit their shifting lifestyles: pairing social content and online basket building.


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Data & Insights

Top Takeaways From Groceryshop

Over the last 18 months, CPGs, retailers, agencies, and vendors have had to adjust to a lack of in-person interaction. Thankfully, opportunities to meet face-to-face are slowly coming back!


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In the News

Ann Arbor SPARK’s FastTrack Awards Honor 18 Companies for Significant, Consistent Growth

ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kicking off a2Tech360, Ann Arbor SPARK presented its 23nd annual FastTrack Awards to 18 companies located in Washtenaw and Livingston counties. More than half of the 2021 FastTrack Award recipients were multiple-year winners.


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Data & Insights

Fastest-Growing & Declining Categories in Grocery List Building

As 2021 wears on, consumers are beginning to return to some pre-pandemic habits. One of the most obvious places that this manifests itself is at the grocery store. A comparison of grocery list data from Q3 2020 to Q3 2021 reveals the fastest growing and declining categories year-over-year and points to the activities consumers are engaging in as a part of their daily lives.


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Data & Insights

Always-on Media Campaigns Grow Brands Efficiently

For decades, marketers have been taught to focus annual media investments around major, tentpole events such as new product launches, store openings, and pop culture. Companies frequently view this style of activation as a way to make the biggest impact. While there is a place for this “go big” approach, it’s simply not the way consumers shop any longer.


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Data & Insights

Use It or Lose It! Solutions for Advertisers EOY Budget Scramble

For most people, the holidays are the happiest time of the year. For many mobile marketers, though, the scramble to exhaust budgets can be extremely stressful; if left unspent, they may be left with less in 2022!


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