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Check out the top four digital advertising trends to help inform your 2023 CPG ad 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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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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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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AdAdapted Launches New Shoppable Video Ads

AdAdapted, the leading shopping list marketing and insights platform for CPG brands, agencies, and retailers, today announced it has launched add-to-cart, Shoppable Video Ads. Brands can now seamlessly tell their brand story, while increasing conversions and gathering critical customer insight through mobile browser, mid-article or stand-alone video.

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AdAdapted Debuts Add-to-Cart Capabilities for E-Commerce Advertising

Retailer own brands continue to grow and become stronger brands in their own right, and technology in many facets plays a key role plugging in that charge.

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Women Executives in Tech to Know in 2022

Women are — and have always been — making big moves in the tech industry. They're starting, joining, and investing in tech companies at record rates. Even still, women are underrepresented in the tech industry.

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How Are Shoppers Building Their Summer Grilling Baskets?

As retailers and CPGs get ready to light it up for grilling season, they can glean some insights from AdAdapted’s data on mobile shopping results from last year and their projections for the upcoming peak sales period for grilling staples and supplies.

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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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Five Best Tips for Building a Mobile Advertising Strategy in 2022

U.S. adults spend an average of 3 hours and 43 minutes on mobile devices daily, in which part of that time is spent shopping online or using different apps to help them plan future in-store purchases.

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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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Innovation Powers Economy in Ann Arbor

The Ann Arbor region is fertile ground for tech-oriented companies seeking investment, resources and talent to pursue innovation and success.

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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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Modern Retail: How Umamicart uses shoppable recipes to drive sales

“Retailers are looking for ways to pull people in. They can monetize audiences when those audiences are on their owned and operated properties,” said Molly McFarland, co-founder and chief revenue officer of mobile advertising company AdAdapted. “Recipes are a good way to do that.”

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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.

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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AdAdapted Announces New Add-to-Cart eCommerce Capabilities for Direct, Its Self-Managed Shopper Advertising Solution

AdAdapted Direct extends marketers ability to drive shoppers towards purchase intent by adding branded products directly to digital carts.

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Mobile Advertising for CPGs Just Got Easier

The Leading Platform for CPG Mobile Advertising, AdAdapted, Integrates with Out of Milk, One of the Best Shopping List Apps for Android and iOSAdAdapted, a leading mobile advertising solution for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, announces a partnership with Out of Milk, one of the top mobile grocery list apps on both Android and iOS.

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Mobile Advertising Innovation Increases Sales for CPG by 3x+

A new tool simplifies grocery shopping and planning for consumers; multiplies revenue for brands and retailersIn a perfect world, ads are both useful to the consumer and help sell an advertiser’s product. AdAdapted’s Add-It® allows consumers to add products they like directly to their digital grocery list; making grocery shopping easier and providing a sophisticated 1:1 measurement of purchase intent for CPGs.

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Leading KPI for CPG Digital Ad Campaigns

Getting on Consumer Digital Grocery Lists is the #1 KPI of a Successful CPG Ad CampaignHave you ever questioned how hard your mobile ad spend is working for your brand? Are you getting increased requests for metrics that support your digital advertising investments? What if you could measure exactly what the consumer’s reaction was when they saw your promoted product? And that measure would give you a meaningful KPI that directly relates to sales and truly reflects purchase intent. This would be idyllic, right?

Case Studies

AdAdapted Drives Sales for Good Day Chocolate Supplement Brand with Mobile Advertising Add-to-List Solution

AdAdapted’s mobile ad unit drove sales increase at large retailer for a chocolate supplement brand, Good Day ChocolateIn a recent advertising campaign, a chocolate-based supplement company, Good Day Chocolate, saw an increase in sales specifically connected to AdAdapted’s Add-to-List mobile advertising solution.

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9 Do’s and Don’ts for a Successful CPG Mobile Strategy

CPG marketers are constantly looking for effective ways to incorporate mobile into their digital mix with the goal of reaching consumers where they live. Mobile, while it can present an overwhelming number of options, can often be the most effective approach to reaching consumers closest to purchase or point-of-sale.

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10 Mobile Apps CPG Advertisers Should Know About

Consumers use hundreds of different mobile apps to plan and shop for groceries. While it’s great news for shoppers who want choices, the broadness of the landscape can make it a bit difficult for CPG and grocery advertisers to keep track of what’s available and what makes each grocery app unique.

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5 Horrible Mistakes Grocery Retailers are Making with Mobile

A strong mobile strategy has become a must for grocery retailers. The country’s largest grocers have already made a commitment to mobile, including heavy investments into apps, and the rest are feeling more pressure than ever to include the channel in their marketing mix.

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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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More CPG Spend Going to Shopper Marketing in 2019, According to a Recent Survey

This year, CPGs are upping their spend in Shopper Marketing, specifically into digital and mobile channels. How does your organization compare?

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The Ultimate Add-to-List Glossary

CPG advertisers that want to bridge the measurement gap between their online ad strategies and consumers’ offline shopping activities need to look no further than digital grocery lists.

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6 Blogs Every CPG Marketer Should Follow

If you’re working in CPG or Grocery as a brand marketer, digital advertiser, or agency team member then you know that keeping up with the latest news and trends isn’t easy. Today, the CPG landscape moves at a rapid pace — with new brands popping up every day, retailers experimenting with different ways to shop, and the digital landscape evolving at lightning speed. We all need to figure out how to hang on!

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4 Ways Digital Grocery Lists Predict In-Store Sales

CPGs would love a crystal ball that shows what products shoppers will buy before they actually buy them. Now they have one: Digital grocery lists.

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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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WHAT TO EXPECT: Holiday Grocery Shopping in 2020

It’s holiday planning time! In a conventional year, CPG brands would look to tried-and-true messaging and in-store tactics to catch consumers’ eyes. With conventional expectations turned upside down, however, advertisers are now facing uncertainty over how shopping habits and patterns will change and how to adjust their strategy accordingly.

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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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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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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.

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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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!

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.

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

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.

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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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

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.

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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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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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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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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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.

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

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

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AdAdapted Launches New Shoppable Video Ads

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Women Executives in Tech to Know in 2022

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How Are Shoppers Building Their Summer Grilling Baskets?

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

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Five Best Tips for Building a Mobile Advertising Strategy in 2022

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

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Top Ann Arbor Tech Companies and Startups to Watch in 2022

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Innovation Powers Economy in Ann Arbor

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Five Essential Ways to Advertise for New Product Launch

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Modern Retail: How Umamicart uses shoppable recipes to drive sales

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

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Hydrant Increases Sales Velocity with Add-to-List

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AdAdapted Announces New Add-to-Cart eCommerce Capabilities for Direct, Its Self-Managed Shopper Advertising Solution

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Mobile Advertising for CPGs Just Got Easier

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Mobile Advertising Innovation Increases Sales for CPG by 3x+

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Leading KPI for CPG Digital Ad Campaigns

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AdAdapted Drives Sales for Good Day Chocolate Supplement Brand with Mobile Advertising Add-to-List Solution

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9 Do’s and Don’ts for a Successful CPG Mobile Strategy

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10 Mobile Apps CPG Advertisers Should Know About

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5 Horrible Mistakes Grocery Retailers are Making with Mobile

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Five Ann Arbor small businesses recognized for growth and achievements.

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