The Wrap Up Newsletter | 📹 Apple Just Raised the Bar for Emotion-Driven Campaigns

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Revealed: Investing in Brand Campaigns = Higher AOV

For many finance teams, brand has become shorthand for expensive campaigns with little proven impact. The result= when budgets tighten, brand is often the first to be cut.

Marketers know this is a mistake, but they don’t have the data to prove it - until now.

🔐 Fospha’s latest research uses Bayesian network modelling to uncover the causal relationship between brand spend and commercial outcomes like conversions and AOV.

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ClickZ Media is hosting an informal drinks reception on 29 May at 4:30 PM, just a short walk from The Lead Summit venue—somewhere stylish in NYC’s FiDi district.

Expect bold conversation, sharp minds, and good wine—no speeches, no badge scans. Just the people driving the future of commerce.

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CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHT

Apple Showcases Emotional Storytelling With “A Gift For Mom” Campaign

Apple’s “A Gift for Mom” campaign leverages spatial video captured on iPhone and showcased via Apple Vision Pro, highlighting the potential of immersive storytelling in consumer technology marketing. The initiative demonstrates the emotional resonance and user-centric appeal of spatial content, offering marketers actionable insight into integrating cutting-edge video formats for deeper audience engagement.

GIFT CARD STRATEGY

Maximize Digital Gift Card Success With Search, AI, Promotions, and Sustainability

Digital gift card programs gain traction as high-intent shoppers seek seamless delivery, eco-friendly options, and personalized AI recommendations. Marketers benefit from focused SEO, multi-channel distribution, and using gift cards in targeted promotions to drive sales. Incorporating these tactics directly links to improved customer engagement and competitive advantage.

PERSONALIZED GIFTING SOLUTIONS

Sophisticated Digital Wishlists Streamline Gift Sharing for Memorable Social Occasions

Digital gift registry platforms like Wishes offer marketers tangible opportunities to drive customer engagement and streamline group gift planning by leveraging curated, shareable wishlists integrated with eCommerce and social commerce functionality. These platforms reduce gifting friction, support granular user preference data collection, and provide actionable insights for targeted campaigns within eCommerce, event planning, and social networking spheres.

STRATEGIC CUSTOMER GIFTING

Customer Gifting Drives Loyalty and Increases Returns for Modern Online Brands

Customer gifting, when guided by data and clearly defined marketing goals, directly strengthens loyalty and repeat purchases for eCommerce brands. Measurement and careful cost control enable marketers to reinforce campaigns and maximize value without overspending. Purposeful gifting, integrated with marketing analytics, supports long-term profitability and customer retention.

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INNOVATIVE SHOPPING TECHNOLOGIES

AI Shopping Agents Transform How Consumers Discover, Compare, And Purchase Products

Agentic AI is rapidly transforming eCommerce by automating purchase paths, driving down margins through instant price comparisons, and disrupting product discovery and ad performance, requiring marketers to rethink content strategies and adapt to algorithm-driven environments. Despite current hesitancy among shoppers, early adoption offers retailers a critical edge.

RETAIL MEDIA INNOVATION

First-Party Data and Omnichannel Media Transform Retail Advertising Effectiveness

First-party data and omnichannel integration are reshaping retail media by providing marketers with measurable KPIs like ROAS and new-to-brand buyers, driving precise targeting and ROI accountability. Emerging technologies—including AI-driven optimization and data clean rooms—enable brands to link campaigns directly to in-store and online sales. Marketers seeking practical, results-driven channels should recognize retail media’s mounting role in achieving measurable growth, particularly as digital-physical attribution improves.

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