Marketers and agencies are grappling with divisions over who exactly controls retail media spend, causing a trickle-down effect on how retail media deals are brokered. 
March 20, 2025

As retail media booms, lines blur between performance and brand marketing budgets

Marketers and agencies are grappling with divisions over who exactly controls retail media spend, causing a trickle-down effect on how retail media deals are brokered.

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