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The Next Phase of Retail Media: Five Shifts Defining 2026

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The modern marketer would be forgiven for thinking that retail and commerce media remain a chaotic land grab. Your favorite airline and bank are now media platforms? They may very well be as more brands turn our attention into media touchpoints to be planned and monetized for the shopper journey. Yet, continued fragmentation aside, this year promises a leveling up of the landscape.

Our latest white paper explores the five shifts redefining the industry—from omnichannel integration to the rise of agentic commerce—to help you identify how to capitalize on one of the most important investments brands can now make to reach their audiences.

Five Shifts Redefining Retail Media

  1. Navigate the Fragmentation: Understand how the expansion of Paid Social is increasing complexity, and where consolidation is inevitable.
  2. Achieve True Accountability: Get ahead of the curve on evolving Incremental Measurement frameworks that will force you to look beyond last-click attribution.
  3. Influence the Future of Commerce: Learn how Agentic and Generative Commerce is shifting the point of influence upstream, and how to future-proof your product content.
  4. Drive Full-Funnel Performance: See why Connected TV (CTV) is moving from a test budget to a primary driver of both demand creation and demand capture.
  5. Optimize the Physical Store: As in-store media scales into a measurable, high-intent line item that complements digital spend, consider how to leverage this opportunity.

Download The Next Phase of Retail Media: Five Shifts Defining 2026 to get the clear roadmap you need to drive measurable impact for your brand.

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