Digital Advertising

The food and beverage industry has always been incredibly competitive. After all, food is important to all of us. It’s not just a necessary source of nutrients, protein, and fiber; it’s inextricably linked with culture, community, family, and friends. It brings comfort, togetherness, even bliss. It’s the way to our hearts.

But in recent years, the competition in food & beverage has reached a boiling point. There’s been a feeding frenzy as a horde of new players has entered the fray. Between any brand and a customer’s table lies a crowded, fiercely competitive marketplace. The advent of food apps and a growing consumer expectation of convenience has further heightened the competition. The latest digital technology provides unprecedented convenience for the consumer and a widening plethora of choices.

Programmatic advertising is the foundation of the modern marketing world. Advertisers from around the world are competing for advertising spots with bids that take under a second. This ecosystem is made up of thousands of moving pieces, and one of the most important are Supply Side Platform, or SSPs. While most readers will have heard the term, they may still ask: “What is an SSP?”
This is one of the questions which we’ll try to answer today.

The marketing ecosystem is filled with intricate moving parts, and one of the more confusing ones is the DSP, leaving many marketers asking themselves, just what is a DSP anyway? Well, as a Demand Side Platform, or DSP, we here at RTB House are well-placed to answer that question for you. This article will answer that question, explain how a Demand Side Platform works, and what its role in the often complicated digital marketing landscape actually is.

Food & beverage marketing is entering a new era. As the march toward mobile-first connectivity gathers pace, businesses in the food & beverage industry are starting to focus on mobile-first solutions and build engaging apps. But with competition being so fierce in the F&B space, there’s a pressing need to stay top-of-mind. In-app advertising provides an answer—with more targeted ads, brands can keep users engaged to gain an edge over the competition. Here’s what you need to know in a nutshell:

While we would never discount the importance of data—we did implement Deep Learning in all our marketing solutions after all—another essential marketing skill is mastering the art of timing. Marketers who understand how to tie their campaign into key events and conferences will have a natural edge. However, marketing events aren’t just about conferences, but also important milestones during the year that marketers can use to define their strategies and to build campaigns that stand out. To help you get orientated, we’ve prepared a marketing events calendar for 2025.

Let’s jump in and take a look at the top marketing events in 2025, and how you can leverage them to your advantage.

Personalized marketing is about understanding the motivations and tendencies of individuals and then meeting their preferences in design, social engagement, marketing, sales channels, delivery methods, and after-sales care. Ads are, of course, one critical element of this whole, so we’re taking a look at different aged customers to show how you can deliver “a smarter dress code” for online fashion campaigns across the generation gap.