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Training - Online

Introduction to Retail Media

IAB Industry Knowledge Training

$299 - IAB Members
$399 - Non-Members
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Retail media is transforming the digital marketing landscape. It is currently the “third wave” of digital advertising with no signs of slowing down. Introduction to Retail Media is an intermediate-level course that helps professionals better understand, plan, launch, and optimize successful retail media ad campaigns.

The course maps the full ecosystem of brands, agencies, RMNs, and ad tech providers, and examines on-site, off-site, and in-store advertising environments. The curriculum compares self-service and managed service access models for endemic, near-endemic, and non-endemic advertisers. Learners are guided through the retail media briefing process and joint business plan negotiation. The material covers privacy-safe audience strategies and also explores inventory buying methods including programmatic and direct paths. Additionally, the course explains pricing models and measurement practices such as attribution, incrementality, and the use of layered KPIs to evaluate omnichannel sales success.

Discussion Topics

The course covers four main areas:

  1. Overview of Retail Media: Definitions, evolution and growth, first-party data, closed-loop measurement, and types of placements (on-site, off-site, instore, CTV, DOOH).
  2. Retail Media Strategy and Planning: Collaboration, stakeholder mapping, the ecosystem, Joint Business Plans, budgeting, and the briefing process.
  3. Retail Media Buying and Creative Strategy: Inventory buying, pricing models, on-site/off-site/in-store placements, creative planning, and KPI alignment.
  4. Measurement, Attribution, and Reporting: Close-loop reporting, attribution models, incrementality, reporting toolkits, use cases, and standardization challenges and solutions.

FAQ

1. Strategize Within the Retail Media Ecosystem

You’ll be able to define retail media’s role in the broader landscape, explain its evolution as a major phase of digital advertising, and assess how first-party shopper data and closed-loop measurement create competitive advantages.

2. Execute Omnichannel Tactics and Creative Strategies

You’ll be able to distinguish between onsite, offsite, and in-store tactics to determine the optimal mix for shopper behavior, while implementing effective audience and creative strategies tailored to retail media environments.

3. Manage Planning, Buying, and Negotiations

You’ll be able to apply structured briefing and negotiation strategies to align brand objectives with retailer capabilities, while comparing self-service and managed solutions across programmatic and direct buying paths.

4. Analyze Performance and Optimization Frameworks

You’ll be able to evaluate pricing models against performance needs and interpret the impact of closed-loop attribution and incrementality to improve overall media effectiveness.