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Jun 2025
12m 50s

Nerd Alert: When Does Retargeting Work?

Marketing Architects
About this episode
Welcome to Nerd Alert, a series of special episodes bridging the gap between marketing academia and practitioners. We’re breaking down highly involved, complex research into plain language and takeaways any marketer can use.

In this episode, Elena and Rob explore how dynamic retargeting ads often underperform generic brand ads. They discover that timing and customer readiness matter more than personalization.

Topics covered:   
  • [01:00] "When Does Retargeting Work? Information Specificity in Online Advertising"
  • [04:00] Why personalized ads can underperform generic ones
  • [05:00] Customer journey signals that predict ad effectiveness
  • [06:00] Review site visits as high-intent indicators
  • [09:00] Broad reach versus moment marketing strategies
  • [11:00] Lab study confirms field experiment results 


 





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Resources: 
Lambrecht, A., & Tucker, C. (2013). When does retargeting work? Information specificity in online advertising. Journal of Marketing Research, 50(5), 561–576. https://doi.org/10.1509/jmr.11.0503 
 

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