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Zalando among the first to pilot advertising in ChatGPT in the UK
Zalando will be one of the first brands to pilot advertising within ChatGPT in the UK, flagged by Nick Vinckier. The initiative aims to reach consumers earlier in their shopping journey and drive traffic directly from ChatGPT to Zalando, an early live example of a major retailer testing the channel rather than waiting for it to mature.
What changed
The pilot follows OpenAI's broader UK ads trial, which has drawn in major holding companies and their clients, and it signals that brand-side experimentation, not just agency interest, is now underway. It is an early data point on how conversational placements perform for a retailer with real commercial intent.
Why it matters for advertisers
For you, this means retail and e-commerce advertisers have a concrete brand-side benchmark to watch as ChatGPT advertising moves from announcement to live pilots. Worth following how early movers like Zalando structure these placements, since the channel's norms for format and measurement are still being set.
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Zalando among the first to pilot advertising in ChatGPT in the UK
Zalando will be one of the first brands to pilot advertising within ChatGPT in the UK, flagged by Nick Vinckier. The initiative aims to reach consumers earlier in their shopping journey and drive traffic directly from ChatGPT to Zalando, an early live example of a major retailer testing the channel rather than waiting for it to mature.
The pilot follows OpenAI's broader UK ads trial, which has drawn in major holding companies and their clients, and it signals that brand-side experimentation, not just agency interest, is now underway. It is an early data point on how conversational placements perform for a retailer with real commercial intent.
For you, this means retail and e-commerce advertisers have a concrete brand-side benchmark to watch as ChatGPT advertising moves from announcement to live pilots. Worth following how early movers like Zalando structure these placements, since the channel's norms for format and measurement are still being set.
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