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Gemini Direct Marketing Data Now Available via LiveRamp

German data provider Gemini Direct has partnered with LiveRamp to activate its consumer database for digital advertising campaigns. Through LiveRamp's identity infrastructure and Ramp ID, Gemini Direct's target groups, which include information on consumer behavior, sociodemographics, purchasing power, and residential environment, are now available for channels such as Connected TV, Social Media, Display, and Digital Audio. The collaboration also enables data enrichment and data collaboration, allowing brands and publishers to match data in secure environments, analyze audience overlaps, and identify potential customers. This expands LiveRamp's German partner business, following a previous agreement with the REWE Group.

• Gemini Direct partners with LiveRamp to activate its consumer data for digital advertising.
• The partnership enables activation of Gemini Direct data for CTV, Social Media, Display, and Digital Audio.
• LiveRamp's Ramp ID will be used for identity resolution without exposing underlying data.

Seven.One Media Expands Data Business with Kleinanzeigen and Criteo

Seven.One Media, the advertising sales house of ProSiebenSat.1, is restructuring its data portfolio and adding new partners. The company will integrate retail, commerce, intent, and consumer data from Kleinanzeigen and Gemini Direct into its offering. The move signals a strategic push to enhance data-driven advertising capabilities, particularly for retail media, and is timed to coincide with the Dmexco trade show.

• Seven.One Media partners with Kleinanzeigen and Gemini Direct for data integration.
• New data includes retail, commerce, intent, and consumer data.
• Announcement made around Dmexco, Germany's digital marketing trade fair.

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Expert Integrates PAYBACK in Stores and Online

The German electronics retail cooperative expert has integrated the PAYBACK bonus program both in its physical stores and its online shop expert.de. This partnership enables around 35 million PAYBACK members to collect points on purchases of consumer electronics, telecommunications, and household appliances. The move aims to strengthen customer loyalty and create additional purchase incentives. For PAYBACK, it expands its network to include a high-value electronics retailer, with special point promotions planned at launch. While the collaboration offers opportunities for targeted marketing based on shopping data, the extent of such initiatives and financial terms remain undisclosed. The partnership is seen as a competitive response to large online platforms, leveraging a unified loyalty scheme across channels.

• expert integrates PAYBACK in its physical stores and online shop expert.de.
• Around 35 million PAYBACK members can collect points on electronics purchases.
• The partnership covers consumer electronics, telecommunications, and household appliances.

Netto expands Alnatura organic partnership to over 500 stores

German discount retailer Netto Marken-Discount is expanding its partnership with organic brand Alnatura, introducing up to 80 Alnatura products in approximately 260 additional stores across Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg from mid-October 2026. Following an initial launch in Berlin, this brings the total number of participating Netto stores to more than 500. The move aims to complement Netto's existing BioBio private label with a well-known manufacturer brand, targeting consumers who specifically seek branded organic products. To support the launch, Netto is running a PAYBACK promotion from October 19 to November 14, 2026, offering 44x bonus points on Alnatura products in the new stores. The retailer plans further regional expansions, though no specific timeline or locations have been announced. The partnership underscores the growing importance of organic products in discount retail.

• Netto expands Alnatura products to ~260 additional stores in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, bringing total to over 500.
• Up to 80 Alnatura products are now available in the participating stores.
• A PAYBACK promotion from October 19 to November 14, 2026 offers 44x points on Alnatura products.