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Alexa Plus is aiming higher with a new superhero ad and a US-wide launch, including a free version for any app user.
The ad finds Hemsworth interacting with the Echo Show 11 an Alexa-enabled device that functions as a speaker, smart home hub, video display and more.
According to the theater’s manager, Jordan Perry, the message drew the ire of Amazon MGM, which allegedly contacted the booker that works with the theater. The booker informed Perry that Amazon was upset with the marketing and eventually pulled the film from the theater.
The company realized about $12 billion in incremental revenue last year as services like Prime Video contributed meaningfully to growth.
Amazon is quietly building itself into an advertising powerhouse. The FactSet consensus calls for $21.2 billion in advertising revenue in the fourth quarter, up 22.4% from a year before. That would mark a slowdown from the 23.