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  • Anatomy of a Sleepover: Four Takeaways from CBS’s Overnight ‘Tracker’ Events

    CBS’s Comfy Blue Sofa Tour has been on the road this fall promoting a slate of programming, but the network’s hit action-drama, “Tracker,” warranted standalone events of its own. To hype season two of the series, CBS invited a group of influencers, as well as press and a few lucky fans, to “live like Colter […]

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  • Bundling vs. Market Driven Pricing: The Ideal Path to Better Yield

    Live sports events have emerged as a critical addition to capture more viewers, serving as a potent catalyst for improving CTV revenue. However, the question of whether bundling or market-based pricing can drive optimal yield is still largely unanswered. (Punchline: the answer is both.)

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  • Why Publicis Is Winning

    It’s no secret that Publicis Groupe has outperformed both on an absolute basis as well as in comparison to its ad holding company (“HoldCo”) brethren. In the last five years, Publicis’ market cap has more than doubled (+160%) from $10.5 billion to $28 billion as the firm has racked up big client wins, largely at […]

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  • Courtroom Chaos: WBD, Fubo Continue Legal Battles

    Thanksgiving week festivities began with a new class action lawsuit from a Warner Bros. Discovery shareholder against the company.

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  • AI as a Service: The Future of Digital Advertising

    AI is revolutionizing programmatic advertising, and DSPs are evolving from simple media buyers to strategic partners. With ViantAI, marketers gain AI-driven insights, real-time agility, and end-to-end measurement tools, enabling smarter, faster, and more impactful campaigns.

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  • Why marketers need a C-level title  

    It’s becoming more common for the top marketing position at a brand to sit below the C-suite. This leaves the marketing head demoted from the decision-making table and often detached from enterprise strategy.  Too often marketers are turned to as storytellers rather than drivers of corporate strategy and revenue. Yet, CEOs who place marketing at the core […]

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  • Brands that feature user generated content boast higher AOVs, web visits 

    Shoppers trust other customers. And a retailer showcasing user generated content is the proof shoppers need, according to a new report from social media management vendor Emplifi.   Brands that incorporate user generated content onto their web pages receive three-times more websites than brands that don’t, according to Emplifi data based on 200 brand clientss from October […]

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  • Exploding Kittens hides limited ‘Goth’ edition games at Target stores for Black Friday 

    Game manufacturer Exploding Kittens aims to make shopping more fun by hiding limited editions of two of its recently released games at every Target store. VP of marketing Daisy Ritz says the strategy aims to create buzz online and cement loyalty to its brand.  As a game manufacturer, Exploding Kittens wants to ensure its customers are […]

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  • Unpacking Misconceptions About Curated Deals

    In this insightful follow-up to her talk at AdMonsters PubForum Scottsdale, Hélène Parker, CEO of Hélène Parker Consulting, unpacks common misconceptions about curated deals. Bridging buy-side and sell-side perspectives, this guide explores setup ease, performance, and the evolving role of curation in driving advertising success.

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  • Financial Services Advertisers In The UK Just Got Over A Frightful Meta Bug

    Call it a Glitchmas miracle. Maybe. At long last, Meta appears to have resolved a glitch in its ad platform that prevented new financial services advertisers from running campaigns, according to three UK-based agencies, one affiliate network and two financial brand advertisers, all of whom spoke with AdExchanger on condition of anonymity. But how big […]

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