Ad Tech
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CTV Roundup
A Not-So-Modest Proposal For A Sports-Specific CTV Viewing Guide
You’d think the United States Congress would have bigger things to worry about right now than figuring out where and when football games are airing… and yet.
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The Big Story
It’s A Wrap On The Prebid Race
Amazon is integrating into Prebid. What does this mean for publishers? Plus, are Amazon and Google diverging in their product focus?
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Marketers
How Chocolate Brand Tony’s Chocolonely Made Friends In American Candy Aisles
For any newcomer grocery brand, taking the step from having a strong regional presence to gaining a national retail footprint is always a complicated move. Chocolate brand Tony’s Chocolonely hit that inflection point in the US roughly five years ago, which was when Aidaly Sosa Walker joined as VP of marketing for the US and […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
Four Data Readiness Tips For Retail And Commerce Media
Retail media networks (RMNs) have grown rapidly, with spending representing a fifth of global advertising in 2024. Now, the rise of commerce media is shifting spend and further blurring lines between advertisers and publishers. With over 100 RMNs in the US alone, commerce media is expanding across verticals like travel, finance and health care. This […]
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Marketers
How This Investment App Is Adapting Its Growth Strategy To Deal With Market Volatility
What’s it like managing user acquisition for a consumer-facing investment and financial planning app during an ongoing trade war? A little tricky. Markets are turbulent, trade policies are unpredictable, and retail investors are trying their best to navigate it all. But Betterment’s customers “have largely stayed the course,” says CMO Kim Rosenblum, who oversees the […]
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Online Advertising
The Jay Friedman ‘Exit’ Interview (It’s Zesty)
If there’s one buzzword Jay Friedman would pay money to never hear again, it’s “brand safety.” Technically, that’s a buzz phrase, but fair enough. Not that brand safety isn’t important; it is, said Friedman, who stepped down as CEO of digital marketing services agency Goodway Group earlier this month, handing the reins to Chief Growth […]
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CTV Roundup
Why CTV Won’t Fall Into The Same Commoditization Trap As The Open Internet Did
At AdExchanger’s Programmatic IO event in Las Vegas this week, our executive editor, Sarah Sluis, asked a panel of experts from NBCUniversal, Roku and Tubi if programmatic buying will inevitably lead to a repeat on CTV of what happened with digital media publishers.
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The Big Story
Prog IO Live: AI, But With A Human Gut Check
Recorded live on the Programmatic IO stage in Las Vegas, the editorial team recaps the trends that dominated our conference: marketers adopting AI and finding truth through measurement.
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Marketers
OMD Shares Its Alternative ID Strategy At AdExchanger’s Programmatic IO
The number of alternative IDs in the market is daunting. But OMD has a philosophy for determining which IDs will work best for brands’ needs. Emily Proctor, the ad agency’s executive director of data and technology solutions, shared that philosophy at AdExchanger’s Programmatic IO in Las Vegas on Tuesday. It boils down to this: “Test, […]
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Online Advertising
Google And Amazon Flex Their AI-Powered Ad Tech And Creative Suites
Google and Amazon compete for people’s time and wallets, and for advertisers’ budgets. And on Wednesday, they both kicked off their marketing industry conferences and announced a round of big ad tech news focused on how they’re trying to differentiate their offerings to the industry. Here’s a breakdown of the important takeaways from Google Marketing […]
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