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CTV, Retail And Measurement Will Spur Ad Tech M&A This Year

This year, expect ad tech consolidation to center on the biggest growth opportunities in advertising: retail media, connected TV and addressing the gaps in measurement.

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People Managing Google Ad Campaigns Are Getting Their Accounts Seized By Scammers

Multiple different criminal rings around the world are orchestrating surgical phishing scams that target ad industry media buyers. Specifically, fraudsters are duping ad buyers who log into Google Ads after running a Google search. The scammers serve fraudulent sponsored search links to these ad executives, and then hack into their accounts and use their funds […]

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Why Grassland Beef Put A Vendor In Charge Of Search And Social, Not The Platforms

Eight or so years ago, when Brent Jarvis joined US Wellness Meats, a beef company that operates the Grassland Beef direct-to-consumer business, the brand made a commitment to expand its reach by advertising in new channels. But it remained a small team of three without the requisite resources to produce creative and crunch data to […]

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Experian Launches Its First-Ever Third-Party Data Marketplace

The world needs another third-party data marketplace – no, seriously. Well, at least according to Experian, that is. This week, Experian launched its own marketplace for third-party data vendors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But the idea first began to germinate last June with the release of Experian Third-Party Onboarding, a data […]

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AdExchanger’s Top 10 (Or 16) Most Popular Opinion Columns Of 2024

As we turn the calendar to 2025, let’s reflect on the topics that resonated with ad industry thought leaders this year. The columns below were the most popular pieces penned by AdExchanger’s guest contributors in 2024. They offer a snapshot of an industry in flux – and one that’s grown cynical due to repeated promises […]

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Western Union Launches a Media Network to Leverage Its First-Party Data

Brands with access to first-party data have launched media networks in recent years across a variety of verticals. The latest from the financial sector is Western Union.

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IAB Tech Lab Has New Guidance On ‘ID-Less’ Solutions And It Wants Your Feedback

Forget cookieless. Now it’s time for ID-less solutions. No doubt you’ve heard someone drop that buzzword in a conversation recently. But what is an ID-less solution, exactly? As with many ad tech terms, the lack of a standard definition for ID-less solutions has created general confusion, said Shailley Singh, executive VP of product and chief […]

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Integral Ad Science Goes Big On Social Media As Retail Ad Spend Softens In Q3

Integral Ad Science shares dropped more than 10% on Wednesday, after the company reported lackluster revenue growth and softened its guidance for the Q4 season during its quarterly earnings Tuesday afternoon. The company’s total revenue increased 11%, from $120 million in Q3 2023 to $133.5 million during the period this year. And it turned a […]

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The Trade Desk Maintains Its High Growth Rate And Touts New Channels

The Trade Desk grew by 27% year-over-year in Q3, with revenue now totaling $628 million and net profits up from $39 million to $94 million in the same period. Snooze. What’s new? Well, without breaking out new revenue metrics, The Trade Desk divulged some interesting tidbits about their business. For instance, while the company doesn’t […]

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LiveRamp Outperforms On Earnings And Lays Out Its Data Network Ambitions

LiveRamp reported an unexpected boost to Q3 revenue, from $160 million last year to $185 million in 2024, during its quarterly call with investors on Wednesday. The company has a number of tailwinds, said CEO Scott Howe. LiveRamp benefits by the disappearance of Oracle’s ad business – another prominent data marketplace provider and a main […]

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