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Hallelujah, Retail Media Standards: Miracle Or Meh?
The IAB released its first set of standards for retail media at the beginning of December. But are these new standards the Christmas gift advertisers have been waiting for? Not exactly. Brands want standards to make it easier to spend across multiple retail media networks. Absent standardization, it makes sense for brands to spend their […]
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Running the Numbers on Omnicom-IPG
Omnicom is acquiring IPG. We unpack the proposed deal with ad agency expert Brian Wieser, founder of the constancy Madison and Wall.
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Don’t Discount Black Friday
This year, Black Friday stretched on for days and days. And the retail holidays is evolving in other ways, as online shopping takes over.
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No More TV Drug Ads? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Does the incoming Trump administration and RFK Jr.’s potential appointment as the head of Health and Human Services (HHS) spell the end of TV drug ads? Probably not, argues Josh Walsh, CEO and co-founder of BranchLab, a data science firm for health care advertisers, and this week’s guest on The Big Story. Efforts to crack down […]
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Political Advertising Post-Mortem Analysis, Part Deux
Jessica Alter, co-founder of the nonprofit Tech for Campaigns, believes political campaigns should model their digital ad strategy on that of seed-stage startups. She joins the podcast this week to talk through this year’s unexpected election results.
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The Role Of Ad Dollars In The 2024 Presidential Election
Trump won the 2024 election. To discuss how paid media played a role (and didn’t) in his victory, we bring on guest Jordan Lieberman, CEO of Power Interactive. The programmatic buying company handled more than 1,000 digital campaigns across the political spectrum this election cycle.
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The Culture Clash Underneath Creative Ad Tech
To explain Forrester’s latest creative ad tech wave, we bring on author, Senior Analyst Nikhil Lai. Then, the untold story of how Prebid.org became an independent industry organization.
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The Curation Debate
We discuss the rise of curation in programmatic buying and the current backlash. Is curation an ad network with new window dressing? And will it save or undermine the open web?
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Unboxing Amazon Ads’ Ad Tech
From the Amazon Ads Unboxed conference, AdExchanger reports on the ad tech products it’s building. Plus, why brand safety and news publishers remain at odds with each other, and what each side is doing about it.
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Is The Trade Desk A Hero Or Villain To Independent Ad Tech?
As The Trade Desk grows more powerful, it’s attracting more attention – and frustration – from independent ad tech. Plus: an update on Google Chrome’s user choice mechanism.
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