Data + Privacy

TikTok was granted a 75-day stay of execution this week. We discuss what’s next for the social media platform, why it was classified as a threat to national security and how advertisers are responding.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan recently initiated investigations into the World Federation of Advertisers, the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, advertisers and agency holding companies based on concerns that brands are not advertising on conservative social media platforms like X. Jordan has also opened an inquiry into the merger of Omnicom and IPG based […]

M&A started off with a bang in 2025. T-Mobile bought Vistar Media, and The Trade Desk bought Sincera. With a special guest from LUMA Partners, Conor McKenna, we explore the rationale for these ad tech acquisitions.

The US will soon have a unified federal government under the incoming administration. While much of its agenda is unclear and margins in the House and Senate are razor thin, we can expect that the next two years will be relatively business-friendly, deregulatory and somewhat hostile to expansive regulatory regimes.  Indeed, the unexpected resignation of […]

Recorded from the showroom floor at CES, the AdExchanger editorial team talks about the intersection of consumer electronics and advertising with our guest, Monks head of AI innovation Dave Meeker. From the responsible use of AI to new ad experiences that will be enabled by tech on the showroom floor,  we dig into what caught our eye this year.

At C Space at CES, six brand-side CMOs shared insights on AI, content creation, brand building and more during the first official day of the show.

Advertisers’ primary goals are increasing sales, whether directly through performance-focused marketing or indirectly via brand-focused marketing. Whatever individual occupies the White House won’t change those goals to any meaningful degree. But that’s not to say advertisers’ investments won’t change depending on the direction of federal policy. There are key variables that affect growth in advertising […]

The IAB gave us new retail media standards for Christmas. But will the industry actually adopt them? Plus: how AI will be used in advertising in 2025.

This year, numerous publications (including AdExchanger) have reported stagnation in the gaming segment of the advertising ecosystem. These reports reference recent studies by the IAB and WARC/Dentsu, which found that brand advertising spend on video games still lags behind audience time spent playing these games.  For those who have been championing in-game advertising for years, […]

Curation continues to gain momentum in our industry, yet the current dialogue seems to be missing some important nuance.  On one side, the value argument for curation highlights its ability to refine audience targeting, increase efficiency and reduce waste, creating more meaningful connections between brands and consumers.  Meanwhile, the ad network argument emphasizes the role […]