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Like many of us in the ad tech industry, Eddie Lee, VP of revenue operations at Blitz.gg, didn’t study digital publishing in college. An Asian American friend working at an ad agency introduced him to the industry. In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, AdMonsters spoke with Eddie Lee about the stereotypes he faced and why he loves digital advertising.

Political advertisers are forecasted to spend over $12 billion across all channels during the 2024 election cycle, the most in United States history, according to the latest figures from eMarketer. Due to the broad nature of political messaging, a significant portion of that spend is predicted to be funneled into linear TV advertising, where audiences are wide and all-encompassing.

Candy brand Starburst recently launched a new marketing campaign dubbed “Different Every Time.” The campaign uses generative artificial intelligence to create hundreds of assets for the ad, such as background imagery and caricatures. This is the first advertising campaign for Starburst in more than a decade. Read more about the campaign here.

For reasons that completely baffle Søren H. Dinesen, co-founder and CEO of Digiseg, the digital advertising industry congratulates itself for taking steps to eliminate third-party tracking cookies from the ecosystem, while replacing them with something equally bad from a consumer privacy perspective: various private signals that allow for one-to-one targeting.

Future Today’s apps, including HappyKids, Fawesome, and iFood.TV are tailored for specific audiences. Their hero images align with the app’s theme, such as family-friendly imagery for HappyKids, diverse content for Fawesome, or lifestyle programming for iFood.TV. Jennifer D’Alessandro, Head of Ad Sales and Marketing emphasizes that brands can create thematic takeovers related to holidays, programming, or genres.

Call it another colossal error in the long history of ad tech spoofing. Colossus SSP, a DEI-focused supply-side platform owned by Direct Digital Holdings (DDH), is the subject of Adalytics’ latest report released Friday. Through matching data logs and the Chrome developer toolkit, it documented the SSP repeatedly misrepresenting IDs in openRTB fields. What’s more, […]

The Trade Desk delivered another smash earnings report. What’s new? The company’s total revenue in Q1 was $491 million, a 28% increase from last year, and net income (i.e., profit) jumped from $9 million in Q1 2023 to $32 million this quarter. Consistent revenue growth and profit has become the norm for TTD, which reported […]

Through our conversation with Meredith Brace, you’ll learn how XR Extreme Reach sets itself apart by providing a holistic solution for ad delivery and data management, ensuring compliance through meticulous adherence to standards, and fostering inclusivity as a driver for better business outcomes. 

Meta announced new ad tools for Reels, the short video format on Facebook and Instagram, during its IAB NewFronts presentation on May 2. The social media giant will now allow advertisers to adjust the aspect ratio of images so they automatically fit within Facebook and Instagram Reels ads. In addition, Meta advertisers can now include […]

This past week, nothing caught the attention of the internet and social media quite like the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Yet, one of the most curious pieces of news to develop relates to the creator economy. Both Lamar and Drake allegedly removed the copyright claims on their diss tracks allowing content creators to monetize videos that include those songs.