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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.

In a detailed discussion with AdMonsters’ Yakira Young, James Rosewell, co-founder of Movement for an Open Web, discussed the nuances of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) recent report and concerns regarding Google’s Privacy Sandbox. 

With cookies eventually going away for good, SPO may never be the same. So where does that leave SPO and how will advertisers and suppliers work together again to retain the efficiency to which they’re accustomed?

Jaime Cardenas, CEO, AC&M Group, says that marketers must unite creativity and an engineering mindset to create authentic and nuanced campaigns. “Any campaign must resonate with the lived experience and shared values of the communities it is attempting to reach,” he writes. Marketers must (and can) do better — it is time to unite the creativity our industry is known for with an engineering mindset to create authentic and nuanced campaigns. The first step is not only understanding which insights you are searching for, but how specifically to go about uncovering them.

On the newest season of Netflix’s social media reality show The Circle, the hosts surprised contestants with the appearance of an AI persona, Max. Since the meteoric rise of generative AI, some have wondered whether their jobs were at risk. Is this a reality that ad ops and rev op professionals should consider for the near future?

The MFA debacle plagued the minds of publishers and advertisers alike last year, and many made pledges to do their best to eradicate their existence on their sites. Yet, MFA sites are still going steady. According to Eli Heath, Head of Identity at Lotame, this underscores advertisers’ need to explore alternative strategies to ensure brand safety and ad quality through data curation.

With over 800 employees and a diverse range of partnerships, including major retailers like Walmart and Kroger, Ibotta is revolutionizing the landscape of consumer promotions. Delve into the rise of this Walmart-backed company, which has attained a multibillion-dollar market capitalization by offering consumers cash back and valuable insights into their purchasing habits. Ibotta’s innovative approach […]

Towards the end of last year, my company began to notice an uptick in malicious redirects stemming from video ad units—a first for the digital media ecosystem. Specifically, scammers have begun injecting malicious redirects through VAST tags that redirect users to a fraudulent website, regardless of whether the ad was played or for how long a user watched it.