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In 2023, Generative AI was the new kid on the block, and everyone wanted to see what all the hype was about. Yet, as Jeremy Haft, Chief Revenue Officer, Digital Remedy, said, “2024 marks a pivotal year as the buzz surrounding Generative AI transforms into tangible actions within the advertising industry.” 

CES expects more than 130,000 people to attend this week, and generative AI was one of the biggest draws for the conference. The conference hosts dozens of talks centered around AI with a focus on marketing, social media, entertainment, government regulation and much more.

2023 was a trying year for the programmatic supply chain, at least from a PR point of view. But despite the challenges, the open markets are still a vital lifeline for publishers that can’t afford to maintain a dedicated sales force, and its revenue is still predicted to grow. What will the next 12 months look like for the programmatic supply chain? To find out, we asked 4 experts about the issues — good and bad — that the sector will face.

TripleLift (an SSP), RESET Digital (a DSP), and TripleLift’s UNREP (Underrepresented Voices) joined forces to package impressions directing dollars straight to minority-owned media across display, video, and CTV.

After several delays that had many wondering if it would ever happen, Google finally pulled the trigger on its plan to deprecate third-party tracking cookies in its Chrome browsers. Today, Google has implemented Tracking Protection for 30 million Chrome users, or about 1% of its user base. Is this a cataclysmic event, the end of digital advertising as we know it? Or will the industry find a way to somehow survive?

In 2024, users’ data is under lock and key. Not literally, of course, but with the fall of Chrome’s cookies and stronger privacy regulations popping out of the woodwork, it will be much harder for publishers to reach their desired audience. As we reflect on last year and prepare for new beginnings, we spoke to some publishers and industry experts about their privacy predictions for 2024.

In 2020, AdMonsters launched the Wrapper Newsletter. Our aim: To summarize exciting news items that catch our eyes and link them to wider developments in digital media and advertising. This list is a compilation of readers’ favorite Wrapper stories from 2023.

The digital audio advertising marketplace is experiencing massive growth, and technological advances are attracting increasing advertiser interest. Still, there’s one crucial area for improvement in this tech evolution – audio ad measurement.

AdMonsters YOY traffic has grown immensely. To mark this milestone, we’re sharing a list of some of the most-read AdMonsters articles from 2023. From the challenges of Seller Defined Audiences, to data monetization in an era of ID deprecation, to a path to net zero, to how publishers can safely enhance their products with AI — we had you covered.

Thanks to their dominance, Google, Meta, and Amazon will continue to attract the lion’s share of the advertiser’s budget. Over the next few years, they will account for 83% of global digital advertising revenue. Regulators across the globe are doing all they can to stop the dominance, of course, but Big Tech shows no sign of going down without a fight. While 2023 was a year for antitrust suits filed and in some cases lost, 2024 will be a year when key decisions will be made and appealed. It will also be a year when the impact of sweeping regulations in the EU may be felt.