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Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 hours ago

The Trade Desk is changing how advertisers buy -- and what they can see

The Trade Desk is testing automated buying modes that simplify campaign management by bundling fees into a single price.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 hours ago

The Trade Desk is changing how advertisers buy -- and what they can see

The Trade Desk is testing automated buying modes that simplify campaign management by bundling fees into a single price.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
5 days ago

Duplicative Data Doesn't Pay; Investors Soften On Software | AdExchanger

The Trade Desk is changing its fee structure to share revenue with ID providers for unique data signals, aiming to reduce duplicative data costs.
#data-privacy
Artificial intelligence
fromDigiday
3 hours ago

AI talk at retail events shifts to proving real results, defining a true strategy

AI has evolved from experimentation to a focus on proven strategies and increased productivity in retail.
#meta
Social media marketing
fromForbes
2 hours ago

The Meta Trial And Navigating The Post-Addiction Landscape For Brands

Meta faces legal challenges regarding social media addiction, potentially altering advertising practices and brand strategies on these platforms.
Tech industry
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

What's next for Meta in the wake of trial losses and layoffs?

Meta faces significant challenges with legal rulings and a shift in focus from the Metaverse to artificial intelligence.
Social media marketing
fromForbes
2 hours ago

The Meta Trial And Navigating The Post-Addiction Landscape For Brands

Meta faces legal challenges regarding social media addiction, potentially altering advertising practices and brand strategies on these platforms.
Tech industry
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

What's next for Meta in the wake of trial losses and layoffs?

Meta faces significant challenges with legal rulings and a shift in focus from the Metaverse to artificial intelligence.
Online marketing
fromEntrepreneur
17 hours ago

Don't Let Your Online Presence Suck - It's Your First Impression

A strong online reputation across multiple platforms is essential for building trust and attracting opportunities.
Podcast
fromRAIN News
5 days ago

New audio ad service seeks reach + relevance

StreamGuys launched SGcreative, an audio advertising service targeting the U.S. Hispanic market in partnership with Nueva Network.
Media industry
fromDigiday
4 days ago

Media Briefing: Publishers debate the value of AI licensing and GEO

Publishing executives discussed the challenges and opportunities of AI search optimization and licensing deals during the Digiday Publishing Summit.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 hours ago

DSP-ite The Trade Desk Backlash, Buyers Aren't Budging; Publicis Goes Full-Court in Sports | AdExchanger

Brand marketers remain skeptical of DSPs' transparency despite efforts from competitors to shift ad spend.
Marketing
fromAbove the Law
5 days ago

Strategic Planning For Marketers: Your Critical Role In Strategy Development And Implementation - Above the Law

Legal marketing professionals significantly influence law firm strategic planning by focusing on external market dynamics and competitive positioning.
Online marketing
fromMiami Herald
2 days ago

How to know if a digital marketing agency is good

Quality marketing agencies provide dedicated representatives, prioritize human management over automation, and possess extensive marketing experience.
Media industry
fromAdExchanger
4 days ago

Pruning The Mediavine; Shoppers Aren't Clicking Amazon's AI Ads | AdExchanger

Digital publishers face challenges due to AI and traffic changes, leading to layoffs and a focus on high-impact areas.
#ai
fromDigiday
3 hours ago
Marketing tech

Media Buying Briefing: Instrument's CEO on how agencies need to lead clients on AI

Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 hours ago

AI Has Already Decided: First-Party Data Will Define Advertising's Agentic Era

AI has resolved the debate on third-party cookies, emphasizing the necessity of first-party data for effective decision-making in advertising.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 hours ago

Media Buying Briefing: Instrument's CEO on how agencies need to lead clients on AI

Agencies are increasingly leveraging AI to enhance their capabilities beyond traditional marketing and media investment.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 hours ago

AI Has Already Decided: First-Party Data Will Define Advertising's Agentic Era

AI has resolved the debate on third-party cookies, emphasizing the necessity of first-party data for effective decision-making in advertising.
Podcast
fromMarTech
5 days ago

Why digital audio is a must-have for your retail media plan | MarTech

Digital audio is becoming a crucial advertising channel, reflecting changing consumer behavior and offering significant opportunities for targeted marketing.
Social media marketing
fromBenzinga
5 days ago

Performance Comparison: Meta Platforms And Competitors In Interactive Media & Services Industry - Met

Thorough company analysis is essential for investors, focusing on Meta Platforms and its competitors in the Interactive Media & Services industry.
Marketing
fromAdExchanger
6 days ago

TikTok On Why Brands Can't Buy Its New Ad Formats Programmatically | AdExchanger

TikTok's NewFronts presentation showcased a shift towards optimism with new features and ad formats under the TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC.
Marketing
fromMarTech
6 days ago

What happens when ad spend goes wrong | MarTech

Account ownership in advertising is primarily about financial logistics, risk, and legal responsibility, not just control.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 hours ago

CNN builds in-house agent infrastructure as it prepares for AI-driven media trading

CNN plans to implement agentic infrastructure for media transactions by Q1 2027, focusing on testing and buyer behavior in 2026.
Online marketing
fromGeeky Gadgets
5 days ago

Build a Fully Automated AI Marketing Team Using Claude

AI tools like Claude AI automate marketing tasks, optimize workflows, and enhance productivity for modern marketing teams.
#advertising
fromThedrum
6 days ago
Marketing tech

A Positive Outlook for Advertising in the New World

The advertising industry is entering a positive phase with strong confidence in media investment across various sectors.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
3 days ago

The Agentic Marketplace Is Here. Where Does That Leave DSPs and SSPs? | AdExchanger

Swivel and Olyzon's partnership creates a new ad buying model integrating buy-side and sell-side agents for enhanced campaign execution.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 days ago

How purchase data is redefining TV ad performance and driving revenue

Advertisers must adopt modern strategies, including purchase-based segmentation, to effectively engage consumers in the evolving TV landscape.
Marketing tech
fromThedrum
6 days ago

A Positive Outlook for Advertising in the New World

The advertising industry is entering a positive phase with strong confidence in media investment across various sectors.
Media industry
fromAdExchanger
2 weeks ago

The Rise Of Principal Media And The End Of The Agencies As We Knew Them | AdExchanger

Ad agency holding companies prioritize revenue streams from principal-based buying and rebate practices over client interests, fundamentally compromising their agency role.
#ad-tech
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 days ago

After The Trade Desk's audit row, rivals rush to pitch features and transparency chops

Transparency crises in ad tech prompt competitors to pitch their services, but buyers remain skeptical and focused on value over transparency claims.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
3 days ago

Attekmi's Roman Vrublivskyi on Ad Tech Trends, Ad Strategy, and AI - ExchangeWire.com

First-party data and AI are crucial trends shaping ad tech strategies in 2026.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 weeks ago

The Media Spend Skim | AdExchanger

Agencies are increasingly using principal-based buying, leading to disputes over fee structures and the emergence of AI-driven sell-side agents in ad tech.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 days ago

After The Trade Desk's audit row, rivals rush to pitch features and transparency chops

Transparency crises in ad tech prompt competitors to pitch their services, but buyers remain skeptical and focused on value over transparency claims.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
3 days ago

Attekmi's Roman Vrublivskyi on Ad Tech Trends, Ad Strategy, and AI - ExchangeWire.com

First-party data and AI are crucial trends shaping ad tech strategies in 2026.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 weeks ago

The Media Spend Skim | AdExchanger

Agencies are increasingly using principal-based buying, leading to disputes over fee structures and the emergence of AI-driven sell-side agents in ad tech.
Marketing tech
fromForbes
2 days ago

From Streaming To AI: Agency Leaders' Next Big Media Bets

Streaming platform consolidation is reshaping agency strategies, emphasizing precision and adaptability in targeting consumer attention.
Marketing
fromDigiday
2 weeks ago

Media Buying Briefing: Is ad marketplace uncertainty the new normal?

Advertising budgets remain stable despite geopolitical crises and economic uncertainty because market volatility has become normalized and media flexibility enables gradual adjustments rather than immediate pullbacks.
Marketing tech
fromSocial Media Explorer
1 day ago

The Rise of Dark Traffic: Why Your Analytics Are Lying to You - Social Media Explorer

Direct traffic is increasingly misleading due to untraceable influences from AI-driven research and decision-making processes.
#ai-search-engines
Marketing tech
fromThe Berkshire Eagle
2 days ago

Multi-Engine AI Visibility Gap Widens as Brand Citation Rates Vary 9x Across Major AI Search Engines

The Multi-Engine AI Visibility Gap is a critical issue in digital marketing strategy for 2026, highlighting disparities in brand visibility across AI search engines.
Marketing tech
fromThe Berkshire Eagle
2 days ago

Multi-Engine AI Visibility Gap Widens as Brand Citation Rates Vary 9x Across Major AI Search Engines

The Multi-Engine AI Visibility Gap is a critical issue in digital marketing strategy for 2026, highlighting disparities in brand visibility across AI search engines.
Marketing tech
fromThe Berkshire Eagle
2 days ago

Multi-Engine AI Visibility Gap Widens as Brand Citation Rates Vary 9x Across Major AI Search Engines

The Multi-Engine AI Visibility Gap is a critical issue in digital marketing strategy for 2026, highlighting disparities in brand visibility across AI search engines.
Marketing tech
fromThe Berkshire Eagle
2 days ago

Multi-Engine AI Visibility Gap Widens as Brand Citation Rates Vary 9x Across Major AI Search Engines

The Multi-Engine AI Visibility Gap is a critical issue in digital marketing strategy for 2026, highlighting disparities in brand visibility across AI search engines.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
4 days ago

Spotify's ad exchange grew its programmatic ad base, but buyers want more

Spotify's ad exchange significantly increased its programmatic advertiser base, achieving 222% growth in active advertisers since its launch.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
3 days ago

Future of Marketing Briefing: Horizon Media is building a platform to orchestrate ad tech from a single command center

Horizon Media is developing an orchestration and intelligence layer to integrate various media marketplace partners into a central command center.
#programmatic-advertising
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
4 days ago

As programmatic faces signal degradation, agentic advertising offers a solution

Traditional programmatic advertising is struggling due to fragmentation and privacy issues, necessitating a new infrastructure for better efficiency and outcomes.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
5 days ago

Reclaiming The Original Promise Of Programmatic | AdExchanger

Fragmentation in programmatic advertising complicates access to audiences, especially for smaller agencies, but AI offers new solutions to manage this complexity.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 week ago

Five Questions To Ask Before Handing The Keys To Your Programmatic Partner

Evaluating programmatic partners requires looking beyond features to understand their operating model and potential conflicts of interest.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
6 days ago

CIMM Is Out To Prove That All Media Isn't Equal | AdExchanger

Programmatic ad tech often neglects media quality nuances, leading to industry challenges and overspending on low-quality ads.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
1 week ago

Future of Marketing Briefing: A cynic's guide to the most transparent dispute in programmatic history

Transparency disputes in programmatic advertising reveal deeper control issues among major holding companies and The Trade Desk.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 weeks ago

Why Programmatic Quality Control Needs To Focus On The Bid Request, Not Domains | AdExchanger

Domain-based lists are structurally incomplete for programmatic advertising control; buyers need bid-request-level rationalization to achieve real quality and performance improvements.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
4 days ago

As programmatic faces signal degradation, agentic advertising offers a solution

Traditional programmatic advertising is struggling due to fragmentation and privacy issues, necessitating a new infrastructure for better efficiency and outcomes.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
5 days ago

Reclaiming The Original Promise Of Programmatic | AdExchanger

Fragmentation in programmatic advertising complicates access to audiences, especially for smaller agencies, but AI offers new solutions to manage this complexity.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 week ago

Five Questions To Ask Before Handing The Keys To Your Programmatic Partner

Evaluating programmatic partners requires looking beyond features to understand their operating model and potential conflicts of interest.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
6 days ago

CIMM Is Out To Prove That All Media Isn't Equal | AdExchanger

Programmatic ad tech often neglects media quality nuances, leading to industry challenges and overspending on low-quality ads.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
1 week ago

Future of Marketing Briefing: A cynic's guide to the most transparent dispute in programmatic history

Transparency disputes in programmatic advertising reveal deeper control issues among major holding companies and The Trade Desk.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 weeks ago

Why Programmatic Quality Control Needs To Focus On The Bid Request, Not Domains | AdExchanger

Domain-based lists are structurally incomplete for programmatic advertising control; buyers need bid-request-level rationalization to achieve real quality and performance improvements.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
3 days ago

Basis Wants To Help Marketers Bring Agentic AI Into Media Planning | AdExchanger

Basis launched Compass to simplify campaign planning without replacing human input.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
2 days ago

Martech stacks are holding back sales and marketing teams | MarTech

Sales and marketing alignment remains a challenge, with only 56% of GTM professionals reporting high alignment in their organizations.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
4 days ago

How AI Is Reshaping The Marketing Scientist Role | AdExchanger

Marketing scientists now translate data into meaningful insights, bridging the gap between AI analysis and human interpretation.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
5 days ago

Publishers see double-digit growth from TTD's OpenPath, but volatility remains

OpenPath revenue remains strong for publishers, with some experiencing double-digit CPM growth, prompting trials of OpenAds despite temporary bid duplication allowances.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
3 days ago

Boathouse's New Chief Strategy Officer Says It's Time For Agencies To Take The Reins Of Measurement | AdExchanger

Sonia Chung emphasizes the need for agencies to develop their own data infrastructures to reduce dependency on major tech platforms.
E-Commerce
fromAdExchanger
2 months ago

What's The Protocol?; It Might Be Time For X To See Itself Out | AdExchanger

AI-driven commerce and chatbots are reshaping ecommerce and ad strategies while AI-enabled abuse and platform changes provoke regulatory action and business pivots.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
5 days ago

Programmatic Video's Waste Problem Is A Growth Lever - If We Choose To Pull It | AdExchanger

Programmatic video spend suffers 20-30% loss due to misrepresentation and low-quality inventory, impacting ad revenue and high-quality content.
Marketing tech
fromMarTech
3 days ago

Why AI adoption is high but integration is failing in martech | MarTech

AI agents are widely used but often remain isolated rather than integrated into core workflows, creating challenges in operational efficiency.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
6 days ago

The Trade Desk shakes up Identity Alliance payouts, with a new focus on incrementality

The Trade Desk is shifting to an incrementality-based payment model for identity partners, rewarding unique data contributions over volume.
fromZacks
2 months ago

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#openai
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
5 days ago

Ad Tech Briefing: Criteo makes self-serve push with GO, targeting SMB growth

Criteo launches self-service capabilities for its GO platform, targeting small and mid-sized advertisers to compete with Amazon and Google.
Marketing tech
fromRAIN News
6 days ago

ChatGPT advertising watershed: A hundred million $ in six weeks

ChatGPT's advertising platform has achieved $100 million in annualized revenue within six weeks of its launch.
Marketing tech
fromFast Company
5 days ago

AI didn't break marketing. It exposed what wasn't working.

Marketing leaders focus on growth and proving marketing's value, while AI changes how buyers discover information and measure marketing impact.
Marketing
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

Why Smart Marketers Look Beyond The Leading Platforms To Deliver Outcomes | AdExchanger

Diversifying marketing spend beyond Google and Meta into independent app ecosystems improves acquisition costs and ROAS and restores control for agencies optimizing long-term outcomes.
#ai-in-advertising
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
5 days ago

PubMatic & Amnet Launch the First Agentic Advertising Campaign in France Using the Claude LLM

PubMatic launches the first Agentic advertising campaign in France, utilizing AI for rapid campaign activation and optimization.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
5 days ago

PubMatic & Amnet Launch the First Agentic Advertising Campaign in France Using the Claude LLM

PubMatic launches the first Agentic advertising campaign in France, utilizing AI for rapid campaign activation and optimization.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
6 days ago

The Full-Funnel Era Is Here. Is Your CTV Strategy Built To Keep Up? | AdExchanger

Connected TV is now a dominant media channel, capturing significant consumer attention and requiring strategic full-funnel advertising approaches.
Marketing tech
fromThedrum
6 days ago

Anzu and OpenX Partner to Bring Programmatic In-Game Advertising to Marketers

Anzu partners with OpenX to enhance in-game advertising capabilities for marketers across various platforms.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
6 days ago

Retail Media's Measurement Problem Is A Trust Problem - And Incrementality Is The Way Forward | AdExchanger

Retail media's growth is hindered by inconsistent measurement of incremental performance, complicating budget decisions for advertisers.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 week ago

Back To The Original Unity; OpenAI's Ads Pilot Earns Its Wings | AdExchanger

Unity has distanced itself from IronSource after its acquisition, while the ad tech industry faces significant challenges and opportunities.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 week ago

AI Media Is Already Here. Here's What Marketers Need to Know | AdExchanger

AI media is transforming advertising strategies as consumers increasingly use AI platforms for product research and decision-making.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
1 week ago

Limelight's Adaptive Rules Centre Delivers 4 Auction Success for Performance-Based SSP - ExchangeWire.com

Adaptive Rules Centre significantly improves auction performance and creative quality for partners in a video stack environment.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
2 weeks ago

Media Buying Briefing: Horizon's Bob Lord on the ways agencies have to adapt to survive today

Lack of transparency in marketing agencies hinders growth; AI should be used to enhance client partnerships, not just reduce costs.
fromDigiday
2 weeks ago

Publicis vs. The Trade Desk isn't really about transparency - it's about who gets the margin

The audit itself is likely a symptom rather than the root cause of the conflict, indicating deeper issues regarding who owns the economics of programmatic media.
Marketing tech
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 weeks ago

What Does A Beta Test Of A Sell-Side Agent Look Like? | AdExchanger

Publishers are adopting agentic AI to deploy sales agents that autonomously negotiate and optimize ad inventory sales in real-time auctions on their behalf.
#ctv
fromExchangewire
1 month ago
Marketing tech

Index Marketplaces Accelerates: Index Exchange Adds Data Vendor Ecosystem to Power Sell-Side Audience Activation

fromExchangewire
1 month ago
Marketing tech

Index Marketplaces Accelerates: Index Exchange Adds Data Vendor Ecosystem to Power Sell-Side Audience Activation

Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 weeks ago

The End Of Easy Measurement: Building An Evidence-Based System For Marketing ROI | AdExchanger

Marketers must adopt deterministic-first measurement systems combining experiments, marketing mix modeling, and multitouch attribution to establish ground truth and optimize ROI in a post-identifier era.
Marketing tech
fromAol
2 weeks ago

Audience Unlimited Could Be The Trade Desk's Next Strategic Test

The Trade Desk must expand beyond impression buying through vertical integration initiatives like Audience Unlimited to compete with platforms combining inventory, data, and AI capabilities.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
3 weeks ago

Beyond Automation: How AI Is Rewiring Control In The Ad Tech Stack | AdExchanger

AI in advertising will fundamentally shift power dynamics by democratizing data access and decision-making capabilities, moving beyond efficiency gains to challenge centralized control models.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
3 weeks ago

Viant Had A Good Q4, But Still Needs To Punch Up At Bigger Platforms | AdExchanger

Viant doubled net income to $24.1 million in 2025 with 22% revenue growth to $110 million, demonstrating strong performance against larger competitors despite market skepticism about sustaining growth as a smaller player.
Marketing tech
fromwww.morningstar.com
1 month ago

Trade Desk: Downgrading Moat to None on Increasing Competitive Intensity Despite OpenAI Report

Trade Desk's economic moat is eliminated due to structural disadvantages in ad tech, where value shifts to vertically integrated platforms owning data and auction mechanics rather than thin interfaces.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

Will The Trade Desk Right-Size Its Margins? | AdExchanger

The Trade Desk's complex, opaque fee structure—including bid-shading and OpenPath fees—reduces advertiser performance and should be simplified with lower, more transparent pricing to remain competitive.
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

Feeding A DSP With Shopper Data | AdExchanger

And, often, the value of this data increases when it's nested within a larger company. For example, Infillion acquired Catalina this week, as it plans to infuse its DSP. In some ways, the MediaMath DSP- Catalina data combo emulates Amazon, whose DSP is superpowered by its ecommerce sales data.
Marketing tech
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

Can Media Buyers Learn Organic Tricks?; The New Holdco Defaults | AdExchanger

Viral app tactics—shameless onboarding, gamified incentives, and immediate review requests—can inform paid-media onboarding, while Trade Desk’s OpenPath raises transparency and competition concerns.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

OOH Is Getting New Rules For Categorizing Venues In Programmatic Buys | AdExchanger

OAAA updated the OpenOOH venue taxonomy to provide finer-grained, hierarchical OOH inventory classification to improve programmatic transparency and adoption.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
2 months ago

The Prebid Episode | AdExchanger

Prebid’s influence expands as major platforms integrate, Microsoft adjusts caching policy, and Prebid assumes stewardship of an open-source sell-side AI agent codebase.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
2 months ago

Orange Advertising Chooses Pubstack ONE Following Competitive Review & a Two-Digit RPM Uplift

Orange Advertising selected Pubstack ONE to power monetisation across Web, In-Stream video, and In-App after Pubstack delivered a two‑digit RPM uplift.
Marketing tech
fromDigiday
1 month ago

The case for and against bringing programmatic in-house

Brands are increasingly bringing programmatic media buying in-house to cut costs, move faster, and better integrate media with wider business operations.
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