For Albert Thompson, intellectual curiosity is essential above all else.Thompson will bring his signature curiosity to the inaugural Sell Side Summit in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 9-11, 2025. He'll serve as host, guiding the program with his industry expertise and dynamic presence.
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With TikTok’s future uncertain, media, marketing, and advertising professionals need a new game plan. Calvin Scharffs, VP of Marketing at Orange 142, explores alternative platforms, the role of owned media, and how brands and publishers can future-proof their content strategies.
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If they manage the next year well, publishers could emerge with more control over their business, stronger relationships with readers, and better deals with advertisers. Success lies in their ability to create hedged gardens, not the logged-in, ubiquitous worlds of Amazon, Google, or Meta, but differentiated by unique content, audiences,…
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Curators play a growing role in the ad ecosystem, but what does that mean for publishers? Jeremy Gan, SVP of Revenue & Data Operations at Daily Mail, breaks down how curators operate, their financial models, and the challenges publishers face in maximizing their revenue while maintaining control over their inventory.
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Curation might sound like a win-win, but there are hidden costs publishers and advertisers need to consider. Raptive's Ryan Maynard dives into the unspoken downsides of sell-side curation, from inefficiencies in SPO to eroding working media dollars.
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As third-party cookies disappear from the digital advertising scene, publishers are waking up to a harsh reality: it’s time to rethink how they do business. For years, the industry has buzzed about data transformation, revenue diversification, and the importance of privacy regulations. But one key element is often overlooked —…
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Toms Panders of Setupad explains how self-serve platforms are reshaping ad tech, empowering publishers to take control, boost efficiency, and overcome industry challenges.
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Bidstream congestion happens when multiple publishers send the same ad impression through different supply paths, resulting in redundant auction entries that DSPs need to sift through. DSPs process approximately 30 million bid requests per second, a number that grows as publishers try to ensure their inventory gets noticed by the right…
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As walled gardens continue tightening their grip on ad spend, the future of the open internet remains uncertain. Explore insights from Programmatic IO's session, “The Future of the Open Internet Is...?” where industry experts discussed how publishers can adapt, evolve, and reclaim their value.
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Advertisers miss out on reaching engaged, high-value audiences by fearing news content. Washington Post's Jana Meron explains why it's time to rethink brand safety in news advertising.
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