🌯 LA Times Woes Signal It’s Time to Reinvent the Newsroom

The news business is on the ropes in general, but what’s been happening lately at The Los Angeles Times is particularly grim. How are publishers responding to all of this instability and disruption?

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🌯 Did Publishers Waste Time Playing in the Privacy Sandbox?

Now that Google hit pause on its grand plan to kill third-party cookies in Chrome, publishers can breathe a sigh of relief (for now). But was the time spent testing the Privacy Sandbox worth it?

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🌯 Ad Dollars and Google Antitrust Drama: 2024’s Banner Year, 2025’s Bumpy Ride

Digital ad revenue in the U.S. hit an all-time high of $259 billion in 2024—a 15% year-over-year surge and the fastest pace of growth since 2021. But was is the outlook for 2025?

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🌯 Tariff Timeout: Can Publishers Make the Most of the 90-Day Reprieve?

Trump's tariffs caused economic chaos, even after the 90 days pause, but working through change and economic uncertainty is nothing new for publishers.

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🌯 Can the EU Rein in Big Tech While Avoiding a Trade War?

The European Commission is set to issue fines against Apple and Meta for violating the DMA—its first levies under the law.

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How Can Publishers Boost Their Ad Revenue with Header Bidding?

A recent study showed that header bidding led to a 23% increase in fill rate and a 20% increase in average CPM. With these benefits and more, it's no wonder why header bidding has become a popular and essential tool for publishers looking to maximize their monetization potential.

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Publisher Forum Keynote Maria Breza: Transforming Brand Safety and Suitability for Podcasting

Breza suggests that advertisers must use different strategies to reach their full target audience while ensuring their ads only appear in suitable environments. And that starts with having a brand-level strategy for brand safety and suitability.  The strategy should include a plan for aligning against the Global Alliance for Responsible…

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The Power of the Hashed Email: Mano Pillai, Chief Product Officer, LiveIntent on the Future of Privacy

We spoke with Mano Pillai, Chief Product Officer, LiveIntent, to give us a deep understanding of how the hashed email can replace third-party cookies. We discussed the LiveIntent platform that targets audiences in a cookieless environment, balancing revenue and data ethics, and more. 

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10 Black Ad Tech Professionals Making Waves in Digital Media and Advertising

Based on research from last year, Black professionals occupy only 3% of technical roles in the industry. While this reflects a larger societal problem of systemic racism, these Black professionals are making waves and leaving their mark on the advertising and digital media industry.  For Black History Month, AdMonsters is…

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Breaking the Glass Ceiling: The Legacy of Louis Jones, Brand Safety Institute

Like many people in ad tech, Louis Jones fell into the ad tech industry by chance. Advertising was his third career. From starting his first job in the field at J. Walter Thompson to rising as one of the most prolific executives in the digital ecosystem, he proves that the…

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