AdMonsters writer, Susie Stulz, has been reading Traffic, Ben Smith’s book on the start of Gawker, HuffPost, and BuzzFeed. The 2000s were heady days for “new media.” Its founders, ambitious and audacious in equal measure, figured out early on that sites that attract the most traffic win. Scorning traditional media,…
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The daily routine of an ad ops manager, whether they work for a marketing agency or represent a web content publisher, is pretty much like a board game. Stumbling blocks are all around, even when they do not expect them. Not that ad ops managers should “beat the card” in…
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In Jounce Media's annual report, 'The State of the Open Internet,' three influential market forces shed light on the obstacles that media companies and advertising technology platforms face: demand concentration, bidstream bloat, and bidstream blindspots. How can we level the playing field between the dominant walled gardens and the rest of the…
Read MoreAdMonsters May 18, 2023 A Path to Net-zero for the Digital Advertising Sector The digital advertising sector has a dirty little secret: its carbon footprint is huge. How big? About the size of the airline industry. It’s only a matter of time before carbon neutrality and even net-zero become…
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In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, here are 10 AAPI ad tech and digital media professionals who are setting the standard for how the advertising ecosystem will advance in the coming years.
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The status quo for SSP protocol is no longer working. According to a new survey from Emodo, marketers crave more innovation and keener targeting and measurement skills from SSPs.
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The Trade Desk must build ad products that can buy ads on e-commerce websites and successfully pitch advertisers to use The Trade Desk to get a large chunk of the e-commerce spend.
Read MoreAdMonsters May 4, 2023 Decision Makers Say Visual Communication Helps Drive Business So what do business leaders think about visual communication’s role in driving business efficiency, audience engagement and recruitment efforts. We looked at Canva's Visual Economy Report, which revealed some thought-provoking insights about industry leaders' perspectives of visual…
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So what do business leaders think about visual communication’s role in driving business efficiency, audience engagement and recruitment efforts. We looked at Canva's Visual Economy Report, which revealed some thought-provoking insights about industry leaders' perspectives of visual communication in the workplace and day-to-day business activities.
Read MoreAdMonsters February 23, 2023 What’s Hot in Publishing and Ad Tech: An AdMonster’s Q&A with Scott Messer The digital advertising business moves at such a fast clip that it’s difficult for anyone to keep up with emerging trends. For this reason, AdMonsters sits down with thought leaders within the…
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