In the midst of a pandemic, it’s not like ad operations can just come to a complete halt—even if ad spend continues its downward spiral. Publishers still have to be prepared for the future, because one day—somewhere in the not-so-far-away future—business will once again ramp up. We spoke with MediaMint’s…
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Powered by: April 21, 2020 The Less Grim Side of Pandemic Ad Spend Google Does Struggling News Partners a Solid It’s Raining Super-Engaged Users Hard Out Here for a Duopoly Can CTV be Trusted? Always Look on the Less Grim Side of Pandemic Ad Spend Source: IAB Coronavirus Ad…
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April 14, 2020 Private Equity Looms Over Local Media DSP Defaults Insurance Consumers Prefer Do-Gooder Brands Gaming Is Media’s Bright Spot Twitter Strips Away Privacy Controls CCPA Enforcement Extension Unlikely Private Equity Looms Over Local Media’s Sickbed Photo by Davide Baraldi from Pexels As local news publishers get beat down…
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April 08, 2020 Relax the Brand Safety Crusade Coronavirus Ad Ban Eases Up Amazon Cuts Affiliates Paywalls Rise Again Recession Retrospective 4As Says Relax the Brand Safety Crusade Before most of the US was cooped up in its homes feverishly scrolling through news sites, overzealous leveraging of brand safety technology…
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With millions of people worldwide now homebound from Coronavirus and screentime increasing exponentially, for those publishers and advertisers that are willing to gamble on an industry that’s comparatively wet behind the ears, odds are esports is a winning hand. In fact, Twitch reports an increased usage of both gaming and…
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So, publisher—you keep hearing that the demise of the third-party tracking cookie is going to work out in your favor… But how exactly? It’s not like marketers were in love with the third-party cookie either—marketers have long wanted a better solution, and that’s people-based marketing, OpenX and LiveIntent explained during…
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March 31, 2020 Ad Spend Not Dry Yet 💦 Vertical Spending Trends Covid-19 Force Majeure Begins Bad Actors Prey on Battered Publishers Facebook to the Rescue Ad Spend Hasn’t Dried Up Yet Publishers probably feel like they’ve been placed under quarantine by their advertisers lately, and new data from an…
Read MoreAdMonsters March 27, 2020 PubForum Video: Keynote Jessica B. Lee, Loeb & Loeb, Getting Digital Media and Advertising Ready For CCPA The first CCPA Class Action was filed against clothing retailer Hanna Andersson and Salesforce and California's Attorney General has modified proposed regulations. And still, CCPA remains just as…
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March 25, 2020 Coronavirus’ Media Fallout What Are Brand Marketers Thinking? Safari ITP Update 🛑🍪 Taxing Ad Tech: NY's Up Next Sliding Programmatic Fees Coronavirus’ Media Fallout Spreads Source: Yieldbird We hope all of you are keeping your distance and enjoying this newsletter on the hottest news from home. It…
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Self-service ad operations and media sales is really trending right now—Spotify, Hulu and Hearst are all doing it. At the recent PubForum in Santa Monica, Peo Persson, Co-Founder and CPO, DanAds, talked about the latest self-service ad operations and showcased how it could make publisher’s lives a little easier. We…
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