One Band, One Sound
When publishers gather to address sales, product, and operations alignment, old frustrations resurface. But, so do new frameworks, candid stories, and solutions worth taking home.
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Keep Your Audiences Coming Back for More
From Apartment Therapy’s sponsor-backed tools to MotorTrend’s interactive awards and Digital Trends’ AI gamification, publishers are finding fresh ways to keep audiences engaged. Here’s how they’re turning stickiness into loyalty—and loyalty into revenue.
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Can’t Knock the Hustle: Inside AdMonsters Ad Ops Dream Team
Amid tech disruption and publisher shakeups, these eight ad ops pros have the kind of hustle you can’t stop. Meet the AdMonsters Dream Team of 2025.
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Taking Ad Ops Out of the Weeds: The Stillness Isn’t the Move in the Age of AI
Maybe AI isn’t taking over ad ops. Maybe it’s elevating it. From prompt engineering to creative alignment and data stewardship, ops teams are moving from the weeds to the frontlines of strategy. Here’s what it takes to keep up.
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The Culture, the Content, the Connection
At Cannes Lions 2025, the real buzz wasn’t just about AI — it was about culture, community, content, and connection. Here's how brands, content creators, and publishers can tap into human moments to truly resonate.
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Give the Publishers What They Want
Look, I know the IAB Tech Lab has been a thorn in your side. You’ve raised your hand in working groups, waited on specs that stalled, and wondered—was any of this really built with publishers in mind? You’re not alone. But last week at the IAB Tech Lab Summit, it…
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🛠️ What Happens When Publishers Build the Stack?
When publishers stop waiting for better tech and start building it themselves, the ad stack starts to shift toward transparency, control, and equity. Stephanie Layser, Justin Wohl, and Justin Barton are bringing lived experience to the table, reshaping tools that put the sell side first.
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Everything Is Everything. Change Comes Eventually. Will Media Owners Lead It?
Discovery is shifting. Attention is scattered. And the sell side isn’t just supporting strategy—it is the strategy. Here’s what media owners need to know now, and the real moves to make next.
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