Nowadays, strategies for thriving in the ever-evolving world of digital media and digital advertising are more about navigating the complex seas of regulation than anything else. With the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Union is charting new territories — particularly following significant actions against…
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Our industry believes the fact that generative AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data and generate ad content personalized to individual users is a good thing. But how do consumers feel about all of these AI-powered experiences?
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In the high-stakes world of ad tech, strategic mergers and acquisitions can redefine the ecosystem. One such transformative move is Aditude's recent acquisition of CPMStar, a key player in the gaming advertising space.
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The digital advertising landscape is undergoing a monumental shift towards privacy-first practices, underscored by the Privacy Sandbox initiative and the critical findings from the “IAB Tech Lab's Privacy Sandbox: Fit Gap Analysis for Digital Advertising." It paints a picture of an industry at a crossroads, facing the challenge of reimagining…
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The concept of 'Hedged Gardens' emerges from the limitations of Walled Gardens. Unlike a walled environment, Hedged Gardens allow for controlled data collaboration between different entities. These environments are meticulously designed with 'hedges' - not impenetrable walls - symbolizing the balance between data privacy and data utility.
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As cookies make open web advertising more complicated, the big tech platforms, especially Google and Meta, are using AI to make buying ads on their platforms easier than ever before. The good news for publishers, though, is that they, too, can use AI to make reaching their highly valuable audiences…
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There is one part of the news organization that finds generative AI extremely useful, and in some instances, transformative: the AdOps team. AdMonsters has begun interviewing AdOps folks across several organizations to see if and how they’re using it. If you’re in AdOps and are using it, we’d love to hear…
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As the industry moves away from the use of third-party tracking cookies, there are several solutions taking shape to help target users while keeping their information secure. One of those solutions is alt IDs, which tend to befuddle even the most seasoned players. The most important thing right now in trying…
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In the lead-up to #PubForum Austin, AdMonsters hosted a LinkedIn Live with keynote Burhan Hamid, SVP, Data, Product, Engineering at TIME, who offered a unique perspective on the power of leveraging AI for publishers.
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Last week, the IAB Tech Lab released a comprehensive report detailing the challenges of Google's Privacy Sandbox. In response, Google thanked the IAB Tech Lab for showcasing their perspective but asserted that their "analysis contains many misunderstandings and inaccuracies, which we consider important to correct in order to provide accurate information…
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