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🌯 Digital Media Disrupted: AI, Regulation, and Platforms Redefine the Rules

Will Blueksy dethrone twitter? With a fraction of the following it once had on X, The Guardian is already seeing Bluesky traffic outperform weekly referral numbers from Musk’s platform in 2024, says Dave Early, Audience Editor at Guardian Australia.

Averting “Ad-tastrophe”: Strategies for Balancing Revenue and User Experience

Intrusive ads frustrate 73% of desktop users—more than privacy or security concerns. Discover how digital media owners can tackle this challenge by adopting user-centric strategies, with insights from Jan Wittek, Chief Commercial Officer at eyeo, and the latest eyeo-Harris Poll report.

Bundling vs. Market Driven Pricing: The Ideal Path to Better Yield

Live sports events have emerged as a critical addition to capture more viewers, serving as a potent catalyst for improving CTV revenue. However, the question of whether bundling or market-based pricing can drive optimal yield is still largely unanswered. (Punchline: the answer is both.)

Surviving the CPM Slump: Why Deep Audience Insights Are CTV’s Best Bet

Shafi Mustafa, Chief Strategy Officer at ElementalTV, explores how deep audience insights and advanced targeting strategies can help CTV publishers combat CPM pressures and unlock new revenue opportunities amidst a rapidly evolving ad tech landscape.

AI as a Service: The Future of Digital Advertising

AI is revolutionizing programmatic advertising, and DSPs are evolving from simple media buyers to strategic partners. With ViantAI, marketers gain AI-driven insights, real-time agility, and end-to-end measurement tools, enabling smarter, faster, and more impactful campaigns.

A Practical Path to Reinvesting Ad Dollars in Democracy

The advertising industry holds the power to sustain democracy through reinvesting in quality journalism. Ali Manning, COO and co-founder of Chalice Custom Algorithms, explores practical steps marketers, agencies, and media owners can take to support a free press while driving value for brands.

Unpacking Misconceptions About Curated Deals

In this insightful follow-up to her talk at AdMonsters PubForum Scottsdale, Hélène Parker, CEO of Hélène Parker Consulting, unpacks common misconceptions about curated deals. Bridging buy-side and sell-side perspectives, this guide explores setup ease, performance, and the evolving role of curation in driving advertising success.

Breaking Up, Breaking Through, and Breaking Free: Google, Apple, and the First-Party Data Shift

The Justice Department and several states have asked a federal court to force Google to sell its Chrome web browser and potentially its Android operating system. Still, it's no surprise; we know they want to dismantle the company's dominance in online search.

The DOJ and Google Give Closing Arguments in Landmark Antitrust Case

The DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google's ad tech stack in early 2023, and both sides made their closing arguments yesterday afternoon. Prosecutors from the DOJ and lawyers for Big G summarized their arguments from the heated 14-day trial to convince the U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema to either…

The Great Data Smackdown: Buy Side vs. Sell Side Strategies Collide

With the buy and sell sides constantly vying for the upper hand on data strategies, it can be hard to find common ground. In a heated debate at AdMonsters PubForum Scottsdale, representatives from each camp took the gloves off, trading blows over transparency, identity, and creative optimization.