Companies that can forge a strong connection between the buy- and sell-sides are the ones that stand to win here. They can provide the most effective, efficient path forward for both parties to transact. The more holistic and advanced the offerings that ad tech partners can provide, the more efficient…
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As 2021 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the top trends that set the tone for digital media and ad tech throughout the year. From Chrome's on-again, off-again cookie cutoff to Apple's privacy updates to mass confusion surrounding developing solid first-party data and identity strategies to the…
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Well, 2021 was another rollercoaster, wasn’t it? Filled with exciting wins but also internal shrieks (or outbursts, no judgment) of frustration, and the ad tech industry was no exception. As we countdown the last days of the year and the Omnicron variant attempts to make us nosedive into 2022, we’re…
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Friction is the enemy of growth — and today's publishers have to mitigate quite a bit of friction in order to breeze through revenue goals, quarter after quarter. There's the natural tension between fulfilling advertisers' (growing) demands and delivering a frictionless content experience for users. There's friction between different platforms…
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Digital media and advertising is rapidly changing. To survive in this increasingly complicated environment, publishers and advertisers need innovative strategies and technologies to increase their efficiency (and keep revenues afloat) as they look to continue connecting with audiences and also proving the value of those relationships.
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The Google third-party cookie crackdown might be on pause, but that's not stopping pubs from testing likely alternatives. Fox Entertainment owned, ad-supported video-on-demand service, Tubi now joins a growing list of publishers supporting Unified ID 2.0 as “the first CTV publisher to implement Unified ID 2.0 to solve for the…
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With impression data pulled directly from Google Ad Manager over the course of 2020 — including transaction trends, global viewership insights, and even details about live streaming performance — Google Ad Manager's Session on Advanced TV at our recent PubForum Virtual didn’t disappoint. It also covered some best practices for…
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Tegna is on the path to providing that transparency and choice with their OTT audience. During our April 15, 2021 webinar, OTT & CTV Privacy Controls: Activating Choice & Transparency in Apps, Chris Fehrmann, Tegna VP of Digital Products, and Alex Cash, OneTrust Consent and Preference Management Lead, explained to…
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The shift to OTT and CTV creates an opportunity for publishers to engage a growing audience and deliver personalized experiences – and that includes privacy controls. In preparation for our upcoming webinar, OTT & CTV Privacy Controls: Activating Choice & Transparency in Apps, on Thursday, April 15 @ 1 PM…
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Move over Big G and Facebook … a little company (well, maybe not so little) called Amazon is nipping at your heels when it comes to digital ad sales. Amazon’s ad business raked in over $15.7 billion in 2020, according to new data from eMarketer. That’s up 53% year-over-year —…
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