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🌯 Business Insider’s Layoffs Are a Tremor in a Bigger Media Quake
Business Insider, once the poster child for viral news and breakneck traffic growth, slashed 21% of its staff—at least 100 jobs. But this is not an anomaly.
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🌯 LA Times Woes Signal It’s Time to Reinvent the Newsroom
The news business is on the ropes in general, but what’s been happening lately at The Los Angeles Times is particularly grim. How are publishers responding to all of this instability and disruption?
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🌯 Did Publishers Waste Time Playing in the Privacy Sandbox?
Now that Google hit pause on its grand plan to kill third-party cookies in Chrome, publishers can breathe a sigh of relief (for now). But was the time spent testing the Privacy Sandbox worth it?
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🌯 Ad Dollars and Google Antitrust Drama: 2024’s Banner Year, 2025’s Bumpy Ride
Digital ad revenue in the U.S. hit an all-time high of $259 billion in 2024—a 15% year-over-year surge and the fastest pace of growth since 2021. But was is the outlook for 2025?
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🌯 Tariff Timeout: Can Publishers Make the Most of the 90-Day Reprieve?
Trump's tariffs caused economic chaos, even after the 90 days pause, but working through change and economic uncertainty is nothing new for publishers.
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🌯 Can the EU Rein in Big Tech While Avoiding a Trade War?
The European Commission is set to issue fines against Apple and Meta for violating the DMA—its first levies under the law.
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How Contextual Analysis Shapes Political Campaigns: Insights from GumGum’s Hailey Denenberg
GumGum’s latest analysis reveals how contextual advertising tools reshape political campaigns by uncovering significant media trends and sentiment shifts, offering strategic insights for tailoring messaging and targeting.Â
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Retail Media: As Important for Brand Builders as Performance Marketers
Retail media is more than just a performance channel — it's a brand-building powerhouse. Discover how retail media is transforming advertising, from Amazon's pioneering role to the untapped brand marketing potential in this $46B industry poised to hit $100B by 2026.
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How Fandom Is Mastering the Art of Addressability and Privacy With an Assist From Intent IQ
With cookies on the decline and privacy on the rise, publishers and tech leaders are rewriting the rules of identity resolution. Insights from AdMonsters Publisher Forum Boston reveal what’s working — and what’s not — in the quest for sustainable identity solutions.
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Google’s $250 Million ‘Gift’ to California News – Is It Really a Gift or Just a Clever Tax Dodge?
Google's $250 million deal to fund California journalism is making headlines, but is it truly a lifeline for publishers or just a strategic move to avoid regulation? Dive into the implications for the future of news and AI-driven search.
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What Happens When Google Can No Longer Set the Rules for the Web?
Google's recent setbacks, including their reversal on third-party cookies and a major antitrust ruling, mark a pivotal moment for the web. George London, CTO of Upwave, explores what this means for the future of digital privacy and the ad tech ecosystem.
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