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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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Breaking the Cycle of Rainbow-Washing and Performative Company Activism
Every June, companies prep pride campaigns. It’s incredibly important for companies who believe in LGBTQIA+ rights to speak up. Yet, many are shying away from expressing support either from fear of conservative backlash (remember what happened with Target’s Pride collections last year?) or of accusations of rainbow-washing.
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Bridging the GAP: Driving Results with BRIDGE
As the first independent DEI&B Trade Organization for the global marketing industry, BRIDGE believes that inclusion is not just a moral imperative but also a business necessity. BRIDGE integrates inclusion into traditional workplaces, marketing management, and commercial practices.
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ID Bridging Explained: Benefits, Controversies, and the Battle for Transparency in Digital Advertising
Unfortunately, the buy side and sell sides are at odds again – what else is new in ad tech? The buy side called out publishers and their tech partners for using deceptive practices to identify audiences. The practice in question is a technique called ID bridging. ID bridging has become…
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Expert Predicts Apple’s Web Eraser Ad Blocking Tool Is Imminent
Apple's highly anticipated Web Eraser, an AI-driven privacy feature for iOS 18, was a no-show at WWDC 2024, leaving many in the digital media and advertising industry on edge. Although the feature didn't make it into the final release, industry experts believe it’s only a matter of time before Apple…
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5 Key Takeaways from IAB #TechLabSummit Day 1
Explore cutting-edge insights from the IAB Tech Lab Summit Day 1. Discover how CTV converges with linear TV, the revolutionary impact of ad creative IDs, and the evolution of identity strategies. Dive into the urgent call for sustainability in advertising and enjoy Kara Swisher's sharp wit on tech's progress.
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