During iHeartMedia's AudioCon 2023, Conal Byrne, CEO of iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group, sat down with author and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell to examine this growing consumer marketing disconnect. They discussed the results of a Morning Consult and Advertiser Perceptions study that examines the growing divide between consumer values and behaviors and…
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Federal regulations have attacked Big tech monopolies from all sides, but if the Government comes out on top, this could be the first nail in the coffin. For a long time, the duopoly — Meta and Google — hoarded around 85% of ad spend, but privacy regulations took some of…
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Generative AI innovations promise enhanced efficiency and improved customer service, but there are questions about whether AI, as it currently stands, can provide quality service to real people, including in developing ad creative and messaging that resonates with the right audiences.
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When it comes to evolving data monetization, some publishers are blessed with substantial strong quality 1P signals, while others rely more heavily on cookie-based identity, with limited access to alternative identifiers. Given these diverse circumstances, there's no one-size-fits-all solution.
Read MoreAdMonsters August 11, 2023 Musings on the Bloated Supply Chain All of the bloat in the supply chain has been caused by a lack of understanding that the internet and any website is an ecosystem. We have been building the web ecosystem in silos not realizing that when we…
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Made For Advertising (MFA) sites are becoming more of a problem for the ad tech industry as they increase in prevalence. Currently, MFA sites account for at least one in five online impressions, consuming 15% of global programmatic ad spend and generating 26% more carbon waste than legitimate publisher sites.
Read MoreAdMonsters August 3, 2023 PubForum Keynote Brooke Edwards-Plant on Embracing Innate Talents to Tackle Ad Ops Brooke Edwards-Plant didn’t initially plan on a career in ad tech – when she began her professional journey, the industry was still relatively new. However, despite not studying ad ops in school, she’s…
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HUMAN Security released its 2023 Bad Bot Holiday Report, which details what cybercriminals were up to last holiday season. The report offers websites and online retailers a look at their ploys so that security teams can keep their sites and their customers safe in the upcoming holiday season.
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This week, Google will enable Privacy Sandbox APIs for about 35% of Chrome users. The percentage will rise to 60% by August and about 99% by the end of the year. Topics API enables Chrome to share information with third parties, such as advertisers, while maintaining a certain level of…
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The Biden administration is demanding safeguards for AI for several reasons, key among them being safety. We’ve all read about instances in which everyday people trusted AI to generate accurate and verified content, which harmed them. The administration wants to ensure that AI systems are adequately tested before being made…
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