2025 will be an interesting year for retail media, especially in the groceries category. While Amazon, Walmart, and Target dominate retail media through sheer scale, three emerging players — Instacart, Kroger, and Home Depot — are carving out valuable niches through specialization and innovation.
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Programmatic has reigned supreme in an advertising ecosystem guided by the principle of reaching scale. But in a cookieless world, direct deals are making a strong comeback. And, automation is key to direct deal’s success. Learn how Tripadvisor leverages self-service tools to grow revenue while going green.
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Missed the most buzzworthy ad tech stories of the year? Dive into AdMonsters Wrapper’s top six issues of 2024, where we dug into the news that shaped digital advertising. Whether it was AI upending ad tech norms, Google’s legal woes, or streaming giants making bold moves, these stories resonated for…
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In a recent LinkedIn Live discussion, we spoke with Jounce Media’s Chris Kane, who explored the pivotal trends reshaping the industry in 2024 and how they will affect 2025. The conversation unraveled the convoluted ad tech supply chain, a labyrinth proving incredibly daunting for smaller and mid-sized publishers.
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As we look toward 2025, marketers are facing a host of challenges and opportunities brought on by a tumultuous 2024. Even for an industry that likes to talk about transformation, the degree to which the old order is changing in the digital advertising ecosystem is truly rare.
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Omnicom dropped a $30 billion bombshell, announcing plans to merge with Interpublic Group and create the world's biggest ad conglomerate. With Big Tech and AI breathing down the ad world's neck, the combined Omnicom-IPG aims to flex its tech and data muscles.
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What happens if Google is forced to divest Chrome or Android? How might Google's potential breakup reshape digital advertising? Seven industry leaders share insights on the DOJ's proposed remedies and what they could mean for digital advertising and ad tech.
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TikTok could soon get the boot in the U.S. A federal court just gave the green light to a law forcing ByteDance, its Chinese owner, to sell by January 19 or face a ban. What's next? TikTok could take it to the Supreme Court, but there's no guarantee the justices…
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Google’s reign over search and advertising is under scrutiny, but are the DOJ’s antitrust cases missing the bigger picture? Mike Seiman, CEO of Digital Remedy, explores how AI, CTV, and evolving search behaviors are reshaping the digital ad landscape—challenging Google’s dominance and redefining the future. All eyes this year have…
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The holiday season is a crucial time for retailers and advertisers. However, this period intensifies competition among advertisers, leading to overcrowding in traditional advertising channels and potentially diminishing returns on ad spend. The key to success is creating great user experiences and capturing genuine user attention.
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