This past week, nothing caught the attention of the internet and social media quite like the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Yet, one of the most curious pieces of news to develop relates to the creator economy. Both Lamar and Drake allegedly removed the copyright claims on their diss…
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GumGum, a contextual advertising company, announced some good news for the planet. Thanks to its traffic-shaping partnership with Assertive Yield, the company has lowered its bidstream carbon emissions by 38% — avoiding an average of seven tons of CO2 emissions daily. We spoke with Kara Petrocelli explains how traffic shaping…
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AdMonsters has long advocated for strong partnerships between publishers and retail media networks, given how such bonds could deliver the holy grail (aka the customer-first future). That's why it's no surprise that Best Buy is joining forces with CNET to extend advertisers' reach, while also enhancing customers' shopping experiences.
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With purchase cycles spanning weeks and customers encountering hundreds of auto ads, it can be difficult to differentiate yourself from the competition. Add the slow demise of 3rd-party cookies, and it’s never been harder to get your ad in front of your target customer. CTV is helping fill the void.
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As the saying goes, 'With great popularity comes great scrutiny.' The House's sudden decision to ban TikTok in March, which caught TikTok executives off guard, is a testament to this. The strained relationship between our government and the ByteDance-owned company, exemplified by CEO Shou Zi Chew's contentious court appearance with…
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The ad tech industry is experiencing a serious case of déjà vu. Google announced that it will no longer fully eliminate Chrome's third-party cookies by the end of this year. But what does the industry think? We asked 17 ad tech thought leaders for their points of view, and here's what…
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Last year, Possible emerged as the first conference to headline AI, and this year, it extensively focused on the application of AI. The event united diverse viewpoints across media, communication, ad tech, and MarTech industries. Stepping away from New York and immersing ourselves in a new environment with varied perspectives…
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On April 7, 2024, Chairs Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) jointly introduced The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA.) If passed, this legislative proposal would establish a federal privacy framework that would disrupt the current fragmented data privacy framework. APRA strongly emphasizes empowering American consumers with greater control over…
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Jounce Media released its March 2024 RTB Supply Path Benchmarking Report. In AdMonsters' opinion, the data shows some troubling trends for mid-market publishers, many of whom are already facing revenue loss due to the loss of cookie signals and search referral traffic from Google SGE.
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If you’re an iOS user, you may have noticed that the pre-roll ads you see on YouTube are of the lowest possible quality. These low-quality ads directly result from users Safari browsers blocking all third-party cookies. This is the tradeoff we all face: privacy vs. low-quality ads.
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