“The death of the cookie has been greatly exaggerated,” claimed Jason Bigler, Google Ad Manager Director of Product, near the beginning of the 2019 Ops event in New York. You could hear the sighs across the Metropolitan Pavilion, feel the collective shrug of acknowledgement pass through the gathered crowd. Yeah,…
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Publishers are under constant pressure, not only to maintain revenue but also to increase it. Many sites still rely heavily on programmatic advertising revenue for the lion's share of their income. So what should publishers do? Andy Evans, former CMO of Sovrn found answers to that question when he attended…
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At the 2019 Ops conference, a somewhat unexpected word echoed throughout the sessions, from the morning keynote to the final talk: community. The idea of audience is out of date, and the term too limiting. Publishers and brands need to be thinking about their visitors, viewers, readers, users, consumers, and…
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When Ops hit the Metropolitan Pavilion June 3-4 in NYC, attendees were treated to insights from 75+ digital media leaders, including experts in programmatic, OTT, OOH, data strategy, mobile, video, audio, AR/VR, blockchain, branded content, and more. Here's a recap of some of the major themes that emerged from those…
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6:00 – 8:30 pm WeWork Times Square 1460 Broadway, NYC 10036 Enjoy a free night of beverages, hors d’oeuvres, and networking with your local publisher peers, as well as an insightful discussion about how email opportunities are exploding left and right. No fee—just the AdMonsters experience. The inbox is hotter than ever.…
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Privacy regulations, cookieless web, identity resolution, the value of first-party data, better personalization—are just some of the many data trends shaping publishers' strategies today. The road ahead is being paved as much by user and governmental concerns as it is by the duopoly and other significant players in the ad…
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In the next version of the Chrome browser, Google is set to release a native lazy loading feature for images and iframes, which will start on mobile and work its way on to the desktop. AdMonsters Chairman, Rob Beeler, recently held a conference call with publishers to learn more about…
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The long-standing ritual of TV network television upfront presentations are now running for the 2019-2010 season, with the major networks wrapping up these showcases from Monday, May 14 through Thursday, May 17, 2019. New programming is presented to affiliates and buyers, and a window is opened for buyers to secure…
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As industry players are pondering the usefulness of the upfront in the digital age and digital publishers are bowing out of the NewFronts, Hulu pretty much gave a master class in how to do it right. The presentation was quite an inside look at the potential—or perhaps the fast-approaching future—of…
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CDP might sound like another martech or adtech acronym that will make its way into obscurity, but in a post-GDPR world where first-party relationships will be vital to survival, the Consumer Data Platform (CDP) is the ultimate tool for true consumer identity resolution. During his presentation, “All You Need Is…
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