Media publishers today face immense pressure, including the influence of AI, changes in Google's search algorithms, the deprecation of cookies in display media, and the shift in traffic toward social media platforms. Consequently, traditional ad revenue models are no longer sufficient. For media publishers striving to thrive in this environment, CEO…
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Søren H. Dinesen, CEO of Digiseg, delves into the privacy dilemma as cookie deprecation raises new concerns about consumer expectations. From the early days of contextual ads to the rise of identity resolution graphs, Dinesen unpacks how the ad tech industry continues to track users despite privacy regulations.
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The Trade Desk published its biannual Sellers and Publishers Report, which examines the growth drivers of the premium internet (aka the top digital publishers and platforms outside of Google and Facebook). The report notes that we are at an inflection point in the industry: For the first time in a…
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Many marketers are - let's say - generally excited about the promised targeting power of CTV. Yet, for political advertisers, many are staking their careers on this burgeoning new medium. Indeed, candidates can't wait for CTV to sort out all of its fundamentals in the near future.
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AI tech is galloping ahead like a runaway horse, with innovation racing rampant and regulations struggling to catch up. The latest spicy AI scandals involving Scarlett Johansson, Drake, and FKA Twigs reveal the AI frontier is still the wild wild west. What does all of this AI chaos mean for…
Read MoreAdMonsters May 30, 2024 Merry-Go-Round Scheme Conceals Ads for Consumers and Brands HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence issued a Security Threat Alert this morning, detailing a scheme it calls Merry-Go-Round. At its peak, Merry-Go-Round reached 782 million fraudulent bid requests daily, cleverly evading detection through a sophisticated cloaking mechanism. Read…
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Pat LaCroix, EVP of Strategic Partnerships at Seekr notes that the oversaturation of disinformation fosters skepticism for both consumers and advertisers. But the rise of AI presents a potential solution to the spread of misinformation. Through natural language processing and machine learning, AI tech offers promising solutions for detecting and mitigating…
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HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence issued a Security Threat Alert this morning, detailing a scheme it calls Merry-Go-Round. At its peak, Merry-Go-Round reached 782 million fraudulent bid requests daily, cleverly evading detection through a sophisticated cloaking mechanism.
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I know you’re probably ho-hum over my ramblings about generative AI and its implications for the future of digital media, but this past week I came across two juicy articles that shine a light on how the less-than-cozy relationship between tech giants and publishers is only being further torn asunder…
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According to Statista, in 2023, global spending on programmatic advertising reached $558 billion. By 2026, this number will likely grow to $700 billion. Also, the share of programmatic advertising in digital spending worldwide has increased since 2020.
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