In the midst of a pandemic, it’s not like ad operations can just come to a complete halt—even if ad spend continues its downward spiral. Publishers still have to be prepared for the future, because one day—somewhere in the not-so-far-away future—business will once again ramp up. We spoke with MediaMint’s…
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The mobile web has long been viewed as providing a terrible UX with slow-loading pages and poorly positioned and obtrusive ads. So we can’t even begin to talk about mobile web monetization without highlighting the importance of providing a quality UX that enables optimum user engagement. Together—Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)…
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With millions of people worldwide now homebound from Coronavirus and screentime increasing exponentially, for those publishers and advertisers that are willing to gamble on an industry that’s comparatively wet behind the ears, odds are esports is a winning hand. In fact, Twitch reports an increased usage of both gaming and…
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This week's edition of The Wrapper is arriving in your inbox on Wednesday while we're on location at PubForum in Santa Monica. Next week, we'll return to our regularly scheduled Tuesday mailings. March 11, 2020 Coronavirus Climbs Blocked Keyword List Maryland's Digital Ad Tax 404bot Steals Millions in Ad $…
Read MoreAdMonsters March 13, 2020 How Publishers Can Boost Direct-Sold Revenue With Ad-Juster's Competitive Benchmark Tool, FlowIQ After years of playing guessing games about the competitive strengths and weaknesses of their direct-sold advertising, publishers now have a way to compare their individual performance against others in the industry with Ad-Juster's…
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Back in 2018, there was a lot of hype about blockchain saving advertising and Senior Editor Lynne d Johnson was riding the wave—high. Now that the hype is over, there are actually quite a few projects proving every day that blockchain and related technologies like cryptography and permissioned ledgers can…
Read MoreAdMonsters March 5, 2020 How Will an Entire Industry Unlearn Ad Tech 1.0? "Ad Tech 2.0 won’t offer marketers nearly as much access to deterministic, user-level, and cross-site/cross-app data as they’ve grown accustomed to. In many cases, user-level data will dry up completely," says Myles Younger, Senior Director of…
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More than a temporary salve, the right outsourcing provider can move from simply being a bolted on quick fix to becoming fully integrated with your team—ultimately transcending into a consultative partner contributing to business growth and helping to streamline operations.
Read MoreAdMonsters November 8, 2019 AdMonsters Playbook: Life Beyond Cookies Much of the contemporary Internet—and certainly digital advertising—has been built upon tools for data transference. While the cookie has been key in the development of digital advertising and programmatic transactions in particular, the architecture is not going to collapse without…
Read MoreAdMonsters October 17, 2019 CCPA: Costly Confusion for Publishers and Advertisers—A Conversation With David J. Moore, CEO, BritePool While California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra has released his guide for how companies should comply with CCPA and Governor Gavin Newsom signed seven amendments providing more clarity around the regulation, studies…
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