The ad tech industry is growing on a massive scale, it is expected to grow 5.9% YoY (according to an IAB report). To keep up with such scale and the complex nature of the industry, folks should be prepared to also face the unique challenges that come with it. Transparency…
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The daily routine of an ad ops manager, whether they work for a marketing agency or represent a web content publisher, is pretty much like a board game. Stumbling blocks are all around, even when they do not expect them. Not that ad ops managers should “beat the card” in…
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In Jounce Media's annual report, 'The State of the Open Internet,' three influential market forces shed light on the obstacles that media companies and advertising technology platforms face: demand concentration, bidstream bloat, and bidstream blindspots. How can we level the playing field between the dominant walled gardens and the rest of the…
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The digital advertising sector has a dirty little secret: its carbon footprint is huge. How big? About the size of the airline industry. It’s only a matter of time before carbon neutrality and even net-zero become buying criteria for brands, so now is a good time to consider launching a…
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I’ve read the hype; ChatGPT is supposed to be better than Google Search, right? Why go through the bother of searching, clicking on a bunch of articles, comparing multiple sources, and synthesizing what I read when ChatGPT can do that for me in one simple step? It has been a…
Read MoreAdMonsters May 11, 2023 Emodo SSP Survey Says Marketers Crave Innovation Supply Side Platforms are an integral part of the Real-Time Bidding process. They enable publishers to sell inventory at scale to fill available inventory and ensure they maximize the revenue from impressions.The status quo for SSP protocol is…
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The status quo for SSP protocol is no longer working. According to a new survey from Emodo, marketers crave more innovation and keener targeting and measurement skills from SSPs.
Read MoreAdMonsters April 27, 2023 Consumer Spend Is Sky High Despite Inflation, So Why Isn’t Ad Spend? TransUnion discusses the state of the economy in their survey, Trading Down: Inflation Impact on Consumer Spending in July 2022. Inflation may be at an all-time high, but Consumers are still spending and…
Read MoreAdMonsters April 20, 2023 Is Micro-targeting Giving the Digital Advertising Sector a Bad Rap? Micro-targeting based on behavioral data was supposed to be a good thing for all parties involved in the equation: brands, publishers and consumers. But those benefits haven’t panned out. It hasn’t been suitable for publishers.…
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According to the IAB/PwC revenue report for 2022, the digital advertising sector dodged a bullet. “In 2022, the digital advertising industry showed resilience in the face of a strained economy, with ad revenues year-over-year securing double-digit growth and totaling over $200 billion for the first time,” its authors write.
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