In February we launched a new newsletter called The Wrapper. We spent so much time talking bout how hot newsletters are that we decided to jump on the trend! With The Wrapper, we summarize exciting news items that catch our eyes and link them to wider developments in digital media…
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The year 2020 has been a wild ride for digital media and ad tech. It was a year of great uncertainty, overshadowed by privacy regulations like CCPA and CPRA and privacy updates being made in Google Chrome and Apple iOS. And all the while, everyone was prepping (or confused about…
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At this week's PubForum+, speakers drilled down into granular questions around Apple’s Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) restrictions and Google’s sunsetting of third-party cookies, however, larger questions loomed about the potential for federal privacy regulation, the broader impact of the recently-passed Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), and more.
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We chatted with AdLedger's Executive Director, Christiana Cacciapuoti, to learn more about the problems that CryptoRTB solves in the supply chain, how it benefits both sellers and buyers, how it differs from ads.cert, and the results of tests using the protocol that prove that blockchain-based solutions can accommodate the speed…
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COVID-19 revenue losses have been extensive, prompting massive furloughs and layoffs, but on the road to recovery, publishers will be looking for ways to keep costs low without further reducing staff. Understanding when to use automation by leveraging available technology to handle repetitive and routine tasks is an effective way…
Read MoreAdMonsters November 25, 2020 Complex Runs With a Different Revenue Model “We haven’t always been a big fan of programmatic or arbitrage-oriented stuff,” says Rich Antoniello, Founder and CEO of digital media company Complex Networks. During his PubForum+ keynote, “Tomorrow's Publisher Today,” on Tuesday, December 8, Antoniello will share how…
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“We haven’t always been a big fan of programmatic or arbitrage-oriented stuff,” says Rich Antoniello, Founder and CEO of digital media company Complex Networks. During his PubForum+ keynote, “Tomorrow's Publisher Today,” on Tuesday, December 8, Antoniello will share how the company’s multiprong strategy of building a fervent community, revenue diversification, and…
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Senior Editor, Lynne d Johnson, recently chatted with Garrett Johnson—a marketing professor at Boston University's Questrom School of Business. His research focuses on privacy, the value of cookies, and the effectiveness of advertising. She was interested in a presentation he made to the W3C about the Economics of Digital Ad…
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Thirty-seven percent of mobile marketers are in the dark about what the new Apple IDFA protocols mean, which is especially troubling considering how dramatically these changes will affect mobile attribution. Most aren't fully on board with adopting SKAdNetwork as an IDFA replacement. So the question remains: How will targeting, measurement…
Read MoreAdMonsters November 19, 2020 Publishers Prep Post-Pandemic Ad Product Evolution One day, hopefully in the not too distant future, the Pandemic will meet its bitter end. But until then, publishers are adapting to the new normal and steadily planning for that fateful day. For now, they’re living in the…
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