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  • DOJ vs. Google, Day Five Rewind: Prebid Reality Check, Unfair Rev Share And Jedi Blue (Sorta)

    Someone will eventually need to make a Netflix-style documentary about the Google ad tech antitrust trial happening in Virginia. (And can we call it “You’ve Been Ad Served”?) Because certain moments from Friday alone – Day Five – are just too good to only live on in a court transcript. The real world Take, for example, […]

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  • From Billboards to Ballots: How OOH Is Powering the Next Wave of Political Campaigns

    As political ad spend surges in OOH, publishers seize the opportunity to capture voter attention. Discover how creative campaigns, programmatic, and location-based targeting drive the future of political messaging in OOH and DOOH formats.

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  • Q&A: 10 Minutes with John Blyth of Ricoh

    When you’re exhibiting among a literal sea of graphics at the world’s biggest trade show for printing, storytelling can make the difference between an exhibit with a flat message versus one that is three dimensional. For Ricoh, a multinational imaging and electronics company, design and messages inspired by the brand’s Japanese roots helped place personas […]

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  • CTV + DOOH = More Voter Engagement

    As political campaigns navigate a rapidly changing media landscape this election season, the integration of CTV and DOOH is emerging as an effective strategy for maximizing voter engagement. Liz Tamam, Marketing and Media Director at Curb, shares her insights with Cynopsis. How does combining CTV with DOOH enhance voter engagement ? Combining CTV with DOOH […]

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  • Buried DOJ Evidence Reveals How Google Dealt With The Trade Desk

    The Google antitrust trial is focused on Google’s supply-side business and publisher ad server, which is why the DOJ features relatively few DSPs and buy-side competitors. However, in the process of the investigation into Google, the Department of Justice unearthed a vast trove of separate evidence. Some of these findings paint a whole new picture […]

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  • Field Report: King’s Hawaiian Launches the Snack House Tour with Eli Manning and a Pretzel Bites Mobile

    Under blue skies in Manhattan’s Flatiron Plaza on Thursday, Sept. 12, an orange force baked its way into the morning commute as King’s Hawaiian, known for its rolls and breads, officially launched the Snack House Tour promoting its new Soft Pretzel Bites product and grand entrance into the snack category. NFL legend and brand spokesperson […]

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  • Don’t Go Dark On Advertising During Election Season, New Research Suggests

    TV and video measurement provider iSpot is fielding a lot of election season concerns from buyers as political ad spend increases in the weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election.

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  • Surf Expo Exhibit Trends: Brands Roll in with Wood Features, Pony Walls, Live Models

    We were stoked to attend our first Surf Expo, Sept. 5-7 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, and the exhibitor community proved very friendly and welcoming, eager to show off their products and beach-inspired booths. From wetsuits to bucket hats to flip flops, we explored the variety of exhibits that made up the largest and longest-running watersports, beach and resort lifestyle trade show, and noticed five exhibit design and build trends that were unique to Surf Expo and the watersports audience.

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  • Field Report: Top 10 Beachy Booth Builds that Made Waves at Surf Expo

    As the Florida heat was raging outside, Surf Expo brought cool, beachy vibes from the watersports and coastal lifestyle industries to Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), Sept. 5-7. More than 6,000 qualified buyers from global retailers explored 650-plus exhibitor booths that showcased products from surf, beach and resort categories, ranging from swimsuits and sportswear to marine plush and souvenir gifts.

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  • Inside AARP’s Rolling Stones Tour Sponsorship: ‘Lightning in a Bottle’

    AARP, the association for people 50 and older, is all about popping up in unexpected spaces where it can engage its current audience as well as the next generation. When the Rolling Stones approached AARP to sponsor the ’24 Hackney Diamonds North American Tour, which hit 16 cities from April to July, the brand saw an opportunity to satisfy that dual-purpose strategy and supersize on surprise and delight.

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