Seven years ago, as publishers were using header bidding to level the online auction with Google, Prebid was a bit of open-source header-bidding code developed by AppNexus. Fast-forward to today, and that code is now Prebid.org, a standalone industry standards body producing widely adopted open-source tech. The story of how Prebid.org came to be – […]

The “set-jetting” phenomenon means TV advertising and, more specifically, CTV advertising is a natural fit for travel brand Expedia promote its service.

New York Comic Con is a bustling fandom event, but outside the walls of the Javits Center in New York City is a landscape and people not so easily surprised—unless it involves 20 unique “Deadpool” variants galavanting about, that is. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment unleashed a street team to promote the “Deadpool & Wolverine” […]

When Citi cardmembers gathered for a Jack Harlow performance in Brooklyn, NY, on Oct. 17, it was a grand homecoming of sorts. The occasion marked the revival of the Citi Sound Vault concert platform after a four-year hiatus and took place at the historic Brooklyn Paramount, which reopened this year after a multimillion dollar renovation. […]

There are more than 4,600 Walmart brick-and-mortar stores spread across the U.S. But in promoting its new fashion collections and convenient online shopping experience, the brand wanted to engage consumers where they are—anywhere—and offer a trendy, luxe and convenient experience. Kicking off the fall fashion season, Walmart in September launched the Walmart Style Tour, which […]

For more than a decade, EventTrack has been the leading and largest annual research study on experiential marketing. There’s nothing else like it. Six Surveys in One Report. Separate surveys were initiated to consumer event marketers, b-to-b event marketers, corporate trade show exhibitors—plus attendees at consumer events, b-to-b events and trade shows. Fortune 1000 Insights. From spending, […]

We discuss the rise of curation in programmatic buying and the current backlash. Is curation an ad network with new window dressing? And will it save or undermine the open web?

Fans around the world tuned in to Netflix’s “Squid Game” in 2021, making it the most-watched (non-English) TV show in the brand’s history—and they’ve been clamoring for more of the South Korean thriller series ever since. So with the debut of season two finally arriving on Dec. 26, the streaming service and another global powerhouse, […]

Ad-free subscriptions are coming to social media. Snapchat was actually one of the first social platforms to offer a monthly subscription, starting in 2022. Its $3.99 Snapchat+ plan provides subscribers with exclusive, experimental and prerelease features (but still features ads). Snapchat+ had 11 million subscribers in August 2024, an increase of 6 million since September […]

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover boring phones, an Overnightmare and a “Wickedly” enchanting hotel suite.