Ad Tech
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The Big Story
No More TV Drug Ads? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Does the incoming Trump administration and RFK Jr.’s potential appointment as the head of Health and Human Services (HHS) spell the end of TV drug ads? Probably not, argues Josh Walsh, CEO and co-founder of BranchLab, a data science firm for health care advertisers, and this week’s guest on The Big Story. Efforts to crack down […]
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Online Advertising
IAB Tech Lab Has New Guidance On ‘ID-Less’ Solutions And It Wants Your Feedback
Forget cookieless. Now it’s time for ID-less solutions. No doubt you’ve heard someone drop that buzzword in a conversation recently. But what is an ID-less solution, exactly? As with many ad tech terms, the lack of a standard definition for ID-less solutions has created general confusion, said Shailley Singh, executive VP of product and chief […]
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Marketers
Firestone Walker Brewing’s CMO On Billboards, Non-Alcoholic Beers And Digital Shelves
Last week, I was eager to do a call with Dustin Hinz, CMO of Firestone Walker Brewing, a Los Angeles-based beer maker that just launched its first non-alcoholic beer line, “8ZERO5.” I was curious about the beer-brand perspective on non-alcoholic drinks. There are many natural brand collaborations: Jack Daniels and Coca-Cola, Absolut Vodka and Ocean […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
12 Tips For Optimizing Retail Media Investments
As the advertising landscape evolves, retail media has emerged as a powerful beast that marketers must harness. ANA’s recent Retail Media Networks Fair brought together advertisers, retail media networks, a Wall Street advisor and measurement experts to discuss today’s hottest medium. The main takeaway? There is an urgent need for brands to adapt and thrive […]
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Marketers
How CTV Marketers Can Learn To Stop Worrying And Love The Full Funnel
Is the marketing funnel as we know it officially dead? Variations of that eternal question were posed over and over again to panelists at Paramount Advertising’s Performance Now summit in New York City on Tuesday. But despite some speakers joking that “funnel” has become “the new F-word,” no one really took the bait. In fact, […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
The Race To The Bottom Is Over. Advertisers Care About Quality Again
Digital advertising has long promised precision and efficiency. But our obsession with “following the audience” has allowed low-quality sites and vanity metrics to thrive while brand integrity suffers. This singular focus on targeting audiences and measuring their impact through typically non-incremental attribution, rather than evaluating media quality, has steered us off course. The digital landscape […]
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CTV Connect
AdExchanger, Cynopsis, AdMonsters, and Chief Marketer will join forces once again to welcome over 500 decision-makers from across the U.S., united by a common goal: accelerating the growth of connected TV. Join us as we delve into key topics like measurement, audience engagement, artificial intelligence, budgeting for success, transparency, and more.
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Marketers
Meta Might Be Right About AI Ad Spend
What’s the best way for advertisers to get the most performance possible out of their Meta campaigns? The answer, according to Meta, is to buy more ads on Meta. It’s recommending that advertisers launch new ads into their Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns every single week, especially leading into the holiday season. Meta would say that, of […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
Politics Have Changed. Here’s How Political Advertisers Can Adapt
Reflection a couple of weeks after election day is inevitable. But planning for what’s next is where the real impact lies. Political ad strategies evolved quickly this year, as campaigns moved beyond exclusivity, focusing on flexibility and reach. Here’s what this cycle taught us and how it will guide our business in the medium term.
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CTV Roundup
Nielsen Says You Shouldn’t Count Out The Old Guard Just Yet
Change is hard for a company like Nielsen, which has been around so long it even predates the first publicly available television sets.