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Tariff Chaos And Yet More Ad Tech M&A

Tariffs are taking effect in the US, and advertisers are shook. Our special guest, Madison and Wall’s Brian Wieser, weighs in on the “blindingly obvious” consequences of implementing tariffs, including supply-chain disruptions that lead to a pullback in ad spend. You can’t promote what you can’t produce. Plus: the rationale behind Publicis’ acquisition of Lotame.

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Data-Driven Thinking

To Compete With Walled Gardens, The Open Web Needs More Collaboration

It’s obvious that publishers and advertisers have a lot to offer each other. And yet, based on the way advertisers have dealt with publishers over the years, you’d think they were sworn enemies. This is far from how things play out with major walled gardens like Meta and Google. There, ingenuity and openness prevail. The […]

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Marketers

Meet The Free Gaming Platform – Founded By An Ad Tech Vet – That’s Putting CTV Ads In Video Games

It is a rare occurrence for successful ad tech entrepreneurs to venture out of the B2B software landscape and into the consumer-facing world. But the attempt is not unheard of. The latest example came last month when André Swanston, co-founder and former CEO of Tru Optik – which sold to TransUnion in 2020 – raised […]

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AdExchanger Talks

Teads On The Brain

Now that Teads and Outbrain are one, the vision, explained CEO David Kostman when the deal was first announced, is to become an “end-to-end, full-funnel platform for the open internet.” But what does that mean in plain English?

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The Big Story

Programmatic’s Pursuit of “Premium”

Programmatic algorithms optimize for performance, which can leave digital media companies floundering. Inside programmatic’s pursuit of “premium.” Plus: an ad tech acquisition forged on matchmaking buy-side and sell-side IDs.

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Data-Driven Thinking

Advertising’s ID-Less Future Depends On More Than DSP Adoption

Because DSPs manage programmatic ad spend, they can be seen as gatekeepers wielding influence over industry standards. DSPs select inventory to bid on, interpret SSP signals and prioritize bids based on historical performance and preferences. However, advertisers, agencies, media owners and technology providers also influence the rapidly evolving programmatic ecosystem. Advertisers and agencies set budgets, […]

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AdExchanger Talks

What It Means To Measure ‘True ROI’

What does it take to serve midsize brand clients? How is AI transforming media buying? And why, for the love of god, is measurement still so messed up? Mediastruction CEO and Founding Partner Marilois Snowman has a few thoughts.

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Data-Driven Thinking

American By Birth, European By Data Privacy Standards

As an American ad tech CEO working for a UK-founded company, I’ve heard countless stories from peers about the challenges of cracking the European market. But is the way we approach data-driven advertising in the US really better for anyone? There’s plenty about my hometown of Baltimore that I hold dear: “Hairspray,” “The Wire” and […]

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AI

Meta’s New Business AI Offers Agentic Customer Support For Brands

Naming a new product “Business AI” feels a bit on the nose for Meta’s current artificial intelligence efforts. But in this case, it’s certainly applicable.

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Online Advertising

Viant Acquires Lockr, And It’s All About Connecting IDs

Viant announced that it acquired Lockr, a consumer and business service for managing email inboxes and data opt-ins, during its Q4 earnings call on Monday. The goal is to connect the identity Lockr gets from its publisher tech with Viant’s identity graph. The company reported fast growth in its TV-focused DSP business in Q4, earning […]

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