Ad Tech
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Marketers
Linkby Raises $15 Million For its Hybrid PR And Affiliate Marketing Network
The data-driven ad industry has begun to collapse the mental barrier between brand and performance marketing. Next up is PR. The content and ad network Linkby, an Australian startup founded in 2020, connects brands with what the company deems “performance-based editorial,” per the announcement – or, in other words, publisher content that advertisers pay for […]
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AdExchanger Talks
There’s No Such Thing As An Attribution Easy Button
There are a lot of misconceptions about ad measurement. Some marketers believe media mix modeling is superior to multi-touch attribution or that it’s possible to pinpoint the exact impact of each marketing touch point on sales. (Neither is true.) But the biggest thing most marketers are wrongheaded about is in thinking there’s a single solution […]
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CTV Roundup
Why Pfizer’s Josh Palau Can’t Wait To Buy Netflix Through The Yahoo DSP
Here’s what Head of Performance Media Josh Palau had to say about how Pfizer currently navigates the CTV landscape, including why having your own hands-on-keyboard experts is key and how new ad formats can be slow to accommodate pharmaceutical brands.
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The Big Story
Buying Ads In The Rabbit Hole
YouTube accounts are uploading recent Hollywood movies, racking up views while advertisers (and sometimes creators) remain in the dark. Plus: Could Cloudflare’s AI bot blockers provide a salve for digital media’s traffic declines?
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Marketers
Fyllo Is Getting Back Into The Weeds Of Regulated Advertising After A Buyback From Samba TV
What do cannabis, politics and financial services have in common? Besides the fact that they can give you an awful headache, they’re also all regulated markets that face an array of rules and restrictions when it comes to advertising, and they need help to get it right. Data and tech company Fyllo, which was founded […]
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AI
Scibids Alum Eric Schwartz Joins AI Sales Optimization Startup Scowtt As CRO
Long before the AI hype kicked off in earnest, Eric Schwartz was already working with machine learning tools to develop optimized ad tech products.
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Marketers
The ‘Taboo’ Of Women’s Health Care Advertising Complicates Access To Treatment
Charli xcx got it right: It’s so confusing sometimes to be a girl. Or, more accurately, a woman trying to access medical treatment. And it’s just as challenging for women’s health care companies trying to reach their audiences. HerMD, a women’s health startup with a focus on menopause and sexual health, has struggled with this […]
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AdExchanger Talks
Rockerbox’s Attribution Journey
Ron Jacobson took the classic programmatic startup route. Which is to say, he pivoted randomly from a software job at a bank (well, the New York Fed), landed at an ad tech company and later founded his own ad tech startup before getting acquired by yet another ad tech company.
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AI
This Company Says It’s Found A Way To Balance Automation With Human Control
Brands are being constantly barraged with the message that agentic AI is the future of advertising. But marketers are struggling with the question of how much power to put in the hands of a machine. Making Science believes it’s hit the sweet spot. The digital marketing consulting firm recently launched a tool called Creative Hub […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
Quality Over Time: The Long And Short Of Digital Ad Measurement
For much of the digital advertising era, the industry has raced to the bottom on price and quality. But in the past five years, more advertisers have been explicitly incorporating media quality into their measurement and buying practices. As buyers increasingly prove that high-quality media delivers better value, even at premium prices, the market for […]
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