Ad Ops
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AI
ArcSpan Raises $5.2 Million To Accelerate Publisher Tool Kit For First-Party Data
The publisher monetization startup ArcSpan raised $5.2 million in a seed extension round Wednesday. It will use the fund to invest in its tool set, which simplifies how publishers can use their first-party data.
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AI
AgentMark Says AI-Enabled Ad Ops Means Less Dashboard Wrangling, More Decision-Making
Wentao Xiao, co-founder and CEO of Cactivate, started the company to help small brands get the most out of their customer acquisition campaigns. But the company evolved into an AI-powered campaign optimization solution.
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AI
Why Publishers Matter In A World of AI
Generative AI threatens the very future of the open web and the publishers that sustain it, but there can be a future where publishers thrive by recognizing what they offer that AI cannot.
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AI
How Gannett’s Kara Chiles Aims to Turn AI Experiments Into Real Value for Readers and Advertisers
For this edition of the AdMonsters’ Publisher Spotlight, Kara Chiles, SVP of product management at Gannett and the USA TODAY Network gives a deep dive on the publisher’s AI strategy.
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Decoder
What Is Bid Throttling And How Can Publishers Use It Effectively?
Bid throttling is publishers’ strategic response to this overwhelming flood of bid requests and the need for more precise inventory management.
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AI
Don’t Wait for the DOJ—Fix the Ad Stack Now
The DOJ is taking on one of the most powerful players in digital advertising. In its high-profile antitrust case against Google, the DOJ argues that the tech giant used its dominance across the ad tech stack to suppress competition.
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AI
Taking Ad Ops Out of the Weeds: The Stillness Isn’t the Move in the Age of AI
Maybe AI isn’t taking over ad ops. Maybe it’s elevating it. From prompt engineering to creative alignment and data stewardship, ops teams are moving from the weeds to the frontlines of strategy. Here’s what it takes to keep up.
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AI
Eight Ways Supernova PRIDE Put Inclusive Leadership Into Practice
At Supernova PRIDE, industry leaders turned the Cannes conversation on its head. From travel media to fandom to AI ethics, here are eight takeaways that prove inclusive innovation is good for culture—and business.
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AI
Dow Jones’ AI Game Plan: Inside Jesse Waldele’s Strategy For Smarter Ad Ops
As SVP of digital operations and client success at Dow Jones, Jesse Waldele brings a coach’s mindset to everything from cross-functional alignment to client relationships.
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Behind the News
Social Platforms Failed GLAAD’s Safety Test. What’s The Lesson For Publishers?
GLAAD’s 2025 Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) assesses the safety of six major platforms—TikTok, X, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—specifically for LGBTQ users. Spoiler alert: they all failed the test.