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When Adalytics broke the news that Forbes operated the subdomain www3.forbes.com, it exposed a different kind of made-for-advertising (MFA) site. The URLs behind MFAs are often bland and unrecognizable, while Forbes’ hosted slideshow versions of its content crammed with ads, and most of the eyeballs came from paid traffic. Also, in some bid requests, Adalytics […]

In moves-that-just-make-sense news, Arielle Garcia has joined digital advertising watchdog Check My Ads as director of intelligence. Garcia made waves last year when she publicly resigned her role as UM Worldwide’s chief privacy and responsibility officer. She was brutally honest about her struggles to reconcile her values with the imperatives of the large agency holding […]

Recent reporting from Adalytics and the Wall Street Journal exposed that Forbes, a publisher with more than a century’s worth of brand equity, was running a parallel made-for-advertising site in the shadows.  One of the most trusted brand names in business reporting was using tactics advertisers usually associate with bot farms or clickbait content. This […]

Why the 4A’s is hosting secret meetings to redefine MFA from “made for advertising” to “made for arbitrage.” Plus, a new report from Adalytics reveals that MFA-blocking solutions aren’t as effective as tech vendors claim.

Since the ANA revealed last summer that 15% of annual ad spend goes to made-for-advertising (MFA) sites, ad tech vendors have rushed to identify and restrict MFA inventory. In most cases, these anti-MFA solutions focus on finding ad arbitrage networks, such as when MFA publishers pay for native ad placements on more reputable sites. When […]

In 2023, Generative AI was the new kid on the block, and everyone wanted to see what all the hype was about. Yet, as Jeremy Haft, Chief Revenue Officer, Digital Remedy, said, “2024 marks a pivotal year as the buzz surrounding Generative AI transforms into tangible actions within the advertising industry.” 

2023 was a trying year for the programmatic supply chain, at least from a PR point of view. But despite the challenges, the open markets are still a vital lifeline for publishers that can’t afford to maintain a dedicated sales force, and its revenue is still predicted to grow. What will the next 12 months look like for the programmatic supply chain? To find out, we asked 4 experts about the issues — good and bad — that the sector will face.

TripleLift (an SSP), RESET Digital (a DSP), and TripleLift’s UNREP (Underrepresented Voices) joined forces to package impressions directing dollars straight to minority-owned media across display, video, and CTV.

In 2020, AdMonsters launched the Wrapper Newsletter. Our aim: To summarize exciting news items that catch our eyes and link them to wider developments in digital media and advertising. This list is a compilation of readers’ favorite Wrapper stories from 2023.

AdMonsters YOY traffic has grown immensely. To mark this milestone, we’re sharing a list of some of the most-read AdMonsters articles from 2023. From the challenges of Seller Defined Audiences, to data monetization in an era of ID deprecation, to a path to net zero, to how publishers can safely enhance their products with AI — we had you covered.