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Data-Driven Thinking
Why Meta’s Exit From MRC Audits Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Marketers
Meta’s decision to withdraw from the Media Rating Council’s brand-safety audits and its subsequent loss of accreditation have sparked important questions for advertisers that depend on transparency and accountability to protect their brands online. When one of the world’s largest advertising platforms steps away from independent verification, it’s a reminder of how critical third-party accountability […]
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Campaigns
Shutterfly CMO Dishes on its Holiday Marketing Campaign, AI and More
Shutterfly soups up its holiday tagline with a jingle as it prepares for its busiest time of year.
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Programming
MSNBC, Spectrum News, FAST Post Election Night Wins
Democrats are having a moment after Tuesday night’s election wins, and so are the news networks, be they FAST, linear or regional.
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B-to-C Events
Halloween 2025 Experiential: Hi-Chew’s Mystery House, Cutwater’s Sleepover, HBO’s Suburban Nightmare
Halloween is becoming big business. This year, consumers are expected to spend a record-busting $13.1 billion on products and activities related to the occasion (including $3.9 billion on candy), according to the National Retail Federation’s annual consumer survey. But tapping into the holiday is nothing new for experiential marketers. Halloween has long inspired some of the […]
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Branding/Marketing
PR Roundup: “Your Mom” and Media Relations, CEOs Go Quiet, and Capri Sun’s Tricky Halloween
PR Roundup explores a “Your mom” quip from Press Secretary Leavitt to HuffPost’s Dáte in regards to a story question, Golin’s latest CEO Impact Index, and Capri Sun’s Halloween “Trick & Treat” stunt.
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AI
Standing in the Way of Control: Can AdCP Help Programmatic Break Free Of Itself?
For years, publishers have done what they had to do to survive — navigating opaque supply chains, blunt safety tools, and automation that trades transparency for control. Now, with AdCP and MCP, new standards promise a shift from endurance to empowerment. But survival instincts die hard — can the industry learn to thrive?
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MarTech
McKinsey: In Four-Step Plan to Optimize Martech Investments, AI Is the Connector
In its report “Rewiring Martech: From Cost Engine to Growth Center,” McKinsey diagnoses the causes of organizations’ lack of insight into the value of their marketing tech and prescribes a cure that includes thoughtful application of AI.
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AdExchanger Talks
Why Medium Said No To Easy Ad Money
Tony Stubblebine became CEO of Medium in 2022 and turned the struggling, loss-making platform profitable by cutting costs, improving content quality and refusing to rely on advertising.
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Cynopsis: Sports
Cynopsis Sports 10/28/25: NBA Returns to NBC, Apple Nabs F1 and Jordan Brand’s U.S. Move
Tuesday October 28, 2025 Good morning! It’s Tuesday, and this is your monthly Cynopsis Sports newsletter. As football remains in full swing, the NBA made a triumphant return while debuting its new media rights deals with NBCUniversal, Prime Video and longtime partner Disney. The NHL began its 2025-26 season as well, and it won’t […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
AdCP And The Math Of Agentic AI: Building For Today’s Economics, Not Tomorrow’s Dreams
While the promise of agentic AI in advertising is intoxicating, autonomous systems optimizing campaigns and making real-time adjustments still face a sobering reality: The economics don’t work for everything – yet. Let’s look beyond the generalized AI hype to a more actionable and immediate trend: using Model Context Protocol (MCP) and its advertising-focused cousin, Ad […]