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If the TikTok ban proceeds, the ripple effects will be profound, forcing advertisers to reallocate budgets to platforms like YouTube and Meta. As the industry braces for the next chapter in the TikTok saga, questions remain about how brands and platforms will adapt to the new regulations. 

A recent report by iHeartMedia found that 44% of Americans feel overlooked by advertisers, while 67% are frustrated by irrelevant targeted ads following them across platforms. That means brand must pivot, and in-store could be the right fix.

Google announced that the company will allow advertisers to target audiences using their IP addresses starting next month. Is it a step towards balancing privacy with advertising effectiveness? Or is it a slippery slope towards invasive tracking?

Nearly 40,0000 people attended The National Retail Federation’s annual conference NRF ’25 in New York City in January. The Big Show included 6,200 brands, 1,000 exhibitors, 450 speakers and 400 media/analysts.   I attended; I listened; I learned. Now I’m back with six key takeaways from the conference:   1. If you haven’t invested in A.I. yet, you […]

Mobile monetization in 2025 looks less like a chaotic rush to capture revenue streams and more like a masterclass in strategy. Apps are getting smarter, users are getting pickier, and competition is getting tighter. To keep up, the industry is leaning into personalization, immersive advertising, and hybrid approaches that cater to users while raking in profits. Dive into the top 5 mobile monetization trends for 2025.

With TikTok’s future uncertain, media, marketing, and advertising professionals need a new game plan. Calvin Scharffs, VP of Marketing at Orange 142, explores alternative platforms, the role of owned media, and how brands and publishers can future-proof their content strategies.

Amazon Ads debuts Amazon Retail Ad Service, which allows other retailers to stand up their own retail media networks.   Amazon generated nearly $47 billion in advertising revenue in 2023. And in January, Amazon announced that it is allowing other retailers to use the technology that powers this lucrative experience.   The Amazon Retail Ad Service allows […]

As AI reshapes advertising, safety, and ethics take center stage. Will AI-driven decisions empower advertisers, or will big media control the rules? Rob Rasko, CEO, The 614 Group and President, The Brand Safety Series, explores the evolving debate on AI safety, brand suitability, and the future of ad adjacency in 2025.

Multiple different criminal rings around the world are orchestrating surgical phishing scams that target ad industry media buyers. Specifically, fraudsters are duping ad buyers who log into Google Ads after running a Google search. The scammers serve fraudulent sponsored search links to these ad executives, and then hack into their accounts and use their funds […]

As we delve into the key takeaways from CES 2025, it’s evident that ad tech is going through a significant transformation, but the industry is no stranger to change. We spoke with industry experts who attended CES, and here’s what they had to say.