Tech Stack
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Online Advertising
As CTV Blooms, It’s Knives Out For The Trade Desk’s Take Rate
The Trade Desk’s (TTD) take rate has been one of the most sensitive topics in programmatic advertising for the past decade. From 2017 to the present, its take rate has hovered between 19% to 21%, a number The Trade Desk reports annually. Shortly after The Trade Desk’s IPO, founder and CEO Jeff Green told AdExchanger […]
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Online Advertising
Q1: Google’s Earnings Are Up, AI Is Growing – And All Controversies Are Neatly Ignored
Alphabet executives spent the company’s Q1 earnings call on Thursday evening hyping AI and dodging questions about the landmark antitrust ruling against Google last week, declaring it an illegal monopolist in the online advertising market. Just kidding. Neither the ad tech antitrust case against Google nor the search antitrust case – a hearing over remedies […]
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Decoder
What is the IAB Tech Lab’s Trusted Server Framework, and How Does It Help Publishers?
The IAB Tech Lab developed the Trusted Server Framework to help publishers reclaim control of their infrastructure and data strategies in a system that has marginalized them for too long.
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AI
What CIMM East Told Us About the Future of Media Measurement (and Why the Sell Side Needs to Pay Attention)
CIMM East was full of insights highlighting the complexities of media measurement’s future. From currency fragmentation to AI workflows and data transparency, here are six takeaways for the sell side to keep top of mind as the ground keeps shifting.
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Online Advertising
The FTC’s New Consumer Protection Chief Plans To Be Objective About Targeted Advertising
Back in 2022, the term “surveillance advertising” became common parlance at the Federal Trade Commission. But you won’t catch any of the current commissioners or key staff invoking that term anymore. Using pejorative labels, like “surveillance advertising,” for example, “does nothing to help us understand the practice,” said Christopher Mufarrige, the newly appointed director of […]
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Shopper/Retail
Inside Hibbett’s retention marketing strategy
Hibbett continues to add to its loyalty program to keep shoppers engaged and bolster its customer analytics. Email and SMS marketing help drive in-store purchases. Email and SMS marketing are pulling their weight and then some at Hibbett. The sports apparel and shoe retail chain has millions of shoppers in its SMS program and […]
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AI
Multicurrency Is Messy. Mediaocean’s Building the Highway That Could Be the Fix.
While the industry debates which currency wins, Mediaocean is busy powering the infrastructure that makes them all work. In this fireside chat at CIMM East, Ramsey McGrory chatted about why being the system of record—and staying neutral—might be the most powerful position of all.
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ROI | Metrics
If Macro-Economics Are Wreaking Havoc on Your Marketing, You Need to Quantify Your Micro-Economics
Discover how modern Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) can transform economic disruptions into strategic opportunities, helping marketers navigate tariffs and shifting market dynamics with data-driven insights. Partner Content by Mutinex.
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AI
Generative AI Shopping Tool Alby Leads to Conversions and Better SEO for PlushBeds
After implementing a genAI shopping tool, mattress brand PlushBeds experienced increased conversions and better SEO rankings.
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Shopper/Retail
Generative AI questions on product pages increase conversion at PlushBeds
PlushBeds enhances its product detail pages with AI question prompts. Beyond its conversion rate increase, the mattress brand’s customer service calls have decreased and its SEO ranking increased after implementing the tool. Product detail pages are one of the most critical pages on an ecommerce site, responsible for educating shoppers with everything they need to […]