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As one of the most important nights of the year in the music industry, the Grammys pulls in millions of viewers vying to see their favorite artists perform and potentially win history-making awards. For brands, it means they can reach users who fully engage with their TV screens. 

Content theft is rising, and publishers must proactively protect their intellectual property. Alice Ting, VP, Content Partnerships, at DMG Media, outlines four key strategies—legal, technical, revenue, and industry collaboration—to safeguard digital content in 2025 while maintaining accessibility and monetization.

Pinterest is betting on shoppable ad formats in a big way. “We’re all in on shopping,” said chief revenue officer Bill Watkins. The social media platform’s main focus is making it easier for users to buy through its platform. “There’s going to be a lot of innovations around visual search and discovery, but really in […]

Canada-based demand-side platform StackAdapt secures $235 million in equity funding led by Teachers’ Venture Growth, the investment arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Aly Nurmohamed is keenly aware of the problems faced by advertisers and publishers now that advertising IDs and data signals no longer tie them together. He spent a decade at Criteo, exiting as Global Managing Director of Publisher Partnerships in April 2020 (eek!) to join Permutive, where he was GM and COO for more than […]

Haleon-owned over-the-counter pain medication Panadol is making an effort to be more inclusive in its messaging.

The 2024 Ad Quality Report found that over 70% of users now perceive at least half of online ads as untrustworthy—a trend fueled by a 10% year-over-year surge in malvertising levels in 2024. Malvertisers are increasingly exploiting social engineering tactics to deceive users.

Deborah Golden, Chief Innovation Officer at Deloitte, provides the most important takeaways from CES 2025 for marketing executives.

The FTC has finalized significant updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule, marking the first drastic overhaul since 2013. These changes, set to take effect in early 2025, reflect growing scrutiny of how companies handle children’s data online.

After migrating its site to headless architecture, premium standing desk brand Uplift Desk increases its page speed, improves its Google search ranking and provides shoppers with a more intuitive checkout page. Uplift Desk and its shoppers are reaping the rewards of a better customer experience after the brand’s migration to a headless architecture. The December 2024 launch included […]