Pinterest Acquires CTV Startup TvScientific (Didn’t CTV That Coming)
Looks like Pinterest has its eyes – or its pins, rather – fixed on connected TV.
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PODCAST: The Big StoryThe Incredibly High Stakes Of Black Friday
Consumer spending on Black Friday Cyber Monday was up 7%. But prices are high, and it’s affluent customers who are doing the most spending in the US. Plus: the challenge of being an ad buyer managing campaigns on Meta during “Glitchmas.”
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A Meta Success; From Paradise To Ad Placements
The metaverse hype is over; Apple Maps forays into advertising; and streamers vie for HBO Max and the WBD studio archive.
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New Social Media Platform Fizz Gives Brands A Crash Course In Marketing To College Students
Fizz, a new discussion and news feed app that targets college campuses, is helping marketers reach college students authentically.
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AI Mode, Activate; The Trade Desk Bends On Agency Incentives
On Google and Meta platforms, AI search becomes the default; TTD might cut its costs; and apparently, toddlers like AI slop on YouTube.
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The Trade Desk Loses Jud Spencer, Its Longtime Engineering Lead
Spencer has exited The Trade Desk after 12 years, marking another major leadership change amid friction with ad tech trade groups and intensifying competition across the DSP landscape.
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingBroadsign’s Big Move Isn’t The Endgame. It’s The Opening Gambit
Broadsign may actually be building a platform that will make an attractive acquisition target down the road. And one of the major cross-platform Big Tech players feels like the most likely buyer.
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingCTV Is Less Transparent Than YouTube. That Should Alarm Everyone
CTV spending is flattening, performance is plateauing and buyers are hesitant to push budgets further. The reason is not complicated. When buyers cannot see what they are buying, they cannot commit their spend with conviction.
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Is Enshittification Really Such A Bad Thing?; The Android Beta Reveal
Can more ads be better?; Speaking of, ChatGPT’s Android beta code reveals a looming ad business; The web’s new puppy dogs.
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Daily Mail Launches A Social Media Agency; AI Eats The Food Blogs’ Lunch
DMG Media has a new social-focused agency services biz; AI search and AI slop sites are cannibalizing recipe sites; and a new TikTok trend blasts brands for not delivering free stuff they didn’t promise.
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TJX Wins Without An RMN; Unlearning To Crawl
Is TJX recession proof?; Amazon is blocking OpenAI; and Meta is in hot water with the US Senate.
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The Trade Desk Loses Jud Spencer, Its Longtime Engineering Lead
Spencer has exited The Trade Desk after 12 years, marking another major leadership change amid friction with ad tech trade groups and intensifying competition across the DSP landscape.