Why Not Open A Coffee Shop; Can TikTok Take Over TVs?
Capitol One, coffee mogul?; Instagram and TikTok are coming for YouTube TV’s throne; Nike is reversing its DTC course.
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You Reddit Here First; Are Affiliate Nets Back – Or Are They Toast?
Scammers have figured out about Reddit and Google Search’s licensing deal; Is affiliate marketing still a thing?; and AI companies consider creator micropayments.
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Candor, But Only Behind Closed Doors; The Agent And The Agentic
Despite publicly hyping AI, advertisers remain privately skeptical; AI aims to replace agencies, but tech complexity makes them more valuable partners; and Americans aren’t paying for news.
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The CTV Slump Advertisers Want; The CMA Isn’t Done With Google
What’s behind the drop in CTV CPMS; the UK CMA sets its antitrust sights on Google Search; and gen AI job cuts decimate another marketing department.
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Omnicom-IPG Gets The FTC Go-Ahead; Have Influencers Arrived?
The FTC puts some odd stipulations on Omnicom-IPG; influencer marketing is the new normal; Google is cutting its smart TV group.
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Is Agency M&A Just Getting Started?; Speaking The Bot Lingo
Expect more ad agency holdco consolidation in the next year; people are starting to talk like ChatGPT; inside the weirdness of matching political funds.
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In Ad Tech, It’s Los Angeles Or Seattle?; Sharp As Sharks Or Ninjas
The Amazon DSP vs. The Trade Desk rumor mill; How SharkNinja has stayed sharp; Why nothing beats organic.
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Everyone’s Making Bank On News Except Journalists; Is Enshittification Really So Bad?
Content aggregators are winning while actual journalism suffers; users say they hate Meta bringing ads to WhatsApp, but Meta’s research says otherwise.
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YouTube’s Ad-Blocker Blocking; Is There A Pilot?
YouTube finds new ways to crack down in ad-blockers; the Better Business Bureau takes swipes at AI marketing; and Gen Z only trusts digital-native brands.
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The Worst Of The Corner Offices; What’s Up With Ads On WhatsApp?
CEOs fear their marketing has lost the plot; WhatsApp introduces ads; Meta’s making its users feel unsafe.
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How Encryption Keys Could Resolve The TID Furor
Rather than sharing universal TIDs that any DSP or curator can access, Raptive says publishers should instead share encrypted TIDs with an encryption key provided only to trusted demand-side partners.
Clear Channel Brings Mid-Flight Measurement To Its OOH Network
Clear Channel will provide advertisers weekly, mid-flight reports on outcomes driven by its inventory in order to bring OOH measurement closer to the speed of digital.
FTC Commissioner Mark Meador: ‘No Human Society Can Long Survive Without Consumer Trust’
Keeping American kids safe in what FTC Commissioner Mark Meador calls “an increasingly complex and fast-paced technological environment” is a top priority for the agency.
Amazon Expands Its Programmatic Integration With SiriusXM
On Tuesday, Amazon DSP announced an expanded integration with satellite radio company SiriusXM.
Omar Tawakol Is Merging His AI Startup Rembrand With Spaceback
Rembrand announced that it’s merging with creative automation startup Spaceback to build a unified AI-powered platform for “content-based” CTV, digital video and display.
Retail Media Is Starting To Come To Grips With The Fact That We All Know Nothing
Retail media is entering what might be called its Socratic phase. The closer we to get to understanding an ad campaign’s real impact and business results, the clearer it is that we have no idea how this thing works.