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  • The Big Story Podcast

    APIs FTW, But IPs Are TBD

    New APIs from Roku, Comcast and The Trade Desk are reshaping digital advertising, from self-serve campaign management to cross-platform measurement. But when it comes to identity and targeting, a new study finds that IP address matching is missing the mark.

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    Ad Tech’s Performance Review

    TV ad buying platform Cadent acquires AdTheorent, setting its sights on omnichannel. Also in this episode: The less-than-kosher attribution game that retail media networks are playing with brands.

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    The Big Story: We’re Going On A Treasure Hunt

    Why DoubleVerify is acquiring Scibids. Plus: How the ascent of YouTube TV has led CTV advertisers to land premium inventory for a song.

  • Righting The Retail Media Rocket Ship

    Retail media is due for a reality check, according to Max Willens of eMarketer/Insider Intelligence. Willens spoke at the Programmatic I/O conference.

  • Comic: Off-Platform Media

    Will Embracing Open Programmatic Be Retail Media’s Savior Or Downfall?

    A few years ago, when the RMN trend was taking off, who would have thought that retailers would fully embrace the walled garden model. But that’s what appears to be happening.

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    The Big Story: TV Drama And Business Data

    It must be sweeps week, because TV drama is through the roof. Nielsen lost its Media Ratings Council accreditation for National TV Ratings. The TV currency company calls the loss of the MRC seal of approval a hiatus while it focuses instead on Nielsen ONE, the cross-channel metric expected to launch late next year. Broadcasters […]

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    AdExchanger Politics: Mail-In Voting Will Decide The 2020 Election

    You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. The outsize role that mail-in voting will play in this year’s presidential election has placed it in the eye of a storm […]

  • AdExchanger Politics: The Fight For The Undecideds Will Decide The 2020 Race

    You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. It’s hard to imagine that there are American voters still split between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, considering […]

  • AdExchanger Politics: Throwing A Wrench Into The Voter Registration Machinery

    You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. 2020 was shaping up to be a huge year for US voter registration. The pace of new voters registered in January and […]

  • AdExchanger Politics: On The Defensive, Donald Trump Revs Up His Ad Machine

    You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is shifting into high gear now that Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee. That means a huge […]

  • AdExchanger Politics: Which Campaign Benefits The Most From The COVID-19 Crisis?

    You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. In the past couple of months, political media operatives have debated whether the coronavirus pandemic is a relative advantage for President Donald […]

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    AdExchanger Politics: Text Messaging Captures The Spotlight This Year

    You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. Text messaging isn’t new or trendy, but it’s an increasingly popular medium for political advertisers. That was true before the coronavirus swept the […]

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    AdExchanger Politics, The Democrat Edition: Do Candidates Need The Tier-Two Social Platforms?

    You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. Political advertisers are spending more on digital media, but they have yet to embrace the largest emerging and tier-two online ad platforms, […]

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    AdExchanger Politics: As America Stays Home, Candidates Turn To Digital Organizing Tech

    You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. Political candidates are feverishly (sorry) trying to figure out how to win elections this year when all they’ve ever known about campaigning […]

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    AdExchanger Politics: The Coronavirus Factor

    You are reading AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. How will coronavirus affect US politics? Beyond the direct impact on the economy, COVID-19 is upending political activity this year. In the […]

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    AdExchanger Politics: Talking Shop With Bernie Sanders’ Analytics Partner; California Beckons

    Welcome to AdExchanger Politics, our news roundup in which senior editor James Hercher tracks the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. Sen. Elizabeth Warren embraced a new model for political campaigns last year with upfront investments in her campaign’s in-house media and data expertise. […]

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    AdExchanger Politics: Polling Perils, In It To Win It

    Welcome to AdExchanger Politics, our reimagined news round-up in which senior editor James Hercher will track the latest developments in political advertising, augmenting our political marketing commentary and news coverage. Want it by email? Sign up here. The latest news: • The Iowa Democratic caucus ended in confusion and delay on Monday night, carrying into Tuesday […]

  • As Election Nears, Ad Tech Looks Toward New Opportunities – And To Avoid Past Mistakes

    With the 2020 US presidential election cycle heating up, advertising and technology companies are once again jockeying to secure their share of the coming deluge of political media budgets. But the commercial tech crowd is taking a more judicious approach to political advertising this time around, having learned some hard lessons in 2015 and 2016, […]

  • How Minute Media Spun User-Generated Content Into Tech And Influencer Businesses

    When the sports news startup Minute Media was founded seven years ago, Bleacher Report, Huffington Post and other publishers already had demonstrated user-generated content and social traffic growth strategies before ditching the model for more traditional newsrooms. Minute Media wants to prove a new media company can stick with its contributors and generate returns by […]