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The Shifting Dollars Flowing Through Programmatic Pipes
Inside Omnicom’s shift in spend from The Trade Desk DSP to Amazon DSP.
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Technology
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From Creators To Haters; BidSwitch Says ‘No More Free Scrapes’
After pulling back on moderation, Instagram gets flooded with antisemites; BidSwitch builds a programmatic way for AI bots to pay to crawl websites; and nearly half of Gen Z dislikes AI content.
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What’s The (Sem)Rush?; AI’s Insights Are Out Of Sight
Adobe acquires SEO tech business Semrush; brands want to know what AI search engines think of them; and the LGBTQ community is an under-targeted audience.
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Havas Isn’t Just Funding This AI Research Platform – It’s Also Using The Product
Havas Health implements Vurvey’s human-trained AI model to better understand its clients by developing synthetic AI personas.
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AI Search Tools Face Monetization Crunch; And So Does Kids Content
There’s no magic bullet for AI search optimization; how kids’ media monetizes outside of YouTube; and hey, whatever happened to the TikTok ban?
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Wall Street Wants To Know What The Programmatic Drama Is About
Competitive tensions and ad tech drama have flared all year. And this drama has rippled out into the investor circle, as evident from a slew of recent ad tech company earnings reports.
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Omnicom Allegedly Pivoted A Chunk Of Its Q3 Spend From The Trade Desk To Amazon
Two sources at ad tech platforms that observe programmatic bidding patterns said they’ve seen Omnicom agencies shifting spend from The Trade Desk to Amazon DSP in Q3. The Trade Desk denies any such shift.
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Agentio Announces $40M In Series B Funding To Connect Brands With Relevant Creators
With its latest funding, Agentio plans to expand its team and to establish creator marketing as part of every advertiser’s media plan.
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A Programmatic ‘Kill Switch’? Why Google’s ‘RTB Control’ Isn’t Sparking Panic
Google recently settled a class-action lawsuit by agreeing to create an off-switch for data sharing in bid requests. Huge deal, right? So why isn’t anyone talking about it?
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Winning In The Privacy Biz; Monopoly Money
OneTrust wants to get bought; Europe wants Google to tweak its ad tech; and the DHS is spending more on ads than ever.
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