What good is performance if the media environment undermines it? In programmatic, efficiency is no longer enough. Advertisers want outcomes they can trust. Publishers want quality content valued, not blocked by blunt safety tools. The challenge is connecting results with media quality and integrity.
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The Programmatic Impact Awards spotlights the boldest, most boundary-pushing campaigns in programmatic advertising. This prestigious program celebrates visionary strategies and game-changing innovations. Winners aren’t just keeping up, they’re redefining what’s possible. Congrats to the winners!
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Cablefax celebrates the Most Powerful Women for their influence and leadership within the industry — as well as their dedication to empowering other execs to grow and thrive. The Most Powerful Women awards and magazine recognize women across all departments including advertising, communications, corporate culture, sales, content, consultants, distribution, digital, finance, legal, operations and more. Join us in honoring these women who break boundaries and set new standards.
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AdExchanger’s Top 50 Programmatic Power Players is the digital marketing industry’s definitive list of the best agencies, strategic partners, technology service providers, and consultants of the year. View the list.
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The Convergent TV Awards celebrate excellence across the entire screen ecosystem — where television, streaming, gaming, digital out-of-home (DOOH), retail media, and emerging platforms intersect. From the living room to the mobile device, from the stadium screen to the streetscape, today’s audiences move fluidly across platforms…and the industry must, too. These awards honor the brands, agencies, platforms, and technology partners leading the way in this new era of cross-screen innovation, creativity, and convergence. Early Deadline: Dec. 5th
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Previously CTV Connect, Convergent TV World is where the worlds of linear TV, streaming, CTV, gaming, retail media, and digital out-of-home come together. Audiences no longer live in silos, and neither can marketers. This event brings together brands, agencies, publishers, networks, and tech leaders to tackle the challenges of measurement, attribution, and cross-screen storytelling—while showcasing the innovations driving the future of video advertising across every screen.
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Top Women in Media & Ad Tech will join the Top Women Network, a celebration of women in media and ad tech, taking place in November 2026. The Call For Entries will be announced soon! Subscribe to AdExchanger for updates.
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The AdExchanger Awards celebrates excellence in digital marketing and advertising. The 2025 AdExchanger Awards call for entries is now open. Early deadline is 7/11. Final deadline is 7/18.
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Plan ahead for Programmatic I/O New York, September 29-30, 2025. Registration now open.
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A few years ago, “data clean rooms” were all the ad tech trades could talk about. The relatively new technology was one that everybody in data-driven marketing would need to know. Fast-forward to 2026, and maybe advertisers don’t need to know what a data clean room is at all.
Publishers have been losing 20%, 30% and in some cases even as much as 90% of their traffic and revenue over the past year due to the rise of zero-click AI search.
If any single event can be considered the jumping-off point for TV upfronts, it’s the Consumer Electronics Showcase (CES), which kicks off this week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It’s been 15 years since this comic first ran in January 2011, and there’s something both quaint and timeless about it. Here’s to more (and more) transparency in 2026, and happy New Year!
The generative AI trend generated endless hot takes this year, but the ad industry also had plenty to say about growing competition between DSPs and SSPs. Here are AdExchanger’s top 10 most popular guest columns of 2025 and why they resonated.
Enjoy this weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem …
