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This Ad Tech Company Wants To Ensure Brands Don’t Go Viral For The Wrong Reasons

Digital Culture Group aims to stop ineffective or offensive ads before they ever go live by preemptively determining what will resonate with – or push away – an audience.

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Affle Acquires Perion For $420 Million, Because ‘Synergies’

If you ask the executive leadership of Affle and Perion why the two companies are merging, the answer you’ll get is “synergies.”

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Smart Acquisition Or Frankenstack? Stagwell-Freestar And DoorDash-Instacart

It’s fall, and M&A is in the air. Two acquisitions happened this week: Stagwell bought Freestar, and DoorDash bought Instacart.

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Reddit Is Going Login Only. Blame Google

Starting in Q4, Reddit will test logged-in-only mode to protect its user engagement, improve ad targeting and keep AI from scraping its content.

DoorDash Acquires Instacart As Consolidation Comes For Mobility Media

DoorDash on Thursday confirmed the rumors and announced its intention to acquire Instacart at a $17 billion valuation.

Meta’s $25 Billion Privacy Fine In New Mexico Is A Big Number. But Is It A Big Deal For Ad Tech?

Last week, a district court judge in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $25 billion for misleading Facebook users about how it handled their data. Does it matter?

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Google Earned More Than $100 Billion In Ad Revenue Last Quarter, But Is It Even An Ad Business?

Google earned $127.6 billion in Q3, up 25% year over year, practically all of which came from ads. Yet advertising hardly came up during its earnings call on Wednesday evening.

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Intent Data Is A Gift, With Edible Brands

Gift shoppers wait until the last minute, but when they show up, they know exactly what they want. That’s why Edible Arrangements shrinks its catalog on peak days, says Erica Randerson, chief digital officer at Edible Brands.

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Smart Acquisition Or Frankenstack? Stagwell-Freestar And DoorDash-Instacart

It’s fall, and M&A is in the air. Two acquisitions happened this week: Stagwell bought Freestar, and DoorDash bought Instacart.