A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…

The pitch for dynamic take rates is reasonable. Total volume goes up, and the publisher sees more impressions clearing. But the problem is where the extra volume comes from.
Papa Johns tapped NBCUniversal, Instacart and the dentsu-owned media agency Carat for help reaching consumers when they’re low on groceries – and thus more likely to be swayed by a mouth-watering ad.
Roberts spoke to AdExchanger about finding the balance between blocking and monetizing AI. Plus, the AI backlash that no one wants to talk about.
The industry spent years building data verification frameworks for publishers and sellers. The buy side has no equivalent discipline. And it needs one.
For some marketers, the billboards that appear in the backgrounds of TV scenes – or heck, even just the blank walls of a building – feel like prime real estate for even more ad placements.