Streaming, Politics Star In Magna 2024 US Ad Forecast
The US ad market is set to grow this year, according to a Magna forecast released Thursday. Streaming and political advertising play outsized roles in that growth.
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Commerce
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How RMNs Use MFA And Cheap Inventory To Game Attribution Rules
Retail media is built on its attribution quality, but real purchases can be gamed by programmatic metrics and create perverse incentives for RMNs to serve ads across low-quality inventory.
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingSins Of The Cookie: How Third-Party Cookies Set The Industry Back
The third-party cookie actually stymied the development of digital advertising. Here’s what the cookie got wrong and what its inheritors need to get right.
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Maybe ‘Everything Is An Ad Network’ Isn’t A Good Thing; The Ghostbusters Prequel Nobody Wants
In today’s newsletter: Brands risk having their organic sales counted as paid conversion conversions on multiple platforms; Facebook’s Project Ghostbusters spied on Snap, YouTube and Amazon; and DTC brands bow out of brick-and-mortar.
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Can’t Everyone Love The Amazon DSP Already?; A Big Year For US Ad Spend
In today’s newsletter: Amazon’s DSP doesn’t compare to Google’s and TTD’s; US ad spend looks strong this year; European Commission will investigate Google, Apple and Meta under the EU’s DMA.
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The DOJ Vs. Apple; Can Reddit Ride Google To Profitability?
In today’s newsletter: The DOJ publishes its antitrust suit against Apple; Reddit’s stock pops on its IPO day, but its long-term prospects depend on Google; and Amazon’s hollowing out Twitch.
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Follow The Money: Why Retail Media Is Part Of A Greater CapEx Revolution
This week, we’re looking at retail media but from a different point of view: the Wall Street perspective.
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How A Regional Grocer Is Taking Advantage Of The Retail Media Revolution
Adopting modern data-driven and ad tech tools is a big shift for a regional grocer like Dierbergs Markets, that wants to remain a grocer – not become a technology company.
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OPINION: The Sell SiderAdvertising Could Gobble Up The Grocery Business
Continued low concentration of brand spend in the mid- and long-tail retailer segments could pose an existential threat to grocery businesses, negatively impacting local communities.
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Pour One Out For CrowdTangle; Can Reddit Capture Its Own Value?
In today’s newsletter: Meta will shutter news benchmarking service CrowdTangle; Reddit rolls out a new ad format to monetize its user activity; and the ANA readies a report analyzing the programmatic supply chain.
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The Trade Desk Maintains Its High Growth Rate And Touts New Channels
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After The Election, News Corp Has Harsh Words For Advertisers Who Avoided News
News Corp’s chief exec blasted “the blatant biases of ad agencies and ad associations,” which are “boycotting certain media properties” due to “personal political prejudices.”
LiveRamp Outperforms On Earnings And Lays Out Its Data Network Ambitions
LiveRamp reported an unexpected boost to Q3 revenue, from $160 million last year to $185 million in 2024, during its quarterly call with investors on Wednesday.
Google And The DOJ Recap Their Cases In The Countdown To Closing Arguments
If you’re trying to read more than 1,000 pages of legal documents about the US v. Google ad tech antitrust case on Election Day, you’ve come to the right place.
NYT’s Ad And Subscription Revenue Surge As WaPo Flails
While WaPo recently lost 250,000 subscribers due to concerns over its journalistic independence, NYT added 260,000 subscriptions in Q3 thanks largely to the popularity of its non-news offerings.
How Kenvue Avoided $3 Million In Wasted Media Spend
Stop thinking about brand safety verification as “insurance” – a way to avoid undesirable content – and start thinking about it as an opportunity to build positive brand associations, says Kenvue’s Mark Proulx.