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Creators and the creator economy aren’t going anywhere, given the market has truly embraced just how important they are to the industry, and it’s no longer a nice-to-have. Which is why Digiday has charted how the creator economy is expected to expand in 2026, including revenue, the types of creators brands are planning to work […]

Recent industry research shows a change in how Generation Z discovers and purchases technology products. Many Gen Z buyers rely on creators, seen as ‘real’ people producing honest reviews and real-world demos. So how should brand owners adapt marketing, operations, and measurement methods when trust has moved from institutional branding to individual creators and community?…

We all know that we’re supposed to eat our veggies and skip the junk food. But knowing isn’t the same as doing. Marketers instinctively know that better data and higher-quality media drive better outcomes. But bad habits are sticky and they die hard, said Jamie Barnard, CEO of Compliant, a startup that tracks data quality

Mobile apps are now at the center of the consumer relationship. They’re where customers browse, buy, stream, check balances and redeem loyalty rewards. However, app measurement remains one of the weakest links in modern marketing. For years, most attribution models have stopped at the install. A campaign drives a download, a metric gets logged, and

The people who know how best to market to college students are other college students – and that’s doubly true on a social media platform whose entire user base is college students. Teddy Solomon and Ashton Cofer dropped out of Stanford to focus full-time on Fizz, an (optionally) anonymous social media platform they co-founded in 2021

On Google and Meta platforms, AI search becomes the default; TTD might cut its costs; and apparently, toddlers like AI slop on YouTube. The post AI Mode, Activate; The Trade Desk Bends On Agency Incentives appeared first on AdExchanger.