Marketing

New DBS–Ant International plans for cross-border payments

Many companies in Southeast Asia still deal with slow, costly, and messy cross-border payments. The process often involves different rules in each market, long waiting times, and a lot of manual checks. DBS and Ant International are expanding their long-running partnership to tackle some of these problems, focusing on ways to make payments more connected… […]

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The Illusion Of Complexity: How CTV’s Power Brokers Keep Publishers In The Dark

Connected TV advertising is thriving, but the foundation below it is starting to crack. Publishers produce the content that makes streaming valuable, yet they carry the heaviest burden and earn the smallest share. Meanwhile, OEMs and streamers have tightened control of distribution and data. What began as a basic imbalance between supply and demand has

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As industry layoffs become the ‘new normal’, so does fear of AI’s impact on adland’s job market

Job cuts made at Brandtech group media agency Jellyfish may be the latest symptom of a contracting advertising and marketing job market. The company cut as many as 50 roles at the end of October, following a slowdown in client spending, Digiday has learned. “Our existing clients were spending less money, some of those were

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Media Briefing: Publishers turn to paid audience acquisition tactics to tackle traffic losses

This week’s Media Briefing looks at publishers spending more to win back readers as search referrals slip and AI eats clicks, leaning on ads, arbitrage and AI-boosted marketing to stay visible. Some publishers worry the free traffic era is diminishing, so they’re turning to paid audience acquisition tactics to keep audiences coming Axel Springer CEO

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Brands tap outside-the-box personalities to stand out as influencer marketing gets more competitive

This article was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail In the last few years, affiliate marketing has become more competitive, causing brands to get more creative in their quests for influencers their competitors may not have already tapped. In turn, unexpected pairings are emerging: Mattress brands are teaming up with athletes and apparel brands

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Why rethinking syndication will help publishers succeed in the AI era

Mark Carlson, CEO, SimpleFeed With the rapid decline in search and social referrals, publishers have never faced a more challenging environment. Even Google admits the open web is “in rapid decline.” How do publishers reach viewers, build brand recognition and generate revenue? Syndication is an answer Smart publishers are re-emphasizing content syndication to reach customers

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