Marketing

When it comes to Perplexity’s ad business, the platform is at a crossroads

The departure of Perplexity’s ads chief, Taz Patel, didn’t mark a pivot so much as confirm a tension that’s been simmering for months. Rather than signaling a full-blown retreat from advertising, the exit underscores a broader identity question the AI platform has yet to resolve. According to three of the ad execs Digiday interviewed for […]

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DEI work continues – if covertly – people managers emphasize

The article was first published by Digiday sibling WorkLife. The DEI landscape has undergone a mind-blowingly radical shift in recent months, forcing organizations to navigate new legal realities while trying to maintain their commitment to inclusive workplaces. In it all, HR executives are grappling with how to preserve the essence of DEI work under changed

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‘The year where I don’t roll my eyes’ at retail: Bayer’s programmatic and digital lead on the state of retail media

After years of growth going up and to the right, retail media seems to have finally hit an inflection point — retail media networks want brand dollars and brands want attribution metrics. Until retail media can be seamlessly integrated with national brand campaigns (within budget constraints) the industry may remain at a standstill. Some companies

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Meta Has New Tools For Brand And Performance Goals, With A Focus On AI (Of Course)

When Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made it official last month with a joint post on Instagram, brands hopped on the announcement like it was the last train leaving engagement station. Within 24 hours, the post got 30 million likes, 2.3 million reposts and 9.7 million reshares. Not every cultural moment generates that kind of

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Transaction IDs Can Reduce Auction Duplication, But A Fair Market Requires Some Duplication

Transaction IDs (TIDs) have been the topic du jour on LinkedIn and Twitter – and for good reason. These OpenRTB identifiers let buyers deduplicate the cluttered bidstream.  The entire TID debate has a clear subtitle: “Duplication is waste.”  However, legitimate auction duplication provides benefits for publishers. And the use of TIDs drives publishers’ fears around

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