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Why OUTFRONT Invested $20 Million In AdQuick (Hint: It’s About More Than Money)

It’s a bucolic scene: the out-of-home views framed by the clouds. But, actually, it’s a programmatic UI play. That’s regarding the recent $20 million investment outdoor media giant OUTFRONT made in digital out-of-home (OOH) DSP specialist AdQuick. The OOH market is turning to cloud-based systems to simplify sales across a range of digital and static

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Beyond Automation: How AI Is Rewiring Control In The Ad Tech Stack

The advertising industry is full of noise about AI making buy-side and sell-side processes more efficient. That framing is convenient, but it misses a broader point. Speed and effectiveness are easy to celebrate. Power dynamics are harder to talk about. Most conversations about AI in ad tech focus on fewer manual steps, more dynamic creative,

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Jeff Green On Why Everyone’s Up OpenPath’s Pipes; Amazon Sues Perplexity’s Shopper Bot

Jeff Green doubles down on OpenPath’s value; Amazon wants Perplexity to disable agentic shopping; and the creator economy takes on political fundraising. The post Jeff Green On Why Everyone’s Up OpenPath’s Pipes; Amazon Sues Perplexity’s Shopper Bot appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Media Briefing: In the AI era, subscribers are the real prize — and the Telegraph proves it

This week’s Media Briefing dives into Axel Springer’s acquisition of The Telegraph, breaking down what assets are more valuable and how it positions the publisher for growth in the U.S. and the AI era. Layoffs at social-first publisher LADbible as it pivots to IP-growth strategy. GEO versus SEO: Here are the misconceptions. The resilience of

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Furniture.com was built for SEO. Now it’s trying to crack AI search

This story was first published by Digiday sibling Modern Retail In the early days of the internet, owning a domain like Furniture.com was the digital equivalent of beachfront property. If shoppers were looking for a couch online, there was a good chance they would start by typing “furniture.com.” Two decades later, that shopper may instead

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How medical creator Nick Norwitz grew his Substack paid subscribers from 900 to 5,200 within 8 months

Nick Norwitz graduated from Harvard Medical School last May. By January, he had already grown his paying Substack subscribers nearly 500 percent, taking the total to 5,200, while registered readers jumped 362 percent to 42,000. Last March, he was approached for representation by creator management company Underscore Talent, which signed him into their Shorthand Studios

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Inside Amazon’s effort to shape the AI narrative on sustainability and ethics

Artificial intelligence has a trust problem and companies — particularly those like Amazon, Microsoft, OpenAI and others — are facing an uphill battle trying to solve it. Amazon made more deliberate efforts late last month to better manage the narrative. The company hosted its first “editorial exchange” event in Seattle late last month, where it pitched

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