Marketing

Creators are standing up IRL events to soak up more of brands’ marketing dollars

As brands crank up their influencer marketing spend, creators are leaning into in-person events to sweeten the deal for potential sponsors. In 2024, YouTubers Sam Golbach and Colby Brock held seven in-person events. So far this year, the duo has already organized five IRL events and experiences — including meet-and-greets and an escape room in Los

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Eyeo Names New CEO, Cuts 40% Of Staff And Refocuses The Business On Privacy

Eyeo has a new head and a brand-new bag. On Monday, the ad blocking and filtering company, announced a change in leadership, with Frank Einecke stepping down as CEO after roughly three years in the role. Einecke, who will stay on as an advisor, is being replaced by Douglas de Jager, the founder and former

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AI Can Do Your Job Better Than You Can (Well, Actually, It Depends)

There’s understandable anxiety about generative AI handling tasks that people used to do. But just because someone is using generative AI to churn out marketing copy or creative doesn’t necessarily mean the results are any good. Like any other tool, knowing how to get the most out of a large language model takes time and

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Google launches Web Guide: A bet on AI-curated results

For over two decades, Google has served search results in essentially the same format: a ranked list of blue links that users scroll through to find relevant information. Now, Google’s AI search is challenging that fundamental approach with Web Guide, an experimental feature that doesn’t just find information – it thinks about how to organise…

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Regulators Want Privacy In Practice – Not Just On Paper

A couple of weeks ago, regulators settled with health and wellness publisher Healthline over alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) involving unauthorized user data sharing and opt-out failures. It’s a pretty big deal. At $1.55 million, the settlement with Healthline is the largest penalty under the CCPA to date, and it’s a

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