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Google AI Overviews linked to 25% drop in publisher referral traffic, new data shows

Publishers are well-accustomed to Google’s familiar PR playbook — offering placating promises of more traffic and better-quality clicks to defuse backlash whenever it rolls out major search changes, even as the numbers often tell a different story. With Google AI Overviews, it’s no different. Google has sought to quell publisher fears over the impact of […]

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How brands like Staples, JanSport, Nuuly are targeting crucial Gen Z cohort in back-to-school period

The late summer back-to-school sales period has long been a vital one for brands like Old Navy, Amazon and Target hoping to capture the high school and college-age dollar. This year, the National Retail Federation (NRF) calculated that total back-to-school spending — roughly spanning July to the beginning of September — by U.S. consumers will reach

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Confessions of an agency exec on using AI in global campaigns despite regulation

While most AI companies have headquarters in Silicon Valley, U.S. federal lawmakers have not yet broached regulating the sector. President Donald Trump has even gone so far as to encourage the tech’s development and removal of federal regulations that could hinder AI development and deployment in The White House’s AI framework. And while there are

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Why composability matters as much as coverage for consolidating the identity stack

Drew Mader, director, account management, Adstra After years of fragmentation, companies across the marketing and media industry are rethinking the way they manage identity to determine the best future business approach to consolidation. Some marketers are choosing to consolidate their identity stacks — taking steps to reduce the number of data partners, pare back overlapping

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Why Developer Experience Is The Next Battleground In Programmatic Advertising

Today’s developers face mounting challenges: heavier workloads, complex tech stacks and an increasingly fragmented advertising landscape demanding automation at scale. This complexity limits their ability to adopt new products and innovate. At the same time, their role is expanding beyond technical implementation. They are becoming a critical link between marketing, operations, product development, creative and

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Mediaocean Partners With The Internet Watch Foundation To Report CSAM Content

Brand safety isn’t always cut and dried. An alcohol brand, for instance, might look for content that other brands would instinctively steer clear of. But some media doesn’t leave room for nuance. On Thursday, Protected by Mediaocean, Mediaocean’s ad verification division, announced a partnership with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a nonprofit that identifies and

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