Marketing

Microsoft Is Shutting Down Invest, The One-Time AppNexus DSP Business

Microsoft Invest – formerly Xandr DSP and formerly AppNexus before that – will soon just be formerly, full stop. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that it will shut down Microsoft Invest by March next year. The DSP will be replaced by a chatbot-style ad-buying product powered by Copilot, Microsoft’s generative AI solution. However, the change only applies

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Microsoft Advertising is closing the Xandr DSP

Microsoft Advertising is closing its demand-side platform, with the online giant informing clients the ad tech unit no longer aligns with its AI priorities according to separate Digiday sources. Rumors of such a closure have been circulating for some time, with Microsoft Advertising contacting media buyers earlier Wednesday (May 14), informing them of the planned

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What’s The Deal With Contextual Targeting, Anyway?

Health care marketers are playing what feels like a constant game of digital Whac-A-Mole, from dealing with ongoing signal loss and ever-changing privacy regulations to the challenge of reaching the right audiences at the right time. Enter contextual targeting, a strategy that doesn’t rely on user identity but instead places ads alongside content that’s relevant

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