Marketing

Digiday+ Research’s 2025 ad snapshot: Are publishers becoming less dependent on ad revenue?

Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. Advertising has to be at the heart of publishers’ businesses in the digital age, but publishers have also been working hard to diversify their revenue streams and, hopefully, become less dependent on ads. Those efforts might be starting to […]

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Why price cuts and agency pressure haven’t changed calculus for brands on X

Despite the carrot and stick tactics deployed by Elon Musk’s X to cajole advertisers back on to its platform, big brands still aren’t buying in. In the math used by marketers and media buyers to decide whether a social platform is worth their investment, X remains on the wrong side of the abacus. According to

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How creators use automation tools to deliver authentic, monetizable content

Creators — and the brands they work with — are navigating a complex landscape. Social media platforms are flooded with content and creators, while constant tweaks to their algorithms can dramatically impact reach and engagement. These challenges make it increasingly difficult for creators to monetize their content, particularly those who rely on sharing affiliate links.

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BeReal launches its ad business in the U.S. just as others pull back

BeReal is betting that everyone else’s uncertainty is its moment. Despite starting out as an anti-ad platform, the social app is kicking off its U.S. ads business today, at what might seem like the worst possible time to ask marketers for money — when budgets are tight and patience is tighter. But according to BeReal’s

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Brandtech’s Pencil unit makes use of Google’s Veo 2 tech to craft AI content in hours, not weeks

Generative AI tools keep finding their way deeper into the world of agencies in varying ways — but their main value seems to still be in saving time and money for creative output and execution.  The latest example, Digiday has learned, comes from Brandtech Group’s Pencil unit, which is charged with offering AI-driven creative marketing

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