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A “Pay-For-Performance” Ad Industry? Brands And Agencies Will Need A Referee

The very concept of AI and its impact on select industries is enough to cause dramatic swings in stock market sectors and wild future-of-work predictions. But when the world’s largest ad agency talks about changing its revenue model – and trots out a real-world client example to back it up – people pay attention. In

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Why news publishers are getting into the sports business coverage

Yahoo launched a sports business content hub last week, just a few weeks after The Wall Street Journal and its parent company Dow Jones announced they would debut a vertical focused on the sports economy this summer. These verticals spotlight the economics behind sports, such as sports media rights negotiations, investment in sports, ownership structures,

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Ad Tech Briefing: Yahoo pairs with Kochava to pitch ‘agentic’ DSP workflows

The rise of the “agentic era” of the digital media industry has prompted many to pose existential questions about ad tech companies, with experts arguing that they must evolve or die. As a result, many are attempting to redefine themselves. In part, this is because demand-side and supply-side platforms are converging, a trend compounded by

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Retailers are rushing to build AI apps. It’s unclear if shoppers will use them

This story was first published by Digiday sibling ModernRetail Retailers and brands are quickly launching shopping apps within ChatGPT and Claude. But whether or not shoppers will embrace them at a rapid pace remains to be seen. In October, OpenAI launched ChatGPT apps, where users can connect apps like Expedia, Spotify or Zillow. Once adding the

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Some micro influencers find promising security in brand ownership over sponsorships

What happens when MrBeast isn’t MrBeast anymore, and the hype has died down? It’s the question Colin Rocker found himself asking before inking his first ever investor deal earlier this month with Favikon, a creator platform.  Related Insights The Creator Economy MrBeast is so big, Beast Industries turns down eight-figure brand deals if they aren’t

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WTF are brand health metrics?

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Talk about a blast from the past. The phrase “brandformance” is becoming popular across the ad industry again as marketers push to once again marry brand and performance marketing. Call it a performance marketing correction. Continue reading this article on digiday.com. Sign up for Digiday newsletters to get the latest

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Paramount’s WBD Deal Nears The Finish Line As Streaming Revenue Climbs

Paramount Skydance finished the first quarter with $7.3 billion in revenue, representing a 2% year-over-year increase. Meanwhile, its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is proceeding apace. It expects to finalize the deal by the end of Q3. The post Paramount’s WBD Deal Nears The Finish Line As Streaming Revenue Climbs appeared first on AdExchanger.

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