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What To Expect From Trump’s New FTC Chair

There are many predictions of what the Federal Trade Commission’s priorities will be under its new Republican chairman, Andrew Ferguson. The prevailing point of view is that Ferguson will take a far more business-friendly approach than his predecessor, Lina Khan. In September, for example, a few months before then President-elect Trump announced Ferguson (still a […]

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Decoding Curated Deals: How Standardized Reporting Can Bring Transparency

Curation is the latest buzzword in programmatic advertising, but the concept is far from new.  We’ve seen SSPs package publisher inventory in various ways for years now. But the slew of third parties coming in to do on-platform curation is changing the dynamics in our space.  For publishers, the promise of curation lies in its

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Amazon tried to make shopping social. Here’s why it didn’t click

When Amazon killed its TikTok-style feed, Inspire, last month, most advertisers were unsurprised. In their eyes, it just didn’t seem to have gained any real interest. “It never really felt like it had enough traction, in terms of scale, to invest more than an initial test for many brands,” said Joe O’Connor, senior director of

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Media Buying Briefing: iProspect adds brand-building powers to its performance reputation

A common story around the world of media agencies — notably holding company shops — is one of bolting on digital and lower-funnel expertise to their historical brand-building chops. In the case of iProspect, that expertise is flowing in the opposite direction, at last in its North American offices.  Digiday has learned that North American

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Roblox’s ad expansion sparks backlash from creator studios

Roblox is ramping up its advertising push in 2025 — but the platform’s creator studios say they’re paying the price. As Roblox has started selling more ads and sponsorship opportunities directly to brands, in-game creator studios argue that the shift is cutting into their own earnings — fueling growing frustration over how monetization is being

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The battle for AI search bars is becoming more conversational

As Google continues its legal battle in the search antitrust case, the giant is moving forward with expanding new search features powered by generative AI. Last week, Google debuted an experimental “AI Mode” for search to let users ask follow-up questions. The feature, powered by the company’s new Gemini 2.0 model, will provide answers, real-time

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Introducing WorkLife Presents: Mom’s at Work – a podcast on the harsh realities for working mothers

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify Being a working mother has never been easy — but in today’s world, the challenges are piling up faster than ever.  International Women’s Day (March 8) is a moment to celebrate progress — but also to confront the realities that women, particularly working mothers, still face every day.  Continue reading

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‘We have all this real estate’: An oral history of Austin-based agency GSD&M’s SXSW parties

For Austin, Texas-based ad agency GSD&M, throwing a party during SXSW is a must. The agency has called the city home for 53 years, according to GSD&M CEO Duff Stewart, and the party is a way to participate in the the South by Southwest festival and represent its hometown. What started as backyard concerts in

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Advertisers are calling for full URL-level campaign reporting, and DSPs are responding in different ways

Related Insights Brand Safety Amazon, Google and verification vendors among ad tech cohort under fire from U.S. senators over child safety shortcomings Read More A little over a month ago, a bombshell report documenting ad tech’s shortcomings in stopping the monetization of child sexual abuse material raised the ire of senior politicians and prompted leading

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