Marketing

How publishers reduce the risk of political ads to drive revenue

Gavin Dunaway, marketing director, The Media Trust Good news for local media, particularly news sites, has been in short supply for the last several years. However, the estimated $16 billion in U.S. political advertising spend expected in 2024 may be a lifeline for digital publications dealing with advertisers’ economic anxiety and overzealous brand safety blocking.

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How A Group Of Local News Sites Went From Zero Video Revenue To Seven Figures ‘Overnight’

Until last year, video was a largely untapped revenue opportunity for Advance Local, a media group that operates local news sites. It was mostly “on the back burner,” said Grant Whitmore, VP of ad tech and programmatic revenue. Although the sites under its umbrella, including Syracuse.com, MassLive.com, OregonLive.com and NJ.com, produced a bit of video

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Don’t Cancel Brand Safety – Improve It

Although a relatively new development, brand safety has become a standard condition for digital advertising campaigns. These solutions are meant to protect advertisers from being associated with online content that might harm their reputation. However, the current technology for determining what counts as “brand safe” is one-dimensional, outdated and has not evolved with advancements in

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How Adidas’ avatar launch signals the brand’s continued confidence in Web3

Two years into its Web3 roadmap, Adidas is on the cusp of launching its first avatar product. It’s a signal that the company is still full steam ahead on the metaverse — and the use of blockchain tech to build it. The avatars, part of Adidas’ “ALTS” storyline, which ties the company’s non-fungible token products into

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Manchester United’s back-of-shirt sponsor points to future of sports jersey placements

As the English soccer season kicks off once again, one club’s working to create new advertising real estate on its player jerseys. Manchester United kicked off this season with its first ever back-of-shirt sponsor, U.S. tech brand Snapdragon, which will also take over the club’s front-of-shirt spot from SaaS firm TeamViewer. The brand, which is

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