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How publishers are now approaching curation with a calculated embrace

By now, publishers’ skepticism toward curation is less a hot take, more a hard truth. The same old story of middlemen, murky margins and the nagging sense that someone else is getting rich off their inventory. But justified cynicism doesn’t pay the bills. Related Insights WTF Series WTF is ad tech curation? Read More So […]

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Traffic referrals from Threads surge for some publishers this year

“Social as an audience driver is back.” That’s what Josh Awtry, svp of audience development at Newsweek, told Digiday after last Wednesday, when the publisher saw the most social referral traffic to its site on a single day in five years. Newsweek’s social referrals from all platforms are up almost 10 times compared to the

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How generative AI is changing creator contracts to prevent brand and copyright risks

Agencies are updating more creator contracts with AI clauses and terms as clients raise brand safety considerations, according to three agency execs who spoke to Digiday. With the ongoing use of generative artificial intelligence in content creation and influencer marketing raising legal and practical considerations for marketers and creators, execs say they are hearing from

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Without Google’s cookie cutoff hanging over them, buyers are lukewarm on alternative IDs

There’s nothing like a deadline to focus the mind. And there’s no better way to lose focus than by removing one. Just over five years ago, Google set out to sunset the use of the third-party cookies in its Chrome browser. The tech giant’s scheme provoked the ad tech industry to develop dozens of potential

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Championing Change: How Women In Ad Tech Can Advocate For Equality Year-Round

When Women’s History Month rolls around each March, awareness is raised to recognize women’s contributions and advocacy for gender equality. In case you missed it on your calendar, International Women’s Day was March 8, and this year’s theme was “Accelerate Action.” Considering the threat to women’s rights in the United States, the time to take

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