Marketing

Mid-Tier Ecommerce Marketplaces Are Trying – And Failing – To Make The Numbers Work

There is massive competition among the largest ecommerce retailers to be the quickest, cheapest option online. Amazon, Walmart and Temu are fighting to be the most cost-effective manufacturers and distributors of relatively low-cost merchandise to people’s doorsteps within a day or two. Not to mention free returns. Consumers like this trend, because they’re getting cheap […]

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In-game ad firm Frameplay teams with others — including competitors — to launch its own exchange

In-game advertising company Frameplay has launched its own ad exchange intended to simplify the gaming advertising landscape for brands and marketers. The platform, which opened for business yesterday, Oct. 9, is meant to be a primary point of exchange for media buyers in the United States and other key markets looking to access intrinsic in-game

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Media Briefing: Publishers confront the AI era during the Digiday Publishing Summit

This week’s Media Briefing recaps what publishers had to say about AI platforms during the Digiday Publishing Summit’s closed-door town hall sessions. ‘We can’t give away our content for free’ Publishers’ anti-crawler status, Hearst’s OpenAI deal, SearchGPT’s rev-share outlook and more ‘We can’t give away our content for free’ “It’s sort of like the Facebook

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Advertising Week Briefing: Some worry the DOJ is ‘fighting yesterday’s war’ in ad tech antitrust case

Earlier this week, the Justice Department outlined its proposed remedy framework to rein in Google’s search market dominance. Potential outcomes include the search giant’s breakup, the prohibition of sweetheart deals with device manufacturers, and adjustments to its search advertising operations.  Related Insights Google on Trial Google is facing a potential breakup; what are the likely

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Retail media networks under scrutiny amid calls for transparency and accountability

It’s a familiar tale: A new media channel becomes the ad industry’s shiny object, touted as a silver bullet only for concerns about return on investment, performance and transparency to arise after marketers have already shelled out ad dollars to invest in said channels. Most recently, it was a scene from the programmatic space, in

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Women’s soccer and publisher Footballco turn to creators to score with brands

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and publisher Footballco are increasing their engagement with the creators working on soccer’s sidelines. The approach has attracted advertisers, including Google Pixel, to women’s soccer in the U.S. amid a landmark season for the sport. This year marked the first of a $240 million media rights deal struck between

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