Marketing

The Paradox Of Personalization: Billions Of AI-Tailored Ads Creates A Measurement Mess

The dawn of digital advertising came with a seductive promise: the right ad served at the right time to the right person. We were told this paradigm would finally solve John Wanamaker’s century-old conundrum, eliminating the legendary 50% of wasted ad spend.  It was a beautiful fantasy. Setting aside the dystopian, “Minority Report”-style surveillance required

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Media Buying Briefing: Breaking down Coca-Cola’s campaign blitz with an eye toward its review

Coca-Cola’s $4 billion media and data account, soon to be reviewed by the soda-maker, is set to be one of the biggest prizes contested by media agencies this year. It’s not just about the media spend, though. In the pitch room later this year, top execs at incumbent WPP and bête noir Publicis Groupe will

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Digiday Scorecard: As competition between DSPs heats up, buyers rank market rivals

The pros and cons of the industry’s demand side platforms (DSPs) used to be something only media buyers cared about. Now, it’s a highly competitive patch being fought over by some of the largest companies in tech. The Trade Desk, the sector’s largest independent player, is under pressure from Amazon, while smaller providers like Yahoo,

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