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Media Briefing: This year’s search referral traffic shifts are giving publishers whiplash

This week’s Media Briefing looks at referral traffic from search and search-related platforms. Searching for traffic News Corp pubs vs. Perplexity, LinkedIn’s video rev-share program for publishers and more Searching for traffic 2024 has been a bit of a watershed year for digital publishers’ original traffic driver search. And not necessarily in a good way. […]

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DPG Media will pull the plug on selling app ads in the open market

DPG Media will stop selling ads for its news and entertainment apps in the open market of programmatic auctions, where ad prices fluctuate in real-time like a volatile stock market.  Beginning next month (Nov. 1), advertisers will have to buy ads from the publisher directly if they want to appear in those apps. They can

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Beyond Brat: The Trend & Brand Product Formula Is No Longer Enough

Earlier this year, restaurant critic Pete Wells excused himself from the table after twelve years. In his last essay for The New York Times, he paints a bleak portrait of a hyper-optimized restaurant industry and dining culture devoid of personal exchanges, humanity and friction. Wells also takes issue with the rise of TikTok foodfluencers, where…

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Resume Rewind: Aurora James on Career Pivots, From Fashion Designer to Working In PE

“We have to look for women’s histories in unexpected places,” said Aurora James, subject of the latest installment of video series Resume Rewind, sponsored by entertainment wiki hosting service Fandom. “One of those places is fashion.” James is the founder and creative director of luxury lifestyle and accessories brand Brother Vellies and founder of The…

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Democrat Candidates Are Way Behind On Digital. This Nonprofit is Trying To Help

Donald Trump’s first presidential term made a huge impact on the American political landscape in 2017. That includes the creation of Tech for Campaigns, a nonprofit organization that’s intent on dragging Democratic candidates into the digital marketing age. The post Democrat Candidates Are Way Behind On Digital. This Nonprofit is Trying To Help appeared first

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Advertisers, Brace Yourselves: The Era Of Paid, Ad-Free Social Media Is Here

Ad-free subscriptions are coming to social media. Snapchat was actually one of the first social platforms to offer a monthly subscription, starting in 2022. Its $3.99 Snapchat+ plan provides subscribers with exclusive, experimental and prerelease features (but still features ads). Snapchat+ had 11 million subscribers in August 2024, an increase of 6 million since September

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Tensions rise as WFA grapples with Musk’s lawsuit, splitting members

The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) is in turmoil, and Elon Musk is at the center of it. The upheaval began in August when the billionaire dragged his grievances into a U.S. courtroom, alleging that WFA members were conspiring to withhold ad dollars from X. Predictably, the trade body dismissed those allegations and is preparing

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