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Google And The DOJ Recap Their Cases In The Countdown To Closing Arguments

If you’re trying to read more than 1,000 pages of legal documents about the US v. Google ad tech antitrust case on Election Day, you’ve come to the right place. On Monday, Google and the Department of Justice submitted their respective findings of fact (FOF), which is a legal document that clearly outlines the material […]

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Programmatic Audio Is A Tough Market. So SoundCloud Is Leading With Display And Video

Programmatic audio is a tough sell. Advertisers find it challenging to vet audio inventory at scale, which means most digital audio campaigns – particularly in the podcast market – are conducted via direct deals. Which puts digital audio platforms in an interesting place, where they still sell audio ad spots directly but use programmatic for

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From Banners To Generative AI: How Two Digital Revolutions Redefined The Future Of Marketing

On October 27, 1994, I watched history unfold as the first-ever digital banner ads ran on HotWired.com. Roughly a dozen ads went live that day, catapulting the world of advertising into a new era.  As we mark the 30th anniversary of that monumental milestone, I can’t help but draw parallels between that moment and the

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Don’t Forget To Vote! (And Also Some Stuff About Nielsen And Curation)

Nielsen has received accreditation from the MRC for a product that integrates a broadcaster or media company’s first-party streaming data into Nielsen’s TV panel ratings.  Plus, Google launches a curation service that bundles ad inventory within its own Google Ad Manager. The post Don’t Forget To Vote! (And Also Some Stuff About Nielsen And Curation)

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Marketing Briefing: What recent earnings for P&G, Unilever and Coke say about where the industry is headed

Today’s presidential election in the U.S. — and its (fingers crossed) hopefully quicker and smoother than 2020 outcome — has rightfully dominated the advertising and media landscape during a crucial time period for marketers. Once the results shake out, marketers plan to go full steam ahead on holiday marketing, with a focus on Black Friday

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Why Roblox’s Clip It is using its billion-view moment to launch an ad product

Clip It — the Roblox version of TikTok — crossed the billion-view threshold yesterday. To take advantage of the hype, the game’s creators are developing an advertising product that combines some of the strengths of both custom-branded Roblox spaces and the platform’s programmatic ads.  The user experience of Clip It is similar to that of

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Election Day tensions so high some employers grant remote work week

This story was first published by Digiday sibling WorkLife In the months leading up to the U.S. presidential election, managers have reported increasing incivility in the workplace over politics — so much so that many are having staff work from home on Election Day, and even election week — with an immediate outcome unlikely. Four in 10

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