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Leaked Deck Reveals How OpenAI Is Pitching Publisher Partnerships

Adweek

The generative artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has been pitching partnership opportunities to news publishers through an initiative called the Preferred Publishers Program, according to a deck obtained by ADWEEK and interviews with four industry executives. OpenAI has been courting premium publishers dating back to July 2023, when it struck a licensing agreement with the Associated.

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5 Tips for Making Your Online Ads More Organic

Ad Rants

The internet is saturated. Creating online ads that don't blend into the background but genuinely engage and convert audiences is a must. The key? Organic advertising. These are ads that feel less like traditional promotions and more like natural, engaging content that speaks directly to your audience. How to Create Organic Ads That Work In an ideal world, ads would never look like ads.

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AI for Fraud Detection in Real-Time Bidding

The Ad Tech Blog

Understanding AI in RTB Fraud Detection Key Points AI fraud detection in RTB is crucial for maintaining the integrity and efficiency of digital advertising ecosystems. Here are the key takeaways: AI enhances accuracy and speed in identifying fraudulent activities by analyzing patterns and anomalies in large datasets. Techniques such as machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing are employed to scrutinize various signals like user behavior and geolocation.

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The Trade Desk Reframes Its Open Internet Vision As ‘The Premium Internet’

AdExchanger

The Trade Desk delivered another smash earnings report. What’s new? The company’s total revenue in Q1 was $491 million, a 28% increase from last year, and net income (i.e. profit) jumped from $9 million in Q1 2023 to $32 million this quarter. Consistent revenue growth and profit has become the norm for TTD, which reported […] The post The Trade Desk Reframes Its Open Internet Vision As ‘The Premium Internet’ appeared first on AdExchanger.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Spotlight Series: Moomal Shaikh at Oracle

OpenX

What book has had the biggest impact on you? There are countless books that have had a huge impact on me, so it’s challenging to choose just one. But I am currently re-reading Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Even for my second read, it’s so fascinating to dive into the intricacies of the mind! It’s giving me a moment to pause and recognize how I make decisions and how I may be influenced by cognitive biases – and learn to recognize the same in others.

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How Creator Agencies Prepare for a ‘Deepfake Summer’

Adweek

AI influencers offer a cost-effective, continuous presence on social media, and save time for brands for user-generated content (UGC) campaigns. However, the rise of synthetic influencers has sparked concern among human influencers, who fear that these digital competitors will erode their income from brands. The spotlight on deepfakes featuring real-life influencer Ariel Marie promoting GetDirty.

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2024 Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic — 14,106 martech products (27.8% growth YoY)

Chief Martech

Happy #MartechDay to you! On the first Tuesday of May, we celebrate the martech industry and all the talented marketing technologists and marketing ops professionals who work in it. Cheers to you for all you do in pioneering this wild and woolly field. It’s also the day when Frans Riemersma and I release our annual update to the marketing technology landscape.

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Adalytics Claims Colossus SSP Is Injecting Fake IDs into Its Bid Requests

AdExchanger

Call it another colossal error in the long history of ad tech spoofing. Colossus SSP, a DEI-focused supply-side platform owned by Direct Digital Holdings (DDH), is the subject of Adalytics’ latest report released Friday. Through matching data logs and the Chrome developer toolkit, it documented the SSP repeatedly misrepresenting IDs in openRTB fields.

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UI Upgrade: How Future Today is Transforming Streaming for Viewers and Brands Alike

Ad Monsters

Future Today’s enhanced user interface offers advertisers prime webpage real estate, free from competition. It’s now featured on nearly half the company’s 300 streaming apps, including flagship ad-supported platforms Fawesome, HappyKids, and iFood.TV. Updates for the remaining apps are on the way. In the rapidly advancing world of streaming services, Future Today strives to stand out by enhancing user experience and providing better brand integration with its new user interfa

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After Liberating Creativity in ‘1984’ Apple Is Crushing It, And the Internet Hates It

Adweek

It was supposed to be a clever product demonstration for Apple's latest sleek, AI-powered iPad. But the brand, typically praised for its advertising, has sparked a wave of backlash for a commercial that crushes and destroys creative tools. In just a couple of days since its release, Apple's "Crush" has become one of the most.

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Retail media advertising: How e-commerce is becoming AdTech’s next frontier

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VideoElephant Appoints New VP Of Streaming Partnerships To Accelerate Development Of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV Services  

Exchange Wire

VideoElephant CEO Stephen O’Shaughnessy today (9th May, 2024) announced that Preeya Naul is joining the company as vice president, streaming partnerships. In this newly-created position, Naul will be charged with expanding the distribution of the company’s O&O FAST channels as [.] The post VideoElephant Appoints New VP Of Streaming Partnerships To Accelerate Development Of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV Services appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.

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3 ways to boost digital marketing ROI while reducing carbon footprint

Martech

As businesses grapple with reducing their carbon footprint, optimizing digital marketing is an unexpected solution that can also drive better ROI — a true win-win scenario. The carbon cost of clicks In 2022, fifty-five published a study (registration required) showing that the average media campaign generates 70 tons of CO2 emissions, or the equivalent of seven people’s carbon outputs in an average year.

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Google Search’s Core Updates Are Crushing Sites And Reshaping The Web

AdExchanger

Had enough of marketing changes and disruption this year? Too bad. Google Search, the web’s largest traffic and revenue generator for two decades, is in the midst of sweeping overhauls that have already altered how users are funneled around the internet. Last month, Google completed the rollout of its first “core update” of 2024, which […] The post Google Search’s Core Updates Are Crushing Sites And Reshaping The Web appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Safeguarding the Digital Ad Ecosystem: Strategies for Ad Fraud Prevention in 2024

Ad Monsters

With global losses due to ad fraud projected at $100 billion by the end of the year, Ann Tarasewicz, CEO, Axis, takes a look at strategies that ad tech platforms are implementing to enhance ad fraud security in 2024. According to Juniper Research, the global losses companies will face due to ad fraud will be about $100 billion by the end of 2024. And, as the digital world is changing rapidly, fraudsters are becoming more advanced and organized.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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AI Doesn’t Have to be Trained on Data Scraping: Synthetic Data Explainer

Adweek

Generative artificial intelligence models are only as strong as the data they are trained on. However, much of the high-quality human-created data available on the open web needed to train all these models is either copyrighted or tainted by racial biases and misinformation. AI firms are negotiating million-dollar deals with publishers or resorting to scraping.

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CTV Ad Fraud: Tips And Tricks For Avoiding The Scammers

Oko

Wherever there are ads, there are bound to be fraudsters trying to skim off the top of your ad budgets. In this blog post, we explain how CTV ad works — and how to avoid it. Around 3,750 years ago, a customer named Nanni chiseled a complaint into a stone tablet, saying he was overcharged […] The post CTV Ad Fraud: Tips And Tricks For Avoiding The Scammers appeared first on OKO Digital.

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Curb introduces one-stop advertising solution 

Martech

Today, Curb, a ride-hailing app for licensed taxis, announced Curb Journey Connect (CJC), which allows advertisers to execute cross-channel campaigns on mobile and in-cab screens. The new ad solution taps into Curb TaxiTV — original content shown on in-vehicle screens — and mobile ad units that run before, during and after rides. “Before CJC, advertisers lacked the capability to simultaneously run or synchronize mobile and TaxiTV ads,” Liz Tamam, Curb’s marketing and media director, told MarTech

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Google Is Backing A National Approach To US Privacy Compliance

AdExchanger

Compliance is not a choice. But companies have some choice in how they tackle it. There are two main approaches. Businesses can implement a compliance program on a state-by-state basis, essentially devising different data strategies to meet the legal requirements in each state where they have customers. Or they can take a national approach by […] The post Google Is Backing A National Approach To US Privacy Compliance appeared first on AdExchanger.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running? Watch now as Demand Gen experts delve into the essentials of each stage of the ABM process.

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Marketing Engineering – Uniting the Power of Cultural Insights and Data Analytics

Ad Monsters

As our nation’s demographics evolve , diverse populations fuel growth in virtually every industry. These consumers expect diversity across race, ethnicity, and culture to be reflected in advertising and consciously spend with the brands that execute it well. Core to these successful campaigns is comprehensive, culturally nuanced data that takes these audiences’ habits, views, perspectives, and patterns into account.

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Coca-Cola Puts People and Pets Over Product in an Ode to Spills

Adweek

Coca-Cola ads typically focus on the joy of drinking a cold soft drink, but the brand's latest campaign tosses the beverage aside in favor of other happy moments. Three spots, developed by WPP Open X and led by agency David Miami, capture the drink spilling out of the brand's iconic glass bottle. Moving backwards and.

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Success is not an option

Seth Godin

In any creative endeavor, it’s possible to define success as the big win, the moment when your dreams match reality. Success is the end of imposter syndrome, stability and finally making it to the other side. By this definition, it’s clear that success isn’t going to happen. It’s incompatible with the reason you do this work in the first place.

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14,106 martech tools reveal 3 trends you should master

Martech

The martech landscape continues to expand relentlessly, year after year. In 2024, this translates to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.8%, marking an astounding 9,295% increase over a span of 13 years. The State of Martech 2024: Scott Brinker and Frans Riemersma That number is daunting, and so is the growth. With that sheer growth rate, it is fair to ask yourself and your team: “Do we control our martech, or does our martech control us?

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way. By tracking buyers’ digital footprints and online activity, such as website visits, product reviews, and spikes in content consumption, you can engage prospects with a message that really resonates.

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Roblox Says Ads Will Not Have A Notable Impact On Its Business This Year

AdExchanger

Investors eager for Roblox to tap alternative revenue streams will have to wait a little longer. CEO David Baszucki said advertising “will not be material this year” during the company’s Q1 earnings call on Thursday. Roblox’s other business metrics didn’t allay concerns about its lack of major revenue streams beyond digital in-app purchases, which is […] The post Roblox Says Ads Will Not Have A Notable Impact On Its Business This Year appeared first on AdExchanger.

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LinkedIn Live Rewind: Unpacking the Implications of CMA’s Surveillance on Google’s Privacy Sandbox

Ad Monsters

James Rosewell offers a critical perspective on the CMA’s ongoing scrutiny of Google’s Privacy Sandbox initiatives and its implications for competition and privacy in digital advertising. In a detailed discussion with AdMonsters’ Yakira Young, James Rosewell, co-founder of Movement for an Open Web, discussed the nuances of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) recent report and concerns regarding Google’s Privacy Sandbox.

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Apple Crushes Paint Cans and a Piano to Spotlight Its Thinnest Product Ever

Adweek

Apple has revealed its thinnest product ever, the 13-inch iPad Pro. To show off this distinguishing feature, the brand crushed objects down to the new device's size. Created in-house, "Crush!" takes a playful approach to product demonstration. Using an industrial-sized crusher, Apple flattened a slew of products meant to represent things the iPad Pro can.

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I fixed it for you

Seth Godin

Creativity is about hope and possibility. It gives us a chance to make things better. Plenty has been written about the sad iPad ad that Apple just apologized for. It wasn’t just out of character for the story Apple tells, it was a cheap hack, taking the nihilism and helplessness that some are spreading and trying to turn it into a well-crafted commercial.

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Solving the Biggest Tech Challenges in RevOps

In this eBook, we’ll run through real-world examples that show how RevOps teams can benefit from modern solutions for the access, management, and activation of their GTM data. Whether you need to improve lead response times, boost adoption of core tools, improve lead qualification, or target and automate your GTM motions, you’ll find examples of how revenue teams are solving some of the toughest problems in modern business.

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Navigating personalization vs. privacy: 3 tips for delivering win-win customer experiences

Martech

Recently, marketers have been stuck in a bit of a Catch-22. Personalization is at the forefront; it’s an expectation for customers and has become one of the most powerful tools in the marketer’s arsenal. At the same time, customers are increasingly concerned about the what, why, and how of their data. They want to know what’s being collected, why we’re collecting it and how it’s being used.

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Dotdash Meredith Looks To AI Partnerships To Protect Its Search Traffic

AdExchanger

Dotdash Meredith (DDM) sees its OpenAI partnership as an opportunity to participate in an inevitable trend. When it comes to collaborating with generative AI companies, “some [publishers] may go through various stages of resisting that,” said IAC CEO Joey Levin. “But I do expect that others will follow over time.” Levin probably didn’t intend to […] The post Dotdash Meredith Looks To AI Partnerships To Protect Its Search Traffic appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Beyond Cookies: Rethinking Supply Chain Optimization in the Face of Advertising Challenges

Ad Monsters

With cookies eventually going away for good, SPO may never be the same. So where does that leave SPO and how will advertisers and suppliers work together again to retain the efficiency to which they’re accustomed? The rise of programmatic advertising quickly led to an increase in middlemen and third parties that served as conduits between advertisers and publishers.

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Disney, Walmart Team Up for Enhanced Targeting, Measurement Across Streaming

Adweek

Disney Advertising struck a deal with Walmart Connect that allows advertisers to target Disney's streaming portfolio, including Disney+ and Hulu, using Walmart's shopper data, the companies announced today. In addition, Disney is joining Walmart's Partner Lab, a group of connected TV and social platforms that the retailer works with to test new ad formats and.

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Drive GTM Efficiency with Tech Stack Consolidation

Consolidating your tech stack is an effective cost-saving measure that drives GTM efficiency and adds value to your enterprise. With a cohesive, integrated tech stack, your revenue teams can deliver an excellent customer experience that sets you up to win faster than your competitors.