Sweeping Away The Crumbs And Diving Into What’s Truly Important In Privacy
Release Date: 08/08/2023
AI In Ads – And Ads In AI
AdExchanger Talks
Paul Longo, GM or AI in ads at Microsoft Advertising, breaks down what it means to bring ads into conversational experiences and how AI-powered tools are changing the way advertisers work. Plus: Microsoft may be shutting down the Xandr DSP next year, but that doesn’t mean it’s getting out of the ad tech game.
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Making Sense of DSP-SSP Convergence
AdExchanger Talks
DSPs are building tools to bypass SSPs, and SSPs are trying to cut out the buy side. But the real question in the noise is whether the technology improves effectiveness, says Kara Puccinelli, chief customer officer at Nexxen, which just so happens to describe itself as an end-to-end platform.
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When AI Meets Media Quality
AdExchanger Talks
From one perspective, publishers are up a creek thanks to the rise of generative AI search; the impact on discoverability and traffic is palpable. But that doesn't mean publishers can’t adapt and find new ways to make money, says Mediavine CRO Amanda Martin.
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There's No Such Thing As An Attribution Easy Button
AdExchanger Talks
There are many misconceptions about ad measurement. But the biggest thing most marketers are wrongheaded about is in thinking there’s a single easy button for attribution. It simply doesn’t exist, says attribution expert Madan Bharadwaj, founder of measurement startup M^2.
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Inside the Stack: Creative Strategies for Holiday Retail Success with TripleLift's CMO Meredith Brace
AdExchanger Talks
In this episode of AdExchanger's Inside the Stack podcast, AdExchanger's Head of Communities, Lynne d Johnson, sits down with Meredith Brace, CMO of TripleLift, to discuss strategic planning for the holiday season, informed by TripleLift's Retail Media Guide. Learn about tips for early holiday prep, the importance of creative execution, and effective measurement approaches. Discover how brands can use key periods like Amazon Prime Day to test strategies that will maximize holiday campaign success.
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Rockerbox’s Attribution Journey
AdExchanger Talks
Ron Jacobson took the classic programmatic startup route. Which is to say, he pivoted randomly from a software job at a bank (well, the New York Fed), landed at an ad tech company and later founded his own ad tech startup before getting acquired by yet another ad tech company.
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Introducing The Wedding Tech Stack
AdExchanger Talks
Today, David’s Bridal is as much an AI-powered tech company as it is a retailer of wedding apparel and accessories, according to Elina Vilk, president and chief business officer. The company recently unveiled a new digital transformation strategy centered on agentic AI and personalized experiences.
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Spilling The Rosé In Cannes, With TikTok’s Monetization Chief
AdExchanger Talks
Despite ongoing uncertainty over TikTok’s fate in the US – the potential ban just got extended for the third time – advertisers aren’t concerned, according to TikTok’s David Kaufman. On this episode, recorded live from Cannes, Kaufman, who oversees product development, marketing and operations for TikTok’s ad platform, says it’s pretty much been business as usual for buyers.
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The Indy Innovates With AI
AdExchanger Talks
The best thing publishers can do with generative AI is experiment with it. If journalists don’t decide the best use of AI in journalism, then others will decide for them, says Christian Broughton, CEO of The Independent.
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The Next Level Of Niche, With Puck’s New CRO
AdExchanger Talks
Forget the well-worn narrative that digital media publishers are always on their back foot, says Liz Gough, the co-founder and newly minted CRO of Puck. In a world of social media soundbites, Puck is proving that there’s a place for long-form, in-depth, dishy journalism.
info_outlineThe ad industry tends to get lost in its own weeds. (Endless consternation about the end of third-party cookies, anyone?) But the concept of privacy encompasses much more, from dealing with misinformation to promoting competition, says Jules Polonetsky, CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum.