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The strategy sessions

Seth Godin

I’m workshopping a new book. For the last few months, I’ve been feverishly writing a book about strategy. Strategy for individuals, small organizations and large ones as well. Strategy for someone seeking to make a difference, and strategy for people who do projects. Starting this week, I’ll be leading a series of discussions and talks inside of purple.space.

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A Pragmatic Approach To Banishing MFA From The Supply Chain

AdExchanger

The open web stands as a testament to freedom of communication, innovation and the collective pursuit of knowledge. However, lurking within our dynamic ecosystem is a growing threat: the proliferation of made-for-advertising (MFA) publishers. These entities are simply not publishers. They’re better described as master traffic arbitragers that exploit the system for profit without contributing […] The post A Pragmatic Approach To Banishing MFA From The Supply Chain appeared first on AdExch

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AI Briefing: Generative AI and search are becoming increasingly intertwined — and top of mind

Digiday

At this week’s Google I/O 2024, many marketers will be tuning in for any updates on the future of generative AI and search. The annual developer conference, which takes place on Tuesday, has always been a place for the search giant to highlight major innovations for its various audiences. At Google I/O 2023, the company introduced its search generative experience (SGE) , the generative AI search tool at the top of search results that’s been in testing for the past year.

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Life, Or Something Like It; Buyers Bet On Upfront Week

AdExchanger

Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The 360 View Life360, a location sharing app primarily for families, which also owns Tile, is entering the ad biz, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company launched an advertising data sales business, investors were told last week when the company reported earnings […] The post Life, Or Something Like It; Buyers Bet On Upfront Week 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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Snap bolsters ad offerings and incentives to woo advertisers — but will they take?

Digiday

Maybe Snap has managed to convince advertisers of its value after all. At least, it’s trying to. Over the last quarter, the social media platform has been lauding incentives and discounts on top of its beefed up ad offering to get buy in from advertisers and ultimately maintain its recent growth. The social media platform’s ad business has been steadily growing for the most part, reportedly raking in nearly $1.2 billion in Q1 2024, following the $1.36 billion it brought in during Q4 2023 (

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It’s Time For Buyers To Ditch Vanity Metrics And Start Collaborating With The Sell Side

AdExchanger

Andrea Kwiatek will be presenting at Programmatic IO, taking place May 20-22 in Las Vegas. Get your tickets here. If marketers weren’t so obsessed with vanity metrics like viewability and click-through rate (CTR), the open internet would have less of a media quality problem. Buyers could solve many of the issues they have with the […] The post It’s Time For Buyers To Ditch Vanity Metrics And Start Collaborating With The Sell Side appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Biter bit – AI cheerleader WPP hit by deep fake scam attempt

More About Advertising

Be careful what you wish for, with the latest “transformative” gizmo too. WPP CEO Mark Read (below), who has made much of the company’s big investment in AI and its capacity to boost profits, has himself been the intended victim of a deepfake scam. Scammers impersonated Read with a fake WhatsApp account plus pic in … The post Biter bit – AI cheerleader WPP hit by deep fake scam attempt first appeared on More About Advertising.

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Today’s Post Is Pants …

Rob Campbell

I appreciate the title of that post may be misleading because – let’s face it – my posts are pants everyday, except this time I’m literally talking about pants. These pants … I saw them on Sunday morning while going on my daily walk. They were near the library … and given I do this walk everyday and they weren’t there the day before, it would suggest they appeared in the last 24 hours.

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The Rundown: Everything you need to know about conservative activist shareholder proposals

Digiday

Right-wing political groups are making a habit of targeting corporate shareholders in efforts to roll back environmental and social initiatives in the private sector. At Disney’s annual general meeting (AGM) in April, for example, shareholders were asked to vote on proposals questioning its political donations as well as whether its corporate health insurance should cover gender-affirming treatment (both proposals were rejected).

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GA4 Sessions: Understanding and Reporting on Google Analytics 4 Sessions

Playwire

Key Points It's important to understand the key differences between Google Analytics 4 (GA4) sessions and the former, Universal Analytics (UA) sessions, for effective GA4 session metric utilization. In GA4, a new session begins when a user interacts with your site and no active session exists, by default, timing out after 30 minutes of inactivity, rather than creating a new session for every mid-visit campaign shift.

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

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Media Buying Briefing: Is Dentsu’s latest restructure the solve it needs to get back to growth?

Digiday

Japanese-owned agency holding company Dentsu has a bit of a history, perhaps even a reputation, for restructuring the company in search of better results. Its latest, engineered under the auspices of no-longer-so-new Americas CEO Michael Komasinski , may have unlocked the value Dentsu has been missing the last two years. New alignments have brought new clients, in the hopes of returning back to growth.

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Programmatic Advertising Trends 2024: Everything You Need to Know

Adtelligent

Programmatic advertising is an adtech (advertising technology) element. Essentially, programmatic advertising is a way for marketers to use technology to automate procedures like bidding, requesting, and negotiating when it comes to online ads. According to the statistics below, it has been one of the most rapidly growing segments of modern advertising: Source: [link] This tactic uses algorithms and tools to determine, order, and, eventually, purchase some much-needed ad space.

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Why gaming and esports talent management is still growing up in 2024

Digiday

Talent management in gaming and esports has become a big business, yet it remains a veritable Wild West, with bad actors and conflicts of interest galore. Veterans of the space believe it still has a long way to go if it wants to become truly equitable for all involved. Like many businesses in the space, gaming and esports talent managers flourished following the COVID-19-sparked boom in gaming activity in 2021 and 2022.

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Digiday+ Research: How advertisers are approaching spend in the upfront market

Digiday

Thanks to Disney for sponsoring Digiday’s upfront coverage and presenting this Digiday+ Research, normally available exclusively to paying subscribers. Interested in sharing your perspectives on the media and marketing industries? Join the Digiday research panel. It’s that time again: The yearly upfront event is taking place this week. As the TV and streaming landscapes continue a massive shift, it will be important to keep an eye on how marketers’ upfront spending shakes out.

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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.