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AdExchanger
- How Red Roof Is Bringing In More Customers With Zeta’s Voice-Activated AI Agent March 24, 2026Hotel chain Red Roof is using Zeta's new voice-activated AI agent to guide its campaign creation, deployment timing and audience development. The post How Red Roof Is Bringing In More Customers With Zeta’s Voice-Activated AI Agent appeared first on AdExchanger.Joanna Gerber
- Why Ad-Blocking Browser Brave Introduced Its Own Ads March 24, 2026Perhaps nothing can stay ad-free forever. Brave launched in 2016 as an open-source, ad-blocking, privacy-forward web browser to compete with Google’s Chrome. But in 2019, soon after Brave exited beta, it began introducing opt-in, rewarded ad experiences. Two years later, after acquiring search platform Tailcat (formerly Cliqz), Brave rolled out its own search advertising experience. […]Anthony Vargas
- AI Media Is Already Here. Here’s What Marketers Need to Know March 24, 2026Debra Aho Williamson will be a keynote speaker at AdExchanger’s Programmatic AI conference, taking place May 18-20 at the Park MGM in Las Vegas. Register today if you haven’t already signed up! OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s AI Overviews and Amazon’s Rufus are quickly becoming a new form of media. And OpenAI’s hiring of Meta […]AdExchanger Guest Columnist
- Google’s Antitrust Teflon; Apple Goes For Map Ads March 24, 2026Google The Untouchable Penske Media, Chegg and the Helena World Chronicle brought speedy antitrust lawsuits against Google last year following the DOJ’s yearslong monopoly cases against Google Search and Google’s publisher ad tech services. The DOJ landed guilty verdicts, although the remedies were considered clement in the Search decision, and experts who tracked the publisher […]AdExchanger
- Vizio Helps Walmart Cut A Bigger Slice Of The CTV Ad Pie March 23, 2026During their first combined NewFront event as a fully integrated company, Walmart and Vizio execs announced that unified account logins are coming to smart TVs using Vizio’s operating system. And that identity framework creates a major advertising and data opportunity for advertisers. The post Vizio Helps Walmart Cut A Bigger Slice Of The CTV Ad […]Alyssa Boyle
- Carl’s Jr. And Hardee’s Marketing Goes Regional With Amazon Ads’ Streaming Media March 23, 2026The age-old question for streaming TV advertisers is how to target the viewers they want while reaching the scale their businesses need. The quick-serve restaurant operator CKE, which owns Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s and the Red Burrito and Green Burrito brands, initially dealt with the challenge of targeting and scale by consolidating marketing under one national […]James Hercher
- Google Is Pitching Buyers On Gemini And YouTube Creators At The NewFronts March 23, 2026Google is getting to talk about its two favorite things during IAB’s NewFronts this week: AI and creators. The post Google Is Pitching Buyers On Gemini And YouTube Creators At The NewFronts appeared first on AdExchanger.Victoria McNally
- What Happens When A Brand Fails To Deliver On Its Basic Promise March 23, 2026FedEx delivers more than 15 million packages per day in the US. It runs one the largest, most time-sensitive logistics networks on planet Earth. Last year, it had a 95.3% on-time score for package delivery during the peak parcel season. Wow. But what if you’re part of the 4.7% percent? I’d argue a company whose […]Allison Schiff
- It’s Time For CTV To Fix Its Accuracy Problem March 23, 2026When Truthset revealed that IP-to-postal matches are accurate only 13% of the time, it exposed an uncomfortable truth about connected TV advertising: The industry has been optimizing for the wrong metric. Somewhere along the way, we started equating scale with truth. Match rates became the scoreboard, and accuracy stopped being the goal. When Truthset Founder […]AdExchanger Content Studio
- The New Data Buyer In Town; The Old Agency Buyer Of AI March 23, 2026The FBI wants your data; Agency-owned AI platforms may not be long for this world; and how much data is too much, anyway? The post The New Data Buyer In Town; The Old Agency Buyer Of AI appeared first on AdExchanger.AdExchanger
Digiday
- Ad Tech Briefing: IAB Tech Lab accelerates push to make agentic AI more practical March 24, 2026An integration with Kochava's StationOne signals shift from AI hype to standardized, executable ad workflowsRonan Shields
- How to sell an influencer agency: Lessons from Digital Voices founderJennifer Quigley-Jones March 24, 2026Digital Voices founder and CEO Jennifer Quigley-Jones explains how to prepare and sell an influencer agency in today’s creator economy.Kimeko McCoy
- YouTube is building infrastructure for the full creator-brand partnership life cycle March 24, 2026YouTube's Gemini-powered Creator Partnerships promises to alleviate pain points in the influencer marketing pipeline.Alyssa Mercante
- Rising gas prices could be the straw that breaks consumer spending March 24, 2026The rising fuel costs have experts predicting a rapid ripple effect on the U.S. retail industry.Gabriela Barkho
- Amid competition for sponsors, top sports clubs are investing in social media operations March 24, 2026Sponsors used to want hospitality access and pitch-side banners. Now they want access to a club's social following.Sam Bradley
- TikTok courts CMOs with first-ever Collective, as it targets bigger budgets March 24, 2026In its first CMO-focused event in the U.K. TikTok showcased how easy it is for brands to create content. The event is only part of the platform's sharper 2026 commercial strategy: targeting larger, long-term ad budgets, courting independent agencies, and positioning itself as a serious competitor to Meta in 2026.Krystal Scanlon
- A year after Unilever, the ad-funded creator economy is still catching up to its own ambition March 23, 2026Creators had already become too big to ignore. Now, for a different set of reasons entirely, it has become too important to get wrong.Seb Joseph
- Media Buying Briefing: Horizon’s Bob Lord on the ways agencies have to adapt to survive today March 23, 2026Lord believes the lack of transparency across the agency world is something that AI can improve upon.Michael Bürgi
- News/Media Alliance signs AI licensing deal to unlock recurring RAG revenue for small and mid-sized publishers March 23, 2026The News/Media Alliance has signed an AI licensing deal that lets its 2,200 publisher members opt in to monetizing RAG-driven enterprise demand.Sara Guaglione
- Publicis vs. The Trade Desk isn’t really about transparency – it’s about who gets the margin March 23, 2026As audit fallout escalates, the deeper conflict points to a structural power shift in programmatic advertising.Ronan Shields
Adweek Feed
- The Ad Dollars Disney Could Lose If The Bachelorette Stays Canceled March 23, 2026Despite The Bachelorette being pulled, 'most advertisers' have put their spend back into other ABC programming.
- LG Makes Its Home Screen Premium Ad Real Estate at NewFronts March 23, 2026LG showcased a bevy of new offerings, including ad capabilities and content exclusives.
- The Atlantic Takes Its Journalism to Sea in Three-Year Cruise Ship Partnership March 23, 2026The deal will boost both ad revenue and subscriptions, which grew by 300,000 in the last year.
- Google Folds Gemini Deeper Into DV360 to Automate Media Planning and Buying March 23, 2026At its NewFronts event in Manhattan, Google unveiled a suite of updates to its popular ad buying platform.
- YouTube Launches Gemini-Powered Creator Partnerships With AI Matching March 23, 2026YouTube is positioning itself as a comprehensive operating system for creator marketing—a shift that could unseat third-party creator platforms.
- OpenAI Poaches Meta Ad Veteran to Build Its Ads Business March 23, 2026David Dugan, formerly an ads leader at Meta, joins OpenAI as its vp and head of global ads solutions.
- Scripps Bets Big on Women’s Sports for New Live Streaming Channel in Upfront Pitch March 23, 2026The Scripps Sports Network, a free, ad-supported streaming channel, will start with 100 live events across the year.
- Walmart’s Vizio Pitches New Way to Track If Streaming Ads Drive Sales March 23, 2026Plus, product placements are coming.
- Cardi B Tackles Inbox Anxiety in Yahoo Mail Push for Its AI-Powered Planner March 23, 2026Cardi B fronts a campaign introducing Yahoo Mail’s new AI-powered feature.
- Week of March 9 Cable News Ratings: Viewership Drops March 20, 2026Fox News remained the most-watched cable news network.
ExchangeWire.com
- Brits Buying More Chinese Cars – But Prefer Reading About Classic US & European Brands March 24, 2026Taboola research reveals, despite a growing popularity for Chinese cars, US, and European brands remain far more read-about in the UK - revealing the importance of tradition in Britain’s car culture. Cars developed by Chinese companies made up 9.7% of the [...] The post Brits Buying More Chinese Cars – But Prefer Reading About Classic […]ExchangeWire PressBox
- Limelight’s Adaptive Rules Centre Delivers 4× Auction Success for Performance-Based SSP March 24, 2026Limelight Inc. published their third case study on their latest feature - Adaptive Rules Centre (ARC). The case study highlights results from a performance-based SSP who utilised ARC to resolve creative quality issues, significantly improving auction performance across its video [...] The post Limelight’s Adaptive Rules Centre Delivers 4× Auction Success for Performance-Based SSP appeared […]ExchangeWire PressBox
- Open Media Expands Programmatic Digital Out-of-Home Offering with VIOOH Partnership March 24, 2026Open Media today (24th March, 2026) announced an exciting programmatic partnership with VIOOH, the leading premium global digital out-of-home (DOOH) supply-side platform, to provide an enhanced opportunity for brands to connect with diverse audiences across the UK through its growing [...] The post Open Media Expands Programmatic Digital Out-of-Home Offering with VIOOH Partnership appeared first […]ExchangeWire PressBox
- Álvaro Mayol Appointed CEO of Taptap Digital March 24, 2026Taptap Digital, a global area-based omnichannel marketing platform that helps brands discover who and where their ideal customers are and how best to reach them using location intelligence, has completed its governance plan with the appointment of Álvaro Mayol as [...] The post Álvaro Mayol Appointed CEO of Taptap Digital appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.ExchangeWire PressBox
- Digest: Partners Complain about Slow Ads Rollout on ChatGPT; Musk Liable in Twitter Fraud Case; Broadcasters Push EU for Tougher Smart TV Rules March 24, 2026In today’s Digest we cover ChatGPT’s slow rollout of ads, frustrating partners despite the buzz around their introduction, Musk being found liable in a $44bn fraud case related to Twitter, and broadcasters pushing for tougher smart TV rules across Europe. The post Digest: Partners Complain about Slow Ads Rollout on ChatGPT; Musk Liable in Twitter […]Sheila Obeng-King
- The Psychology of Connectivity March 24, 2026Our new columnist, Chloe Singleton, group media and social director at eightandfour, looks at why people are increasingly gravitating toward social media spaces where connection feels more intentional... The post The Psychology of Connectivity appeared first on ExchangeWire.com.Chloe Singleton
- GoWit & Futura DDB Form Exclusive Retail Media Partnership in the Adriatic March 23, 2026GoWit, a global leader in omnichannel commerce and retail media technology, and Futura DDB, a leading marketing agency in the Adriatic region and part of the global Omnicom network, delivering strategic brand, creative, and media solutions. By combining GoWit’s omnichannel commerce [...] The post GoWit & Futura DDB Form Exclusive Retail Media Partnership in the […]ExchangeWire PressBox
- Azerion Promotes ‘Leading DOOH Specialist’ Rebecca Callaghan to Head of Out-of-Home March 23, 2026Rebecca Callaghan has been promoted to the newly-created role of head of out-of-home (OOH) at Azerion; the move signals the omnichannel advertising platform’s ongoing commitment to investing in programmatic digital OOH (pDOOH) to ensure it is a fully-fledged element of [...] The post Azerion Promotes ‘Leading DOOH Specialist’ Rebecca Callaghan to Head of Out-of-Home appeared […]ExchangeWire PressBox
- Vocento Unlocks Advertising Inventory Value with Opti Digital Demand Hub March 23, 2026Opti Digital, the leading ad tech company specialising in publisher revenue optimisation, today (23rd March, 2026) announced a successful collaboration with Vocento, one of Spain’s largest media groups, through its Demand Hub solution. Vocento is the number one media group in [...] The post Vocento Unlocks Advertising Inventory Value with Opti Digital Demand Hub appeared […]ExchangeWire PressBox
- Digest: Meta Reduces Reliance on Third-Party Vendors for Content Moderation in Favour of AI; Walmart Secures Patents for Algorithmic Pricing March 23, 2026In today’s Digest, we cover Meta announcing reduced reliance on third-party vendors as it expands its AI tools, Walmart securing two new patents for algorithmic pricing, and OpenAI planning a desktop superapp. The post Digest: Meta Reduces Reliance on Third-Party Vendors for Content Moderation in Favour of AI; Walmart Secures Patents for Algorithmic Pricing appeared […]Sheila Obeng-King
MediaPost.com: mobile
- Apple Creates Ad Platform For Maps March 24, 2026Apple will launch an ad platform for Maps this summer, allowing agencies and brands to run campaigns in the company's Maps app.
- No Growth For S4 Capital In 2025 Or 2026 March 24, 2026But cost cuts, including an 11.5% staff reduction last year, encouraged investors to boost the company's stock price 25% after full-year earnings were released this morning.
- 'The Bachelorette' Pulled: Brands Buying Into Iffy Future Unscripted Content? March 23, 2026"Unscripted" TV shows are a challenge for brands, especially ones following real-life characters where real-life behavior before or during productions cause problems for producers.
- Judge Questions Whether Android Users Consented To Meta Tracking March 19, 2026The Android users claim Meta covertly tracked their browsing activity on mobile websites that embed its analytics pixel, and then linked that activity to their identities.
- Meta To Rely More Heavily On AI For Content Moderation March 19, 2026Meta plans to deploy more advanced AI systems across its family of apps that will reduce the tech giant's reliance on third-party vendors for content moderation.
- Agents Ran Entire Butler/Till Campaign, They Share Results March 19, 2026As industry conversation focuses on whether AI will actually run media buying, this real example will give advertisers and media buyers a glimpse into how it works.
- Meta Payout Program Aims To Lure More Creators To Facebook March 18, 2026To persuade more creators to focus on Facebook, the platform announced a "Creator Fast Track" program designed to help creators grow their audience and increase monetization from short-form videos.
- Smartly To Acquire Incrmntal, Improve Campaign Measurements March 18, 2026The acquisition aids brands and agencies in media planning.
- BuzzFeed Looks To Avoid Bankruptcy With Anti-Slop AI Apps March 17, 2026BuzzFeed is launching "Branch Office," an initiative made up of AI-powered mobile apps designed to connect people and offset the buildup of AI "slop" content, while potentially saving the media company from imminent bankruptcy.
- Acquisition Sprint Bridges Pixels To Pavement For Retail Media Network March 17, 2026This is what happened when a North African on-demand daily services company that offers payments, ride-hailing, food and grocery delivery, entered a rapid-acquisition phase this month, acquiring a programmatic and trading desk technology company, as well as a grocery-store chain to build a retail media network (RMN).
MediaPost.com: video
- Samsung, Amazon Ads Form Shoppable CTV Partnership March 24, 2026For Samsung TV Plus, Samsung TV's operating system, the company says this is the first external CTV device partnership to offer this capability with Amazon.
- DCX Agency Helps Atera Eliminate AI Noise March 24, 2026The new B2B campaign utilizes OOH ads.
- The End Was Inevitable For CBS Radio News March 24, 2026News on the radio? It's like having press releases delivered to a TV columnist by fax machine.
- Google Integrates Kroger First-Party Shopper Data March 23, 2026Google has begun working with Kroger Precision Marketing to integrate the retail giant's first-party shopper data into YouTube and Google's third-party inventory.
- Judge Throws Out News Publishers' Monopoly Claims Against Google March 23, 2026A federal judge has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit by newspaper publisher Helena World Chronicle LLC and community news publisher Emmerich Newsapers, which claimed Google monopolizes a market for online news.
- At SXSW, The Real Headliner Was A Crisis Of Truth March 23, 2026For most of modern history, we operated with a shared baseline of reality. That baseline is eroding in real time.
- Google Unveils Agentic Media-Buying Tools At NewFront March 23, 2026Google has brought new, agentic media-buying capabilities to YouTube with Google Display & Video 360, part of the Google Marketing Platform for programmatic that now spans its portfolio of media ad-buying products.
- 'The Bachelorette' Pulled: Brands Buying Into Iffy Future Unscripted Content? March 23, 2026"Unscripted" TV shows are a challenge for brands, especially ones following real-life characters where real-life behavior before or during productions cause problems for producers.
- Ill-Fated Bachelorette Joins Rogues Gallery Of Reality TV March 23, 2026Frankie Taylor Paul went from flying high on Sunday to crashing on Thursday.
- Advertisers Urged To 'Quantify Exposure' In Wake Of Publicis-TTD Spat March 23, 2026The squabble erupted into public view last week when a Publicis Groupe memo leaked that indicated it was no longer recommending that clients use The Trade Desk for DSP and related services.
MediaPost | Data and Targeting Insider
- Study: Gap Found Between Customer Expectations And Reality April 27, 2017According to a Talend study released Wednesday, 63% of respondents said using data to better understand customers is a top business priority for 2017, with 80% of companies ranking it at an eight or above on a 10-point scale,
- Oracle's Aggressive Move Into TV Based On Data Targeting History April 20, 2017This week Oracle also entered into a partnership with Charter Communications that will allow brands to target connected TV audiences.
- Gen Zers Are Savvy Ad Blockers April 13, 2017Those born during the Gen Z generation have no problem with letting an ad run its course. They don't need ad-blocking software or technology. They simply divert their attention or turn down the volume on a video or streaming radio ad and return to the content when complete.
- Build America Mutual Finds Ad Data Identifying Niche Audience April 6, 2017Financial advisors managing municipal bond investments for their clients have become an important audience for Build America Mutual, but efficiently targeting them has become a challenge.
- ContentSquare's AI Bot Arti Processes Trillions Of Data Points Monthly March 30, 2017ContentSquare on Tuesday launched Arti, an artificial Intelligence (AI) bot that uses data to identify the actions, the locations and the behavior of consumers in real time as they interact with the company's Web site.
- Nielsen Catalina, Moat Link Viewability And Attention To Offline Sales March 22, 2017The NCS Learning Lab studied the relationship between viewability and attention metrics, tied to in-store sales. One part of the study analyzed the effectiveness of time, while another analyzed likability, attention and the connection with in-store sales.
- Lotame Releases Onboarding For People-Based Ad Targeting March 15, 2017Taking offline data and bringing it online for attribution or targeting has become important to IMGE's clients, said Matt Capristo, director of online advertising at the four-year-old digital advertising agency, which works mostly with political campaigns and corporate advocacy groups.
- Facebook To Release Advanced Measurement Tool March 9, 2017Advertisers will have the ability to use Advanced Measurement to determine which media and platforms had the highest reach to their targeted audience or drove the most purchases in their online store.
- Cordial Custom Tracking For Email Gets $6M In Series A Funding March 1, 2017Cordial, a software that tracks consumer behavior across apps and Web sites, announced this week that the company raised $6 million in a Series A funding round from Los Angeles venture capital fund Upfront Ventures. The company built the platform to target marketing emails for each user.
- Google Agrees To MRC Third-Party Audit For YouTube February 22, 2017Google has agreed to have an official agency audit the metrics and technology integrated by third-party companies into YouTube's Web site and mobile applications.