by Joe Mandese
After receding nearly 11% in 2020, so-called fast-moving consumer goods such as food and drink brands are poised to increase their ad spending over … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Changes in the ad industry have prompted insiders to innovate in data privacy, targeting and tracking as many refuse to wait for the government … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Joe Mandese
The good news is that coming out of a global pandemic, demand for many goods and services is expanding. The bad news is that … Read the whole story
by Tanya Gazdik
The changes address multiple aspects of the media ecosystem including spend distribution, measurement and deal structure. Read the whole story
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by Richard Whitman, Columnist
The study, from consultant Agency Futures, found that 64% of respondents posted year-over-year revenue increases in the first quarter of 2021, with 34% citing … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Karlene Lukovitz
Media buyers surveyed by IAB at the end of Q1 now say digital video, including CTV/OTT, will take a 20% share of total media … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Adam Buckman, Featured Columnist
Sweden is the native country for police Det. Evert Backstrom, created by Swedish author Leif G.W. Persson for a series of three books. Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
Millennials are often characterized as digital-first media consumers by Madison Avenue, but the just-released Spring 2021 edition of Harvard's annual Youth Poll finds that … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Jane Clarke
Cross-platform measurement, not yet available, is the red pill for marketers: the unsettling truth of how people really consume media now. Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Will more ad dollars be pushed into affiliate marketing as Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and others put limitations on third-party cookie tracking? Anthony Capano, … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Kaila Colbin, Featured Contributor
It's disturbingly easy for algorithms to absorb, and then reflect, existing prejudice. And now the FTC is watching more closely. Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
A privacy bill passed by the Florida House "missed the mark, and will negatively impact local businesses with needless additional expenses for measures that … Read the whole story