by Joe Mandese
The new terms -- "True AdSpend" and "TrueCPM" -- are modern day ways of describing the share of working media dollars and the effective … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
The IAB has updated the industry's 25-year-old digital ad agreement terms through a collaboration with brands, agencies, publishers, ad tech and legal experts. The … Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
A few weeks after announcing the launch of ads on Threads, Meta is adding the functionality to its Marketing API, allowing third-party platforms to … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
The Electronic Privacy Information Center and Fairplay assert Google's plan poses privacy and safety threats to kids and asked the FTC to investigate whether … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
Connie Chan was previously CEO OMD China and earlier led WPP's government and public sector practice based in Singapore, where she will be based … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Adam Buckman, Featured Columnist
A driver for a crime syndicate leaves rivals in the dust in a 1970 Plymouth Duster, reviving memories of a time when gas guzzling … Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
Meta's "Early Release" program will give advertisers access to test new generative AI Advantage+ creative features across Facebook, Instagram and Threads before they become … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by J. Walker Smith, Op-Ed Contributor
For all the talk of futures, macro forces, trends and market dynamics, demographics matter most. There are many external factors shaping market conditions, but … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
How deeply an AI model can think depends on decisions made by the developer. Google announced upgrades to its Gemini 2.5 Pro AI model … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Google Ads are seeing improved conversion rates despite rising costs across nearly every industry so far in 2025. It's not clear whether AI plays … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Nearly 60% of consumers struggle to find their sports content, according to a recent poll from Nexxen. Are there too many streaming/network platforms? Read the whole story
by Danielle Oster
"The real impact of persistent underrepresentation": "Becoming invisible" is greatest fear about aging. Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
Snapchat is opening a new office in Paris in an effort to expand its influence across more regions in Europe, starting in France - … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
Ellen Cook said in court papers she was the victim of a retaliatory firing after she complained about a big gap in pay versus … Read the whole story
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by Laurie Sullivan
Amazon Publisher Services has stepped up its focus on performance-based tools for publishers by expanding cloud services in outcome-based planning goals. The service will … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Nearly 70% of respondents in a new consumer study said they were "not at all likely" to subscribe to the new ESPN streaming service, … Read the whole story