by Joe Mandese
January marks the second month of deceleration for the U.S. ad economy, which ended 2025 up 1.9% - the worst monthly expansion in 2025 … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
Dubbed 'Stagwell Search+," the system was built by Stagwell's Assembly unit in conjunction with AI "visibility" platform Emberos. Undisclosed clients are already using it. Read the whole story

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by Joe Mandese
Trump already accounts for a third of all unilateral military strikes, more than a quarter of all "emergency" declarations, and two-thirds of all SCOTUS … Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
President Trump's Truth Social platform may separate from Trump Media & Technology Group to become its own publicly traded company following an upcoming merger … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
"We're moving to a single company model with four operating units," WPP CEO Cindy Rose explained at the company's London headquarters last week, adding: … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
"Scream 7" earned the best result for the franchise. Paramount didn't need to spend much on national TV advertising, given the franchise's enduring popularity. Read the whole story
by Colin Kirkland
Mattel is venturing further into the social gaming world by bringing its UNO card game to Fortnite and Roblox in the form of two … Read the whole story

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by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
The update ensures campaigns have adequate budget for the initial "cold start" phase as AI models learn and optimize for performance, according to Mattia … Read the whole story
by Teresa Buyikian
Spot takes a different turn after the gin-spilling robot turns out "to obviously be a person in a suit," says Reynolds. Read the whole story
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by Wendy Davis
"The First Amendment protects rights to observe, record, and disseminate information about what law enforcement does in public," advocates argue in a request to … Read the whole story

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by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Gross ad-spend growth - media dollars ad clients spend on Trade Desk's platform - shows 11% growth for the full year to $13.4 billion, … Read the whole story
by Steve McClellan
The agency handling the campaign cited complaints from the public and what was perceived as a thinly veiled swipe at New York City Mayor … Read the whole story
by Robert Williams
Your audience knows you are targeting them and they are not running for the hills. Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
The IAB Tech Lab Agent Registry will launch March 1 and become a core component of the Agentic Advertising Management Protocols Initiative - serving … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
Lawmakers in Virginia's house unanimously passed a bill that would ban businesses from selling data that can pinpoint residents' locations within a 1,750-foot radius. Read the whole story

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by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
There has been so much discussion about the future value of websites that after seeing this patent it all makes much more sense. Read the whole story
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by Maarten Albarda, Featured Contributor
Many marketing leaders find themselves paralyzed because they're trying to "implement AI" as a line item. You can't. Read the whole story

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by Adam Buckman, Featured Columnist
Paramount - the studio that made "The Godfather" - made an offer Warner Bros. Discovery could not refuse, and that was that. Read the whole story

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by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Future good news for Netflix? Its stock has been up 20% over the week through midday Friday, on the news that it might drop … Read the whole story

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by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Mobile apps generate hidden in-app browser activity to load sites in the background and convert mobile-origin activity into web traffic. IAS Threat Lab determined … Read the whole story

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by Ray Schultz, Columnist
Lynch faced some difficult challenges in 2025, judging by his annual message. Read the whole story