If you think programmatic advertising on the open web is opaque, well, it’s got nothing on the app economy. Mobile ad network margins can run as high as 40% or 50%, said Felix Braberg, a mobile gaming consultant and ad monetization expert. And even when publishers negotiate contractual caps, there’s no way to confirm they’re [...]
YouTube doesn’t have an official MCP server, so third parties have had to take matters into their own hands. On Wednesday, video advertising platform Pixability joined the conversation with the launch of a Model Context Protocol-enabled agent built specifically for YouTube ads that allows clients to integrate Pixability’s proprietary YouTube intelligence and data into their [...]
It’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s a network of travel media networks. On Wednesday, The Trade Desk expanded its relationships with a host of travel, hospitality and mobility-focused commerce media partners, including Uber Advertising, Booking.com, United Airline’s Kinective Media and MARRIOTT MEDIA. (That’s how it’s branded, and Marriott refers to it as “Riot Media.”) [...]
I’ve always loved sci-fi movies and the way they portray futuristic worlds shaped by advanced technological innovation. One of my favorite movies is the ’80s classic “The Terminator.” And the more I hear about “agentic AI” in ad tech, the more I think the film is a perfect analogy for what’s happening right now. The [...]
Here’s how Code and Theory took a project vibe coded over the weekend and, in over a month, turned it into a product it might sell in the future.
At Cannes, we are gifting people real charitable dollars from major donors, that they can direct to a nonprofit on the Inspired platform. People will get to choose from incredible organizations tackling hunger, health, education, climate, disaster relief and more.
DoorDash is delivering controversy along with the food and drink during this year’s World Cup. The company has released an ad campaign starring David and Victoria Beckham’s estranged son Brooklyn making a mockery of the ongoing rift with his family. A rather unkempt Brooklyn (who previously worked with rival Uber Eats) smirks from his sofa: [...]
15,000 clients are reportedly heading to La Croisette for this year’s Cannes Lions, which at least indicates a degree of curiosity about those dark arts. However new research from the World Federation of Advertisers and Cannes Lions shows most advertisers prioritise efficiency over effectiveness and creativity. Just three in 10 multinational marketers say their teams [...]
THE FOUNTAIN OF FILTH – CHANNEL 4 To launch Dirty Business, a Channel 4 drama about Britain’s sewage scandal, 4Creative created The Fountain of Filth: a giant fountain where ordinary people appeared to vomit polluted water beneath a wealthy businessman overflowing with cash. I love ideas like this because they’re impossible to misunderstand. In a [...]
One of the things I learned very early on in my somewhat checkered career was that bullshit works, and outrageous bullshit works even better. Among my favorite quotes is that of movie scriptwriter, William Goldman, who once said… “Nobody in Hollywood knows anything about anything.” I must confess, I have “homaged” the shit out of [...]
