Is Social Media Still Cool?; Claritas Searches For A Buyer
Social media companies don’t want to be called “social media” anymore. Plus: Claritas has hired Jefferies as a banker and is pursuing a sale.
Social media companies don’t want to be called “social media” anymore. Plus: Claritas has hired Jefferies as a banker and is pursuing a sale.
The challenges facing digital advertising feel bigger than ever. But when you’re in Cannes, you can’t help but focus on the positives. Here are the six biggest ad industry trends and positive takeaways from this year’s show.
TTD confirmed to AdExchanger that, as of June 17, it had removed support for at least some of the online video inventory sold by Yahoo as a publisher.
AI was a hot topic at Cannes Lions, while Elon Musk used the festival as a shot at redemption for X. Plus: Expect more crypto ads this year.
Pandora can match the email addresses of its logged-in users to UID2 tokens, which can then be passed through AdsWizz, The Trade Desk and other ad platforms that integrate with UID2.
The Global Media Sustainability Framework, which was announced Monday during a panel at Cannes, saw collaboration across all parts of the industry. Supporters include the 4As, IAB, Dentsu, Google, GroupM, L’Oréal, Omnicom, Publicis Groupe, Mastercard, Meta and Unilever.
In today’s newsletter: Pinterest launches an ad optimization solution with familiar-sounding name; consumers can’t live without YouTube; and ad tech leaders try out trade journalism.
In today’s newsletter: What the surge in political ad spend on CTV looks like for the end user; Mars Wrigley tries to make gum stick online; and Google neglects Fitbit after mining it for data.
Advertisers see the value in AI. Still, there’s plenty of potential that remains untapped when it comes to developing creative.
Media governance measures advertisers can put in place to navigate the complexity of brand safety and gain better control of the quality of their media spend.