Walmart Connect and Magnite discuss the convergence of retail media and CTV
Walmart Connect and Magnite are making the convergence of retail media and CTV a reality. AdExchanger's Editorial Director Sara Sluis discusses revenue growth and future plans with Mike Laband.
The convergence of retail media and CTV discussed by Walmart Connect and Magnite highlights a significant growth area for external ad delivery, suggesting we should evaluate CTV as a new inventory source for our RPP-Ex and TDA-EXP products.
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New tool built on historical data to predict marketers' future performance
This tool uses over 10 years of campaign data to predict marketers' future performance.
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Dentsu strikes Meta deal to build infrastructure for mass influencer activation
Dentsu has struck a deal with Meta to build infrastructure for mass influencer activation, strengthening influencer marketing efforts.
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Ad Tech Briefing: Corporate America finally buys into soccer as a mainstream sport; shadier elements of the ad industry are obliging
The popularity of soccer is changing the advertising market, and the ad tech industry is responding.
The increasing corporate investment in soccer as a major sport reflects evolving audience interests and advertising market shifts, suggesting we should monitor emerging media trends to capture new external ad spend opportunities for products like RDA.
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Here Are the Cable News Ratings for June 2026
Fox News maintained its top position in primetime and total viewership. The competition among media outlets is a topic of interest.
The sustained dominance of Fox News in cable news viewership, as shown in June 2026 ratings, indicates the ongoing fragmentation and competition within the broader media landscape, requiring us to maintain agility in our external media strategies.
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Here Are the 2nd Quarter of 2026 Cable News Ratings
Fox News maintained its top position in total viewership. The impact on the advertising market is a subject of discussion.
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Walmart Connect And Magnite On The Convergence Of Retail Media, CTV, And Programmatic
Walmart Connect and Magnite are discussing the convergence of retail media and programmatic, which can enable more effective targeting for advertisers.
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Walmart Closes in on Amazon as Amazon Prepares for an AI-Driven Future
Walmart and Amazon are making aggressive moves, with Walmart trying to catch up to Amazon and Amazon preparing for an AI-driven future.
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UniConsent Launches Privacy Portal, First-Party CMP Domains, and Consent Audit Trail
UniConsent has launched a privacy portal, providing first-party CMP domains and a consent audit trail. This service enables users to manage their privacy settings more easily.
UniConsent's launch of a privacy portal with IAB TCF compliance for first-party CMP domains highlights the growing importance of robust consent management, which we must ensure is integrated seamlessly across all our ad products, especially those relying on external data like RPP-Ex and TDA-EXP.
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Readpeak Expands into Italy and Poland, Advancing European Market Leadership
Readpeak has expanded into Italy and Poland, now operating in 13 markets. The company provides premium native advertising infrastructure, supporting advertisers in effectively reaching their target audience.
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Fifty Launches AI Audience Interface for Brands
Fifty has launched an AI audience interface, enabling brands to conduct smarter audience analysis. The company's technology supports advertisers in understanding their target audience more deeply and developing more effective marketing strategies.
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Axeptio Rolls Out New Analytics Dashboards to Track Consent Performance
Axeptio has introduced new analytics dashboards, allowing for the tracking of consent performance. This service provides a comprehensive platform for consent management, supporting advertisers in managing user privacy settings more effectively.
Axeptio's new analytics dashboard for tracking consent performance underscores the need for granular visibility into privacy management, suggesting we should ensure our own consent mechanisms for external dynamic ads like RPP-Ex and TDA-EXP include robust performance monitoring.
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UniConsent Launches Privacy Portal, First-Party CMP Domains & Consent Audit Trail
UniConsent announced the general availability of three major product capabilities: a self-service Privacy Portal, first-party CMP domains, and consent audit trail.
UniConsent's announcement of a privacy portal and first-party CMP domains reinforces the industry's shift towards prioritizing user consent and first-party data, indicating we must strengthen our own infrastructure to ensure compliance and data integrity for all our ad products.
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Readpeak Expands into Italy & Poland, Advancing European Market Leadership
Readpeak announces its expansion into Italy and Poland, extending its reach to 13 markets across Europe.
Readpeak's continued expansion into new European markets highlights the vibrant growth of premium native advertising infrastructure globally, prompting us to continuously assess new external media opportunities that align with our dynamic ad products like TDA-EXP and RDA.
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IAB Europe's AdEx Benchmark 2025 Report
IAB Europe has released the findings of its 2025 AdEx Benchmark Study. This report provides key insights into the digital marketing and advertising ecosystem.
IAB Europe's AdEx Benchmark 2025 report provides crucial insights into the evolving digital marketing ecosystem, and we must meticulously analyze its findings to inform our long-term organizational strategy and competitive positioning across all our ad products.
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Global and Manchester Airport Unveil New Digital Billboards to Supercharge Campaigns for Brands
Global and Manchester Airport have unveiled new digital billboards designed to supercharge campaigns for brands. These billboards enable brands to reach more customers and enhance campaign effectiveness.
The launch of new digital billboards by Global and Manchester Airport for brand campaigns indicates the continued evolution and diversification of external media channels, prompting us to evaluate how digital out-of-home (DOOH) might fit into our long-term brand budget acquisition strategy for RDA.
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Yahoo! Shopping opens "YAHOSHOKorean CosMall"
LINE Yahoo! has opened "YAHOSHOKorean CosMall" in Yahoo! Shopping. The mall features authentic Korean cosmetics and offers product pages and recommended product lists for beginners
A new tool that predicts marketer performance based on historical campaign data signals a growing demand for advanced analytics in advertising, which we can leverage to enhance merchant success across our ad products and refine our cross-product reporting.
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Hakuhodo launches "Agentic Commerce ONE" solutions
Hakuhodo has launched "Agentic Commerce ONE" solutions for "Agentic Commerce". The first installment provides a diagnostic service to evaluate companies' responses to Agentic Commerce from business and technical perspectives
Fifty's launch of an AI audience interface for smarter target audience analysis emphasizes the critical role of AI in refining advertising strategies, highlighting an area where we can enhance our own data capabilities to improve ROAS and merchant success across our dynamic ad products.
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Amazon Introduces Agent-Based Advertising
Amazon has introduced a new ad format where conversations lead to orders, indicating a shift towards a "digital storefront" where people search and shop within AI chatbots
Amazon's introduction of agentic advertising, enabling conversational ordering via AI chatbots, signifies a fundamental shift in digital commerce and advertising for the AI era, urging us to explore similar conversational interfaces and agent-driven ad experiences within our own AI initiatives and potentially for products like TDA.
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Hakuhodo begins rollout of "Agentic Commerce ONE" solution set
Hakuhodo has started rolling out its "Agentic Commerce ONE" solution set, with the first installment being the "Agentic Commerce Diagnostic" to evaluate companies' readiness. This indicates the growing importance of AI agents in future advertising, a trend our team is closely watching.
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pitch decks used by content creator economy startups
Creator and influencer startups used these pitch decks to raise millions from VCs and other investors. This trend is important for understanding how advertisers and agencies engage with the creator economy.
The use of pitch decks by content creator economy startups to secure funding highlights the robust growth and investment in this sector, directly informing our strategy to scale live commerce and creator partnerships for platforms like Meta and YouTube.
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Netflix Bets on Short Episodes
Netflix is adding short clips from publishers like Condé Nast in a deal that's "straight out of the YouTube handbook," as one analyst put it.
Netflix's move to incorporate short-form video content from publishers, mirroring YouTube's strategy, indicates a strong industry trend towards concise video formats, which we should strategically integrate into our influencer and video ad content strategy for platforms like Meta and YouTube.
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Pitch Decks Used by Creator-Economy Startups
Creator and influencer startups used these pitch decks to raise millions from VCs and other investors.
The success of creator-economy startups in securing millions from investors through pitch decks reinforces the significant financial growth and influence of this sector, underscoring its importance to our strategy for scaling live commerce and creator partnerships.
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