8 Things Marketers Need to Know About Snapchat’s IPO
Snapchat sees dollar signs and some danger signs as it heads for Wall Street. On Thursday, the messaging and media app filed for its IPO...
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How publishers manage header bidding: Server-to-server vs. browser-based wrappers
by John Donahue, Chief Product Officer, Sonobi For an imperfect technology, header bidding had a big year in 2016. Over 40 percent of the comScore...
Snapchat Launches Ad Tech Platform 2.0 Inspired by Facebook’s Model
Snapchat is launching its ad platform 2.0, and it’s borrowing Facebook’s strategy to catch up to its rival as quickly as possible. On Tuesday, the...
Flush with investment cash, online resale startups enter an international growth race
Venture capitalists and fashion startups don’t always see each other eye-to-eye — but investors are currently placing big bets on one fashion-tech sector: the online resale marketplace....
Brands Celebrate Year of the Rooster With Emojis, Mobile Games, Art
Visitors to Apple’s Chinese homepage lately have been greeted by artwork of vibrantly colored roosters. Apple hired Chinese contemporary artists to use its computers, tablets...
‘Focus on your business’: 5 new years resolutions from agency creative leaders
We’re deep into January. Have you abandoned your New Year’s resolution yet? We start off the year by making promises to ourselves about how we’re...
Facebook, Snapchat Deals Produce Meager Results for News Outlets
Newspapers and other media outlets are struggling to make money from their partnerships with tech giants like Facebook and Snapchat, raising concerns over their business...
Sprint Buys 33% of Jay Z’s Music Streaming Service Tidal
Sprint Corp. has acquired a 33% stake in music streaming service Tidal as the fourth-largest U.S. wireless carrier turns to media streaming to attract more...
Pfizer lures consumers to text with Viagra discounts
As FiercePharma’s Beth Snyder Bulik describes, “The ad opens with the now-familiar woman in a dark blue dress who asks, ‘Guys, want to save 50%...
Advertisers Can Now Target YouTube Ads Based on People’s Google Search Histories
Google is going to let advertisers target YouTube ads based on people’s search histories, giving brands a whole new perspective into the consumer mindset. On...
Best of the week: Trump scares some buyers while encouraging some publishers
Welcome to ICYMI: The best Digiday stories from the week just ending. This week — indeed this year — there is perhaps nothing quite so...
Why this Chinese private equity company bought its first US ad tech firm
Chinese investors have acquired another U.S. ad tech company, the latest in a string of such deals in recent months. Innotech Capitals, the investment arm of...
LinkedIn Gives Access to B-to-B Insights Through DataSift Deal
LinkedIn is aiming to give marketers new insights for reaching decision-makers on its platform through a deal with the social data firm DataSift, according to...
How second-price auctioning can create headaches for publishers
The nuances of header bidding run so deep they can put a normal person to sleep. But publishers doze off at their peril: The second-price auction design of...
Why Snapchat’s New Search Bar Is a Welcome Sign for Brands
Snapchat has given brands and publishers new hope that they could get discovered. On Thursday, the messaging and media app revamped the design of its...
Pandora to Lay Off 7% of Its Workforce
Pandora will lay off 7% of its U.S. workforce, excluding workers from Ticketfly, by the end of the first quarter this year. Pandora said the...
