Seb Joseph

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Per Google's critics, the online giant's overlapping monopolies have held the entirety of the media industry hostage to fortune in a game where it short-changes every tier of the sector.

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Ad tech's obsession with “curation” has sparked plenty of chatter — some informed, some less so. But don't worry about separating the wheat from the chaff.

The curation buzz is no longer just talk — it's shaping the market, especially in M&A. Case in point: Experian snapping up Audigent.

Next year’s ad spending forecasts echo a familiar story: growth, but with a slower tempo.

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Here's how Omnicom’s proposed acquisition of IPG keeps marketers guessing.

For 2025, Uber Advertising is sticking with what works: scaling up markets, doubling down on programmatic and adding new formats, according to Paul Wright, its head of international advertising.

Skepticism is rooted in a long history of broken promises and hollow visions from the holdco C-suite.