CEO by day, mommy and singer by day and night, Lashawda Goffin takes pride in being inclusive, not exclusive, with a people-first mentality. Goffin grew up singing in a church choir with notable gospel musician Hezakaih Walker, which was an experience that would build many skills — like confidence, concentration, and…
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Programmatic display CPMs may be cents, but they bring few clicks and often zero conversions. Unfortunately, industry expectations don't seem to match this scenario. According to the Epom client survey, 71% of programmatic agencies prioritize performance over reach. Are demand-side platforms to blame for underperforming traffic? Don't rush the verdict…
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The digital advertising business moves at such a fast clip that it’s difficult for anyone to keep up with emerging trends. For this reason, AdMonsters sits down with thought leaders within the sector who are doing the work of pushing the envelope and innovating so that we can share their…
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Based on research from last year, Black professionals occupy only 3% of technical roles in the industry. While this reflects a larger societal problem of systemic racism, these Black professionals are making waves and leaving their mark on the advertising and digital media industry. For Black History Month, AdMonsters is…
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In a search for what's ahead for the rest of 2023 for mobile, we tapped into my mobile mastermind group to gain insight into the top mobile trends for 2023. We spoke with — Amanda Dean, Head of Programmatic Partners and Strategy, IBM Watson Advertising; Adam Gray, Senior Director, Programmatic…
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Over the past 20+ years, media vet Charles Cantu has worked at companies like Disney, Comcast, and MediaMath. After building and selling two digital marketing businesses in 2018, he took his passion and expertise to create RESET DIGITAL to deliver on the promise of programmatic advertising while unleashing the power…
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Last year, advertisers spent over $327 billion targeting users as they engaged with popular mobile apps, but as HUMAN Security announced yesterday, a chunk of that spending went into the pockets of fraudsters who successfully launched a massive ad fraud scheme.
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At an AdMonsters PubForum in 2022, we asked about 10 groups of ad ops and rev ops professionals to put their best predictive analytical skills to work to identify which trends ad tech can look forward to five years from now. Here's what four of the groups came up with.
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At its core, ad mediation seeks to optimize ad revenue. At its best, mediation finds the best result for all sides of the advertising ecosystem: the publisher, the advertiser, and the end user.
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As an industry, ad tech understands the importance of audience feedback. High-performing and relevant ads would not exist without the consumer’s input. The AdMonsters Playbook was born from that idea, and with the help of surveys, we gather and source data from our community. We wanted to hear how our…
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