GroupM Launches Startup Accelerator To Simplify The Vendor Landscape

Despite ad tech consolidation, the Lumascape isn’t shrinking, and it’s tough even for agencies to help their clients find the right tech partners. So GroupM launched a startup accelerator program on Monday to streamline that process. GroupM will select four US-based startups to participate in the three-month mentorship program, called AdVentures, with clients including Mike’sContinue reading »

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Disney+ Streaming Faces Distribution Challenges

While there is some euphoria over Walt Disney’s new streaming service, there are also concerns about its sinking TV networks’ distribution business.

Ad Pros Report Personal Decline In Social Media Usage, Cite Data Concerns

One of the not-so-surprising things I learned from Advertiser Perceptions’ benchmark study of the role “trust” is playing in media planning and buying decisions, especially the digital kind, is how ad
execs relate to the topic on a personal basis. Among other things, the study asked advertisers and agencies how their own personal use of social media platforms has been trending, and given what those
insiders know about them, you also may not be surprised to learn it’s heading south — significantly.

NBC’s Fortified Unscripted Slate Could Deliver the 18-49 Demo Crown for the Third Season

There’s one month to go in the 2018-19 TV season, and while the broadcasters remain tight in the 18-49 demo race, NBC is in the lead, which would give the network its third consecutive victory in the demo most coveted by advertisers. Currently, NBC is averaging a 1.7 in Nielsen’s most current ratings, narrowing edging…

Earth Day Meets The Billboard Industry

Earth Day now is observed each year by more than 1 billion people in 192 nations. A healthy, sustainable planet appeals across cultures, politics, and national boundaries.

John Legend Is Your New Google Assistant—Listen for Yourself

If you instruct Google Assistant to “talk like a Legend,” it will speak in a simulacrum of the smooth sound of Grammy-winning crooner John Legend.