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Jan. 12, 2024

Episode 54: CES wrap up, plus drama at VideoAmp, LG Ads, and Arena

So much drama in ad tech and publishing. Ari reports live from his hotel room at CES. Visit Marketecture.tv (https://www.Marketecture.tv) to join our community and get access to full-length in-depth interviews. Marketecture is a new way to get smart about technology. Our team of real industry practitioners helps you understand…

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Jan. 5, 2024

Episode 53: Bill Wise of Mediaocean on running the oldest company in ad tech

Bill Wise, CEO of Mediaocean, talks about how the company came to be by merging with stalwart DDS, along with its current position in the business, and how agency holding companies are evolving. Visit Marketecture.tv (https://www.Marketecture.tv) to join our community and get access to full-length in-depth interviews. Marketecture is a…

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Dec. 22, 2023

Episode 52 Year-end special bonus episode. Best and worst of 2023, plus predictions.

Eric and Ari talk about the first year of the Marketecture podcast and shout outs for various trends and predictions. Visit Marketecture.tv (https://www.Marketecture.tv) to join our community and get access to full-length in-depth interviews. Marketecture is a new way to get smart about technology. Our team of real industry practitioners…

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Dec. 22, 2023

Episode 51: What happened at The Arena Group? Former President and COO Andrew Kraft talks publish...

Andrew Kraft is one of the best known and respected executives in media. He recently left The Arena Group along with CEO Ross Levinsohn in the wake of an AI mini-scandal. We get to the bottom of what happened. Also, are ad tech companies listening to your phone, or no?…

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Dec. 21, 2023

Episode 42: Comscore's Jon Carpenter on the JIC and the future of measurement.

Jon Carpenter, the CEO of Comscore, joins us to talk about the company, the JIC, and the future of measurement. Plus Scope3 and Sincera funding rounds. Also Aderize tries to Justify Its Existence. Each week we'll bring you the latest news and perspective about advertising technology, trends, Copyright (C) 2023…

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Dec. 15, 2023

Episode 50: What's the MRC and why should you care with George Ivie

Long-time head of the Media Rating Council George Ivie talks about the work he does to assure accurate media measurement, how he's working in parallel with the TV JIC, and what this has to do with the movie Quiz Show with John Turturro.

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Dec. 8, 2023

Episode 49: The guys from Taking Inventory talk social commerce

James Borow and Daniel Druger host the Taking Inventory podcast talking all things commerce media and social commerce. They talk with us about Snap, X, open web, and everything else.

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Dec. 1, 2023

Episode 48: Scope3's Anne Coghlan on measuring and reducing carbon in ads

Scope3's co-founder and COO talks about carbon measurement and reduction, and how it is working with BOK. Plus the TV+ trademark dispute and an update on Kubient.

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Nov. 17, 2023

Episode 47: Brian Morrissey on how to create a sustainable media model

Brian Morrissey from the Rebooting talks to us about sustainable media models, the Jezebel closing, and Buzzfeed's new strategy. Also YouTube blocks ad blockers.

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Nov. 10, 2023

Episode 46: Beeswax co-founder Shamim Samadi on bringing oRTB to retail media

Shamim Samadi was the co-founder of Beeswax and a long-time veteran of Google's ad group. Now he's working with the IAB on developing standards for bringing RTB to retail media.

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Nov. 3, 2023

Episode 45: PrograMADic, the Musical with Tom Triscari

Tom Trisacari talks about the musical he's writing, plus valuations of ad tech companies.

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Nov. 2, 2023

Episode 44: Gavin Dunaway talks fraudulent ads and AdMonsters. Plus a Freewheel update and earnings.

Gavin Dunaway of The Media Trust talks fraudulent ads, including scams targeting the elderly and the early days at AdMonsters. We have an update on the Freewheel duplicate auction issue, and its earnings week for tech giants.

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Oct. 24, 2023

Amaze Media Labs - Podcast promotion via contextual display ads

The hardest thing in podcasting is finding an audience. Amaze Media Labs offers an ad buying platform that podcast owners can use to serve digital ads alongside contextually relevant content. Its ads can drive audiences to landing pages with more content such as a trailer or a specific episode. Bryan…

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Oct. 20, 2023

Episode 43: Chris Kane defines what makes an MFA site. Plus bid request shenanigans at Freewheel

Chris Kane from Jounce joins us to try to define what an MFA site is and what we should do about them. An anonymous blog post accuses Freewheel of duplicating bid requests. And Fenestra tries to Justify Its Existence.

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Oct. 16, 2023

Spaceback - Adapting social posts to display and video ads

Spaceback’s creative automation tools turn high-performing social posts into production-ready ads for brands like CB2, UGG, Ulta and Corkcicle. In our interview, Ari Paparo asks CEO Casey Saran to explain why brands need a vendor for this when they already have creative assets and production tools at hand (short answer:…

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Oct. 10, 2023

Captify - Activating search data for contextual buys

Captify has been around a long time. Historically, the company has used search intent data ingested from its partners’ on-site search to build cookie-based segments that it then licenses to media buyers — typically big agencies. In recent years the company has developed a contextual ad product for web and…

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Oct. 6, 2023

Episode 41: Adam Heimlich on custom algorithms, and we pour one out for Sizmek

Adam Heimlich from Chalice.ai tries to convince Ari that he should have invested in custom algos. We also pour one out for the legendary Sizmek. Elliot Easterling from BonBon tries to Justify His Existence.

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Oct. 2, 2023

BrightLine - Interactive and shoppable CTV ad formats

Well before CTV was cool, BrightLine pioneered interactive ad formats that marry the responsiveness of digital with the creative impact of TV. Its clients include large streaming services and media companies like NBC Universal, Disney, and Warner Bros Discovery. In this conversation with Mike Shields, President and Chief Strategy Officer…

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Sept. 29, 2023

Episode 40: LightShed's Rich Greenfield weighs in on the media wars

LightShed's Rich Greenfield talks WPA strike, Charter-Disney, antitrust, and more., Also Justify Your Existence with Octane11.

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Sept. 25, 2023

What flavor is your CDP? With ActionIQ CEO Tasso Argyros

ActionIQ is a customer data platform with a focus on data activation and orchestration. In this conversation with Ari Paparo, CEO Tasso Argyros parses several varieties of CDP and explains where his company fits. Ari and Tasso also discuss what marketers shopping for data architecture need to know about reverse…

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Sept. 18, 2023

BlueConic - A CDP built for marketing activations

BlueConic is a customer data platform whose client list includes Colgate, Mattel, and Hearst. Its customer sweet spot is large companies with multiple sub-brands and regional personalization. In this interview led by Mike Shields, CEO Cory Munbach talks about the platform’s inner workings and how it makes first-party data available…

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Sept. 15, 2023

Episode 38: ESG and Carbon in Ad Tech with Amy Williams from Good-Looop

Can ads do good? Amy Williams from Good-Loop gives us a rundown on ESG and carbon in ad tech. Plus Yobi Justifies its Existence.

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Sept. 11, 2023

Dataseat - A mobile DSP that doesn’t rely on device IDs

In our interview led by Eric Seufert, Dataseat CEO David Phillipson says the company was built on the assumption that persistent identifiers will eventually disappear entirely from the in-app advertising environment. Its platform replaces behavioral signals with contextual data to prepare for this future and creates custom algorithms for each…

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Sept. 8, 2023

Episode 37: Terry Kawaja on M&A red flags. Google spin-off, and more

Terry Kawaja from Luma Partners talks about mistakes buyers and sellers make in the M&A process. We talk about the upcoming Google antitrust case and what the Google spin-out might be worth. Plus "Justify Your Existence" with Opiniary.

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