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May 29 2024

2024 Advertising Agency Report

See how advertising agency professionals feel about their jobs, their industry, and the challenges and opportunities that are shaping their futures.
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2024 Basis AI Report Cover
Sep 18 2024

AI and the Future of Marketing

AI has begun to re-shape the marketing and advertising industries. Find out how in this comprehensive research report, featuring exclusive survey findings.
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Dec 4 2024

Reality Check: The 2025 Advertising Trends Report

Uncover the trends and opportunities that will shape advertising in 2025 in this comprehensive report.
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Seats in congress where legislators consider legislation on digital advertising regulation
Aug 7 2024

Digital Advertising Regulation in 2024: What Marketers Need to Know

It’s been a busy year for digital advertising industry regulators. How will the latest legislation impact advertising and marketing professionals?
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Ad Exchange Arbitragers, Internet Radio and Banner Ads

Publishers are currently facing challenges with the current ad exchange ecosystem, primarily due to data leakage. We recently shared our thoughts on how to alleviate this uncertainty by protecting publisher audience data, which can sometimes be bought and sold by exchanges without publisher consent.

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12 Chicago Companies Make ICIC's List of 100 Fastest-Growing Urban Businesses in America

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Internet Radio is on the Rise – Can Consumers Hear You?

The demand for internet radio is growing, which means so are the opportunities for brands. This week, TargetSpot released new information highlighting the penetration of internet radio; it’s currently reaching 42% of adult U.S. broadband households. That’s up 8% from 2011. What is even more encouraging is that engagement is incredibly high as well – 80% of users are listening for one to three hours per day.

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Centro Announces Board of Directors

CHICAGO, IL – May 10, 2012 – Centro, the leading provider of intelligent media logistics software and services for agencies, publishers, ...

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100 fastest growing inner city businesses

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Alignment with Screens, Digital Execution and Smartphones

It’s not about traditional and digital channels anymore. Instead, it’s simply more screens. Now more than ever, it’s important to align all of these screens. According to a recent eMarketer article, nearly half of brand advertisers and agencies feel that online video is most appropriately aligned with TV, while 40% believe online video should be more aligned with display advertising.

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Falling ad rates are good for someone, and it's not Google

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May edition of Ideas Magazine features newspaper predictions for 2017

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Bringing Back Advertising Magic

Last week, I experienced advertising magic. Let me paint the picture for you. It all started with a typical meeting with a collective team of experts discussing an upcoming ad campaign. All of the basics were covered including the target market, messaging, budget, reach and frequency as well as the execution logistics. While the team was excited to launch this campaign, it almost seemed too easy and even a bit predictable.

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