Ad Tech Briefing: Regulatory storm clouds gather and scatter over Big Tech, and indies count the cost The odds are stacked against independent ad tech: Amazon's 'soft reserve' case, and Google's regulatory let-off, contrast with TTD's layoffs ... $$ digiday.com digiday.com / feeds digiday-com / / #creative / / 15 hours 15h Share
Marketers face dilemma around rising bot and AI web traffic Bot traffic is up for e-commerce site. But many remain split on whether they should be open to AI bots or to block them. $$ digiday.com digiday.com / feeds digiday-com / / #creative / / 15 hours 15h Share
'Frogs in the boiling water': The Amazon-FTC case and the myth of ad auction transparency The regulator accused Amazon of "deceptive and unfair practices," but the e-commerce giant's opaque auction dynamics aren't all that unusual. $$ digiday.com digiday.com / feeds digiday-com-podcasts .. digiday-com / / #creative / / 15 hours 15h Share
What's in and out for creators heading into Q4 A look at the creator economy trends heading in to Q4 2026, from clipping to creators in the C-suite and much more ... $$ digiday.com digiday.com / feeds digiday-com / / #creative / / 15 hours 15h Share
Google divestiture is dead -- and publishers are fine with that Publishers didn't get a Google AdX breakup; they got behavioral remedies but Google's real power lies in controlling demand, not pipes. $$ digiday.com digiday.com / feeds digiday-com / / #creative / / 1 day 1d Share
Anthropologie is launching Nike as sneaker shoppers increase nearly 30% Anthropologie is tapping that growth with new investments. Chief among them: bringing the worls's biggest sneaker brand Nike to its shelves ... $$ digiday.com digiday.com / feeds digiday-com / / #creative / / 1 day 1d Share
Media Buying Briefing: Back-to-school brand spending on TikTok rises Advertisers lifted their TikTok spending 20-40% over the summer months as they worked to lure consumers to spend during back-to-school season ... $$ digiday.com digiday.com / feeds digiday-com / / #creative / / 1 day 1d Share
Marketers say usage rights are driving up the price to work with creators Creator pricing's biggest hurdle are usage rights, which can create confusion and frustration on every side of the negotiation table. $$ digiday.com digiday.com / feeds digiday-com / / #creative / / 4 days 4d Share
Media agencies build audit tools to prevent AI agents from overcharging Agencies experimenting with agentic buying methods have run into a new problem - estimating the true cost of their agentic systems. $$ digiday.com digiday.com / feeds digiday-com / / #creative / / 4 days 4d Share
Future of Marketing: Brands want creators who can win over humans and machines at once Two things drive creator spending now. Whether they move audiences and whether they move algorithms inside AI platforms ... $$ digiday.com digiday.com / feeds digiday-com / / #creative / / 4 days 4d Share