Digiday Research: Coronavirus-related keyword blocking is a problem for 43% of all publishers

Keyword blocking has been an issue for publishers ever since the coronavirus outbreak began. Even as many publishers have seen site-traffic grow, advertisers have been quick to add virus-related words to keyword blocklists, the idea being that this will avoid any fallout from their ads coming alongside articles about the virus, deaths and other issues.

The most important thing DTC startups can do is build diverse companies

DTC startups have responded to protests over the past week through social media posts and donations. Now, the focus needs to shift to building diverse companies.

With the latest crisis, media needs to back up words with actions

For the media industry, this was a week of introspection -- and a time of decision. For all the progressive ideals espoused by publishers, marketers and agencies, most fall well short when it comes to turning words into action.

Slowly but surely, the TV ad market is changing in profound ways

For decades, TV’s annual upfront marketplace has been organized around a bargain. In exchange for locking themselves into long-term commitments, advertisers receive lower rates than if they were to spend their money in TV’s so-called scatter market, where networks sell ad space left unsold by the upfront sales process. Now, driven by advertisers canceling portions […]

How Noble People is taking action and managing employees during a time of crisis

Companies are feeling the pressure to respond publicly to the George Floyd protests, but beyond that they have a duty to their employees to know how to better serve them, not just in a time of crisis, but all the time.

‘You have full permission to hit the reset button’: Why marketers are using this period to experiment

With coronavirus tearing a hole through the 2020 marketing plan, some marketers see room for risk.

Digiday Research: Over half of brands say they handle marketing ‘mostly’ with internal resources

Digiday’s quarterly benchmarking survey found that about 83% of marketers are managing their marketing either mostly in-house or completely in-house. That's up from the 55% of marketers six months ago who said the same.

‘Our job is to sell’: Marketers, moving past coronavirus response, return to selling products

Marketers need to get back to the job at hand: Keeping the squeaky wheels of capitalism turning.