Advertising’s confidence problem, according to the man who used to price its stocks

By Seb Joseph At an IAB Europe forecast panel yesterday (July 7), Ian Whittaker — a former City equity analyst who now runs Liberty Sky…

Aaron July 8, 2026

Criteo is subject to a takeover bid, further proving private equity’s continued interest in ad tech

By Ronan Shields Related Insights Member Exclusive Ad Tech Briefing: PE firms are eyeing take-private deals but Google’s fate casts a shadow Subscribe To…

Aaron July 8, 2026

Akam Hamak on the “Acquire and Improve” Playbook for Building an Internet Portfolio

By Adam Most founder profiles open with a single big idea, a product the world had never seen until its creator willed it into existence.…

Aaron July 7, 2026

EAP Providers Have a Visibility Problem Beyond Social Media

By Gesten van der Post Social Media Explorer covered this gap before. Mental health content is one of social’s biggest categories. It drives a lot…

Aaron July 7, 2026

The Reductions in Financial Pressure for Borrowers Linked With Instalment-Based Loans

By Headlines Team Summary: Instalment loans reduce financial stress through fixed repayments, clear costs and predictable budgeting Consumers often find that one of the most…

Aaron July 7, 2026

Dentsu strikes Meta deal to build plumbing for mass influencer activation

By Sam Bradley Major advertisers marshal increasingly large hosts of influencers to support their marketing goals. But many lack the necessary internal scaffolding to connect…

Aaron July 7, 2026

Dollar Shave Club’s bet: AI makes agencies optional, not obsolete

By Seb Joseph Dollar Shave Club already makes 90% of its advertising in-house. Its new brand boss wants AI to close the rest of the…

Aaron July 7, 2026

“Brands recognize the cultural dominance of podcasts”: global podcaster Mel Robbins talks AI, ad budgets and audience ownership

By Krystal Scanlon Mel Robbins is one of the world’s most listened-to podcasters, and the woman behind the “Let Them” theory — the simple idea…

Aaron July 7, 2026

Media Buying Briefing: It’s a world party at the World Cup, unless you’re looking to get in now

By Michael Bürgi Happy 250th Birthday, America! As one of three host countries of the 2026 World Cup, you received a bit of a gift…

Aaron July 6, 2026

WTF is AI poisoning?

By Sam Bradley Marketers have been trying to game LLM responses to suit their brands since users began turning to AI for search. In recent…

Aaron July 6, 2026

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