Catching Their Ad Tech in Bed With Fake News, Marketers Ask Fraud Fighters for Help

Ad buyers are joining the fight against the "fake news" that many people blame for misinforming voters during the presidential campaign.Although the focus intially fell on Facebook and Google, where made-up headlines became easy to find, pressure has also come to bear on lesser-known companies that provide the financial motivation for fake news. Programmatic advertising, which automates the process of buying and selling digital ads, lets publishers tap marketers' budgets when they draw audiences, even with false stories.Now ad-fraud fighters, usually hired to prevent scam artists from stealing ad budgets with fake traffic, are being asked to help brands avoid websites with real audiences but fake stories. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russian Book Market: Paper Shortages and Prices Challenge Recovery

Despite having more than 20 percent of the world's forests, Russia is market with a paper shortage that means higher book prices. The post Russian Book Market: Paper Shortages and Prices Challenge Recovery appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-29 15:08:58 UTC ]
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ABA Brings Back #BoxedOut Marketing Campaign

Ahead of Amazon's Prime Day sales event, set for June 21 and 22, the ABA is reviving its #BoxedOut campaign, which is aimed at highlighting the danger that Amazon's dominance of online retailing continues to pose for local communities and independent stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Cookieless tech test gives Procter & Gamble hope—and TV networks worries

Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard announces cross-platform tech test, discusses minority media data sharing and concerns about Google, Facebook and Nielsen in wide-ranging ANA speech and interview. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-06-17 15:00:06 UTC ]
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Religion and Spirituality News Briefs; June 9, 2021

Janet Hill Talbert becomes executive editor for Nelson Books. Faith-based Good Will Publishers launches a 'value-focused' kids imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Faith Publishers Aim for Men’s Market

Father's Day may bring a sales spike to books for dad, but Christian publishers offer Bible study, prayer guides, parenting, and devotionals geared to male readers all year long. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'Princess Diaries' Character Chimes In On Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Baby News

Although Princess Mia Thermopolis is fictional, many real-life Twitter users were royally amused. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

[ The Huffington Post | 2021-06-07 19:13:41 UTC ]
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ALA Working Group Calls for Change in the Library E-book Market

In a paper released this week, the American Library Association’s Joint Digital Content Working Group offered a frank assessment of the state of the library e-book market and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion News Briefs: May 26, 2021

Spanish Evangelical Publishers announce awards, Zondervan promotes Carly Kellerman, and United Methodist Publishing's Audrey Kidd moves on. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Religion News Briefs: May 12, 2021

Promotions at Baker Publishing's Chosen Books and HCCP's Bible teams, and Loyola Press marks Jesuits' Ignatian Year with new book from the religious order's leader. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp completes Houghton Mifflin Harcourt consumer division deal

HarperCollins owner News Corp has completed its $349m (£252m) acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's consumer division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-10 12:46:20 UTC ]
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Chandler made Bookseller news editor, Bayley joins team

Mark Chandler, previously senior reporter on The Bookseller, has been promoted to the position of news editor, effective from today (Friday 7th May).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-07 22:17:08 UTC ]
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Every company must be a tech company first and a media company second

To control the fate of your business, resist the temptation to grow dependent on the many intermediaries who’d like to sit between you and your customers. Search the phrase “every company is a media company” and you’ll get a litany of articles and posts from social media influencers about how... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2021-05-07 07:00:25 UTC ]
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Broadening the funding conversation—and not just the spotlight—on local news

#FollowLocalJournalists. That’s the hashtag on a campaign that Twitter is launching today to encourage its users to do just that. According to Sara Fischer, of Axios, in addition to social-media activity, the campaign is running full-page ads in local papers owned by Gannett (including the... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-05-03 12:04:28 UTC ]
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Ad Age Agency Report 2021: Rankings and analysis

Ad Age Agency Report is an annual ranking and analysis of advertising and marketing-services agencies. The report includes rankings based on U.S. and worldwide revenue. We have published Ad Age Agency Report every year since 1945. We published Ad Age Agency Report 2021 on May 3, 2021. A... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2021-05-02 18:39:14 UTC ]
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HCCP New Imprint Dives Deep into Bible Study Market

HarperCollins Christian Publishing, already the nation’s largest religion publisher, has moved to broaden its stake in the church curriculum and Bible study market with a new imprint, HarperChristian Resources. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion News Briefs: April 28, 2021

ECPA steps up diversity and inclusion efforts and Tyndale House acquires Hendrickson Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Publishers like The Guardian become conscientious FLoC objectors, as The New York Times and others open to testing the controversial tech

The drumbeat against Google's cookieless tracking and ad targeting method gets louder as publishers including The Guardian and The Markup block FLoC. The post Publishers like The Guardian become conscientious FLoC objectors, as The New York Times and others open to testing the controversial tech... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2021-04-26 04:01:00 UTC ]
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World Book Day: A Rights Roundup From Five Markets

Today's Rights Roundup, coinciding with World Book Day, includes titles from Germany, Finland, Canada, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The post World Book Day: A Rights Roundup From Five Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-23 17:25:41 UTC ]
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Hamnet heads back to top spot as print market jumps by a third

Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet (Tinder Press) has bounced back into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, the week bookshops reopened across England following the third national lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-19 18:26:28 UTC ]
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PRH US realigns international sales and marketing teams

Penguin Random House US has restructured its international sales team with a string of promotions and two departures.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-17 08:55:38 UTC ]
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