‘More efficient than before’: DTC startups are rethinking the role of the office

Now that companies have roughly two months of working remotely under their belts, all CEOs are grappling with if, and when, they should call employees back to the office. There are no clear answers.

Boring beats sexy in media’s new reality

Those who emerge intact and well-positioned on the other side are those that focused on the business fundamentals.

How the Washington Post is preparing for the end of the third-party cookie

In the latest edition of the Digiday+ Talks, WaPo's Jarrod Dicker discusses the offensive and defensive strategies that publishers can take on right now in order to prepare for the death of the third-party cookie.

Why the coronavirus crisis won’t radically change the TV ad buying system

Switching to audience-based buying would risk devaluing TV networks' programming and choking off the funnel for brand advertisers.

The latest big transparency report again shows ad tech is a mess

Google's move to eliminate third-party cookies in Chrome will unravel the Byzantine ad tech daisy chain -- in a way that's needed.

Digiday Research: Influencer marketing is taking a hit

Despite cleanups, crackdowns and a better understanding of the industry, influencer marketing is one of the most confusing and murkiest industries, according to a new Digiday survey of 60 brand execs responsible for marketing expenditure.

Faster, cheaper and a lot less fun: Rethinking the agency business that emerges on the other side

In a matter of weeks, marketers and agency execs have already adapted to a new normal of working from home, hopping on Zoom and doing virtual pitches. Those changes to the day-to-day process have given a sense of how work can go on in a crisis. Moving beyond the current moment to understand what the […]

DTC brands are sitting out the first wave of store re-openings in Texas

By and large, DTC startups are not rushing to open their doors in Texas, where retail stores are now allowed to re-open with 25% capacity.