Marketing Briefing: Actors join writers on strike, but can continue to commit to commercial shoots

Marketers and agency execs say that while it continues to be a wait and see approach and that they expect to focus the bulk of investment through the fourth quarter on sports and reality, if there’s no new scripted content by the first quarter of 2024 it could be a concern. 

Media Buying Briefing: The way to beat bad AI? Anticipate consumer needs and invest in predictive capabilities

Agencies are shifting to testing out anticipation strategies in order to combat some of the wastage and poor quality of inventory brought about by artificial intelligence tools.

Pitch deck: What Meta is (and isn’t) saying to advertisers about Threads right now

The tech giant wants to be very clear that it is focused on building an app that everyone will enjoy.

Digiday+ Research: The current state of podcast ad spending and strategies

To gain a better understanding of podcast advertising’s future, Digiday+ Research, in partnership with Sounds Profitable, conducted an in-depth analysis of advertisers’ current podcast ad budgets and ad strategies to ascertain whether real-world spending tracks with expert predictions for growth and overall optimism about podcast ad spending.

Research Briefing: Ad buyers aren’t spending a large portion of their budgets on podcast ads

In this edition of the weekly Research Briefing, we share focal points from Digiday's recently released reports on podcast advertising and how brands are preparing for the death of the third-party cookie.

Media Briefing: How publishers are racing to engage new subscribers in hopes of improving retention

Publishers want to keep subscribers locked in as long as possible but early intervention is key.

Future of TV Briefing: The guide to generative AI tools for video making

This week’s Future of TV Briefing highlights the types of generative AI tools that are being applied to video productions.

Marketing Briefing: Why the halcyon days of the rock star CMO may be over as the role evolves in a difficult economy

There’s been a noticeable vibe shift in recent years, particularly over the last year, as marketers are getting back to fundamentals and keeping their heads down to focus on the work amid the more difficult economy.