Only a few spots left to join us for the Digiday Publishing Summit

Join us Sept. 14-16 in Miami to connect with top publishing leaders

SECURE YOUR SEAT

The difference between adtech and martech

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that venture capitalists see greater value in marketing technology (or MarTech) than advertising technology (or AdTech), simplifying the difference down to a matter of billing structure. AdTech tends to follow a “media-based” business model, whereas MarTech relies on “subscription-based” model.

Media buys might have bigger peaks, but they are also more ephemeral. Subscriptions are predictable, reliable revenue. For venture capitalists, it’s a no brainer. But for digital marketers, the differences between AdTech and MarTech go far deeper than billing structure. They’re rooted in and limited by the data points at their core.

This video delves into those differences, and their influence over how this technology has evolved, to determine whether “MadTech” is really the future or destined to be the next “Kimye.”

More from Digiday

Walmart finally starts supporting Apple Pay and Google Pay

Walmart will begin to support contactless payment methods at select Walmart stores and Sam’s Club locations

Ad Tech Briefing: AI advertising’s measurement problem is really a governance problem

As OpenAI accelerates its ad ambitions, efforts to establish common measurement standards become more urgent.

search referral traffic for publishers

In Graphic Detail: How AI search has impacted the web traffic of over 50 advertisers

Data spanning one agency’s entire client roster shows the true impact of AI search on web traffic and conversions.