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The new publisher challenge

The new publisher challenge

Publishers have been under the gun for 25 years. The transition to the digital age forced media companies to adapt again and again to evolving consumer habits and changing technology....

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LLM traffic converts 3× better than Google search

58% of buyers now start their research in ChatGPT or Gemini, not Google. Most startups aren't showing up there yet.

The ones that are get cited by the AI tools their buyers, investors, and future hires already use. And they convert at 3×.

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OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

Digiday+ Research: Publishers favor generative AI over predictive AI

Digiday+ Research: Publishers favor generative AI over predictive AI

Publishers have worked to find the right fit for AI tools, and found that generative AI lends itself better to journalism than predictive AI.

Gen Z values news, but expects clarity and relevance

Engaging Gen Z is vital to the long-term stability of the news industry and to sustaining an informed public. A new Reuters Institute report distills research on people aged 18–24,...

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MEDIA INNOVATION

MrBeast is so big, Beast Industries turns down eight-figure brand deals if they aren’t the right fit

MrBeast is so big, Beast Industries turns down eight-figure brand deals if they aren’t the right fit

Beast Industries CEO Jeff Housenbold tells Digiday how the company is expanding and growing the monolith that is MrBeast.

Why marketing is now the operating system for growth

Amanda Forrester, svp, marketing and communications, OpenX Artificial intelligence is pushing marketing to the center of business, making it the operating system for growth. Marketing now determines how a company is discovered, interpreted and trusted by both people and the machines that increasingly guide their decisions. As a result, the role of marketing is expanding […]

MEDIA & CONTENT

Google is bringing back a familiar name: Data Studio

Google is bringing back a familiar name: Data Studio

Google is reviving Data Studio as a simpler hub for analyzing marketing and business data across its ecosystem.

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10 AI Stocks to Lead the Next Decade

AI isn’t a tech trend – it’s a full-blown, multi-trillion dollar race, and 10 companies are already pulling ahead.

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AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT

Media Buying Briefing: What buyers got out of the NewFronts and expect to happen in the upfronts

Media Buying Briefing: What buyers got out of the NewFronts and expect to happen in the upfronts

As the Newfronts try to show off better tools, content and measurement, the broader upfront market is trying to stay the course in the face of economic uncertainty.

Google simplifies Analytics and Ads consent rules

Google’s June consent update will make consent setup more critical by making user permission the main control for how Ads collects/uses data.

PUBLISHERS PULSE

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