Data privacy laws around the world are starting to reshape advertising’s supply chain. Oracle’s adtech exit – confirmed in June – could be seen as that effect in action.
Advertising is set for a trillion dollar take this year with CTV and retail media powering growth. Digital out-of-home’s share of marketer budgets also continues to climb. All three channels are starting to overlap – with dealmaking a-plenty.
Peak advertiser body the ANA is again telling marketers to wise up on agency trading models. But some suggest marketers, and their procurement teams, "sometimes prefer" arbitrage.
The advertising business is lucrative and brings in piles of cash for the winners. The ad honey pot has attracted all sorts of companies into the sector, fueled by a desire to augment revenues and make higher profits from its user base. Can it work?