Best AdExchanger Talks Podcasts (2025)

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Measurement Real Talk, With INCRMNTAL’s Maor Sadra 55:22

7d ago55:22

55:22

Many measurement companies are promoting marketing mix modeling as an easy-to-use solution to overcome signal loss. But that couldn’t be further from the truth, says Maor Sadra, CEO and co-founder of incrementality measurement startup INCRMNTAL.

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The Power Of Creative Data 51:56

1h ago51:56

51:56

Creative is a powerful performance lever. In fact, according to CreativeX, ad creative is responsible for nearly half of sales lift – which is more than reach, recency and targeting combined. So why doesn’t creative get the credit it deserves? Until recently, says Anastasia Leng, CEO and founder of CreativeX, technology wasn’t advanced enough to me…

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Brands, It’s Time To Test Those Alt IDs 40:57

14d ago40:57

40:57

Agencies now have more breathing room to think carefully and be strategic about signal loss solutions, because signal loss isn’t just a third-party cookie thing, says Sisi Zhang, chief data and analytics officer at Razorfish. Specifically, she says, brands need to spend more time testing alternative identifiers.…

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What The World Looks Like To Smaller Agencies 43:12

21d ago43:12

43:12

It’s not easy competing for business with massive holding companies (which are only getting more massive). But the Omnicom-IPG deal “also creates opportunities for the rest of us,” says Remy Stiles, North America CEO of programmatic agency Kepler.

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A Standard-Bearer For Standards 49:46

28d ago49:46

49:46

What do toasters have in common with transparency and online advertising standards? Quite a lot, actually, says Ben Hovaness, chief media officer at OMD Worldwide. If you can trust a set of standards – and companies conform to them – the less transparency you need. It’s like when you plug in a new toaster. “You’re not worried that it's going to bur…

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Speaking Of Growth, With Duolingo’s CMO 51:02

1M ago51:02

51:02

Performance marketing can become a crutch for some brands, warns Duolingo CMO Manu Orssaud, especially app-based businesses that are under pressure to show rapid growth. That’s why Duolingo makes organic marketing a top priority.

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Frank Predictions For 2025 51:00

1M ago51:00

51:00

Tune into the first episode of the year with guest Andrew Frank, VP and distinguished analyst at research firm Gartner. We cover a lot of ground, from the impact of multiple major Big Tech antitrust trials to practical AI use cases (minus the BS).

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Breaking Away From Low-Quality Data 59:26

2M ago59:26

59:26

Scott McKinley shares his journey from professional cyclist and captain of the 1988 US Olympic Road Cycling Team to CEO and founder of data validation provider Truthset. The road was more linear than one might think.

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On The Verge Of Convergence 42:29

2M ago42:29

42:29

Feels like we’ve been waiting for the convergence of ad tech and mar tech forever. But it’s finally starting to happen, and the time couldn’t be more ripe, says Heather Macaulay, president of product-focused consultancy MadTech.

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For Incrementality Testing, It’s One Step At A Time 40:08

2M ago40:08

40:08

What is incrementality testing? “I’ve been doing more interviews with journalists lately and realize I need a better answer to this question,” says Haus Head of Strategy Olivia Kory.

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The Crusade Against Principal-Based Buying 54:28

2M ago54:28

54:28

Jared Belsky, CEO and co-founder of indie digital agency Acadia, needs your help. He’d like someone to please explain to him why media arbitrage isn’t a form of stealing.

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Insight Is A Man’s Best Friend, With Mars Pet Nutrition 51:38

3M ago51:38

51:38

Personalization and customization are great, but when marketers go overboard with targeting, they don’t cast a wide enough net to attract new customers and foster growth, says JP Jansen, SVP of marketing and CMO for North America at Mars Pet Nutrition.

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Talking (Antitrust) Turkey With DCN’s Jason Kint 49:24

3M ago49:24

49:24

Digital Content Next CEO Jason Kint shares insights from inside the courtroom during closing arguments in US v. Google, ad tech antitrust edition. Plus: Kint noodles on potential remedies in the search antitrust case against Google.

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What’s Next, With Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia 1:01:19

3M ago1:01:19

1:01:19

When social media platform Nextdoor launched advertising in 2017, CEO Nirav Tolia declared it would be a $1 billion business by 2020. That didn’t happen. Nextdoor generated $66 million overall in Q3 of this year, and Tolia chides himself for his hyperbole. But Nextdoor has an ambitious plan for advertising growth.…

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Wendy Clark Says, ‘Do Your Homework’ 1:04:13

3M ago1:04:13

1:04:13

Former Dentsu CEO Wendy Clark, current president of consulting group Consello, sees the renewed controversy around principal-based buying as a symptom of a more fundamental issue: the lack of open dialogue between brands and their agencies.

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The Case For Turning Google’s Network Biz Into A Nonprofit 54:57

4M ago54:57

54:57

If the DOJ wins its ad tech antitrust case against Google, it shouldn’t force a breakup, says Arete Research’s Richard Kramer, who proposes this novel solution instead: Google should spin out its network business into a public interest corporation with no hidden fees.

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Talking Shop With Mike Ryan, The PMax Whisperer 41:04

4M ago41:04

41:04

Mike Ryan of Smarter Ecommerce helps advertisers get the most out of their Google Performance Max campaigns. Understanding what’s going on inside this walled garden black box product is now the most pressing concern for many retailers and ecommerce advertisers, he says.

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Back To Marketing Basics, With Back Market’s New CMO 51:54

4M ago51:54

51:54

As the former CMO of Sonos, Joy Howard’s job was to make people want to buy new electronics. Now, as the recently appointed CMO of Back Market – an online marketplace for refurbished electronics – it’s her job to convince them not to.

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Pitching Performance, With Pinterest’s CRO 45:05

4M ago45:05

45:05

Having nipped at Meta’s and Google’s heels for years, Pinterest is finished with being the underdog. It’s been getting very “serious” about its investments in lower-funnel advertising products, says Pinterest CRO Bill Watkins.

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Context Vs. Cookies With Dotdash Meredith's D/Cipher Lead 44:49

4M ago44:49

44:49

Dotdash Meredith’s Lindsay Van Kirk says the cookie-based buying tools she helped develop in her early career at AppNexus placed too much value on unreliable third-party audiences. But contextual tools like DDM’s D/Cipher, which she now oversees, can build a better ad ecosystem for buyers and sellers.…

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Oracle Memories, With Omar Tawakol 51:17

5M ago51:17

51:17

Omar Tawakol is a serial entrepreneur. He sold two companies in five years, including BlueKai to Oracle in 2014. But he’s in no rush with his new virtual product placement startup Rembrand. He says he’s having too much fun. Plus: Meditating on the end of Oracle Advertising.

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Ari Paparo, On The Ground In Virginia 52:55

5M ago52:55

52:55

Covering Google’s ad tech antitrust trial in Virginia is surreal for anyone who’s been in ad tech as long as Ari Paparo. He knows most of the people on the stand.

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Adam Heimlich, Ad Tech Time Traveler 52:08

5M ago52:08

52:08

If Adam Heimlich could travel back in time to alter the future of online advertising, he would go to Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick in 2007, but not necessarily to stop it.

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Talking Advanced Audiences With NBCU’s Alison Levin 46:23

5M ago46:23

46:23

Advanced audience targeting is perhaps the most significant change in TV ad buying structures, says Alison Levin, NBCUniversal’s president of advertising and partnerships, on this week’s episode of AdExchanger Talks.

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An AMA With Reddit’s New VP Of Ad Product 52:36

6M ago52:36

52:36

It’s a misconception that Redditors categorically dislike advertising, says newly hired VP of Ad Product Management Jyoti Vaidee. In fact, 60% of Reddit users want brands to participate in communities, she says, so long as their interactions are relevant and respectful.

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Gopuff Goes In-House 56:36

6M ago56:36

56:36

Have we finally reached peak retail media, or is the recent explosion of RMNs the sign of a healthy and thriving marketplace? “It’s the right question to be asking, especially at this time,” says Gopuff’s SVP of business, Daniel Folkman, who helped spearhead the company’s advertising business.

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Let’s Live In A Data Democracy 56:25

6M ago56:25

56:25

Serial ad tech entrepreneur Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan founded two startups roughly a decade apart, both for a similar reason: making data available across the enterprise in a way that’s also respectful of the consumer.

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Hyundai’s New Marketing Direction 1:03:01

6M ago1:03:01

1:03:01

Last month, Hyundai eliminated the chief marketing officer role and split the function in two: creative and performance. The move makes sense because two brains are better than one, says Angela Zepeda, Hyundai’s former CMO and now its chief creative officer. But there are critics to this approach.

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The Move Toward Better Measurement 53:17

7M ago53:17

53:17

There’s only so much you can do to measure earned media, says Najah Ayoub, CMO of Piece of Cake Moving & Storage. That’s why the brand invests so much in the customer experience. Plus: Piece of Cake’s hybrid MMM/MTA approach to attribution.

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The Skeptical Technologist 54:27

7M ago54:27

54:27

AI-powered systems should make the humans that use them smarter, says WPP CTO Stephan Pretorius. “It has to be people first, not technology first.” Plus: why “technology doesn’t destroy jobs, it destroys tasks.”

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Three-Ply Vs. One-Ply Programmatic 49:36

7M ago49:36

49:36

What does programmatic media have in common with toilet paper? A lot more than you might think, says Sherine Ebadi, managing director of forensic investigations at Kroll. It’s a question of quality (or the lack thereof).

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Antitrust Soul Searching 55:04

7M ago55:04

55:04

With Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling expected this fall, Adam Epstein, co-CEO of adMarketplace, breaks down the DOJ’s search-focused antitrust case against Google. Plus: why Google’s Performance Max has some search advertisers hopping mad.

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Brand Safety Is Critical – But Don’t Overdo It 49:15

7M ago49:15

49:15

It’s time for advertisers to get more nuanced with their approach to brand safety, says Mia Libby, The Wall Street Journal’s SVP of enterprise. It’s okay to be cautious, but excluding all news from programmatic media plans isn’t the answer.

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Travelers Just Want To Spend 56:41

8M ago56:41

56:41

Once consumers are ready to travel, they’re often ready to spend on almost everything, from beauty and booze to electronics and streaming services. And that creates a unique opportunity for advertisers to reach a new audience with high intent, says Christine Maguire, global VP of commercial business at TripAdvisor.…

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MediaMath (By Infillion) Rides Again 45:16

8M ago45:16

45:16

It’s been almost one year since MediaMath went out of business. Two months later, Infillion acquired the assets out of bankruptcy. Now it’s time for the next phase, says Infillion CRO and CMO Laurel Rossi.

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Measure Me This 51:22

8M ago51:22

51:22

Shoppable TV ads may encourage sales, but they lack the measurement and performance benchmarks advertisers expect. Buyers must create their own benchmarks – and can only do so by actually testing these new ad units, including with their upfront budgets, says Mike Fisher, executive director of investment innovation at GroupM US.…

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Practical Ethics For Generative AI 54:51

8M ago54:51

54:51

It’s hard to set a strategy for AI adoption without getting a little hands-on experience first, says Betty Louie, a partner and general counsel at The Brandtech Group. You have to play around with the different tools before you even know where the guardrails are, she says.

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The Case Against Last Click 58:37

9M ago58:37

58:37

If there’s one thing that makes advertising measurement consultant Andrew Covato roll his eyes and shake his head, it’s the endurance of last-click attribution. Last click may seem “simple” and “tidy,” Covato says, but it doesn’t reflect the full funnel.

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Lotame’s Next Phase 53:24

9M ago53:24

53:24

Signal loss is real, but don’t write an elegy for data management platforms just yet, says Andy Monfried, CEO and founder of Lotame, which turned 18 this year. Also in this episode: Lotame’s reinvention of itself as a data collaboration platform.

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Don’t Call It A Comeback 36:38

9M ago36:38

36:38

With the rise of generative AI software and major changes to search platforms even in just the past year or two, SEO and SEM tactics are back. Everyone and their mother is trying to figure out how to make search work and what the new world of search marketing even looks like. Enter Navah Hopkins.

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A Sandbox Skeptic 59:00

9M ago59:00

59:00

What is Google’s true motive in launching the Chrome Privacy Sandbox? An optimist might give Google credit for not dropping the hammer like Apple did. But it’s hard not to be a little cynical about Google’s goals, according to Samantha Jacobson, chief strategy officer at The Trade Desk.

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Is The Alt Video Currency Juice Worth The Squeeze? 59:30

10M ago59:30

59:30

Alternative TV currencies are ready for prime time from a technology standpoint. But media buyers aren’t quite there yet when it comes to adoption, says Josh Chasin, VideoAmp’s former chief measurability officer.By Alyssa Boyle

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Roblox Breaks Into Programmatic 50:57

10M ago50:57

50:57

Roblox’s head of immersive media Ashley McCollum explains how the online gaming giant built its ad platform with demand for programmatic video in mind. And she previews Roblox’s ambitions to grow an ecommerce platform for real-world purchases.

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Question Everything 47:33

10M ago47:33

47:33

Quad Media President Joshua Lowcock asks all ad tech partners for log files as a matter of course. And if a company isn’t willing to hand them over, that’s a sign it’s probably hiding something. Plus: The fallacy of scale and pondering the true role of a third-party verification partner.

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Turning Signal Loss Into A Gain 50:35

10M ago50:35

50:35

Cookie deprecation and the reduced availability of mobile ad IDs is rocking the ad tech ecosystem. But signal loss is also an opportunity for a younger company to build new privacy-preserving targeting technology and grab market share, according to Remco Westermann, CEO of Verve Group’s parent company, MGI.…

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A New Day For Targeting And Analytics 48:39

11M ago48:39

48:39

Jeromy Sonne only began bootstrapping his ad optimization and analytics startup Daypart.AI in 2023, having missed the heady days of low interest rates and easy money. Still, there’s gold in them thar hills for a programmatic startup that isn’t exactly a DSP, isn’t built on cookie-based data and is native to cloud-based advertising.…

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All Marketing Is Performance Marketing 1:00:04

11M ago1:00:04

1:00:04

If Alex Schultz, Meta’s CMO and VP of analytics, had his way, the term “performance marketing” would be retired. There isn’t a line [between] brand and performance,” he says. “It all performs.”

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Bloomberg Media Went Direct And Has No Regrets 43:05

11M ago43:05

43:05

It’s been more than a year since Bloomberg stopped running third-party programmatic display ads on its website – and it was the right move, says Christine Cook, Bloomberg Media’s global CRO.

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The Privacy-Utility Trade-Off 49:07

11M ago49:07

49:07

Businesses will always need to find a compromise between privacy and utility, but it’s more than possible to strike a healthy balance, says Graham Mudd, president and chief product officer at privacy startup Anonym.

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From ‘Big Data’ To Business Intelligence 44:05

11M ago44:05

44:05

It’s not that enterprise analytics is broken. The bigger issue, says Obele Brown-West, president of data intelligence platform Tracer, is that enterprise analytics was never all that functional to begin with.

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