• Advertising Trends
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Podcast Advertising

Spotify's acquisition of Gimlet adds a new development in the conversation surrounding the power of podcast advertising. Here we dive into what Gimlet signals for media and what the purchase could mean for advertisers.

• Advertising Trends
• Mergers & Acquisitions

The most important mergers and acquisitions this week including Gap, Comcast, and Lyft. Stay in the loop, whether you're in ad sales or business development.

• Audio Advertising
• Digital Advertising
• Print Advertising
• Programmatic Advertising

For many years, we would hear "This is the year of mobile." From the first half (1H) of 2017 to the first half of 2018, mobile advertising did increase 42%, noted an IAB Internet Ad Revenue report conducted by PWC. By 2021, mobile video is expected to reach approximately $16.2 billion. Snapchat, the messaging and social media app, recognized the potential of this medium and capitalized on the expanding market. But, that doesn't seem to be what advertisers are focused on today. According to them, this is "the year of audio." Find out why now!

• Digital Advertising
• Media Companies
• Retail Advertising

The Fuse Media: The Convergence of Technology & Media conference is the only hosted buyer event that brings together leading media executives. The seminar is held for those with titles, such as CDO, CTO, CMO, VP of Digital, and VP of eMedia, so that they can discuss how to adopt technology in media quicker and more efficiently. The summit was held in Center City, Philadelphia, PA from Monday, October 1st to Wednesday, October 3rd. Here are the 3 top takeaways from the event.

• Native Advertising

Let’s take a look at July and August highlights in native advertising: