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The 2026 back-to-school shopper isn't one audience. It's four, in the same bidstream.

BTS retail is projected to hit $85.4 billion in 2026, up 3.3% year over year, and back-to-college has crossed $100 billion for the first time. Behind those totals is a season that's split into distinct, harder-to-reach sub-audiences, and a lot of...

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Stop blocking all mobile gaming apps. Start excluding the right ones.

Blocking "gaming" from a mobile app campaign feels like a safe default. It's also one of the most common blind spots in mobile in-app buying today....

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4 Persistent Myths About CTV Content-Level Signals

When I wrote “Debunking The Four Biggest Myths About CTV Content-Level Signals” for AdExchanger back in 2024, every CTV publisher seemed to be asking...

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FAST is out-signaling the rest of CTV. Buyers should be using it now.

Free ad-supported TV (FAST) has scale, reach, and premium content. It also has something smart buyers are starting to realize: the fastest-growing...

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FAST channel advertising: a practical guide to signal-first buying

Free ad-supported TV (FAST) buying often starts in a familiar place: advertisers pick a set of apps, layer on genre, maybe lean on a few curated...

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Why algorithms are optimizing against the wrong things in FAST

More than 22.5 billion minutes of Gunsmoke were streamed last year on free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels. If you went back in time 22.5 billion...

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Avoid vs. Activate: The Two Strategic Paths in 2026

The 2026 cycle is forcing a decision that every advertiser needs to make deliberately rather than by default. As political content expands across all...

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