The Association of National Advertisers has joined TrustX, a curated, automated, ad-buying marketplace by Digital Content Next. TrustX was created to offer advertisers “a more consistent, brand-safe way to purchase ad innovatory,” per NiemanLab. It already features publishers like Conde Nast, Hearst and Vox Media.
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Ahead of a contentious 2020 U.S. presidential election, two trade bodies representing media agencies and publishers are working toward more sophisticated brand safety standards and how to apply them to news content. Continue reading at Adweek.
People are consuming more news content than ever, but some advertisers avoid it like the plague. In fact, the word “plague” is probably on a bunch of keyword blacklists. “We battle the narrative that news is an unsafe place for marketers,” said Christine Cook, SVP and CRO of CNN’s digital portfolio, during a panel Tuesday […]
When did the term “fake news” begin to permeate everyday conversation? In an informal poll of friends and colleagues, almost everyone said, “sometime in 2016.” And when asked, “how do you distinguish between real and fake news?” the entire group answered the same way: they check reliable news brands for verification. And herein lies a […]
