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Stop Signing Junk: The New Rules of Publisher Acquisition

Cadent just announced that 100% of its CTV supply paths are now direct. Every single partner has been vetted and […]

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Publisher Sales Jan 26, 2026

Stop Chasing Ghosts: A Guide to Smarter Supply Acquisition

The golden era of “spray and pray” business development is dead. If you are still working off stale spreadsheets of […]

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Publisher Sales Jan 19, 2026

The AdX Grip Is Slipping. Here’s How You Grab The Inventory.

The European Commission didn’t just fine Google €2.95 billion last week. They signaled the end of an era. For over […]

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Publisher Sales Jan 12, 2026

The First-Party Data Trap: Why Your Supply Strategy Needs a Reset

Everyone in adtech is currently shouting the same mantra: first-party data is everything. If you listen to the trade press, […]

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Publisher Sales Jan 05, 2026

When Browsers Become Buyers: The New Rules for Supply Scouting

The user isn’t clicking anymore. They are asking their browser to handle it. That is the reality staring down every […]

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Publisher Sales Dec 29, 2025

The 2026 Supply Playbook: Stop Chasing Ghosts

The “spray and pray” era of publisher acquisition is officially dead. If you are still pulling generic lists of the […]

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Publisher Sales Dec 22, 2025

Advertisers Are Cutting SSPs. Here’s How to Stay on the List.

When a company known for making paper towels starts auditing your code, you know the industry has shifted. Georgia-Pacific, the […]

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Publisher Sales Dec 15, 2025

The Last Click is Dead. Find Publishers That Matter to AI.

Your next conversion won’t come from a click. It will come from a conversation with an AI shopping agent. While […]

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Publisher Sales Dec 10, 2025

Your Partners Are Curing Supply. Are Your Publishers Good Enough?

Your agency partners are building their own marketplaces, and you might not get an invitation. For years, agencies have relied […]

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Publisher Sales Dec 08, 2025

How SSPs should vet publishers in a privacy-first, fragmented market

The publisher onboarding playbook just got rewritten If you’re running business development or partner operations at an SSP or ad […]

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