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Ryan Barwick

Ryan Barwick is a media and advertising reporter who's written extensively over the last four years about the platforms that support the digital advertising economy, privacy legislation, and the misaligned incentives between the two. Previously, Barwick covered the travel industry for Adweek Magazine, and worked on the overnight shift for CBS Newspath, where he nursed a crippling caffeine addiction.

Cintia Gabilan
Data & Tech

The IAB’s Cintia Gabilan on why ‘NewFronts will be different this year’

“Buyers, brands, and agencies are trying to make every single dollar work as hard as possible,” said Gabilan, who is addressing the industry in a keynote on Wednesday.

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Ad Tech & Programmatic

Breaking down short-sellers’ claims about AppLovin

The mobile app marketing company has said a quartet of short-sellers are pushing “false narratives” about its business operations.

Return on invested capital
Ad Tech & Programmatic

Digital ad spend reached $259 billion in 2024, IAB says

The industry grew 15% year over year.

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Ad Tech & Programmatic

WPP bolsters AI tools with acquisition of InfoSum

As part of the acquisition, the agency will get its hands on additional privacy tech tools like clean rooms.

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Ad Tech & Programmatic

When will advertisers press play on gaming?

Gaming makes up just 5% of digital advertising budgets, per the IAB, which hosts the annual Playfronts focused on moving ad dollars into the space.

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Brand Strategy

How Publicis Health Media is planning for pharma advertising disruptions

“We’re all planning for change,” Andrea Palmer, the CEO of Publicis Health Media, told Marketing Brew.

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Ad Tech & Programmatic

Google and Roblox partner on ad deal

Advertisers will be able to buy Roblox gaming inventory through Google’s ad-buying platforms.

A mother kneeling to speak to their child in an ad promoting Teen Accounts on Instagram
Social & Influencers

As concern about online teen safety mounts, Meta re-ups its advertising offensive

An ad campaign highlighting safety tools on Instagram is getting additional airtime amid renewed efforts in Washington to regulate tech platforms.

Data & Tech

With federal privacy laws stuck, states push forward—what does this mean for advertisers?

Privacy pros at Marketing Brew’s Tactical MarTech broke down the state of privacy legislation.

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Ad Tech & Programmatic

Best Buy partners with Meta on ads business

The retail giant will let advertisers target its shoppers on Facebook.