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Pesach Lattin

Pesach "Pace" Lattin is one of the top experts in interactive advertising, affiliate marketing. Pesach Lattin is known for his dedication to ethics in marketing, and focus on compliance and fraud in the industry, and has written numerous articles for publications from MediaPost, ClickZ, ADOTAS and his own blogs.

Google’s New Playbook: Ads Next to Nazis and Naughty Bits

Well, well, well, what do we have here? It seems Google, in all its infinite wisdom, has decided to go on a wild adventure...

 The FTC vs. AI: Who Knew Regulating Lies Could Be So Complicated?

The FTC just dropped the hammer on one of the most obnoxious practices in the world of online marketing: fake endorsements. It’s about time,...

Meet the Monsters of the Ad Supply Chain: Greed, Inefficiency, and Cowardice

Ok, this might get me killed by the secret advertising police, if they existed -- or at least some nasty comments and slander. The...

Hustle Hard, Die Fast: Lessons from the Grind

So, here’s the headline:  I’m dying.  No need for violins or those melodramatic Instagram posts with sepia-toned filters.  I’m not here to tug at your heartstrings. I’m...

The Unfiltered Genius of Terence Kawaja: How Adtech’s Peter Pan Refuses to Grow Up

If you’ve been anywhere near the ad tech world in the last decade, you’ve probably tripped over a LumaScape—or at least heard someone throw...

Playing Russian Roulette with Ad Placements

Let’s talk about DoubleVerify and Integral Ad Science (IAS), those two juggernauts of ad verification that everyone loves to hate. Or, depending on who...

How Dynamic Creative Optimization is Redefining Political Ads on CTV

In the high-octane world of political advertising, capturing the wavering attention of undecided voters isn’t just a goal—it’s a battle for the soul of...

Brand Safety is a Dumpster Fire: How Major Brands are Getting Punked Online

Imagine this: you’re the head honcho at a global brand—Disney, Meta, Ikea, Mercedes Benz, Microsoft, Nestlé—and you find your ads cozying up to the...

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 2024: Goodbye Impressions, Hello Attention

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Ditch the Dirty Blanket: Facing the Funky Truth of Ad Spend

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When Ad Titans Tango: Omnicom and IPG’s $25 Billion Waltz to Dominance

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Sam Bloom: Marketing’s Last Sane Man?

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Alex Li of AppLovin: The Maverick Who’s Redefining Mobile App Advertising

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Mobile Web Ads: The Walking Dead of Digital Marketing

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Adtech’s Lemon Market: Why We Keep Buying Sour Fruit and Calling It Progress

Adtech is starting to feel like a carnival funhouse—flashy,...

The Trade Desk’s Ventura: Shaking Up CTV or Just Stirring the Pot?

Connected TV (CTV) just got a wake-up call—or maybe...