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Richard Cooper

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How streaming is transforming how we watch television.

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The most critical innovations in advertising are happening on the open internet — identity, the future of TV, retail media, and beyond. Born inside The Trade Desk, The Current is a news platform dedicated to covering the latest in modern marketing — all from the front lines. Speaking to the marketing world’s most influential players, we explain what these seismic shifts mean, how they are happening, and why they are taking place.

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How marketers are adapting their strategies to societal shifts and industry trends.

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The news and trends you need to know from the annual Festival of Creativity along the Croisette.

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Stories about the emerging retail media market, including the latest brand partnerships.

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Bite-size articles and infographics featuring the latest data every marketer should know.

The Readout

Exploring the latest in consumer data, including innovations in first-party data and Unified ID 2.0.

Data Privacy

A spotlight on leaders from across the advertising industry

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Senior Director, Digital Revenue Operations, iHeartMedia

Read hot takes and in-depth perspectives from the industry’s eminent leaders, thinkers, and influencers.

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The latest news and perspectives on the internet outside the walled gardens.

Open Internet

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The old path to purchase, known as the marketing funnel, is evolving into what experts say resembles an infinity loop.

Are marketers ready to reimagine the funnel?

You’ve reached the end of the open internet! <br/> (Or at least the end of our search results.)

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Ogilvy's Mack Leahy explores how brands can reach women in an authentic and effective way, generating measurable results.

Brands are still underestimating women. Here’s how that can change.

2024 ushered in the first programmatic Olympics, a blockbuster ad tech trial and the largest agency merger in history.

6 stories that defined an unprecedented year in ad tech

The future of TV, the next wave of shopping and retail and how data is infused in everything is atop marketers' minds as they predict where the industry is going in 2025.