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Cheers! Mix, Click, and Code with Us! Welcome to the digital speakeasy where WordPress wizards and design dabblers come together to sip, critique, and fix the web one cocktail at a time! Boozy Browsing is the podcast that turns technical troubleshooting into happy hour entertainment. What’s on tap? Each episode, our tech-tipsy hosts serve up a fresh themed cocktail while dissecting websites with the precision of seasoned developers (and the honesty that comes after a drink or two). From “The ...
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The Digiday Podcast is a weekly show on the big stories and issues that matter to brands, agencies and publishers as they transition to the digital age.
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Episode 3 : Headless CMS debate with Grok
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In this engaging conversation, Meeky Hwang and Matt Dorman debate the merits and drawbacks of headless CMS for digital media publishing. They explore various aspects such as cost, complexity, maintenance, and the importance of API reliability. The discussion highlights the skepticism surrounding headless CMS, particularly regarding its practicality…
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In this episode of Boozy Browsing, Matt and Miki discuss the myth that larger agencies always deliver better results. They explore the inefficiencies often found in enterprise-level projects, the balance between documentation and lean approaches, and the potential pitfalls of relying too heavily on AI for project management. The conversation emphas…
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In this episode, the hosts discuss the challenges of creating a podcast, including AI-generated images and cocktail recipes. They then dive into a review of various websites, focusing on UI/UX, performance, and user experience. The conversation highlights the importance of not blocking real users and the need for better design consistency across we…
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In this conversation, Matt Dorman and Meeky engage in a light-hearted yet insightful exploration of various websites through a drinking game format. They discuss the user experience, design elements, and functionality of different sites, particularly focusing on issues like ads, loading times, and broken links. The conversation also touches on bran…
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Upfront Week recap, Charter-Cox merger, Microsoft’s DSP shutdown + Horizon Media’s David Campanelli on the upfront market ahead
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Digiday senior reporter Sam Bradley joins the show this week to recap the highs and lows of last week’s Upfront Week presentations in New York City, two major pay-TV and internet providers’ merger plans and Microsoft’s decision to shut down its demand-side platform. Then (19:45) Horizon Media’s president of global investment David Campanelli breaks…
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How Digitas is navigating search’s shift to the AI era, OpenAI's latest talent poach and Netflix's push for personalization
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On this episode of the Digiday Podcast, co-hosts Kimeko McCoy, senior marketing reporter, and Tim Peterson, executive editor of video and audio, talk about the new SEO playbook in the AI era, why OpenAI is poaching Instacart’s CEO; and what Netflix’s new home screen means for product recommendations and, ultimately, ad personalization.…
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Big Tech earnings, AI ads, Roku’s FrndlyTV acquisition + what’s in & out in this year’s upfront
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This week’s Digiday Podcast episode recaps the gloomy Q2 outlook in Meta’s, Amazon’s and Snap’s latest quarterly earnings reports, the roll-out of ads to AI chatbots and how Roku’s FrndlyTV acquisition could set it up to be a bigger streaming aggregator. Then Digiday senior media buying editor Michael Bürgi joins hosts Kimeko McCoy and Tim Peterson…
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Google’s Third-Party Cookie U-Turn + WTF are JBPs with Exverus Media’s Hillary Kupferberg
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On this week’s episode of the Digiday podcast co-hosts Kimeko McCoy, senior marketing reporter, and Tim Peterson, executive editor of video and audio, talk about Google’s U-turn, keeping its third-party cookies in Chrome after all and the ripple effects of its anti-trust case fallout. Also on this episode, Hillary Kupferberg, vp of performance mark…
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Google’s antitrust ruling, Netflix’s latest earnings + Digiday Reporters on Tariff Ripple Effects on Market & Advertising
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On the Digiday Podcast this week, hosts Kimeko McCoy, senior marketing reporter and Tim Peterson, executive editor of video and audio, discuss the ripple effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs on the marketing and advertising industry (18:20). To make sense of all the tariff talk, they are joined by senior marketing editor Kristina Monllos and…
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Tariffs, a retail media reckoning, Meta v. FTC + TikTok creator Alyssa McKay on the latest ban delay
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This week’s episode recaps the topsy-turvy tariff changes, Walmart’s rising retail media demands and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust case against Meta. Then TikTok creator Alyssa McKay (16:17) joins to discuss how Snapchat and Instagram Reels could fill the TikTok void if the ByteDance-owned platform ends up being banned.…
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Why retail media is still grappling with definition and spending uncertainties
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On the Digiday Podcast this week, hosts Kimeko McCoy, senior marketing reporter and Tim Peterson, executive editor of video and audio, discuss the TikTok ban’s second extension (yes, it has been extended yet again), tariff’s trickle down effects and why agency holding companies are looking to bolster the data capabilities. Also on this episode, Ami…
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A gloomy ad outlook, Apple’s ATT troubles, bot blind sports and Dotdash Meredith’s Lindsay Van Kirk on D/Cipher’s OpenAI assist
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This week’s episode examines the gloomy ad market outlook, Apple’s App Tracking Transparency troubles and ad verification vendors’ bot blind spots. Then Dotdash Meredith svp and gm of D/Cipher Lindsay Van Kirk joins to discuss how the publisher has enlisted OpenAI to give its contextual ad targeting product a AI-assisted boost.…
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AI-powered paywalls and the Trump Bump: A look inside the state of the publishing business
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Sara Jerde, managing editor at Digiday, joins this week's episode of the Digiday Podcast to talk about Apple's $1 billion streaming TV loss, Ben & Jerry's ousted CEO and of course, Perplexity's proposal to buy TikTok the countdown to the ban continues. Also on this episode, Digiday senior media reporter Sara Guaglione and senior entertainment media…
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TikTok ban looms closer, leaving more questions than answers in its wake
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This week's episode of the Digiday Podcast covers recession fears and signals, and their impact on the market, how streaming networks are looking to scoop up YouTube creators for shows and Scope3’s plans to pivot, bringing the ad tech company into the AI era. Also on this episode, Digiday platforms reporter Krystan Scanlon walks through the ever-lo…
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How Pinterest went from selling views to selling clicks and conversions, with CRO Bill Watkins
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This week's episode of the Digiday Podcast covers T-Mobile and Publicis Groupe's ad tech acquisitions amidst the "everything's an ad network" narrative, the TikTok ban tug-of-war and YouTube's new subscription service, Premium Lite. Also on this episode, Pinterest's chief revenue officer Bill Watkins walks through the platform's play for more ad do…
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How to grow a creator-based newsletter business, with Puck’s Sarah Personette
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Puck’s famed journalist-centric publishing model is changing. Sort of. The news outlet debuted in 2021 with its journalists as the company’s audience-facing focal point, not the publication. People would subscribe less so to Puck than to Matthew Belloni’s or Julia Ioffe’s newsletters via Puck. And Puck’s journalists were, in part, compensated direc…
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What this year’s COPPA update means for marketers, with privacy expert Debbie Reynolds
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In January, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized an updated version of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. And for as much attention as the update may have received, it probably merits more. “It is a big deal. And I think because there’s been so much other activity in the news, people haven’t really paid attention to it,” Debbie Re…
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How Sundial Media Group CEO Kirk McDonald is navigating the DEI backlash
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The house built around diversity, equity and inclusion is coming apart brick by brick. Since last summer, brands, retailers, holding companies and, most recently the federal government, have been dismantling (or retooling) DEI initiatives, many of which were built up after the murder of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter Movement of 202…
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If Google's cookie phase-out ever comes, here's what a cookie-less future looks like for Mars' chief brand officer Rankin Carroll
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Google’s long kiss goodnight with third-party cookies seems never-ending at this point, as the tech giant's cookie phase-out plans still remain unclear. Seemingly, Google's plan to ask Chrome users to opt in to cookie-based tracking is reflective of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) move a few years back. Sure, marketers have long since seen …
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