Most agency networks do not advertise their trading desks in the way they did during the advent of programmatic media.
August 13, 2019

Despite claims of their demise, agency trading desks are alive and well. They just look different than they did before. Agency trading desks were previously viewed as black-box buys of cheap inventory during the advent of programmatic media, whereas now they are much more focused on using ad tech to buy quality media as well. Read more below.

  • Agency trading desks were previously viewed as black-box buys of cheap inventory during the advent of programmatic media, whereas now they are much more focused on using ad tech to buy quality media as well. Here's a deep dive into how they've evolved.
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  • On this week's episode of The Digiday Podcast, Brian Morrissey sits down with Time Out CEO Julio Bruno to discuss turning a brand into an experience, why print still works and the importance of brand control in licensing deals. Edited highlights below.
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On this week's episode of The Digiday Podcast, Brian Morrissey sits down with Time Out CEO, Julio Bruno to discuss turning a brand into an experience, why print still works and the importance of brand control in licensing deals.
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