When he joined alternative social platform Parler last June, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz decried the "power" that Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube use to "to silence conservatives and to promote their radical left-wing agenda. But Cruz has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Facebook this year as he looks far ahead to re-election or another presidential bid in 2024. Read more below. Other things to know about | |
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| | Republican Senator and Facebook critic Ted Cruz has spent an estimated $449,000 this year…on Facebook ads. | |
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howdy! | | Slug Global founder talks being a POC-led creative shop, the importance of being authentic and holding clients accountable in 2021. | |
| | The rise of the retail media network has created a wave of strategies positioned to help retailers of all sizes navigate the death of the third-party cookie. Join this webinar on July 14 to learn more. | |
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howdy! | | The Future of TV Briefing this week looks at how the competitive playing field between Amazon, Roku and YouTube versus traditional TV network owners for advertisers’ dollars changed in this year’s upfront market. | |
| | Retailers, brands and publishers are fostering first-party relationships and obtaining fruitful first-party data by engaging with customers at multiple touch points. | |
howdy! | | A new Borrell Associates report shows the explosion of local media companies starting digital agencies is slowing down. | |
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| | As contextual becomes the primary targeting tactic, we want to know how publishers are using automated and manual tools to control ad quality. Take this survey and we’ll send you a $5 Starbucks gift card. | |
howdy! | | Organizations have failed to cater fully for deaf and hard-of-hearing employees in remote-working setups, which is leading to frustration and in some cases people leaving their jobs. | |
howdy! | | During the pandemic, AD experienced a surge of interest from home-bound readers and viewers. Now the team is working on converting those audiences into supporters of the brand. | |
| | During the pandemic, AD experienced a surge of interest from home-bound readers and viewers. Now the team is working on converting those audiences into supporters of the brand. |
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