"You can only develop a relationship with Amazon if you know someone": Ad buyers are trying to work with Amazon, but they're having issues securing reps at the company and then starting the process of advertising through its ad offerings.

In 2017, The New York Times got people to spend an average of five minutes per visit on its site, up 35 percent from 2016. Here's how the Times achieved this.

Joydeep Bhattacharya, Accenture Interactive's managing director for the U.K. and Ireland, talks about the consulting firm's approach to acquisitions, the threat consultancies pose to ad agencies and more in this Q&A.

"I had eight stories on a recent night, and I was just buried. I could hardly get up to go to the bathroom." Digiday revisits its best Confessions of 2017, including with a New York Times copy editor, an Instagram influencer and more.

"I'd rather be lucky than smart, but I don't think lucky happens by accident": Tina Sharkey, co-founder and CEO of retailer Brandless, discusses growing up in a business setting with her mother and the informational interview that changed her career path in the latest episode of Starting Out.

Hulu, one of the biggest video providers of live and on-demand TV, has been witnessing the changes in viewing habits first-hand for years. At the Hot Topic: The Future of TV, taking place on Feb. 15 in New York City, hear from head of sales research Julie DeTraglia on what the service has uncovered about how people really watch TV today. Reserve your spot now.

 

'Lost in translation': Ad buyers struggle to navigate Amazon's client services teams

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Ad buyers are finding it extremely difficult to build relationships with Amazon.

How The New York Times gets people to spend 5 minutes per visit on its site

Ross Benes

People spent about five minutes per visit on the Times' site in 2017, up 35 percent from 2016.

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How to make a next-generation store a right-now store

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Accenture Interactive boss: 'It's just a matter of time' before consultancies unseat ad agencies

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Best of 2017: Digiday Confessions with a New York Times copy editor, Instagram influencer and more

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Digiday’s best Confessions from 2017 touched on topics spanning from The New York Times’ editorial layoffs to influencer fraud and agency culture.

Creators rising: How the gig economy works for brands

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Malicious ads: Inside a programmatic breach

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