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Pivot to traditional: Direct-to-consumer brands sour on Facebook ads

Ilyse Liffreing

As Facebook ad prices soar and the feed becomes cluttered with advertisers, direct-to-consumer companies like Brooklinen, Roman and Curology are diverting their ad spends into traditional channels.

'Personalization diminished': In the GDPR era, contextual targeting is making a comeback

Jessica Davies

“GDPR has caused brands to reset, to reassess the value their audience targeting is providing against the risk that it might not comply.”

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