As advertisers get over the initial shock of the rapid rise of the coronavirus, there's an unexpected sting in the pandemic’s tail – the economy is sliding into another recession. Read more below. Other things to know about - Gen Z has arrived. Subscribe to Digiday+ by Friday, March 20 to receive a print copy of The Youth Issue of Digiday magazine.
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| Coronavirus Fallout | | | | Initially, advertisers thought the coronavirus would have a short, sharp shock to the economy but the rapid spread of the outbreak over the last week has forced them to prepare for a longer economic slump. | | |
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howdy! | The Programmatic Publisher | | | | It looks likely AT&T will fold Xandr into its larger WarnerMedia business. | | |
| Sponsored by Tubular | | | | Influencer marketing hinges on close relationships. In a new video, Hero Cosmetics’ Rachel Finley explores how to maintain those partnerships even when 100 influencers becomes 1,000. | | |
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howdy! | Coronavirus Fallout | | | | As agencies deal with the changing nature of work during the coronavirus pandemic, agency employees are nervous about their jobs. In the latest edition of our confessions series we hear from a CCO about why they feel that way. | | |
| Sponsored by Bannerflow | | | | As brands decide whether to create separate in-house agencies or develop full in-house marketing competencies, many are turning to transformation agencies and consulting firms to guide the process. | | |
howdy! | DIGIDAY+ MEMBER EXCLUSIVE | | | | House of Highlights creator Omar Raja has a new job at ESPN. Are the two ready to be married? | | |
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| Sponsored by Confiant | | | | When it comes to malware, new findings show huge disparities between the best and worst performing SSPs. SSPs with the highest rate of malicious impressions are also the slowest to eliminate the threats. | | |
howdy! | Coronavirus Fallout | | | | With coronavirus on the rise, three publishers explore the future of virtual events in their business models. | | |
howdy! | | | | | Generational myths are usually flawed, and perhaps nowhere will they be proven more wrong than Generation Z, the youngest generation to now enter the workforce. Gen Zers have shown a penchant for activism — from climate change to gun control to other examples of a conscience. They’re changing how media is created and consumed, they shop differently from generations preceding them, and they are pushing workplaces and workforces to change. | | |
| | | | | "Over the last three years we've really transformed the way BuzzFeed makes money," said its CEO and co-founder Jonah Peretti. The company has shifted away from native advertising and into affiliate commerce and even selling its own branded products. |
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