ADSN

In this episode, James and Daniel break down Meta's monster earnings ($200B revenue, 3.58B daily users, $44B FCF), the marketing masterclass from Netflix and Warner Bros, the creator-to-$2M viral Dr. Pepper ad that's rewriting the creative playbook. We also explore the massive tech layoffs at Amazon, Pinterest, and others, and why AI may just be an excuse. Plus, Khaby Lame's $1 billion...

In this ADSN episode, James and Daniel chat with Eric Seufert to discuss the varying strategies of AI ad monetization and where it all leads.  We dive into Netflix’s latest earnings, highlighting what the company said about the state of their advertising business and the competitors they’re keeping an eye on. We cover the Netflix app redesign, battle for shorts, and why we’re now in a world where...

ADSN returns with a with a big first episode back. James Borow and Daniel Druger break down the Gemini-Apple deal and the potential for AI assistants to be a new social network. They look at the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) with Google, Shopify, and others and what it could mean for agentic commerce. Mike Khristo CEO and co-founder of Layers.com joins James and Daniel to discuss the magic of...

Ari Paparo sits down to talk about his new book Yield: How Google Bought, Built, and Bullied Its Way to Advertising Dominance, and talk about some of the defining moment of ad tech. Buy the book at https://www.amazon.com/Yield-Google-Bullied-Advertising-Dominance/dp/B0F67HV2BBFollow ADSN: https://TheADSN.comhttps://x.com/The_ADSNhttps://open.spotify.com/show/3JyftL7aNBc7Q5axOdIaovhttps://youtube.c...

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ADSN is made possible by dash.fi & Measured. Today on ADSN, James Borow & Daniel Druger dive into: 💸 Why payments are the new cookies and why this is so money for Dr. Mark Grether and the PayPal Ads team. 🍎 Why Apple should adopt the same philosophy and go all in. 👻 Snap Inc.'s affiliate program and why Fintan Gillespie & Ali Rana are geniuses. 🤖 How ad tech is fundable again (...

ADSN is made possible by: DashFi - https://dash.fi Measured - https://measured.com/ Follow ADSN: https://TheADSN.com https://x.com/The_ADSN https://open.spotify.com/show/3JyftL7aNBc7Q5axOdIaov?si=4b9b1c3697944021 https://youtube.com/@theadsn ____________________________________ Sponsored by DashFi If You’re Spending $100K+ Per Month on Ads, You’re Probably Overpaying. DashFi is the corporate charg...

ADSN is the ESPN for the ads/marketing industry. This week, hosts James Borow and Daniel welcome guest commentators Eric Seufert and Taylor Holiday to talk about current market volatility, tariffs, and the impact on ad platforms and DTC brands. ADSN is made possible by: dash.fi - https://dash.fi Measured - https://measured.com/Follow ADSN: Keep up with ADSN: https://TheADSN.com https://x.com/The_A...

ADSN is the ESPN for the ads/marketing industry. This week, hosts James Borow and Daniel talk all things tariffs, AI, even more AI, and M&A with a special guest appearance from Conor McKenna from LUMA Partners. ADSN is made possible by:dash.fi - https://dash.fiMeasured - https://measured.com/Follow ADSN: https://TheADSN.comhttps://x.com/The_ADSNhttps://open.spotify.com/show/3JyftL7aNBc7Q5axOdI...

ADSN is the ESPN for the ads/marketing industry. This week, hosts James Borow and Daniel talk all things vibe coding, AI ads, why Zuck claims Meta is not an ads co and have a special guest appearance from the Boring Marketer (aka James Dickerson) to do a deep dive on Vibe Marketing - the term and concept that he created - and why marketers and advertisers should care. ADSN is made possible by: das...

Alexis Rivas , co-founder and CEO of Cover, talks rebuilding LA after the recent wildfires. Explore how Cover's innovative use of technology is transforming home construction, and how this approach could impact the recovery efforts - making it faster, efficient, and affordable. Tune in to learn how Alexis sees the future of residential building and zoning - and how Cover is playing a pivotal r...

The Taking Inventory podcast was originally about the digital economy and advertising, but after our co-host's house burned down—thanks to LA’s chaos—we’ve shifted our focus to fixing what could be the best city in the world. In our first episode about rebuilding LA, we have Jennifer Fitzgerald, the co-founder and former CEO of Policy Genius. Jennifer is working full-time on recovery and rebuildin...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— During the intro James and Daniel share a big update about Market AI and the reason for the short break between episodes.  After the intro, Conor McKenna, Partner at LUMA Partners, rejoins the podcast to share what he's seeing in the M&A markets across sectors...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— Read a transcript of the full episode from Read AI: https://app.read.ai/analytics/meetings/01J486QZFQ1JVSEY6BR92K77RP David Shim is the founder and CEO of Read AI, the leader in gen AI meeting summaries. David and his co-founders started Read AI with a mission of b...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— Jeffrey Mayer is the Managing Director, US, and Head of Product at DanAds, which is an industry leading provider of self-serve technology. They power fully automated, and white-labeled self-serve infrastructure that enables global media owners like Roku, Spotify, P...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— Gokul Rajaram has been an integral part of the digital ad ecosystem for more than 20 years. He was a product leader on Google’s AdSense, product director of ads at Facebook, and is on the boards of The Trade Desk, Pinterest, and Coinbase among others.   Gokul now i...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— Andrew Covato, Founder and CEO of Growth by Science and former measurement lead at Netflix, Meta, Snap, and Google, returns to the podcast to provide an update on the measurement trends that advertisers need know and what big and small companies can do  to improve...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— Brendan McCarthy is Chief Marketing Officer at Criteo. He joined Criteo in late 2020, bringing nearly 20 years of Fortune 500 strategic marketing and communications experience to the company. Under his leadership, Brendan spearheaded key transformational initiative...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— Adam Greenberg is a former attorney from Skadden Arps who left big law to join Warby Parker as their second legal hire, later joined health platform Ro as their General Counsel, and most recently joining Tiger-backed Blank Street as General Counsel. He’s helped sta...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— In this episode of Taking Inventory we welcome Gabriel Ornelas, a renowned strategist and producer in the hospitality, food and beverage, entertainment, and lifestyle industries. Gabriel works with brands to develop and produce impactful branded experiences through...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— Nik Milanović is  one of the leading figures in fintech as the founder of “This Week in Fintech” a global newsletter with over 100K subscribers and the General Partner at The Fintech Fund where he invests in early-stage companies. Before founding his newsletter and...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— Turner Novak is a former banker turned Twitter / meme influencer with 170K followers, and has built that account into an empire with newsletter, podcast, and early stage investment fund Banana Capital. Through the fund Turner has made 50+ investments, including com...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— Patrick Harris is the President of Americas at Snap where he’s brought his 10+ years of experience from Meta and 5+ years from Microsoft. Hear what it was like building the organization at Meta and what he’s bringing to Snap to change the culture and advertiser exp...

If you like Taking Inventory, do us a favor and give us a 5-star rating or review. It’s the best way to help support the podcast.  ——— Rajan Vaish is the founder and CEO of Easel, an AI-powered app that lets you create scenes with your AI avatar to express yourself with friends in fun and imaginative ways, all directly from iMessage. Prior to founding Easel, Rajan was a senior research scientists...