January 24, 2026 How the Australian Open became a tech incubator Every year, Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley issues a challenge to his team that would make most executives—and their teams—break into a cold sweat: Reinvent 50% of the Australian Open. Not subtle changes or a few tweaks. Half of everything, so no two tournaments … Continue reading How the Australian Open became a tech incubator
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December 22, 2025 Tech is not the sexy job it used to be In November, Apple laid off dozens of sales employees in a rather unexpected move for the tech giant. Apple is the rare tech company that has steered clear of mass layoffs, particularly among its peers in the trillion-dollar club. The layoffs “came … Continue reading Tech is not the sexy job it used to be
Marketing mix models often fail because insights stop at analysis. Here’s what it takes to turn MMM into a decision-driving capability. Angelina Eng on December 18, 2025 Marketing mix models aim to answer the marketer’s billion-dollar question: where should you spend your budget? Yet most organizations build models and still struggle to translate their … Continue reading Marketing mix modeling has a usage problem, not a tech problem
The new CTV Ad Portfolio and updated programmatic guide aim to streamline how emerging ad formats are defined, transacted, and scaled across platforms. Constantine von Hoffman on December 11, 2025 The IAB Tech Lab has unveiled a new CTV Ad Portfolio and a major update to its Guide to Programmatic CTV, aiming to bring … Continue reading IAB Tech Lab introduces new CTV ad formats, updates programmatic guidance
The Deals API aims to replace the manual mess behind programmatic deals with structure, transparency and accountability. Constantine von Hoffman on December 4, 2025 In a move that could clean up one of programmatic advertising’s messier processes, IAB Tech Lab has released version 1.0 of its proposed Deals API for public comment. The new … Continue reading IAB Tech Lab proposes Deals API for programmatic advertising
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Data in silos? Teams misaligned? Convergence could mean one customer view, and full-funnel orchestration. But is it good for businesses? MarTechBot on October 27, 2025 In MarTech’s “MarTechBot explains it all” feature, we pose a question about marketing to our very own MarTechBot, which is trained on the MarTech website archives and has access … Continue reading Martech, adtech and sales tech: Are they converging — and should they?
The update to core privacy frameworks will help advertisers stay compliant and prepare for the next wave of state privacy laws. Constantine von Hoffman on October 23, 2025 The IAB Tech Lab has announced two major developments aimed at strengthening privacy and transparency across the digital advertising ecosystem: a new update to the Global … Continue reading IAB Tech Lab pushes privacy standards forward with GPP and DDRF updates
Emotional Intelligence and Tech Project Success: A Lumenalta White Paper Bombshell Deanna Ritchie Lumenalta’s most recent white paper explores the role of emotional intelligence (EQ) in tech. Based on input from more than 900 IT leaders, the study suggests a possible link between EQ-focused teams and improved project outcomes. Despite 94% of leaders calling EQ … Continue reading Emotional Intelligence and Tech Project Success: A Lumenalta White Paper Bombshell
