44.4% of domains now fall below accepted quality thresholds, according to Picnic’s Inventory Quality Report 2026, highlighting a growing gap between the scale of digital supply and the value it delivers. Based on analysis of more than 120,000 domains, the report [...]

In her latest piece, the inimitable Shirley Marschall looks at why toenail fungus is the true measure of ad tech done badly… We've all been there. Browsing a high quality news site or app, reading an interesting article all the way [...]

While the programmatic industry continues to develop more tools and solutions; Limelight Inc.’s new whitepaper, "The Hidden ROI of Efficiency: Unlocking Value and Sustainability in Ad Tech" focuses on how efficiency should be the guiding principle in the next phase [...]

Shirley Marschall is back, and this week she's looking at the three-pronged peril for the open web in the age of AI slop...

In this week's column, Shirley Marschall looks at ad tech's addiction to shiny new things, how the industry loves a new distraction, and why every year has to be 'the year of...' something... The following story is based on true events. [...]

Whilst native advertising has diminished in quality in the last 5 years and has been used traditionally for lower funnel conversion only strategies, Readpeak excels in the mid-funnel where customers are in the explorational and consideration phases of the purchase [...]

Shirley Marschall turns her attention to the digital future, and why AI slop is set to be the star (?) of the show...