Nativo Doubles Down on Programmatic, Sees 120% YoY Growth and Taps Veteran Strategist for Board

Nativo Doubles Down on Programmatic, Sees 120% YoY Growth and Taps Veteran Strategist for Board

While much of ad tech scrambles to survive tightening ad budgets and cookie deprecation, Nativo is sprinting in the opposite direction—straight into growth.

The Los Angeles-based native advertising platform just posted a whopping 120% year-over-year increase in its programmatic business for Q2 2025, fueled largely by its deepening relationships with top-tier publishers and a technology stack that’s quietly becoming one of the most versatile in the space.

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Nexos Launches in Bogotá, Turns Daily Commutes Into Ultrasonic Retail Channels

Nexos Launches in Bogotá, Turns Daily Commutes Into Ultrasonic Retail Channels

PEM Media Agency, in collaboration with ultrasonic tech pioneer LISNR, has launched Nexos—a mobile app that turns the Colombian capital’s massive transit system into a new kind of marketing channel. Built on LISNR’s Radius® ultrasonic proximity platform, the app delivers real-time promotions to riders across TransMilenio, Bogotá’s sprawling Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, reaching up to 2.5 million daily passengers.

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DoubleVerify Brings First-of-Its-Kind Attention Metrics to Snapchat with Authentic Attention® for Social

DoubleVerify Brings First-of-Its-Kind Attention Metrics to Snapchat with Authentic Attention® for Social

The media quality and verification giant has officially launched DV Authentic Attention® for Social, kicking off with a major partnership with Snap Inc. The new tool marries DV’s scalable ad exposure data with Lumen Research’s eye-tracking tech, creating the first Snapchat-specific solution that blends viewability metrics with real-world attention signals—right down to impression-level detail.

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Ad Council and NHTSA Launch New PSA “Lost in a Flash” to Combat Buzzed Driving

Ad Council and NHTSA Launch New PSA “Lost in a Flash” to Combat Buzzed Driving

The Ad Council and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have unveiled a new public service advertisement (PSA), “Lost in a Flash,” aimed at curbing buzzed driving across the United States. Launched during the deadliest months for alcohol-impaired crashes—July and August—the PSA highlights how a single poor decision behind the wheel can irreversibly change lives.

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