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without adding headcount."},{"id":3056,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2026\/01\/29\/ad-quality-trust-revenue-danielle-koffler-confiant\/","name":"ad-quality-trust-revenue-danielle-koffler-confiant","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bT_QnA_Header_o3-1.jpg","alt":""},"title":"We\u2019ve got trust issues: ad quality, trust, and revenue with Confiant\u2019s Danielle Koffler","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Jan 29, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-29 21:39:54","modifiedDate":"2026-01-29 21:41:55","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-29 21:41:55","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/partner-qa\/' rel='post_tag'>Partner Q&A<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":6,"sec":48},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Programmatic has expanded reach and revenue, but has also increased exposure to malicious, policy-violating ads that move faster than traditional controls can keep up with."},{"id":2982,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2026\/01\/26\/paid-credited-measured-publisher-value-in-llms\/","name":"paid-credited-measured-publisher-value-in-llms","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Beeler.Space_Header_4.png","alt":""},"title":"Paid, credited, measured: Publisher value in LLMs","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Jan 26, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-26 15:04:34","modifiedDate":"2026-01-26 15:16:11","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-26 15:16:11","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/pubs-only\/' rel='post_tag'>Pubs Only<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":53},"status":"publish","excerpt":"If AI systems and AI-driven products keep pulling from publisher work, what\u2019s the path to durable, repeatable revenue that doesn\u2019t rely on hope, headlines, or one-off deals?"},{"id":2963,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2026\/01\/25\/publisher-response-ai-2026-rob-beeler\/","name":"publisher-response-ai-2026-rob-beeler","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/campfire.png","alt":""},"title":"The publisher response to AI in 2026, with Rob Beeler","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Jan 25, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-25 20:28:28","modifiedDate":"2026-01-25 20:28:31","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-25 20:28:31","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/camp-fire\/' rel='post_tag'>Camp.Fire<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":2},"status":"publish","excerpt":"In this Camp.Fire, Rob Beeler frames the conversation around a collective publisher response to an AI-influenced world - less doomsday, more problem-solving."},{"id":2918,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2026\/01\/19\/new-economics-of-programmatic-with-chris-kane\/","name":"new-economics-of-programmatic-with-chris-kane","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/campfire.png","alt":""},"title":"Trust, scale, and the new economics of programmatic with Jounce Media\u2019s Chris Kane","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Jan 19, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-19 23:33:52","modifiedDate":"2026-01-19 23:34:30","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-19 23:34:30","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/camp-fire\/' rel='post_tag'>Camp.Fire<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":13},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Chris Kane provided a rare, data-driven overview of how publishers and supply-side platforms are perceived by the buy side and, crucially, how those perceptions translate directly into spend."},{"id":2910,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2026\/01\/16\/start-em-sit-em-publisher-priorities-for-h1-2026\/","name":"start-em-sit-em-publisher-priorities-for-h1-2026","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bT_QnA_Header_o4.png","alt":""},"title":"Start \u2019em, sit \u2019em: publisher priorities for H1 2026","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Jan 16, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-16 16:32:09","modifiedDate":"2026-01-20 21:01:33","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-20 21:01:33","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/partner-qa\/' rel='post_tag'>Partner Q&A<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":9,"sec":45},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The big question for the first half of 2026 is: how do publishers protect, productize, and scale what they already have in a world shaped by AI, automation, and fewer traditional clicks? Let\u2019s dig in."},{"id":2825,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2026\/01\/09\/parallel-bidding-olli-jarvilehto\/","name":"parallel-bidding-olli-jarvilehto","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bT_QnA_Header_2.png","alt":""},"title":"A safer bet: testing the real impact of client-side, server-side, and parallel bidding with Olli J\u00e4rvilehto","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Jan 9, 2026","dateGMT":"2026-01-09 16:32:19","modifiedDate":"2026-01-09 16:46:34","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-09 16:46:34","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/industry-editorial\/' rel='post_tag'>Industry Editorial<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":7,"sec":59},"status":"publish","excerpt":"As third-party cookies decline, browser restrictions increase, and page performance becomes ever more closely tied to revenue outcomes, publishers are under pressure to make decisions that balance monetization, user experience, and operational stability. And often without clear, comparable data to hand."},{"id":2468,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2025\/12\/15\/ad-ops-department-future-lauren-farber\/","name":"ad-ops-department-future-lauren-farber","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Beeler.Space_Header_11.jpg","alt":""},"title":"What will an ad ops department look like in the future?","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Dec 15, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-15 14:03:55","modifiedDate":"2026-01-09 17:03:05","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-09 17:03:05","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/industry-editorial\/' rel='post_tag'>Industry Editorial<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":25},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Nothing in our industry is evolving slowly, and Ad Ops is squarely in the center of that shift. Media, technology, creativity, data workflows, compliance, and automation are all colliding. And somehow, we\u2019re still the ones stitching together the revenue engine with a mix of expertise, stubbornness, and well-timed Google Sheets magic."},{"id":2479,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2025\/12\/08\/revenue-diversification-publishers-ziv-mishan\/","name":"revenue-diversification-publishers-ziv-mishan","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Beeler.Space_Header_32.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Why digital publishers should invest in revenue diversification","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Dec 8, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-08 14:11:45","modifiedDate":"2025-12-18 14:14:12","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-12-18 14:14:12","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/industry-editorial\/' rel='post_tag'>Industry Editorial<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":5,"sec":14},"status":"publish","excerpt":""},{"id":2474,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2025\/12\/08\/jayson-dubin-adtech-unified-platform-future-of-publishing\/","name":"jayson-dubin-adtech-unified-platform-future-of-publishing","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bT_QnA_Header_o3.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Jayson Dubin, Batman of adtech, unveils unified platform built for the future of publishing","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Dec 8, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-08 14:08:52","modifiedDate":"2026-01-25 19:36:29","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-25 19:36:29","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/partner-qa\/' rel='post_tag'>Partner Q&A<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":55},"status":"publish","excerpt":"In his latest video conversation, Rob sits down with Jayson Dubin, CEO and Chairman of Playwire, for a technical dive into the future of monetization and ML-driven adops. But first, Rob needs to address the obvious: he\u2019s talking to the Batman of adtech."},{"id":2472,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2025\/12\/08\/reinventing-revenue-river-kueez-ziv-mishan\/","name":"reinventing-revenue-river-kueez-ziv-mishan","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bT_QnA_Header_b7.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Reinventing the revenue river: a conversation with Kueez\u2019 Ziv Mishan","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Dec 8, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-08 14:06:27","modifiedDate":"2026-01-25 18:53:27","modifiedDateGMT":"2026-01-25 18:53:27","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/partner-qa\/' rel='post_tag'>Partner Q&A<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":6,"sec":30},"status":"publish","excerpt":""},{"id":2485,"link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/2025\/12\/07\/publisher-workflows-fattail-pubpitch\/","name":"publisher-workflows-fattail-pubpitch","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Beeler.Space_Header_36.jpg","alt":""},"title":"PubPitch: How FatTail is reshaping publisher workflows, a community exclusive","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Liz","link":"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/author\/liz\/"},"date":"Dec 7, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-12-07 14:14:55","modifiedDate":"2025-12-18 14:16:52","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-12-18 14:16:52","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/category\/originals\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Originals<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/partner-qa\/' rel='post_tag'>Partner Q&A<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.beeler.tech\/tag\/pubpitch\/' rel='post_tag'>PubPitch<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":0,"sec":49},"status":"publish","excerpt":""}]