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The Price is Right, with Aardvark
Programmatic has a severe problem with pricing. And potentially a side of gaslighting, depending on how you look at it.

Rhys Denny
Jul 14, 2025


Spend Your Time Wisely, with Aardvark
If attention is the new currency in advertising, then time is its most undervalued asset. And if there’s one thing that makes my Welsh blood boil like a pan of Bisto, it’s time wasters.

Rhys Denny
Jun 25, 2025


Everything You Need to Know About Cannes (Lions)
The annual pilgrimage of adland’s finest is nearing, as the usual suspects prepare to descend on the Croisette in M&S linen shirts and some truly criminal boat shoes.
With just two weeks to go, I’ve been thinking about how to prepare for Cannes so that when this Welsh dragon lands on the Riviera, I’m fully armed for the week ahead.

Rhys Denny
Jun 4, 2025


Digging Beneath the Surface - Introducing Aardvark
Something’s been digging beneath the surface of the programmatic ecosystem. And it couldn’t have happened at a better time.

Rhys Denny
Jun 2, 2025


@curate Launches Aardvark: The AI-Powered Platform Digging Deep to Transform Media Buying
@curate is proud to announce the launch of Aardvark, an AI-powered media buying platform designed to dig deep into the fragmented programmatic landscape, unearth hidden value, and radically simplify how campaigns are bought and optimised.

Rhys Denny
May 19, 2025


Trump tariffs are here. And, so is the pressure to make media spend smarter
Few marketers will admit to pulling the plug on campaigns just yet — but there’s no denying it: the ad world is bracing itself in light of t

Rhys Denny
Apr 7, 2025


Empowering Fractional Workers with Accessible Media Buying
One of @curate’s standout offerings in this new era of self-employment? A media buying platform that’s not only accessible but actually desi

Rhys Denny
Apr 4, 2025


Transparency, literally.
As the conversation around adtech tax gains momentum, so too does scrutiny of the hidden incentives shaping the programmatic ecosystem.
Rhys Denny
Mar 19, 2025


Time is of the Essence: Introducing Time as a Service (TaaS)
Imagine a world where the complexities of media buying are simplified to the point where time is no longer a barrier to success.

Rhys Denny
Feb 26, 2025


Curation, a new way.
Imagine a company that curates the actual placements these incredibly valuable audiences are found within.

Rhys Denny
Feb 18, 2025


I Give It A Year
The saying "don't be good, be lucky” was rattling around our heads a lot this past year, as the opportunity we saw in the market very quick

Rhys Denny
Feb 4, 2025


2024: The Year Curation and Wheelbarrows Took Center Stage (well, for some of us)
It’s fair to say that 2024 has been a whirlwind; Paris gave us an unforgettable (and slightly soggy) Olympics, Netflix’s TV adaptation of Th

Rhys Denny
Dec 19, 2024


6 Months In: The Roller Coaster Ride of Starting a New Business
As we power through the six-month mark of launching @curate, it's healthy to take some time and reflect on the journey to date.

Rhys Denny
Aug 13, 2024
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