Mobile Dev Memo Podcast

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Mobile Dev Memo is the site of record for mobile advertisers and app developers.

  1. fa 8 h

    Season 7, Episode 23: Building ad tech for the chatbot era (with Tal Shoham)

    We discuss the transition of AI-native applications toward ad-supported monetization models. Among other things, we cover: Whether AI-native apps will follow the mobile gaming trajectory by adopting hybrid monetization models to reach massive global audiencesHow the high operational costs of AI inference necessitate a move toward ad-supported tiers to maintain sustainable profit marginsWhy the granular intent signals captured in LLM conversations offer a superior alternative to traditional search-based advertising targeting mechanismsWhat new native ad formats will emerge to integrate seamlessly into AI workflows without disrupting the core user experienceWhen the venture capital funding environment will demand more disciplined monetization strategies from AI startups over pure user growthHow established ad-tech infrastructure from the mobile gaming era can be adapted to serve the unique needs of AI developers Thanks to the sponsors of this week’s episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast: ⁠⁠INCRMNTAL⁠⁠⁠. True attribution measures incrementality, always on.Xsolla⁠. With the Xsolla Web Shop, you can create a direct storefront, cut fees down to as low as 5%, and keep players engaged with bundles, rewards, and analytics.⁠Branch⁠. Branch is an AI-powered MMP, connecting every paid, owned, and organic touchpoint so growth teams can see exactly where to put their dollars to bring users in the door and keep them coming back Interested in sponsoring the Mobile Dev Memo podcast? Contact Mobile Dev Memo advertising. The Mobile Dev Memo podcast is available on: SpotifyYouTubeApple Podcasts

    48 min
  2. fa 5 dies

    The Prosperous Society

    The Prosperous Society is a three-hour, four-part series by Eric Seufert of Mobile Dev Memo that explores the political economy of artificial intelligence, grounded in the liberal tradition of the Western canon. Framed as an extended response to John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society, which serves as the intellectual foil for the series, The Prosperous Society makes the case that AI is not principally a story about intelligence, but about economics: it represents a progressive technological revolution that shifts the binding constraint on economic growth from production to distribution. In doing so, it redefines the role of digital advertising as the coordination infrastructure of an increasingly personalized economy. Last summer, when I began outlining The Prosperous Society, I set out to write an economic defense of artificial intelligence to serve as ballast for more pessimistic narratives. It was originally intended to be a short book. I pivoted to the podcast format when those narratives reached fever pitch earlier this year because I wanted to respond quickly and release new episodes on a regular cadence. But The Prosperous Society evolved into something broader: a defense of liberal political economy in the age of artificial intelligence. Over the course of three hours, I develop that thesis through four linked but distinct arguments: Part 1: Why AI makes distribution more important than production. Part 2: Why autonomous commerce is a false ideal. Part 3: Why personalization changes the economics of the long tail—and of identity itself. Part 4: Where the moral boundary lies between AI that expands freedom and AI that robs us of it. If the series succeeds, I hope it provides a rigorous intellectual case for why AI, if properly constrained and thoughtfully applied, can reaffirm the liberal tradition of Western political economy while helping to usher in one of the great periods of economic expansion in human history.

    2 h 54 min
  3. 30 de juny

    Season 7, Episode 22: Quantifying the advertising value of cookies (with Garrett Johnson and Shunto Kobayashi)

    On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Garrett Johnson and Shunto Kobayashi, professors at Boston University who have co-authored a paper titled "Can privacy technologies replace cookies? Ad revenue in a field experiment." The paper quantifies the impact of Google's Privacy Sandbox on publisher revenue, user experience, and market competition through a field experiment conducted in collaboration with Raptive, a digital advertising management platform. Our conversation highlights the specific challenges faced by the digital advertising ecosystem as it moves away from traditional identifiers and toward a new, more restrictive privacy regime. Among other things, we discuss: How the loss of third-party cookies specifically affects regional markets with stricter privacy regulations like the European UnionIf the adoption of privacy-enhancing technologies like the Privacy Sandbox could truly bridge the revenue gap created by the deprecation of cookiesWhat role browser vendors should play in establishing technical guarantees that satisfy both regulators and advertising stakeholdersWhy the industry tends to respond to identity restrictions by developing more complex identifiers instead of contextual alternativesWhen the concentration of traffic toward larger platforms will reach a tipping point for small-scale content creatorsHow the removal of personalization features on platforms like YouTube serves as a blueprint for future privacy-driven market shiftsWe also cover another paper by Garrett Johnson, "COPPAcalypse? The Youtube Settlement's Impact on Kids Content." Thanks to the sponsors of this week’s episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast: ⁠⁠INCRMNTAL⁠⁠⁠. True attribution measures incrementality, always on.Xsolla⁠. With the Xsolla Web Shop, you can create a direct storefront, cut fees down to as low as 5%, and keep players engaged with bundles, rewards, and analytics.⁠Branch⁠. Branch is an AI-powered MMP, connecting every paid, owned, and organic touchpoint so growth teams can see exactly where to put their dollars to bring users in the door and keep them coming backInterested in sponsoring the Mobile Dev Memo podcast? Contact Mobile Dev Memo advertising. The Mobile Dev Memo podcast is available on: SpotifyYouTubeApple Podcasts

    46 min
  4. 24 de juny

    Season 7, Episode 21: The AppsFlyer investment and the new dynamics of mobile attribution (with Olivia Kory)

    On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Olivia Kory, the CMO of Haus, to discuss the recent $1BN investment in AppsFlyer by Meta, Google, Unity, and Moloco, and the shifting landscape of mobile measurement it portends. We explore the strategic motivations behind major ad platforms banding together to ensure measurement neutrality and how the industry is moving toward more sophisticated incrementality models. Among other things, we discuss: Why a consortium of major ad platforms decided to invest in a major mobile measurement partner at this timeHow the tension between platform-owned measurement tools and independent third-party services will influence advertiser trust moving forwardWhether the failure of Apple’s SKAdNetwork to provide actionable insights has forced the industry back toward traditional attributionIf the entry of private equity into the measurement space changes the long-term incentives for data neutrality and transparencyWhat the rise of connected television as a performance channel reveals about the limitations of current mobile measurement frameworksWhen advertisers should prioritize long-term incrementality testing over the immediate gratification of last-click attribution data in their dashboardsWhether the consolidation of ad tech assets under single entities creates a conflict of interest that ultimately hurts performanceThanks to the sponsors of this week’s episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast: ⁠⁠INCRMNTAL⁠⁠⁠. True attribution measures incrementality, always on.Xsolla⁠. With the Xsolla Web Shop, you can create a direct storefront, cut fees down to as low as 5%, and keep players engaged with bundles, rewards, and analytics.⁠Branch⁠. Branch is an AI-powered MMP, connecting every paid, owned, and organic touchpoint so growth teams can see exactly where to put their dollars to bring users in the door and keep them coming backInterested in sponsoring the Mobile Dev Memo podcast? Contact Mobile Dev Memo advertising. The Mobile Dev Memo podcast is available on: SpotifyYouTubeApple Podcasts

    50 min
  5. 17 de juny

    Season 7, Episode 20: Shopify as a marketing operating system (with Venkat Prabhu)

    On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Venkat Prabhu, Director of Product for Shop Campaigns at Shopify, to discuss the platform's evolution into a comprehensive marketing operating system for eCommerce merchants. We explore the major announcements from Shopify's Spring Editions, specifically focusing on how the platform leverages commerce data and AI to simplify advertising for businesses of all sizes. Among other things, we discuss: How AI-driven automation empowers small businesses to participate in the digital marketing ecosystemWhether centralized platforms like Shopify can solve the persistent problem of cross-channel attributionIf risk-free advertising models will become the standard for merchants entering the digital economyWhy the integration of commerce data into advertising algorithms creates a unique competitive moatWhat happens when a commerce platform evolves into a holistic marketing operating systemHow deep integration with AI agents like ChatGPT will redefine discovery for online shoppersThanks to the sponsors of this week’s episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast: ⁠⁠INCRMNTAL⁠⁠⁠. True attribution measures incrementality, always on.Xsolla⁠. With the Xsolla Web Shop, you can create a direct storefront, cut fees down to as low as 5%, and keep players engaged with bundles, rewards, and analytics.⁠Branch⁠. Branch is an AI-powered MMP, connecting every paid, owned, and organic touchpoint so growth teams can see exactly where to put their dollars to bring users in the door and keep them coming backInterested in sponsoring the Mobile Dev Memo podcast? Contact Mobile Dev Memo advertising. The Mobile Dev Memo podcast is available on: SpotifyYouTubeApple Podcasts

    38 min
  6. 10 de juny

    Season 7, Episode 19: Can AI Save Journalism? (with Peter Stuart)

    On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Peter Stuart, the co-founder of Velora, an AI operating system for specialist publishers. Peter returns to the podcast to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of AI in journalism and to explore how editorial teams are integrating these tools into their daily operations. Among other things, we cover: How AI tools like LLMs can effectively augment journalistic research and fact-checking processes without compromising editorial integrityIf the increasing efficiency of AI content pipelines will ultimately diminish the perceived value of human-led investigative reportingWhy some media organizations remain hesitant to integrate AI while others aggressively leverage it for content curation and distributionWhen the line between AI-assisted writing and pure machine generation becomes indistinguishable to the average consumer of digital newsHow AI platforms can help journalists reclaim time for high-value reporting by automating mundane administrative and formatting tasksThanks to the sponsors of this week’s episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast: ⁠⁠INCRMNTAL⁠⁠⁠. True attribution measures incrementality, always on.Xsolla⁠. With the Xsolla Web Shop, you can create a direct storefront, cut fees down to as low as 5%, and keep players engaged with bundles, rewards, and analytics.⁠Branch⁠. Branch is an AI-powered MMP, connecting every paid, owned, and organic touchpoint so growth teams can see exactly where to put their dollars to bring users in the door and keep them coming backInterested in sponsoring the Mobile Dev Memo podcast? Contact Mobile Dev Memo advertising. The Mobile Dev Memo podcast is available on: SpotifyYouTubeApple Podcasts

    47 min
  7. 4 de juny

    Season 7, Episode 18: Understanding Amazon's advertising advantages (with Adam Epstein)

    On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Adam Epstein, the co-founder and CEO of Gigi, to talk about Amazon’s strategic advertising advantages. Among other things, we discuss: The value of Amazon’s deterministic identity spine, which spans ninety percent of US householdsWhether Amazon can successfully transition its e-commerce data dominance into non-endemic categories like automotive and pharmaceutical servicesThe risks faced by independent demand side platforms like Trade Desk as tech giants internalize inventoryWhat role agencies will play in a future where AI agents manage cross-channel programmatic media buying autonomouslyWhen shoppable TV transitions from a niche consumer behavior to a primary driver of performance marketing resultsHow the integration of Amazon’s retail data with AI chatbots might permanently displace traditional search-based product discoveryThanks to the sponsors of this week’s episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast: ⁠⁠INCRMNTAL⁠⁠⁠. True attribution measures incrementality, always on.Xsolla⁠. With the Xsolla Web Shop, you can create a direct storefront, cut fees down to as low as 5%, and keep players engaged with bundles, rewards, and analytics.⁠Branch⁠. Branch is an AI-powered MMP, connecting every paid, owned, and organic touchpoint so growth teams can see exactly where to put their dollars to bring users in the door and keep them coming backInterested in sponsoring the Mobile Dev Memo podcast? Contact Mobile Dev Memo advertising. The Mobile Dev Memo podcast is available on: SpotifyYouTubeApple Podcasts

    49 min
  8. 27 de maig

    Season 7, Episode 17: The New Economics of Building an Audience (with Danny Frankel)

    On this week's episode of the podcast, I am joined by Danny Frankel, the founder of Punchup Live, a digital platform and ticketing ecosystem built for stand-up comedians. We explore how the economics of content distribution and audience building are being fundamentally rewritten. Danny provides a unique perspective on the shifting landscape of social media, the rise of clipping farms, and the digitization of live entertainment markets. Among other things, we discuss: How clipping farms and Discord communities are distorting organic distribution algorithms for independent creators across social media platformsWhether the extreme efficiency of AI-driven content recommendation engines is leading to user burnout and eventual platform rejectionWhy the traditional touring model is inverted for comedians compared to musicians and how that affects audience building strategiesWhat the phenomenon of blue dot fever reveals about shifting consumer behavior and transparency in the secondary ticketing marketIf the current fragmentation of the live entertainment ecosystem prevents artists from accurately predicting and capturing true market demandHow the lack of audience portability across major social platforms forces creators to adopt direct-to-fan communication tools like emailWhen the innovator's dilemma will force legacy platforms to choose between advertiser needs and the long-term health of creatorsThanks to the sponsors of this week’s episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast: ⁠⁠INCRMNTAL⁠⁠⁠. True attribution measures incrementality, always on.Xsolla⁠. With the Xsolla Web Shop, you can create a direct storefront, cut fees down to as low as 5%, and keep players engaged with bundles, rewards, and analytics.⁠Branch⁠. Branch is an AI-powered MMP, connecting every paid, owned, and organic touchpoint so growth teams can see exactly where to put their dollars to bring users in the door and keep them coming backInterested in sponsoring the Mobile Dev Memo podcast? Contact Mobile Dev Memo advertising.

    53 min

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