David Kostman on Teads' Billion-Dollar Merger, Growth Goals and the Big Chance of CTV

“Teads is the walled garden of the open internet”: In this
episode, Verena Gründel speaks with David Kostman, Chairman and
CEO of Teads, about the billion-dollar merger of Teads and
Outbrain. They discuss the company’s bold growth strategy, its
shift toward full-funnel advertising and “Brandformance”, and how
Teads aims to close the ad spend gap of the open internet with
premium quality and measurable outcomes. 


David shares insights into the future vision of Teads:
performance-driven CTV and Retail Media will play a big role. So
don’t miss this episode of the DMEXCO Podcast!


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