{"podcast":{"title":"Marketing, Media & Adtech","slug":"marketing-media-adtech-6725129","podcast_index_feed_id":6725129,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/adotat/","website_url":"https://adotat.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a80c3c77-f539-4cac-9c67-82e90312be45/Untitled-19.jpeg","author":"Pesach Lattin","episode_count":162,"summary":"Dive into the vibrant pulse of the digital landscape with the ADOTAT Show, a podcast that serves as your compass in the ever-evolving world of marketing, media, and advertising technology. Hosted by the insightful Pesakh Lattin, each episode is a deep dive into the latest trends, strategies, and breakthroughs that are shaping the future of digital communication. pesach@adotat.com From in-depth discussions with industry leaders to analyses of groundbreaking campaigns, the ADOTAT Show offers a unique blend of expertise and entertainment. Whether you're a marketing professional, a media enthusiast, or simply fascinated by the intersection of technology and advertising, this podcast is your gateway to staying ahead in a rapidly changing field. Join Pesach Lattin as he navigates through complex concepts with ease, breaks down technical jargon, and brings you the most compelling stories from the forefront of digital innovation. The ADOTAT Show isn't just a podcast; it's an experience that educates, inspires, and connects listeners to the heart of today's digital world. Get ready to transform your understanding of adtech and beyond with the ADOTAT Show! (C) Pesach Lattin, the Adtech God","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T16:18:29.496067+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketing-media-adtech-6725129"},"episode":{"title":"Gaming's $200 Billion Blind Spot with Itamar Benedy of Anzu.io | Why Brands Are FINALLY Waking Up","slug":"gaming-s-200-billion-blind-spot-with-itamar-benedy-of-anzu-io-why-brands-are-finally-waking-up","published_at":"2026-02-09T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketing-media-adtech-6725129/gaming-s-200-billion-blind-spot-with-itamar-benedy-of-anzu-io-why-brands-are-finally-waking-up","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketing-media-adtech-6725129","url":"https://adotat.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b8a92d2f-3293-437a-9a90-55c3a5186f94.mp3","summary":"Gaming is the single largest media channel on the planet. Bigger than streaming. Bigger than social media. Bigger than CTV. 3.5 billion people play at least one game every month — that's 90% of everyone connected to the internet. And yet the advertising industry has spent the last two decades pretending gaming doesn't exist. In this interview, I sit down with Itamar Benedy, the founder and CEO of Anzu, the company pioneering programmatic in-game advertising with native 3D ad placements inside video games. After eight years building Anzu, Itamar says they haven't even hit 1% of the journey — and explains why that's both the most honest and the most terrifying thing a founder can admit. We dig into why \"the year of gaming advertising\" has been promised every single January since the Blackberry era and never delivered. Why brands are finally moving budget into gaming — some because the performance arbitrage is undeniable, others because every other channel is collapsing under them. And some just because McKinsey told them to. We break down the infamous Netflix campaign disaster — when Netflix ran ads inside games telling players to stop playing and go watch Netflix — and why that's the perfect case study for everything brands get wrong about gaming audiences. The irony? Netflix is now a gaming company with an ad-supported tier as its fastest-growing revenue line. Itamar explains why lumping 3.5 billion people into one category called \"gamers\" is the laziest move in media buying, why in-game advertising is essentially digital out-of-home but with actual measurement and targeting, and why the gaming industry sabotaged its own advertising potential for years by going to war with the companies that make advertising work. This conversation is essential viewing for CMOs, media…","meta_description":"Gaming is the single largest media channel on the planet. Bigger than streaming. Bigger than social media. 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