Jessica Heygate

Associate editor & technology editor

Jessica leads the technology beat at Campaign US. Based out of Austin, TX, she predominantly covers big tech and disruptive startups; regulation, privacy and fraud; innovation and emerging technology; ethics and social issues. Jessica was formerly the tech editor at Campaign Asia-Pacific and international editor at Broadcast in the UK.

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Advertisers ‘won’t feel pressured’ by Elon Musk’s warnings about boycott backlash

Welcome to The Tech Fix, a weekly newsletter where we break down the latest technology news and trends from the advertising and marketing industry, curated by technology editor Jessica Heygate.

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Annalect hires Accenture Song’s Lauren Walker as chief client solutions officer

EXCLUSIVE: Omnicom’s data and analytics division has devised a client support strategy after nearly doubling in size in the past year.

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Report: Google brokered search ads on piracy, porn and sanctioned foreign sites

Adalytics report alleges Google’s third-party search network includes ‘tens of thousands’ of unvetted websites and brand safety risks.

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X sues media watchdog as advertisers abandon the platform

Welcome to The Tech Fix, a weekly newsletter where we break down the latest technology news and trends from the advertising and marketing industry, curated by technology editor Jessica Heygate.

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GroupM to test effectiveness of Google’s Privacy Sandbox APIs

WPP’s media investment group will assess how Google’s solutions work against third-party cookies and share results quarterly.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger says company has moved from ‘fixing’ to ‘building’

Media conglomerate posts profit hike as it reins in costs to support its streaming evolution.

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Apple revenue falls for fourth consecutive quarter, despite iPhone and services highs

Revenue from advertising, subscription fees and app developers continues to command a greater share of Apple’s revenue as it faces headwinds in its core hardware products.

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WPP’s Lindsay Pattison moves from overseeing clients to staff

Lindsay Pattison has transitioned from her role as global chief client officer.

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WPP’s Lindsay Pattison moves from overseeing clients to staff

Pattison has transitioned from her role as global chief client officer to global chief people officer.

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Uber’s Mark Grether welcomes competition from Lyft

The head of Uber’s burgeoning advertising business tells Campaign the expansion of the mobility media category will help educate marketers and attract more money.

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How the Israel-Hamas war is affecting ad spend

Prominent media buyers detail how some clients are retreating from news coverage of the conflict as well as pulling back from social media due to the spread of misinformation, hate speech and violent content.

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Microsoft’s longtime CMO Chris Capossela to depart

CEO Satya Nadella said ‘this is the right time’ for a new CMO to shepherd the company through its AI evolution.

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Meta says ad spend has ‘softened’ amid Israel-Hamas war

Facebook and Instagram parent widened its Q4 revenue outlook after observing a retraction in ad spend in recent weeks correlated with the outbreak of the conflict.

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Google parent Alphabet’s profit surges in Q3 as ad spend ‘stabilizes’

Executives said advertisers turned to Google’s AI-powered products in the quarter to drive ROI and efficiency.

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Microsoft’s Kathleen Hall on the ‘days of labor’ that AI is already saving her marketing team

Get behind the brand with Microsoft’s chief brand officer at Advertising Week New York.

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UM’s media leader Joshua Lowcock departs for new role at Quad

Lowcock tells Campaign he had grown “frustrated” with the “broken” holding company model.

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Some advertisers hit pause on social media amid flood of Israel-Hamas misinformation

Welcome to The Tech Fix, a weekly newsletter where we break down the latest technology news and trends from the advertising and marketing industry, curated by technology editor Jessica Heygate.

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Amazon to sunset ad server by end of 2024

E-commerce giant is shuttering the two services it acquired from Sizmek in 2019.

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Netflix ad chief Jeremi Gorman to exit, replaced by Amy Reinhard

Gorman set to depart around one year after she joined the streaming service to establish its first advertising product.

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Ad industry ‘bullish’ on Meta following AI, mixed reality showcase

Agencies welcome Meta's gaming integrations and open approach to AI — but remain cautious about brand safety