This year marks Freestar’s 10th anniversary, a milestone that invites both reflection and renewed vision for what we do. As we celebrate a decade of growth, we’re using this moment to share a series of insights from across the organization. We’ll look at how we’ve evolved, the leadership philosophies that guide us, and how we [...]
Freestar is proud to be featured in the newly released book, "Scale Up Faster: Secrets of the Quickest Growing Companies (Scale Up Faster)", by entrepreneur and author Pete Martin. The book offers real-world strategies, frameworks, and lessons from founders and leaders who chose the path less taken: building and scaling businesses without outside investment. Published [...]
Imagine a world where visiting a website feels less like navigating an obstacle course of pop-ups, sticky ads and autoplay videos, and more like stepping into a space you actually want to hang out in. At Freestar, we believe that publishers can prioritize user experience by significantly reducing ad density and actually make more money [...]
AdTech Unraveled: Solving the Complexity Puzzle The early days of programmatic advertising were pretty straightforward - just a few bidders, minimal complexity, and fairly predictable results. In today’s landscape, it’s an entirely different story. The industry is now flooded with demand-side platforms (DSPs), supply-side platforms (SSPs), ad exchanges, identity solutions, and constantly shifting [...]
For the past decade, publishers have relied on Freestar’s fully-managed ad tech solutions to increase revenue, decrease headcount costs, and simplify monetization. But we know that fully-managed is not the ideal approach for all publishers. Some have sophisticated in-house ad ops teams that want more control over their ad stack but lack the time, [...]
At Freestar, we aim to help publishers succeed by providing innovative tools, resources, and opportunities to thrive in today’s competitive advertising landscape. That’s why we’re excited to announce our new partnership with Sertify, a groundbreaking organization dedicated to simplifying and standardizing accreditation for diverse-owned businesses. This collaboration will enable our publishers to earn official certification [...]