--- title: EX.CO Blog | Maera D. Hagage description: is Senior Director of CTV Customer Strategy at EX.CO, where she leads strategic publisher partnerships and helps media companies scale CTV monetization through machine learning-driven yield optimization. With over a decade of experience spanning media, ad tech, operations, and customer strategy, Maera has played a key role in building EX.CO’s CTV business, onboarding leading publishers, and driving cross-functional growth initiatives across streaming media. In 2026, she was recognized with a Gold American Business Award for Maverick of the Year – Business Product Industries. 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Hagage Search the blog is Senior Director of CTV Customer Strategy at EX.CO, where she leads strategic publisher partnerships and helps media companies scale CTV monetization through machine learning-driven yield optimization. With over a decade of experience spanning media, ad tech, operations, and customer strategy, Maera has played a key role in building EX.CO’s CTV business, onboarding leading publishers, and driving cross-functional growth initiatives across streaming media. In 2026, she was recognized with a Gold American Business Award for Maverick of the Year – Business Product Industries. Based in New York City, Maera is also an actor and theater producer with a passion for storytelling both on and off the stage. [The Illusion of Scale: Why More Demand Paths Don't Automatically Increase CTV Revenue](https://blog.ex.co/the-illusion-of-scale-why-more-demand-paths-dont-automatically-increase-ctv-revenue) #### [The Illusion of Scale: Why More Demand Paths Don't Automatically Increase CTV Revenue](https://blog.ex.co/the-illusion-of-scale-why-more-demand-paths-dont-automatically-increase-ctv-revenue) May 28, 2026 CTV revenue growth depends on smarter auction control, not more demand paths. Learn how media owners can reduce waste and improve yield. There's a belief baked into how most media owners approach CTV monetization: more demand paths equal more competition, and more competition means more revenue. It's intuitive. It's also often wrong. < Newer Older > #### Sign up to the EX.CO newsletter! 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