David Lee

Editor in Chief

David leads UA Ledger's coverage of creative systems and playable advertising. He has worked across mobile growth, production, and product strategy, with a focus on turning campaign evidence into durable operating knowledge.

More articles from david-lee

The creative strategist role is misdefined

creative strategy

market intelligence

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6 min read

The creative strategist role is misdefined

Hybrid-casual's creative problem: depth you cannot show in thirty seconds

creative strategy

playable ads

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5 min read

Hybrid-casual's creative problem: depth you cannot show in thirty seconds

The case for concept-level testing

creative strategy

measurement

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2 min read

The case for concept-level testing

AI storyboarding is faster. Is it better? A side-by-side

creative strategy

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3 min read

AI storyboarding is faster. Is it better? A side-by-side

AppLovin AI video creative: its own generation tool

creative strategy

platforms

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7 min read

AppLovin AI video creative: its own generation tool

GDC 2026 debrief: AI moved from the demo floor to the production line

creative strategy

playable ads

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4 min read

GDC 2026 debrief: AI moved from the demo floor to the production line

Meta Gaming Attribution Error: Why It Is Back in Games

creative strategy

measurement

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5 min read

Meta Gaming Attribution Error: Why It Is Back in Games

AI creative volume lowers the value of volume

creative strategy

market intelligence

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6 min read

AI creative volume lowers the value of volume

The misleading-ad arbitrage and why it still pays

creative strategy

platforms

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6 min read

The misleading-ad arbitrage and why it still pays

Concept art is not a creative test

creative strategy

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3 min read

Concept art is not a creative test

Playable ads are becoming the operating system of mobile UA

creative strategy

playable ads

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4 min read

Playable ads are becoming the operating system of mobile UA

Playables nearly doubled their share of creative. Sensor Tower's State of Mobile, read from the brief

market intelligence

playable ads

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4 min read

Playables nearly doubled their share of creative. Sensor Tower's State of Mobile, read from the brief