The upcoming loss of third-party identifiers within Chrome, and the changes that Apple has already made in that space, means that first-party data is in a strong position. Losing cross-domain identifiers only strengthens publishers’ first-party data, as a viable option for advertisers to continue reaching consumers. And this first-party data can…
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While there are multiple reasons for the growing inefficiencies in the ad buying process, one of the fundamental reasons can be traced to the widespread adoption of header bidding. When publishers first began using header bidding strategies in the mid-2010s, it immediately led to rapid growth in the number and…
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Powered by: July 7, 2021 Data Export Crackdown Underway Supply Chain Validation Gets a Boost How WFH Shaped Ad Blocking Big Tech, Hot Seat Around the Water Cooler Senator Plans Crackdown on Ad Tech Data Sharing With Foreign Adversaries The global real-time bidding (RTB) ad marketplace is a hotbed…
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Now that the third-party tracking cookie will remain on life support, at least for another year, what's next for publishers? While many ad tech industry insiders feel strongly that most cookie alternatives weren't exactly ready for the cookiepocalypse anyway, most all agree that it's definitely not time for publishers to press…
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By now, you know that the Chrome third-party cookiepocalypse is staved off for at least another year. The reasons are many …. CafeMedia’s Paul Bannister outlines how difficult it’s been to get the user-tracking alternatives off the ground. Meanwhile, Mike Juang at Ad Age posits that buy-side pressure spurred the delay. …
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Between mounting privacy regulations and privacy enforcement measures being taken by big tech, publishers are in need of simple solutions that ensure consent compliance (and that they can trust). And even when publishers are doing the right thing and following the law, they may find themselves liable for a non-compliant…
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Publishers are already using what they know about their audiences to fuel their editorial, but those very same insights can be used to power advertising and revenue as well. Leveraging your first-party audience data, you can build a scalable direct-sold program around premium ad packages that resonate with your audience…
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How do publishers centralize vendor management? What are their biggest challenges in developing a revenue strategy across multiple brands and sites? These, along with how publishers are preparing for a post-cookie world, were discussed during a recent Think Tank hosted with The Media Trust.
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With impression data pulled directly from Google Ad Manager over the course of 2020 — including transaction trends, global viewership insights, and even details about live streaming performance — Google Ad Manager's Session on Advanced TV at our recent PubForum Virtual didn’t disappoint. It also covered some best practices for…
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While the technology behind Google's Privacy Sandbox proposals is complex and constantly evolving, the premise (as we know it today) is simple: move targeting from a third-party cookie to a group (or cohort) of browsers. For much of 2020 these cohort-based approaches appeared to be the future of advertising in…
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