DOJ vs. Google, Day One: Who’s Testifying And Google’s Main Arguments In Brief
The ad tech antitrust trial against Google begins today in Alexandria, Virginia. Who’s on the stand and what will Google argue?
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Project Cheat Sheet: A Rundown On All Of Google’s Secret Internal Projects, As Revealed By The DOJ
What do Hercule Poirot, Ben Bernanke, Star Wars and C.S. Lewis have in common? If you’re an ad tech nerd, you’ll know the answer immediately.
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The Wonderful Brand Discusses Testing OOH And Online Snack Competition
Wonderful hadn’t done an out-of-home (OOH) marketing push in more than 15 years. That is, until a week ago, when it began a campaign across six major markets to promote its new no-shell pistachio packs.
Google Is Fighting To Keep Ad Tech Execs Off the Stand In Its Upcoming Antitrust Trial
Google doesn’t want AppNexus founder Brian O’Kelley – you know, the godfather of programmatic – to testify during its ad tech antitrust trial starting on September 9.
How HUMAN Uncovered A Scam Serving 2.5 Billion Ads Per Day To Piracy Sites
Publishers trafficking in pirated movies, TV shows and games sold programmatic ads alongside this stolen content, while using domain cloaking to obscure the “cashout sites” where the ads actually ran.
Thanks To The DOJ, We Now Know What Google Really Thought About Header Bidding
Starting last week and into this week, hundreds of court-filed documents have been unsealed in the lead-up to the Google ad tech antitrust trial – and it’s a bonanza.
Will Alternative TV Currencies Ever Be More Than A Nielsen Add-On?
Ever since Nielsen was dinged for undercounting TV viewers during the pandemic, its competitors have been fighting to convince buyers and sellers alike to adopt them as alternatives. And yet, some industry insiders argue that alt currencies weren’t ever meant to supplant Nielsen.
How Incrementality Tests Helped Newton Baby Ditch Branded Search
In the past year, Baby product and mattress brand Newton Baby has put all its media channels through a new testing regime for incrementality. It was a revelatory experience.
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An AMA With Reddit’s New VP Of Ad Product
It’s a misconception that Redditors categorically dislike advertising, says newly hired VP of Ad Product Management Jyoti Vaidee. In fact, 60% of Reddit users want brands to participate in communities, she says, so long as their interactions are relevant and respectful.
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Uncloaking A New Programmatic Scam
Inside a cloaking scam that funneled ad spend to piracy websites. Then: your AI agency assistant is here, and it’s ready to build your media plan.