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OPINION: The Sell SiderPublisher Advertising And Marketing Teams Are Starting To Converge
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Kerel Cooper, senior vice president of global marketing at LiveIntent. There’s a famous line between editorial and revenue at every legitimate publisher. Newsrooms aren’t influenced by the teams responsible for revenue, and nary do […]
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The End Of Shared Identifiers?; Ikea Distances Itself From Data
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Fun While It Lasted A few years ago, programmatic companies started sharing online ad identifiers as a way to improve reach and targeting. But with Chrome phasing out third-party cookies in two years, the days of shared IDs and cookie-based consortia are on the […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingAs AI Use Expands, We Need Standards To Identify Content Not Created By Humans
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Krish Sailam, global senior vice president of programmatic solutions at DWA, a Merkle company. Some may think artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) personalization is all about altering banners and landing pages. […]
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AT&T Loses 4.1M Streaming And Pay-TV Subscribers In 2019; News Corp Launches Knewz.com
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Cost Of Content AT&T is still bleeding pay-TV subscribers as it beefs up its investment in HBO Max, which is driving losses in the short term. Consolidated revenues for the quarter were $46.8 billion but would have been $48 billion without the HBO […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingPrivate Data Clean Rooms Aren’t Just A Walled Garden Tool
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Peter Vandre, chief analytics officer at Dentsu Aegis Network Media. The idea of a safe place where marketers can analyze sensitive data has been around at least since the early […]
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Could Apple Or Netflix Buy MGM?; An FTC Crackdown On Influencers May Be Coming
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The O&O Studio MGM has held talks with Apple and Netflix to gauge their interest in a sale, CNBC reports. Rumors of an MGM deal have swirled for years, but there’s more urgency now as media tech giants (AT&T, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, etc.) fuel […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingDiverse Faces Are Not The Same As Diverse Voices
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Rishad Tobaccowala, chief growth officer at Publicis Groupe and author of “Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data” (Harper Collins, publishing on Jan. 28, 2020). […]
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Does The Web Need More Browser Engines?; Tracking Consent Is Still Very Messy
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Under The Hood Does the web need more browser engines? The recent trend has been toward browser engine consolidation. Google helped this along by growing Chrome’s market share, but Microsoft gave up on its own web-rendering software and moved to Chromium at the end […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingGoogle Chrome: The Next Chapter Has Yet To Be Written
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Martin Kihn, senior vice president of marketing strategy, Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Martin will present “The Cookieless Web And The Future Of The DMP” at AdExchanger’s Industry Preview conference, being held […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoAs Addressable TV Advertising Grows, The Industry Must Address Overwrite Measurement
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Ronan Higgins, CEO at TVadSync. The addressable TV advertising sector is poised for growth. New initiatives and smart TV technologies offer the potential to unlock the “other 14 minutes” of TV ad airtime. However, every time […]
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Google Adds New Restriction On App Attribution; Layoffs In Tech
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Stalling The Install Google is changing its search-to-app install campaign measurement starting this month so that iOS installs driven by Google searches will no longer be reported by third-party attribution companies, Ronan Shields reports for Adweek. The change is a forerunner to Google’s eventual […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingRandall Rothenberg: The Cookie’s Death Heralds A Better Future For The Web
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Randall Rothenberg, CEO at the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Last week Google sent shock waves across the industry when it announced it would phase out third-party cookies for Google Chrome […]
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Amazon Turns Up The Volume On TV Ads; How Apple ITP Shuts Down Tracking
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Playing With Fire Amazon is “throwing a whole kitchen sink” of inventory at advertisers across Fire TV and its video ad services, according to a sales deck obtained by Digiday. Big picture: Amazon is pitching OTT audiences at scale, which advertisers desperately need. Fire […]
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OPINION: On TV & VideoStreaming 2.0: The Unholy Trinity Of Curation, Cost And Churn
“On TV and Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Mike Bloxham, senior vice president of global media and entertainment at Magid. The streaming landscape has been defined by access to libraries of content and consumers’ ability to watch their shows of choice on their terms – […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven Thinking
After Google Finally Really Did It, A Necessary System Cleanup
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Nico Neumann, assistant professor and fellow, Centre for Business Analytics at Melbourne Business School. Last week, Google announced that it would phase out third-party cookies and even provide a solution […]
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Digital Publishers Start Turning A Profit; Why The Slow Transition From Linear To OTT Is A Good Thing
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Back In The Black Group Nine Media will turn a profit in 2020, CEO Ben Lerer shared Wednesday morning at a press breakfast. The crop of disciplined, profit-focused executives that came along with GroupNine Media’s acquisition of PopSugar at the end of last year […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingDMPs Aren’t Dead, But They Must Continue To Evolve
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Gareth Davies, co-founder at Truth{set}. Google’s announcement to deprecate the Chrome cookie within two years seals the fate of anonymous behavioral data and its underlying identifiers and technology. The move […]
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Microsoft's Nadella On Why The Future Is All About Cloud; Buyers Are Into TikTok's Self-Serve Ad Platform
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Not-So-New Microsoft Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, speaking at a private media event last week, explained how the trillion-dollar company plans to keep up with the evolution of enterprise and consumer tech – and why that doesn’t mean giving up on legacy businesses. “What […]
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OPINION: On TV & Video5 Mandates To Help Marketers Seize The Linear Addressable TV Opportunity
“On TV and Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Maggie Zhang, executive vice president of video research and insights at Dentsu Aegis Network. National linear addressable television is one of the key trends in video. It holds the promise of delivering targeted ads to only […]
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No Ads In WhatsApp; New RTB Guidance From UK Regulator
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. WhatsAds? Facebook is giving up on its plan to introduce ads on WhatsApp. The messaging app recently shut down a team tasked with bringing ads to the platform and deleted the code from its app, The Wall Street Journal reports. Despite unveiling a prototype […]
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What's The Growth Team’s Job, Anyway?
“Brand Aware” explores the data-driven digital ad ecosystem from the marketer’s point of view. Today’s column is written by Alex Weinstein, senior vice president of growth at Grubhub and the author of the Technology + Entrepreneurship blog. The project seemed fairly straightforward: Here’s a city where our food delivery marketplace needs to accelerate growth. Here’s […]
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ANA And 4As Condemn Chrome Cookie Decision; Pelosi Lashes Out At Facebook
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Cookie Crumbs Industry trade bodies are not pleased with Google’s bombshell announcement this week that it would phase out support for third-party cookies over the next two years. In an open letter, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and the American Association of Advertising […]
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OPINION: The Sell SiderHow Will Publishers Fare As Google Moves To Kill Cookies In Chrome?
“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Paul Bannister, co-founder and executive vice president at CafeMedia. “You have no control. Who lives, who dies, who tells your story.” – Washington and Company, “Hamilton” The Google Chromium team announced on Tuesday the […]
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App Ecosystem Sustains Hypergrowth; NBCU Attempts Balancing Act With Peacock
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. There’s An App For That Mobile apps earned $190 billion in ad revenue in 2019 and are forecast to surpass $240 billion this year, according to App Annie’s annual report. App stores made $120 billion from in-app and app download payments, with 72% coming […]
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Dating Apps Allegedly Shared Personal Info With Ad Companies; More Details On The New Nielsen
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Swipe Left On Privacy Dating apps OKCupid, Grindr and Tinder all shared personal information, including location and dating preferences, with marketing and advertising companies, according to the Oslo-based nonprofit the Norwegian Consumer Council. Grindr sent location data, as well as tracking codes linked to […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingGoogle, You Finally Really Did It
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Ari Paparo, CEO at Beeswax. “You finally really did it. You maniacs! You blew it up!” – Charlton Heston, “Planet of the Apes” Personally, I was a skeptic on whether […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingDTCs Must Mind The Mid-Funnel Gap As They Look To New Channels For Growth
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Seraj Bharwani, chief strategy officer at AcuityAds. Businesses thrive or die based on the economics of the channels that close the gap between awareness and consumption. In the past decade, direct-to-consumer […]
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TikTok Seeks To Preempt Brand Safety Fears; Hulu Rethinks Streaming Ads
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Brand Safe Or Bust TikTok may offer a curated feed of content that will appease advertisers as brand safety becomes a bigger concern on the platform. The feed of vetted TikTok creators will enable the app to charge advertisers higher rates for guaranteed brand […]
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OPINION: Data-Driven ThinkingCould CCPA Provoke Antitrust Actions Against Facebook?
“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Victor Wong, CEO at Thunder Experience Cloud. What does selling data mean in 2020? This simple question will set off a major reckoning in the ad industry and potentially in the […]
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OPINION: On TV & Video2020: Are You Ready For Mass TV Disruption?
“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Lindsey Harju, co-founder at Blinc Digital Group. 2020 will be a year of massive TV disruption. We’re already living in a golden age of content, and now with an explosion of high-end and flexible […]