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    Facebook’s Misinfo Problems Continue; Vizio’s Inscape Limits Data Use

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Falling Short? Facebook updated its misinformation policy to include vaccine-related content, as the company continues fighting against claims that it isn’t doing enough to protect its billions of users. The Wall Street Journal reports that the social networking giant will over the coming weeks […]

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    Media Owners Revolutionize Their Data Strategies While Facing New Risks Along The Way

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Alessandro De Zanche, an audience and data strategy consultant. Are we witnessing a renaissance in media owners’ data and audience strategies? It feels like yesterday when many media brands believed having a data strategy meant […]

  • To Make TV Attribution Better, We Need To All Get On The Same Page

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video.  Today’s column is written by Jane Clarke, managing director and CEO at the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM). Attribution, or the measurement and assignation of an outcome following an ad exposure, has revolutionized media planning and buying with the promise of being […]

  • Comic: Digital Ad Spend Surges

    A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…

  • Kepler Group Buys Infectious Media; Walgreens Is Latest Retailer To Launch An Ad Platform

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Programmatic Merger Kepler Group has acquired UK-based Infectious Media for an undisclosed sum. Read the release. The combined global programmatic agency company has 400 professionals across London, Singapore, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco and Costa Rica. The firms’ combined client roster includes Hasbro, […]

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    The Big Story: Well, It Could’ve Been Worse …

    So WPP’s media buying unit GroupM released its US ad spend figures on Tuesday and, all in all, the pandemic fallout was not as bad as many had initially anticipated. Especially if you happened to be named Google, Facebook or Amazon. Back in June, GroupM projected a 13% decline in 2020 but now, it’s anticipating […]

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    Jukin Media On Why Brands Need To Get In On User-Generated Social Video

    “On TV & Video” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. After this exclusive first look for subscribers, the story by AdExchanger’s Allison Schiff will be published in full on AdExchanger.com. Jukin Media trawls the social universe for the most shareable video content from everyday people that it can […]

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    The Year Of The Pivot: How Agencies Adapted Their Strategies In 2020

    This article is sponsored by Criteo. As brands have reevaluated how they communicate in unprecedented times, agencies have spent the better part of 2020 adapting their strategies to fit into this new reality. Understanding changes in consumer behavior, improving the consumer experience and fostering industrywide collaboration have each emerged as key initiatives in service of […]

  • Amazon To Buy Wondery; IAB Offers New Podcast Measurement Guidelines

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. A Wondery To Behold Amazon is in talks to buy podcast production network Wondery, reports The Wall Street Journal, at a value of more than $300 million. According to WSJ sources, Wondery predicts its revenue will exceed $40 million in 2020, with 75% of […]

  • NBCU Strengthens Partnership With FreeWheel To Power A Linear And Digital Convergence

    As consumers increasingly use their living room TVs to watch streaming content via CTV and apps, NBCUniversal has pushed the needle forward with video ad server FreeWheel in what it described as a “landmark” move that will transform the way that NBCU clients buy linear TV advertising from the company. The company said Wednesday that […]

  • Is The Media Industry Doing Enough To Protect Kids While Streaming?

    This article is sponsored by Kidoodle.TV The majority of the world’s children are still not back in classrooms. They stream videos and connect with teachers on platforms designed for adults. With kids accessing an increasing amount of content on desktop, mobile, CTV and gaming consoles, it is essential that the ad industry collaborate with regulators […]

  • Digital Dominates Ad Spend, The Triopoly Dominates Digital; Holiday Ecom Sales Up - But Lower Than Expected

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Digital Wins, And So Does The Triopoly Digital is expected to account for the majority of US ad spending this year, an industry shift driven (or forced?) by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to WPP media buying unit GroupM. GroupM expects US ad spend to […]

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    The Future Of Talent, With Publicist CEO Lara Vandenberg

    When Lara Vandenberg launched Publicist earlier this year, things didn’t go as planned. She had returned to her native Australia to weather the coronavirus pandemic, and was working nights in order to collaborate with colleagues in New York. On top of that, she was sick with COVID herself. But launch she did, and she has […]

  • The Digital Advertising Sector’s Original Sin, And How We Must Atone

    If you’ve been in the digital advertising sphere for a while you know I’m bullish on the internet. As one of the founders of the IAB and early vice chair, I’ve championed the web as the best advertising medium – period. But as I look back on the past 25 years, I’m struck by a […]

  • With Prebid At The Foundation, Industry Collaboration Is Key To Unlock The Future Of CTV

    This article is sponsored by Xandr. In about a year, more than 56 million US households will be cord cutters or cord nevers, making CTV and OTT a must-have medium for advertisers to tell their stories at scale. Coupling this with programmatic’s ease of transacting and flexibility, CTV and OTT programmatic ad spend is on […]

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    Antitrust Wars Heat Up; Facebook Acquires Social CRM Startup Kustomer

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. All About Antitrust Facebook and Google’s legal woes are expected to get worse as federal and state antitrust authorities prepare to file new lawsuits against the tech giants. The Wall Street Journal reports that authorities are readying as many as four more cases targeting […]

  • Audience Isn’t The Only Solution To CTV’s Transparency Issues

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video.  Today’s column is written by Alex White, COO at Peer39. While conversations around connected TV tend to center on the leading streaming services, there are more than 200 CTV providers. A complex, fragmented ecosystem has created a lot of […]

  • As User-Level Tracking Falls Apart, Cohorts Offer An Exciting Measurement Alternative

    “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 Myles Younger, Senior Director of MightyHive and Ken Archer, VP Product of Upwave. In recent years, innovation in digital ad effectiveness measurement has been constrained by an addiction to person-level […]

  • Twitter To Reboot Its Policy On Blue Check Marks; Publishers See Success On Snapchat

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Snap Is Back It’s been a loooong, dark year for publishers, but there has been at least one bright spot: Snapchat. Digiday reports that publishers are netting higher revenue for their Discover content within Snapchat, both year over year as well as quarter over […]

  • Comic: Black Friday

    A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…

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    Dethroning The 30-Second Spot: Meet The New Reigning Monarch Of Ad Formats

    “On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Jed Hartman, Chief Commercial Officer, Channel Factory The 30-second spot has been the undisputed ruler of advertising units since the birth of broadcast TV. The storytelling, the emotion, the impact and the ROI have all […]

  • Too bad there isn’t a Black Friday deal on Facebook inventory – because it’s getting pricey. Coming into Thanksgiving week, Facebook CPMs were up by 30%.

    Facebook CPMs Will Be Higher Than Ever This Holiday Season

    Too bad there isn’t a Black Friday deal on Facebook inventory – because it’s getting pricey. Following a massive 38% spike in CPMs on Facebook between September and the week before the election, prices dipped back to more normal levels during the first week in November before climbing back up again, according to digital agency […]

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    The Big Story: M&A Gravy

    The first half of 2020 was pretty lean. This year is on track to be the slowest since 2015 in terms of deal activity, according to LUMA Partners. But set the table and get out the gravy boat, because strategic M&A started to pick back up in Q3 and the momentum has continued into the […]

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    ‘Polling Is Dead!’ And Other US Election Lessons For Identity And Measurement

    “The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Matt Prohaska, principal and CEO at Prohaska Consulting. The quote in the headline, echoed by numerous political pundits, typifies the overreaction during and after the United States’ Election Day. Like many watching election results […]

  • Amazon Has A Data Advantage On CTV; US Ad Spend Set To Fall To 2018 Levels

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Amazon’s CTV Boom Amazon may be a little late to the CTV advertising game, but it’s catching up quick thanks to its troves of shopper data and the built-in base of brands already selling on its platform, The Drum reports. Most of Amazon’s CTV […]

  • Wyclef Jean Teams With Google To Support Black-Owned Businesses

    Wyclef Jean has seen up close the devastation that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Black-owned businesses. The three-time Grammy Award–winning musician and founding member of acclaimed hip-hop group the Fugees said that his friends, Medjine and John “Jube” Altino, struggled to keep their business, Vibez Juice & Vegan Cafe in Jersey City, NJ afloat. […]

  • App attribution company AppsFlyer has a late breaking addition to its $210 million investment round, which closed in January: Salesforce Ventures.

    AppsFlyer Extends Latest $210M Round With An Investment From Salesforce

    The more the merrier. App attribution company AppsFlyer has a late breaking addition to its $210 million investment round, which closed in January: Salesforce Ventures. Although Salesforce is only taking a small percentage of AppsFlyer as part of the round extension – less than 1% of the company, according to AppsFlyer CEO and co-founder Oren […]

  • The New Holiday Normal: Black Friday All Month Long (And 4 Resulting Trends)

    “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 Alison Levin, VP of global marketing solutions at Roku. Black Friday has traditionally been the kick-off of the holiday season for the retail industry, but this year, like many other […]

  • DOJ Opens Pandora’s Box And Forges A Path For The Cookie’s Return 

    “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 Jason Bier, chief privacy officer at Adstra Data. The DOJ’s antitrust suit, together with 11 state’s attorneys general, contains surprising revelations about the extent of Google’s alleged illegal search Monopoly. In […]

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    Industry Group Calls Privacy Sandbox Anticompetitive; Snapchat Launches TikTok Competitor

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. A Line In The Sand An alliance of digital marketing companies filed a complaint with the UK’s competition authority on Monday calling for the regulator to block Google from implementing the technologies within the Chrome Privacy Sandbox. The sandbox houses Google’s proposals for third-party […]