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  • Sweetgreen Wants A Healthy PMax Diet; The MRC’s MFA Quagmire

    Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Not-So-Sweet Deal A campaign without reporting is like an undressed salad. But Sweetgreen has to eat it anyway. “I’ve been pushing my Google reps,” the brand’s director of media and growth Jeff Lin declared during a panel at the Possible conference in Miami, Adweek […]

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    Why Does Ad Tech Still Fail To Spot – And Stop – MFA-Fueled Schemes?

    Industry experts weigh in on Forbes’s MFA subdomain and why ad verification tools still regularly fail to flag some instances of alleged SIVT.

  • The TV Industry Wants Accreditation. But Does It Want The MRC?

    When the MRC revoked its seal of approval for Nielsen’s TV ratings in 2021, it spurred a hunt for alternatives. Now, media and tech companies are debating whether MRC accreditation is even necessary.

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    AdExplainer: TV Measurement vs. TV Currency

    “Measurement” and “currency” are often conflated in TV land, but they’re not the same. They have different standards and use cases – and these contrasts matter as the industry looks for a better way to transact TV ads.

  • Making The Case For Accountability

    “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 George Ivie, CEO and executive director at Media Rating Council. Most transactions are predicated on a good-faith promise. Parties agree to exchange goods, services or funds of agreed-upon value with […]

  • A Cross-Platform Measurement Framework Is Finally Close To Becoming A Reality

    “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 George W. Ivie, CEO and executive director at the Media Rating Council. In an advertising industry that is defined by data and measurement in a way that few other sectors […]

  • Podcast: Who Measures The Measurers?

    AdExchanger Talks is a podcast focused on data-driven marketing. Subscribe here. This episode of AdExchanger Talks is supported by Tealium. Sometimes an old institution gains new relevance. Take the Media Rating Council (MRC). The nonprofit was born out of the quiz show scandals of the late 1950s, when regulators, after recovering from the initial shock of learning TV […]