“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 Paul Cimino, president at Cimino Collaborative Consulting. Safety and privacy have become driving forces in advertising. New laws, ad blocking and OS/browser changes have turned the industry upside down. I […]
SKAdNetwork could become the de facto way to attribute mobile app installs on Apple devices with the release of iOS 14 in September. But when Apple first introduced its SKAdNetwork API in 2018, only a handful of industry insiders paid attention. At the time, the low-key rollout of a privacy-focused test API that would allow […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Tying Together The Googleverse Google has undergone several re-orgs since Prabhakar Raghavan took over as SVP of advertising and commerce in 2018. And the changes are still coming. This week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees that Raghavan will also lead Search, including news, […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Add To Cart Online grocery shopping is exploding. More than a third of Americans bought groceries online for the first time in the last month, and they have spent more on grocery delivery each week as lockdowns drag on, The New York Times reports. […]
“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 David Philippson, co-founder and CEO at Dataseat. Apple will host its annual WWDC conference next month. While the physical event has been canceled, many of the previews for software that […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Branding The Game Brands are jumping into Nintendo’s newest Animal Crossing game. Highsnobiety and 100 Thieves are recreating their clothing collections so people can dress up avatars, and even non-apparel brands such as Twitter and Xbox have branded in-game clothing. Getty images lets players […]
“The Sell Sider” is a column written for the sell side of the digital media community. Today’s column is written by Joshua Koran, head of innovation labs at Zeta Global. Before the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the spotlight and our daily lives, the digital advertising industry was rife with speculation about the future of marketing and advertising […]
“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. Many media owners still struggle to see the long-term opportunity in front of them. But I am filled with hope when I hear that some […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Data Dwindles Facebook will no longer share device-level data with its partners for mobile campaign measurement. The company quietly updated the terms of its advanced mobile measurement program in January, which previously allowed advertisers to view and share raw data associated with unique […]
The fate of each ad tech company hinges on whether or not it has a privacy strategy. Regulators, privacy advocates and web browsers are targeting core capabilities around targeting and measurement, which affects vendor product, engineering and commercial teams. So TripleLift appointed its first Chief Privacy Officer, Julia Shullman, in January. Her mission is to […]
Facebook said Wednesday it will nix mobile web publishers from Audience Network in order to exclusively focus on apps. Beginning on April 11, Audience Network will no longer fill any ad requests to web and in-stream placements. Facebook warned that campaign performance may fluctuate during the phase-out period. Read Facebook’s post on the change here. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Regulation and an increased demand for user privacy has slowed the flood of money into programmatic advertising globally. Sixty-nine percent of all dollars spent on digital advertising will be transacted programmatically by 2020, up from 65% in 2019, Zenith predicts. And programmatic spend will surpass $100 billion globally for the first time this year. But […]
“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 Alessandro De Zanche, an audience and data strategy consultant. Companies’ user data ownership is dead, but we may have not fully realized and accepted it yet. How will privacy trends […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Political Ad Firestorm Google is considering changes to its political advertising policy, according to The Wall Street Journal and Axios. The reports come as Facebook is under pressure from users, issue groups and regulators to block some (or even all) political advertising. Twitter banned […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Privacy As Product Who reads privacy policies? Maybe lawyers, definitely not users. Apple wants to change that, Engadget reports. On Wednesday, Apple revamped the privacy page on its website to make it easier to understand. The policies themselves haven’t changed, though, just the way […]
Privacy’s growing impact on targeted advertising is creating unprecedented challenges for marketers. One underlying reason contributing to the stress: Marketers feel betrayed by big data, said Andrew Frank, VP distinguished analyst for Gartner. “Big data was supposed to give us this scalable customer intimacy, this ability as marketers to know exactly what to sell to […]
“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). Smart marketers today are trying to understand the impact of their advertising across a fragmented ecosystem of platforms. In particular, we want to […]
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“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 Kelly Anderson, vice president of data protection and privacy at Ericsson Emodo. Just as 5G is coming into view on the horizon, there’s a trainload of new privacy regulations and […]
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Google Chrome is making it easier for its users to block cookies and harder for ad tech companies to do fingerprinting. But Google’s dominant position in online advertising means even small changes will unleash a cat-and-mouse game with ad tech companies, who may choose to sidestep the new restrictions. There’s also the concern that consumers […]
“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 Gary Kibel, a partner in the digital media, technology and privacy practice group at Davis & Gilbert. Sir Francis Bacon is often credited with the phrase, “Knowledge is power.” It is […]
While Facebook’s earnings last Tuesday prove that marketers still spend, some wonder if consumer backlash against the platform could one day damage brands advertising on it. “The slow stream of press has caused more angst and questions,” said James Douglas, executive director and head of media at performance agency Reprise. “Every day it seems like […]
“We’re privacy-centric,” said every marketer ever. But what was once a reflexive statement must now be backed by substance. Despite excitement about harnessing data to send the right message to the right person at the right etc., marketers must now wrestle with whether they should simply because they can. One of the major themes at […]
When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect in May, Nestlé Germany was ready. Germany’s data collection laws have been notoriously austere for decades, much to the chagrin of some digital players. National laws – such as the Federal Data Protection Act, the Criminal Code, the Civil Code, the Telecommunications Act and Telemedia Act […]
The Trump administration’s Commerce Department is in talks with tech and internet providers, including Facebook, Google, AT&T and Comcast, to craft a proposal addressing online privacy. The Washington Post reported the news Friday. Why now? The administration is succumbing to pressure amid global criticism that a lack of online privacy regulation led to foreign meddling […]
Call it a sign of the times. Demandbase has hired a chief privacy officer – the first in the company’s history. Fatima Khan, who joins the B2B ad tech platform from a prior position as VP of legal at mobile ad network AirPush, will be responsible for ensuring Demandbase’s global privacy policies are up to […]
Apple’s announcement on Monday that its Safari desktop browser would block third-party tracking information by default worries the ad tech industry – even though Safari represents less than 5% of paid search clicks, according to data from performance marketing agency Merkle. But not everyone is alarmed. The change is likely just another stepping stone in […]
