December 09, 2020 Amazon Is Gunning For Google's Spot Google Launches Ad Block Attack Hashed Emails Will Not Take IDFA's Place Amazon’s 2019 Ad Spend Spree Is Still Paying Off Image sourced from eMarketer The old adage: “You have to spend money to make money,” couldn’t have worked out any…
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As we move closer to the end of Q4, pubs are experiencing a rebound of sorts but it hasn't halted their concerns about payments. Pubs are looking for assurances (and insurance) from their SSP partners that they won’t be left holding the bag when a default happens along the chain…
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We chatted with AdLedger's Executive Director, Christiana Cacciapuoti, to learn more about the problems that CryptoRTB solves in the supply chain, how it benefits both sellers and buyers, how it differs from ads.cert, and the results of tests using the protocol that prove that blockchain-based solutions can accommodate the speed…
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Balance is an important part of being a trusted news brand. But how do you keep your balance when you find yourself reporting from the center of the Hong Kong protests and months of unrest? South China Morning Post decided to develop a tool that read the headlines of every article…
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December 01, 2020 More Antitrust Suits Flying In Another Day, Another ID Facebook's Latest Measurement Mea Culpa More Antitrust Suits in the Wings If you’ve recovered from your disenchantment following the release of the Department of Justice’s antitrust suit against Google, GOOD NEWS! The Wall Street Journal reports that federal…
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Visitor Relationship Management presents an opportunity for quality publishers to stop thinking in vertical, siloed ways about competing adtech, data, privacy and audience fiefdoms and priorities. Instead, VRM is a horizontal approach to thinking about the visitor relationship, revenue and experience.
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COVID-19 revenue losses have been extensive, prompting massive furloughs and layoffs, but on the road to recovery, publishers will be looking for ways to keep costs low without further reducing staff. Understanding when to use automation by leveraging available technology to handle repetitive and routine tasks is an effective way…
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“We haven’t always been a big fan of programmatic or arbitrage-oriented stuff,” says Rich Antoniello, Founder and CEO of digital media company Complex Networks. During his PubForum+ keynote, “Tomorrow's Publisher Today,” on Tuesday, December 8, Antoniello will share how the company’s multiprong strategy of building a fervent community, revenue diversification, and…
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Senior Editor, Lynne d Johnson, recently chatted with Garrett Johnson—a marketing professor at Boston University's Questrom School of Business. His research focuses on privacy, the value of cookies, and the effectiveness of advertising. She was interested in a presentation he made to the W3C about the Economics of Digital Ad…
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Thirty-seven percent of mobile marketers are in the dark about what the new Apple IDFA protocols mean, which is especially troubling considering how dramatically these changes will affect mobile attribution. Most aren't fully on board with adopting SKAdNetwork as an IDFA replacement. So the question remains: How will targeting, measurement…
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