Domain spoofing is still a big problem on the open web, especially for highly-ranked sites that have done an excellent job at earning the trust of their audiences. And even though ads.txt was created to thwart bad actors from performing arbitrage, domain spoofing, clickjacking and ultimately messing with legit publishers'…
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While ATT has improved privacy and cut down on fingerprinting, it has made it immeasurably harder for pubs (and even big tech) to monetize their apps. That's why we invited Ron Duque, Head of Advertising and Ad Tech Operations, WeatherBug, to come to PubForum Montreal on August 15, 2022, to…
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It was evident. Google was going to delay plans to eliminate third-party tracking cookies in Chrome. Their Privacy Sandbox head is saying it will take until the latter half of 2024 for an alternative to replace cookies, but we've been hearing rumblings from buyers that it could very well drag…
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The recent surge in email newsletters can be attributed to all sorts of things from the cookie crackdown to looming privacy regulations to publishers needing to diversify their revenue. I spoke with Rachel Rubin, Vice President, Customer Success, Liveintent to dive deeper into these topics and especially focus on how…
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So, you missed AdMonsters Ops 2022 in New York? While I won't outright call you a loser, I will say you missed some of the most intriguing discussions about where the future of ad tech and revenue operations is headed. And while what life looks like post-cookie ran throughout the…
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The NY Times is getting data out of silos to harness the power of marketing, customer, and advertising data toward a more collective, data-driven business. Michael Chiang, Director, Campaign Operations, The New York Times, is using Action IQ CDP to quickly create, deploy and evaluate campaigns. And eventually, some tools…
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Moving forward, it may seem a no-brainer to pubs, that in this privacy-forward era, users should either subscribe or provide morsels of information in exchange for content that is meaningful and relevant to them (which would include advertising), but maybe there really is another way. And maybe that other way…
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Considering about 1 million properties get transacted programmatically, it might be easy to think of the open internet as this very fragmented supply. But really only a small number of media companies control the vast sea of properties that comprise the open internet. In fact, the 10 largest web publishers…
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With the third-party cookie near death and privacy regulations ratcheting up, publishers have many challenges ahead. We spoke with Will Hathaway, Head of Strategic Business Development at Ex.Co to learn about how his company helps publishers face those challenges head-on by leveraging content experiences to increase engagement, revenue, and CPMs…
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With steady increases in consumer streaming hours, creating engaging video content that excites and delights users and doesn’t interrupt their experience is paramount. Johanna Bergqvist, VP of Strategic Partnerships, Ex.co talked to us about leveraging user experience strategies into higher CPMs and inventory value to build credibility and trust with your…
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