The trial has highlighted the complexity of breaking up major tech monopolies, the potential ripple effects on small businesses and publishers, and the intricate balance between legislative oversight and market self-regulation. Stay tuned for weekly updates and deep dives as we continue to unpack this monumental trial. We will bring…
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Google is in the global antitrust hot seat right now, with all eyes watching the current DOJ trial accusing the tech conglomerate of running an ad tech monopoly. The DOJ argues that Big G operates three monopolies — ad tech, search, and the Android app.
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Discover how behavioral economics offers a simpler, more effective approach to floor pricing optimization. Kean Wang, VP of Product and Strategy at Intowow, reveals best practices for balancing Header Bidding and Google Ad Manager to maximize publisher revenue.
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Ad Ops professionals aren’t just dabbling in generative AI; they’re diving in deep and successfully putting it to work to improve their daily jobs and elevate the overall Ad Ops team. It isn’t a surprise that they’ve largely sidestepped the challenges others have faced using generative AI. As tech savvy…
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Integrated within Google Ad Manager, publishers have two distinct ways to access AdX that cater to their various needs and requirements through the Google Certified Publishing Partner (GCPP) program: Platform Partners and Monetization Partners. Here’s a breakdown of both paths.
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PPIDs are a unique identifier assigned by a publisher to a user. Publishers will share PPIDs with Google’s programmatic demand and this process will help them customize their ads and targeting. On the other hand, ESPs allow publishers to share encrypted first-party signals with buy-side platforms of their choosing. What are the…
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Now that Google Ad Manager is bridging the gap with prebid, will it affect a setup that already exists? While the fact that ad servers will no longer need to be filled with line items to heighten header bidding demand is a plus for publishers, there's some concern that it…
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While the technology behind Google's Privacy Sandbox proposals is complex and constantly evolving, the premise (as we know it today) is simple: move targeting from a third-party cookie to a group (or cohort) of browsers. For much of 2020 these cohort-based approaches appeared to be the future of advertising in…
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We caught up with Brandon Gains, VP of Marketing at MonetizeMore to learn more about why his company teamed up with PubGuru to launch PubGuru University to bring AdSense and GAM training to ad ops professionals. We also talked about strategies for bringing teams closer together through training during stay-at-home…
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The more header bidding adapters you add, the more bids you get and the more money you might make. But, the more requests you make, the more your user experience suffers. Enter Footer Bidding. The idea is simple: Don’t call any ad requests until the page has fully loaded. Instead…
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