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What are the Best Practices for Using Alternative IDs?

As the industry moves away from the use of third-party tracking cookies, there are several solutions taking shape to help target users while keeping their information secure. One of those solutions is alt IDs, which tend to befuddle even the most seasoned players. The most important thing right now in trying…

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Best of AdMonsters: Your Favorite Stories of 2023

AdMonsters YOY traffic has grown immensely. To mark this milestone, we're sharing a list of some of the most-read AdMonsters articles from 2023. From the challenges of Seller Defined Audiences, to data monetization in an era of ID deprecation, to a path to net zero, to how publishers can safely…

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The $20 Billion Efficiency Opportunity for Marketers

In early December, the ANA published its Programmatic Media Supply Chain Transparency Study. It is a massive undertaking, as the researchers parsed the log-level data of 21 prominent advertisers to track the entire journey of their investments in the open web. Those campaigns represented $88 billion. Two years in the making,…

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AdMonsters Playbook: Navigating Political Ads for the 2024 Season

A staggering $10 billion will pour into the political advertising arena with the goal of swaying American voters during the 2024 Election cycle. While $10 billion is a boon for digital media stakeholders, that money comes with severe risks. Publishers must undertake the critical task of determining whether specific advertisers…

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Making Programmatic Easier for All with a Meta DSP

Long before MediaMath shut down, Mike Hauptman and Dan Bougourd were intrigued by the idea of building a meta DSP. They both joined MediaMath in the company’s early days, but by 2018, they were itching to bring programmatic advertising to the mid-market advertiser.

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