If you’re an iOS user, you may have noticed that the pre-roll ads you see on YouTube are of the lowest possible quality. These low-quality ads directly result from users Safari browsers blocking all third-party cookies. This is the tradeoff we all face: privacy vs. low-quality ads.
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In the high-stakes world of ad tech, strategic mergers and acquisitions can redefine the ecosystem. One such transformative move is Aditude's recent acquisition of CPMStar, a key player in the gaming advertising space.
Read MoreAdMonsters March 21, 2024 A Privacy-Focused Ecosystem With Diminished Data Quality: Insights From IAB State of Data Report 2024 The IAB releases its State of Data Report every year to understand how the industry is tackling data evolution. This year's study reveals that the digital advertising industry has acknowledged…
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The IAB releases its State of Data Report every year to understand how the industry is tackling data evolution. This year's study reveals that the digital advertising industry has acknowledged the lasting impact of data privacy changes and signal loss, but these have magnified measurement and addressability issues.
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Last Wednesday, The House passed a bill demanding that ByteDance sell TikTok to another owner or the government will pull the plug for its 170 million users based in the U.S. According to The Wall Street Journal, the bill blindsided TikTok executives.
Read MoreAdMonsters March 14, 2024 35 Women Leaders in Ad Tech Share Insights for International Women’s Day The challenges women face in ad tech are universal, transcending specific roles or tenure in the industry. The future of ad tech is intertwined with the pursuit of diversity, as having manifold perspectives…
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This week's Wrapper features highlights from one of our keynotes at Publisher Forum Austin, Burhan Hamid, CTO at TIME, who shared his vision on the evolving role of AI in publishing during his talk, The Publisher's AI Advantage: Leveraging the Power of AI to Stay Ahead of the Curve. We…
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Every country collects data on its citizens, including the number of household members, presence of children, household income and education levels, age, race, marital status, neighborhood characteristics, etc. This data can be useful to publishers who want to tell better stories about their readers and to marketers who want a…
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The digital advertising landscape is undergoing a monumental shift towards privacy-first practices, underscored by the Privacy Sandbox initiative and the critical findings from the “IAB Tech Lab's Privacy Sandbox: Fit Gap Analysis for Digital Advertising." It paints a picture of an industry at a crossroads, facing the challenge of reimagining…
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With the decline of third-party cookies, data collaboration platforms might be the industry’s answer to improving data’s value. In this Q&A, Alexandra Theriault, Chief Growth Officer, Spherical at Lotame, shares how organizations can leverage data collaboration to access, analyze, and activate data. The tech company recently expanded the offerings for its…
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