As cookies make open web advertising more complicated, the big tech platforms, especially Google and Meta, are using AI to make buying ads on their platforms easier than ever before. The good news for publishers, though, is that they, too, can use AI to make reaching their highly valuable audiences…
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Media layoffs continued this past week. First, BuzzFeed announced plans to lay off 16% of its workforce and sell off Complex Networks. Meanwhile, Vice is pulling the plug on Vice.com and announced it would lay off “several hundred” staffers as part of its major restructuring. What does this mean for…
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According to ESPN, Super Bowl LVIII averaged around 123.4 million viewers, and advertisers pay top dollar to feature their ads during the Super Bowl every year because they know they will reach a large audience. But the real question is, who took the advertising crown? According to AdImpact's viewership data…
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The IAB Tech Lab released a report analyzing the pitfalls of the privacy sandbox, even warning Google to postpone Cookie Deprecation. However, Google has some words for the critics who are playing down its privacy-compliance tactics. The question remains, what's the bet move for all industry players to thrive?
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Shay Brog, CEO, Burt Intelligence, shares five ways publishers can actually use AI to drive user engagement and traffic while simplifying operations.
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According to some projections, CTV advertising is on the rise. It is projected to reach nearly $30 billion this year and almost $38 billion by 2026. But are streaming providers complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)? On January 26, California Attorney General Rob Bonta promised an "investigative sweep"…
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There is currently no industry standard for completing data deletion requests. We caught up with Rowena Lam, IAB Tech Lab’s Senior Director of Privacy & Data, to see how they conducted this research, the findings, and the following steps to make a standard Data Deletion Request Framework a reality.
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When Amazon Prime announced at the beginning of the year that its subscribers would need to pay an extra $2.99 to continue an ad-free experience, consumers began grumbling earnestly about ever-increasing subscription costs. It's worth exploring their complaints so everyone with a stake in the CTV industry can address them head-on.…
Read MoreAdMonsters January 18, 2024 The FTC’s Push for Privacy: Setting the Stage for Federal Regulation and AI's Future A recent study, by data compliance tech company, Compliant, revealed that 90% of publishers shared consumer data with third parties without consent. It's high time publishers and ad tech companies prioritize…
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Will CTV pick the next president? To win in 2024, political advertisers must prepare to rethink decades' worth of proven strategies while maximizing their data assets to take advantage of the television's fast-evolving, advanced targeting capabilities.
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