The ad tech industry is experiencing a serious case of déjà vu. Google announced that it will no longer fully eliminate Chrome's third-party cookies by the end of this year. But what does the industry think? We asked 17 ad tech thought leaders for their points of view, and here's what…
Read More
A group of publishers logged onto their ad account, seemingly attaining millions of ad dollars in minutes. After some ad experts investigated the programmatic ad auction, they found that some advertisers were bidding at rates as high as $1 billion. The error was a brief server anomaly at Pubmatic.
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…
Read MoreAdMonsters December 21, 2023 Google's Privacy Sandbox: A Solution, or A Shiny Object? The UK's MOW Weighs In MOW doesn't see itself as a general services company. The organization was the original body that complained to the CMA, leading to the commitments that delayed the rollout of the Privacy Sandbox.…
Read MoreAdMonsters December 14, 2023 LinkedIn Live Rewind: AdMonsters 2023 Recap W/ Chris Kane, Founder of Jounce Media We dove headfirst into the hottest topics of this past year and peeked into the crystal ball for 2024, all in the company of the ever-insightful Chris Kane at our AdMonsters 2023…
Read More
The recent decision by Google's GA4 to deprecate numerous attribution models, nudging marketers toward Data-Driven Attribution (DDA), has sparked considerable debate in the advertising community. While the crux of the matter is the black-box nature of DDA — we're unsure of its internal workings — a more profound issue lies…
Read MoreAdMonsters September 8, 2023 AI Is Changing Service in the Ad Business. But Will It Reimagine Service? Generative AI innovations promise enhanced efficiency and improved customer service, but there are questions about whether AI, as it currently stands, can provide quality service to real people, including in developing ad…
Read More
In an era where the digital realm permeates every facet of our lives, from online banking to social media interactions, preserving audiences’ digital identities has become paramount. Self-Sovereign Identitiy offers a potential solution.
Read More
In an auction to purchase MediaMath, Infillion emerged as the highest bidder with a whopping $22 million bid. According to Business Insider, Infillion plans to restore the DSP, recruit former MediaMath employees, and seek out former clients such as Macy's, Sanofi, and Staples.
Read More
HUMAN Security released its 2023 Bad Bot Holiday Report, which details what cybercriminals were up to last holiday season. The report offers websites and online retailers a look at their ploys so that security teams can keep their sites and their customers safe in the upcoming holiday season.
Read More