
Whither digital advertising?
Considering the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the new California Consumer Privacy Act, massive fraud, lack of transparency...

IAB Tech Labs launches blockchain-analysis pilot program
It seems like every other day a new startup is claiming it can cure the woes of digital advertising with blockchain — while doubters...

Perengo launches DSP optimized for recruitment ads
Job recruitment ads have their own special needs, so this week, Perengo is out with a demand-side platform (DSP) specialized for that...

Clinch launches tool to dynamically generate ads for Instagram stories
Clinch, which provides a platform for generating data-driven variations of interactive media, said this week it has added functionality...

IBM, Mediaocean announce blockchain consortium to tackle what’s wrong with ad tech
A variety of startups are using blockchain as a way to add transparency to the notoriously opaque ad tech system, including NYIAX, Kiip,...

Post-GDPR, Purch points to 70 percent consent rates and the sweet spot for contextual targeting
Both user consent for data-based ad targeting and contextual advertising for non-data-based targeting may be gaining new life...

Vistar launches online storefront for complete DOOH deals
Last October, digital out-of-home (DOOH) ad platform Vistar Media launched a private marketplace for US and Canadian outdoor signage like...

Is third-party data targeting more effective than contextual targeting?
That question has become very relevant these days, in light of the consent requirements and other limitations surrounding personal and...

The Trade Desk launches its ‘Next Wave’
Demand-side platform The Trade Desk is out this week with what it says is the biggest product launch in its history. So big, in fact,...

AT&T buys ad exchange AppNexus
Apparently, the recent Time-Warner acquisition left AT&T hungry for more. On Monday, the telecommunications giant announced it was buying...

New report: Some ad campaigns are almost entirely robot traffic
If you run online ad campaigns, you might want to sit down. In some campaigns, more than 90 percent of the clicks are generated by robot...

Traditional TV rolls with the times, remains a viable entertainment channel to both viewers and adve
Yes, I know that TV is just a screen and as such, it will never go out of fashion for advertisers who want to reach an audience. But ever...

The future of TV advertising in today’s digital world
If you’ve followed industry chatter on the state of the TV landscape, then you’ve heard more than a few times that the TV advertising era...

Viant’s updated TV platform knows what you’re watching — and can immediately re-target your mo
You’re watching TV, and a Pepsi commercial interrupts the show you’re watching. You switch the channel, but, within seconds, the same...

Media Trust warns of malware in HTML5 ads
When HTML5 was being promoted as a replacement for Adobe’s Flash, security was a key reason. But, according to Media Trust CEO Chris...

Unilever stops working with digital media influencers who buy followers
Unilever Chief Marketing Officer Keith Weed called for more transparency from influencers in a speech at Cannes. “At best it’s...

IAB Study: Podcast ad revenues are shooting through the roof — $314M in 2017
A new study released Monday by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) reveals that podcast revenues in the US have broken records,...

Report: Google and Facebook top advertisers’ list of fears that could impact their businesses
The State of Digital Advertising 2018 notes that the so-called duopoly prevents advertisers from optimizing their customers’ experience...

IAB Tech Lab unveils a proposed Ads.txt for mobile apps
Last year about this time, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Tech Lab launched its ads.txt project to prevent fraudulent selling...
























