
First Party To Whom? Display Targeting Data Demystified
Frequently, this is used in the context of “first-party data” and, in some cases, “operating in the first party” for online...

The Future Of Paid Search (From A Data Perspective)
Over the past five years, the media buying world has changed dramatically. The incredible advances in adTech (Advertising Technology) and...

The Three Pillars Of A Programmatic Strategy
In today’s digital ecosystem, the programmatic paradigm is no longer a trend or a meme. It’s very much a keystone of publishers’ digital...

Media Ratings Council Greenlights New Viewable Ad Impression Metric For Video Ads
After more than a year-long review process, the Media Rating Council (MRC) gave the go-head for the digital media industry to being...

Yahoo Enters Viewable Impression Market With Prime View
Yahoo’s latest ad product allows advertisers to buy display ads on a viewable cost-per-impression basis — brands pay only when their ads...

One Tech Stack To Rule Them All: Potential Programmatic Pitfalls
Agencies tend to pigeonhole programmatic vendors. Some vendors are used for specific goals such as prospecting, others for specific...

AdRoll’s Desktop-To-Mobile Retargeting On Facebook Now Out Of Beta
Today, retargeting platform AdRoll announced the full roll-out of its solution to execute cross-device retargeting campaigns in Facebook...

Criteo’s Overhauled Prediction Engine Now Factors Actual Conversions, Not Just Clicks
The Criteo Engine has been retooled to automate impression bidding based on the likelihood that a user will both click on an ad and make...

Is The Opposite Of A Viewable Display Ad…‘Unviewable’?
Out-of-view ads are the black sheep of the ad-tech industry. But does that have to be an accepted “meme”? Maybe not. Every toddler learns...

AdSense Gets Two New Large Format Ad Sizes
introduced today, are meant to showcase rich ad creatives. The ad units are 970 x 250 Billboard and 300 x 1050 Portrait. Due to their...

3 Ways To Change Your Thinking About Display Ads & Move Out Of Your Comfort Zone
We have all seen it: marketers deeply loyal to “last click attribution” and the comfort zone it brings along with it. With a last-click...

TechDirt Threatened With AdSense Closure For Reporting On Racy Videos That YouTube Puts Ads On
Another week, another loony story involving Google AdSense. This time, publisher Techdirt has been told to remove ads from a page with...

AdSense Class-Action Lawsuit Offers Up No New Evidence From That Self-Proclaimed Ex-Googler
lawsuit filed against Google this week claims the company has bilked publishers out of millions owed to them through its AdSense program....

Is Our Industry Finally Maturing? Thoughts From Internet Week NY
For many a year at many a major seasonal conference, seasoned attendees would look around and see no end to the hype. While legitimate,...

Publicis, Facebook Partner In Long-Term Ad Deal Worth Hundreds Of Millions
AdAge. The multi-year partnership is “focused on co-creation of product around data, video and images, including core Facebook and...

Growth Hacking Your Marketing Strategy
GAAAHHH!!! I can’t escape digital marketing! Every time I open an email, an app, my social media account, even some of my software tools,...

Bye, Bye Banner: Emerging Display Formats & What Marketers Need To Know
A renaissance in digital display advertising is underway which will finally put an end to the tyranny of the banner. Smart publishers,...

Report: Mobile Video Ad Consumption Rises, Native Ads Yielding Higher Engagement Rates
report shows ad performance rates leveled off for the first time since Celtra began reporting on it in 2012. However, areas of growth...

Understanding Live Intent Data: Lifting The Veil Over Marketers’ Eyes
In last month’s column, “Real Time” In Display Advertising Doesn’t Really Mean Real Time, we discussed how despite the industry talking...
























