
Digital advertising in 2018: 5 trends to watch
Digital advertising in 2017 saw several major changes that will continue to influence and affect the work of digital marketers in the...

Google test surfaces user data in DoubleClick for Publishers as part of new Insights Engine Project
Google is laying the groundwork for turning the love-hate relationship many publishers have with the company into a love-love...

Google launches AdSense User First beta to test if fewer ads & better targeting can make more m
A small number of AdSense and AdMob publishers started receiving invitations to Google Adsense’s User First beta program this week. The...

Google announces AMP speed and viewability enhancements for ads
Yesterday, Google’s AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) group announced enhancements to ads served in AMP. Specifically, the project has...

Google updating site category exclusion options for Google Display Network campaigns
Google is refining the options it gives advertisers for excluding categories of sites from their display network campaigns on the Google...

Google bars AdSense publishers from using pop-under ads
Google is shoring up its AdSense policies regarding pop-under and pop-up ads. On Tuesday, the company said it has clarified the policies...

Google goes after mobile native advertising with new AdSense formats
Google is plugging the hole that has remained a key weakness in mobile advertising: native ads. On Wednesday, the company announced the...

Timeline: Google’s path to tackling YouTube brand safety problems
This post has been updated to include new efforts and updates on previously announced initiatives. As adoption of programmatic and...

37% of consumers say ads placed next to offensive content impact brand perception
In March, Google faced a firestorm from brands after an investigation by The Times of London revealed Google Display Network and YouTube...

Google updates YouTube creator guidelines for ad-friendly content
Following on its commitment in March to review and beef up policies for ad-supported content, YouTube rolled out updated guidelines that...

Google confirms it will start blocking ‘annoying’ ads on Chrome next year
Two years ago, in response to the rise of ad blocking, Google’s head of ads and commerce Sridhar Ramaswamy said the industry needed to...

Live blog: Google Marketing Next opening keynote
Some news has already been released. See our stories for more: Google is extending in-market audience targeting to Search campaigns...

Google now blocking ads on specific pages, rather than entire sites, for AdSense policy violations
While advertisers have been pushing for more controls over where their ads show on the Google Display Network and YouTube, publishers...

Google AdSense now allows 300×250 ads above the fold on mobile
With a policy update announced Tuesday, AdSense publishers can now include 300×250 ad units above the fold on their mobile websites. In a...

Google expands AdSense hate speech policy, launches page-level ad removal capabilities
Google is expanding the scope of AdSense’s hate-speech policy and also announcing a more granular approach to dealing with content online...

After ad boycotts, Google promises new reporting & review processes for upset advertisers
Google Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler outlined and reiterated the steps the company is taking on brand safety measures in a...

Facebook adopts header bidding to make its ad network more competitive with Google’s
Long story short: Facebook’s ad network is challenging ad networks run by Google and others to see who can get publishers the best deals...

Havas, the Guardian, British govt. blacklist Google, YouTube for ‘unacceptable’ ad place
Google’s programmatic advertising network is coming under fire for supporting extremist sites and content at the expense of the brand...

New location extension ad format now live on Google Display Network
Google is bringing information about local advertisers to a new display ad format on the Google Display Network. The new location...
























