
Display advertising: 3 ways to improve your campaign targeting
As many marketers are well aware, click-through rates for display ads are typically less than impressive. But is that really a surprise?...

Google Display Network: An optimization and fraud-avoidance guide
I recently finished a campaign audit for a client who spent tens of thousands of dollars advertising on the Google Display Network (GDN)....

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...

‘Larger than usual’ ad fraud on exchanges prompts Google to offer advertiser refunds
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Google is providing refunds to some advertisers that used DoubleClick Bid Manager...

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 shows off its VR advertising concept
Google presented an early look Wednesday at how it’s starting to think about ads for virtual reality applications. A team working in...

7 things marketers need to know about Google’s Smart display campaigns, direct from Google
When it comes to digital marketing, efficiency is the name of the game. You’re busy, and there’s a never-ending task list filled with...

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 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...

Google launches ads measurement system for cross-device campaigns on YouTube, DoubleClick, GDN
The ads measurement system that Google initially created for analyzing YouTube campaigns now includes data from the Google Display...

Google pushes AMP Ads adoption, announces Celtra & Moat integrations
Last July, Google introduced broad support for AMP-enabled ads and landing pages in DoubleClick. Now, Google wants to make AMP the...

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’s rocky road: Fake news, extremist videos & bad search results [Podcast]
Google is having a rough year. Extremist and hyperpartisan videos have made the term “brand safety” mainstream, as major advertisers...

Study: Q1 Google Display Network placements
One of the best ways to fill the early part of the online marketing funnel is to advertise on Google’s network of partner sites, the...

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...

Report: Digital ad growth slows to single digits for first time
Digital growth is showing signs of slowing. Among the agencies measured by advertising intelligence firm Standard Media Index, digital ad...

Google introduces fully-automated ‘Smart’ display campaigns
Automation isn’t new to display campaigns on the Google Display Network, but with the new Smart display campaigns, it’s not just the...

YouTube channels must now hit 10K views to start earning ad revenue
Alexey Boldin / Shutterstock.com After several tumultuous weeks for YouTube over unwanted media attention and advertiser protest over ads...
























