Changing pace from our first two instalments of our 2021 Predictions series, our next article homes in on what the new year could hold for Audio and Conversational advertising. With consumers and businesses relying on audio for connection during periods of isolation, 2021 could see a continuation of the growth the space experienced in 2020.   Conversational will disrupt email marketing Conversational advertising and the rise of chatbots are our standout predictions for 2021. Expect to see projections of the worldwide market grow [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: Google threatens to withdraw Search from Australia over the News Media Bargaining Code row; the IPA forecasts eventual ad spend recovery in their Q4 2020 Bellwether Report; the head of the ICO reveals that a private agreement between her office and Facebook prevents her from revealing the platform’s response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal; and Apple reveals that IDFA changes [...]

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With tougher regulations and higher consumers consciousness, data, and what companies do with it, was a key topic throughout 2020. With players across the industry working tirelessly to develop privacy-centric solutions that can provide marketers with valuable data whilst building trust amongst user, it’s unlikely that this will change as we progress through 2021.  The second article in our 2021 predictions series sees members from across ad tech share their thoughts on what’s in store for data, transparency, and privacy in [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Google indicates that it will use FLoC for targeted advertising once third-party cookies disappear; the IPA’s Q4 2020 Bellwether Report asserts that ad spend will recover despite current pessimism; and America’s largest cinema chain, AMC, raises enough fresh funding to save it from bankruptcy.   Google to replace cookies with FLoC Google has effectively opted to use Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) as a replacement for third-party cookies within Chrome. Part of the search leaders’ ‘privacy sandbox’, the [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Google threatens to withdraw their Search feature from Australia in response to the News Media Bargaining Code; the ICO resumes their investigation into RTB and the wider ad tech ecosystem; and NBC Universal announces their plan to close NBCSN by the end of 2021.   Google threatens to take Search out of Australia Google has threatened to withdraw their search engine from Australia in an escalation of the firm’s battle against the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission’s (ACCC) [...]

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Following LiveRamp’s Christian Carlsson’s appearance on ExchangeWire’s latest episode of TraderTalk TV, Zara Erismann (pictured below), MD Publisher, Europe at LiveRamp, writes about how authenticated traffic solutions leverage identity to help advertisers’ reach their audiences. Against a backdrop of global turmoil, the advertising industry, too, is undergoing disruption. Regulations like GDPR and CCPA, limits to device identifiers, the deprecation of third-party cookies, and Google’s removal of DCM logs all add up to a re-imagining of a two-decade old digital ad targeting stack. [...]

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At the tail end of last year I profiled 17 European ad tech companies that I expect to do big things in 2021. With the exception of one or two, these companies are very much at the start of their journey. In this post I am going to focus on four mature, scaled European ad tech companies that, in the year ahead, will be looking at various financial options.  Criteo Criteo is the undisputed king of European ad tech. It has successfully [...]

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AlgoriX, a global independent media and technology company, has launched their mobile gaming division, AlgoriX Studios, which focuses on developing midcore to hyper-casual games for a range of user segments. Since casual games are free-to-play, these are designed with in-app advertising in mind that does not compromise user experience, playing to AlgoriX’s strength by complementing its in-app advertising and monetisation platform, AlgoriX Exchange, and user-acquisition platform AlgoriX Entregar. In addition to producing the company’s own games, AlgoriX Studios will also [...]

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In a year that has truly emphasised the value of a budget, finding media that is worth spending on has never been more imperative. With buyers forced to scrutinise their strategies and to recognise the value (or lack thereof) of each element, the pressure to streamline and optimise the supply path has been firmly raised. In this exclusive article, Seun Odeneye (pictured below), managing director of Matterkind UK & Ireland, writes about this heightened concern, and offers his advice on [...]

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There are lots of startups emerging from Europe that are addressing measurement and targeting in a privacy-first world. Below I profile 17 European ad tech companies that will have a big 2021, and why you, dear readers, need to keep an eye on them. The 17 cut across the sweet spots of ad tech right now: privacy, ID, context, measurement, emerging channels (gaming mostly), and shopping commerce.   1. Zeotap It’s been a stellar year for Zeotap. The company to date has done [...]

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