In his latest exclusive piece for ExchangeWire, Dr Augustine Fou, ad fraud and cybersecurity researcher, explains why ad fraud hasn’t been solved yet. And it’s down to every industry stakeholder. Ad fraud is solved. Or so claims a trade body that tweeted it has “a monumental breakthrough on a method that can cut online fraud by more than 83%” (2017) and they can “reduce fraud by more than 94%” (2019). Another trade body thinks that fraud in mobile is “virtually non-existent”. [...]

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ExchangeWire have invited hundreds of thought leaders to share their thoughts on what next year will hold, across a range of topics. Will 2019 be the year the digital advertising industry wins the war against fraud? Or will fraud manifest itself in new, more sophisticated ways, across new forms of digital media? Experts share their thoughts. Extend the definition of ad fraud “Late 2018 saw the first batch of ad fraud-related arrests in the U.S.; and in 2019, we hope to see this enforcement [...]

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This week’s news roundup features S4M, a leading mobile programmatic platform which showcased the latest version of FUSIO by S4M, its drive-to-store technology.  The platform enables marketers to have complete access to a handful of exciting new features that bridge online campaign investments with real-world results, such as incremental visits to stores with features including geolocation, measuring effectiveness and the fragmentation of the advertising campaign process. “With the new version of FUSIO by S4M, we are responding to a real need on the [...]

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ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: UK Q1 2018 Ad Spend Beats Forecast; Partnership Between FreeWheel & Integral Ad Science; New Footfall Tracking Capabilities by mediasmart; Cedato Introduces Contextual Lookalike Targeting; and Tapjoy & Winclap Partner. UK Q1 2018 Ad Spend Beats Forecast The first quarter of 2018 has been the strongest first quarter, in terms of ad spend in the UK, for three years. According to the latest Advertising Association/WARC [...]

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ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: Google Introduces Audio Ads to DoubleClick Bid Manager; Location Sciences Launches Location Data Authentification; Strategic Partnership Between HubSpot & Taboola; AddApptr Expands to U.S. Market; and Leanplum Enters European Market. Google Introduces Audio Ads to DoubleClick Bid Manager DoubleClick goes audio. The Google programmatic bid manager has just announced support for digital audio ads. Providing access to audio platforms, DoubleClick Bid Manager lets marketers purchase [...]

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Trust and transparency – two words that have kept the industry focused on developing a sustainable ecosystem that serves all players fairly. Stemming from brand-safety scandals, ad-fraud discoveries, and viewability concerns, ad tech has seen it all in the past few years. So, having passed the year milestone in his position at Integral Ad Science, Nick Morley (pictured below), EMEA MD, IAS, calls for increased efforts to foster transparent and accountable trading. ExchangeWire: 2017 opened up discussion on current hot topics [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: SPH Looks to Digital As 1H 2018 Falls Flat; M&C Saatchi Acquires India Creative Agency; Mediacorp Folds Magazines, Takes Others Digital-Only; IAB Tech Lab Unleashes Measurement SDK; and Dentsu Aegis Network Unveils New APAC Programmatic President. SPH Looks to Digital As 1H 2018 Falls Flat Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has reported a 10.9% dip in its media business to [...]

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ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: European netID Foundation Launched; Turner Combines Its Ad-Products into New T1 Ad Unit; Impact Radius Rebrands & Launches Martech Platform; Iotec Introduces Independent Assessment Capabilities; and Meetrics Adds Facebook Video Ads to Its Verification Capabilities. European netID Foundation Launched With the GDPR approaching, German media groups RTL Germany, ProSiebenSat1, and United Internet have partnered to establish the European netID Foundation. The initiative is aimed [...]

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ExchangeWire rounds up some of the biggest stories in the European digital advertising space. In this week’s edition: IAS in-app protection solution integrated by The Trade Desk, DoubleClick, Oath, AppNexus, etc.; ID5 raises €1m in seed funding round; TAG steps up activity in Europe; Protected Media supplies cyber protection tools for Smaato; Triton Digital integrates with FUSIO; and JustPremium expands in UK and Germany. IAS In-App Protection Solution Integrated by Trade Desk, DoubleClick, Oath, AppNexus, etc. Measurement and analytics provider Integral Ad Science has launched a new mobile in-app solution [...]

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To establish reliable results from multiple retargeting campaigns, marketers in Asia-Pacific should compare platforms using the same metrics, attribution models, and data sources. Running multiple retargeting tools will encourage a ‘tug-of-war’ between competing vendors and drive more effective marketing activities in the future, says RTB House’s Asia-Pacific managing director Jakub Ratajczak. However, this means marketers will need to set up the same parameters and goals across all tech providers to better compare results and impact, he adds. In this Q&A with ExchangeWire, [...]

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