We will be hosting our first event in the Nordics in over eight years on Tuesday, 19th February. ATS Stockholm will focus on the key areas affecting the industry as we head into an uncertain decade for digital marketing. Are we pivoting from precision to predictive marketing? Is the industry ready to look beyond the cookie? And what future can digital media buyers and sellers expect. With all that in mind I have outlined seven key reasons to come this year’s [...]

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In this exclusive article written for ExchangeWire, Alistair MacCallum (pictured below), CEO of Kinetic UK, discusses the reasons for optimism in the out-of-home (OOH) sector through 2020, how traditional platforms are set to integrate with OOH channels, and how programmatic technology can further enhance effectiveness and relevance within the medium. There are so many reasons for optimism in the OOH industry it’s hard to know where to start. Despite the dominance of the global tech companies across huge swathes of the [...]

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Writing exclusively for ExchangeWire in response to Ciaran O’Kane’s twenty predictions for 2020, Robert Webster (pictured below), founder of Canton Marketing Solutions, delves further into the Programmatic is Everything (PIE) theory, which is poised to dominate marketing over the coming decade. My favourite of Ciaran’s 2020 predictions was the statement that programmatic is everything. This is partly because I think it was over a pint with him that the phrase finally took hold. Not that I am trying to claim ownership, [...]

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2019’s coming to a close, and with it ends a decade of innovation. In 2010, the iPhone outsold Blackberry for the first time, changing the way people accessed the internet and revolutionising the advertising industry. Since then we’ve seen Facebook become more than a social network, as it established its dominance on the advertising industry alongside Google. We’ve seen changes in the way personal data is used, with the GDPR and CCPA setting the rules for how advertisers engage with [...]

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As the decade draws to a close, ExchangeWire has invited thought leaders from across the industry to share their predictions and insight into what 2020 will hold for the ad tech and martech industries. Under the spotlight today is privacy. The topic dominated 2019, following the release of the ICO’s update report on ad tech and real-time bidding in June, and is set to continue at the forefront of industry conversation in 2020 with the implementation of the California Consumer [...]

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It is that time of year again; yes it’s prediction time. The year 2020 is going to be pivotal for digital marketing. There is a confluence of trends happening right now, that will shape the next twelve months ahead, which hasn’t been seen in over a decade. And it will have broad consequences for everyone. Below are my 20 predictions for the year ahead. 1. The PIE (programmatic-is-everything) doctrine takes hold 2020 will see a re-think of ‘programmatic’. For over a decade [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Programmatic spend to exceed USD$100bn (£77.7m) in 2019; Global releases DAX Cross Device; ad-supported hyper-casual games proliferate by 170%; ad standards organisations urge broader ID adoption; Vibenomics closes USD$5m (£3.9m) in seed funding. Programmatic spend to exceed USD$100bn (£77.7m) in 2019 In 2020, 69% of all digital media will trade programmatically, up from 65% this year, according to Zenith’s Programmatic [...]

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In June this year, The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released its Update Report into Adtech and Real-Time Bidding, which highlighted “systemic concerns” surrounding the compliance of RTB in upholding consumer privacy. Ahead of the fact-finding briefing to be held today, Tuesday 19th November, as the six-month window of engagement with the DPA draws to a close, ExchangeWire spoke with Simon McDougall (pictured below), executive director for technology and innovation at the ICO, to discuss where progress has been made from the [...]

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In part one of this exclusive series written by Lloyd Greenfield (pictured below), senior client partner at The Programmatic Advisory, we looked at the IAB’s Transparency and Consent Framework and how organisations could be incentivised to improve the way consent is gathered and passed through the ecosystem. In this article, the impact on the ecosystem if most rigorous consent standards are met is examined – will it be the death of the RTB ecosystem as we know it? The end of focused [...]

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As one of the key emerging channels for advertising, debate has coursed through the industry on how programmatic practices can be implemented within digital out-of-home (DOOH), and whether it is a truly effective solution for the medium. Writing exclusively for ExchangeWire, Adam Green (pictured below), SVP and GM of Broadsign Reach, discusses the respective roles of each player within the industry in reaching the goal of successful programmatic DOOH. Programmatic is the best way for advertisers to deliver engaging, relevant ads [...]

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