In this preview to their panel discussion at ATS London 2019, ‘How Can we Make Programmatic Work in the Privacy First Era’, Mathieu Roche, CEO and co-founder at ID5; Richard Lloyd, chief data officer at GroupM; and Matt Prohaska, CEO and principal at Prohaska Consulting, join ExchangeWire to share their thoughts on how the challenges facing programmatic today can be overcome. Preventing access to user-level data a death sentence for mediaAdvertising technology, the foundation of most premium publishers’ business model, is [...]

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Writing exclusively for ExchangeWire, Alex Mcilvenny (pictured below), country manager UK, Zeotap, discusses how people-based marketing in the post-cookie landscape can be used for relevant cross-device targeting. People-based marketing is about directly connecting real people with the right experience to ensure high engagement that delivers on business impact. The UK’s largest brands such as Kellogs, The Times, and Lee Jeans, to name a few, have all made significant shifts in their digital strategies and budget allocation to guarantee their market position [...]

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In this exclusive article for ExchangeWire, Peter Mason (pictured below), co-founder of Illuma Technology, argues that change is long overdue for ad tech and that it shouldn’t necessarily be something to fear; cookie-less targeting can be the next evolution. Ad tech has had a rocky summer. One year after GDPR came into effect in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has put the ad tech industry on notice, deeming that it appears ‘immature’ in its understanding of data protection requirements [...]

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The programmatic industry, and the use of cookies, has for many years been a systemically opaque business, which has led to concern for publishers as their sites are populated by a range of unknown cookies. To that end, earlier this year the Association of Online Publishers (AOP) launched its Protocol, the second phase of its Cookie Consortium programme, in conjunction with The Media Trust, to accurately identify and categorise cookies. ExchangeWire speaks to Richard Reeves, managing director, AOP; along with Matt [...]

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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: ID5 releases its universal ID solution via Prebid; LUMA presents Market Report Q2 2019; Pubstack secures USD$2.3m (£2.05m) in funding; mediasmart partners with zeotap; and Kantar launches new services enabling direct integration with TGI consumer data. ID5 releases its universal ID solution via Prebid ID5, an independent identity solution for digital advertising, has announced that its Universal ID is now [...]

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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: Stack makes its ad exchange, BidMachine, available as open-source; Firefox makes Enhanced Tracking Protection available by default; FreeWheel’s Blockgraph outlines new path for building the future of data-driven TV; Sublime announces acquisition of global measurement company Adledge; and IAS builds first-ever connected TV verification solution directly with leading video publishers including NBCUniversal and CBS Interactive. Stack makes its ad [...]

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Like many big tech developer conferences, Apple’s WWDC regularly presents opportunities, and curveballs, for advertisers and publishers alike, with this year’s iteration proving no exception. The firm announced that, finally, iTunes is being shut down, with three new platforms rising from its ashes. Furthermore, in the latest attempt to position the company as a ‘privacy as a service’ provider, they announced a privacy-focused single sign-on (SSO) scheme as well as restrictions on location tracking. ExchangeWire examines what iTunes’ shuttering means for [...]

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Identity and data compliance are two of the most prevalent issues within the digital ad industry in 2019, with organisations both large and small having to balance the need for accurate user identification with the necessity of abiding with legislation on the use of consumer data. Both topics have come to the forefront in recent weeks, with Google due to launch their set of privacy tools on Chrome which will restrict the use of third-party cookies, and the likelihood of [...]

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On Monday 25 March, news filtered through that McDonald’s is acquiring the Israeli AI company Dynamic Yield, which has now been confirmed by the martech company themselves, with a reported price tag of USD$300m (£228m), making it the fast food giant’s largest acquisition in decades. The technology is purportedly to be used to tailor their digital displays using metrics including time, weather, restaurant footfall, local events and limited edition menu items, and historical sales data. But what opportunities does this give [...]

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The year 2019 is almost upon us. ExchangeWire have invited hundreds of thought leaders to share their thoughts on what next year will hold, across a range of topics. The topic of identity management has been brought to the fore in numerous guises in 2018: from omnichannel marketing, to GDPR, unique IDs, to navigating user identity and measurement through walled gardens. Experts share their views on what will constitute ‘identity’ in 2019, and whether there will be a surge in [...]

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