Whilst businesses continue to battle against the COVID-19 onslaught, the need for greater addressability and transparency has become more prominent than ever. With concerns surrounding how advertisers use consumer data pre-dating the current crisis, how is the industry responding to the call for a healthier and more accountable ecosystem? We spoke to Erica Schmidt (pictured below), global CEO of Matterkind, about IPG’s newest division, and how it hopes to help transform the industry.How did Matterkind come about?    We acquired Acxiom in [...]

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In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: a new bill banning the use of microtargeting in political ad campaigns is introduced in the US; Pinterest sees success with a new feature that allows users to buy food through clickable ads; and Twitter Next APAC sees the appointment of two new heads.   Democratic bill looks to prevent microtargeting in political ads   A bill banning microtargeting in political advertisements has been introduced in the US. Submitted by the Representative of California, Anna Eshoo, the bill comes [...]

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In this exclusive article for ExchangeWire, Nickolas Rekeda (pictured below), CMO at MGID, explains how native advertising can offer brands the safety they’re looking for. Brand safety is a growing concern across APAC, but the solution may be simpler than you think. With brand safety incidents increasing 55% year-on-year across the region, and an even greater increase on mobile, inappropriate or unsafe digital ad placements are taking a real toll on consumer trust and brand perception. A recent IAS study reveals 86% [...]

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Sebastian Gray (pictured below), co-founder and SVP at Dugout speaks exclusively to ExchangeWire about brand suitability, video advertising, and customer data protection. How can brand suitability best complement brand safety when displaying video content? Ideally, these two concepts should be the perfect team. Brand suitability positively targets advertising towards the most appropriate video placements and brand safety negatively targets away from potentially harmful associations. But the effectiveness of this partnership depends on all players in the digital advertising process laying the right [...]

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Oren Netzer (pictured below), co-founder and CEO, cClearly, writes exclusively for ExchangeWire about the benefits of geo targeting and why marketers should make it part of their arsenal now. Geo targeting is the most under-utilised targeting element available to marketers today, giving a huge opportunity to brands that invest time and money in smarter geo targeting. Most advertising platforms now allow for detailed geo targeting – often down to a zip code/postcode or even to GPS coordinates. Yet it is amazing [...]

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Richard Lloyd, Chief Data Officer of GroupM UK, writes exclusively for ExchangeWire about how identity will survive the impending termination of the third-party cookie. It’s hardly new news that a combination of browser restrictions and data privacy regulations have sealed the fate of the third-party cookie, but the advertising industry’s continued obsession with its demise is misplaced. Third-party cookies are already ineffective in today’s fragmented ecosystem of diverse platforms and devices, and they have been for some time. From smart speakers to [...]

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Chief commercial & strategy officer at Channel Factory, Jed Hartman (pictured below), speaks exclusively to ExchangeWire about GroupM’s recent Consumer Trust in Digital Marketing survey, emerging ad platforms, and advertising in the age of Corona.GroupM’s survey found that most consumers still prefer TV ads over advertisements on other mediums. What do you think brands need to do to make audiences more receptive to non-TV advertising? TV ads have an inherent advantage as even with time and place shifting, consumers watch many [...]

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In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the world. In this edition: LUMA reports fall in digital deals; IAS report reveals Australia’s brand safety triumphs; BidSwitch finds media buyers want direct path to inventory; Illuma’s contextual targeting outperforming traditional brand uplift; OnAudience.com examines European adherence to lockdown; and 5 ideas for publishers in a Corona revenue vortex. LUMA reports fall in digital deals LUMA partners has released a Market Report examining activity in the public and private [...]

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In this exclusive article written for ExchangeWire, Stephen Byrne (pictured below), regional VP at smartclip, discusses whether programmatic advertising currently has a targeting problem, despite it supposedly being the primary advantage to the channel. Successful digital video advertising is based on many factors: creative ideas, high-quality environments and innovative formats are all equally important. But the first question should always be: Who do I want to reach? Based on data and automated targeting, this is where Programmatic Advertising thrives – at [...]

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In this exclusive article written for ExchangeWire, Matthew Goldhill (pictured below), founder and CEO of Picnic Media, discusses how the recent moves to phase out the third party cookie will be a positive shift for consumer privacy, yet such moves should be supported with the creation of an attractive and engaging environment for the user. Coming out in praise of Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project isn’t necessarily the best way to win friends among web developers. Four years since the [...]

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