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Google’s Privacy Sandbox: What you need to know
UPDATED: UK's ICO intervenes and Google delays third-party cookie deprecation yet again.
Advertising in local markets: A playbook for success
Dominate local markets by mastering hyper-targeted advertising, creating localized content and fostering lasting customer relationships.
The state of data in 2024: How the ad industry is adapting to privacy regulations
Learn how leading brands are navigating the privacy-first ecosystem by prioritizing consumer trust and embracing first-party data.
Adtech’s approaches to greener marketing
Mastercard and HSBC Bank were among those discussing ways to reduce carbon emissions at the Green Media Summit.
The state of GA4, one year after the big migration
A look at what's better and what's worse about Google Analytics 4 a year after it officially kicked Universal Analytics to the side of the road.
Internet advertising up 7.3%, reaching record high in U.S.
U.S. internet advertising climbed to $225 billion in 2023, with double-digit growth from retail media, CTV and audio ads, according to IAB/PwC report.
Meta advertisers: Glitchy automated system pushing sales down and costs up
Brands claim that ongoing issues with Meta's algorithm are significantly impacting campaign performance across its platforms.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Nicole Greene: Looking forward with AI
Gartner's AI expert explains how search generative experience will change everything and why chatbots are the next frontier in advertising
Adtech’s climate challenge: Can marketing cool the planet?
The Green Media Summit looks to give people actionable ideas about how their business and industry can generate less greenhouse gasses.
Digital advertising braces for signal loss and Privacy Sandbox
IAB Tech Lab CEO Anthony Katsur calls for ‘Great Reset’ for ad industry facing epic changes to addressability and managing consumers' privacy.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Retargeting campaigns to acquire new customers: Best of the MarTechBot
See how the MarTechBot responds to a prompt and how the prompt can be improved. Today: how to use retargeting to acquire new customers.
How to reach gamers and understand gaming experiences: IAB PlayFronts
As the gaming industry matures, there are new ways for marketers to reach gamers where they are.
Privacy plus personalization: The new frontier of digital advertising
Brands are adapting digital marketing for the privacy-first era through storytelling, consent-based personalization and more.
What Google’s Privacy Sandbox means for the app ecosystem
Privacy Sandbox raises challenges for advertising on Android devices that are quite different from the challenges presented to the Chrome browser.
How marketers are investing in games: IAB PlayFronts
IAB releases new study and guidelines at its third annual advertising and technology event as 40% of gaming advertisers intend to increase budgets.
Digital advertisers still looking for recipe to thrive in cookieless world
It’s likely alternative data will be one of many ingredients used for cookie replacement.
Google Search Ads 360 gains retail media capabilities
Tech giant claims new features will increase efficiency and scale for retail media with self-service.
Ad industry steps up to meet signal loss, privacy challenges: IAB
The digital advertising ecosystem finally seems to be preparing for the new, cookie-free, privacy-first environment that is just around the corner.
Meta announces major updates to Advantage+ and Shopping Ads
The updates aim to help marketers create ads that make consumers feel more confident about making a purchase
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
Microsoft rolls out Copilot AI to more advertisers
Copilot allows marketers to instantly generate assets for campaigns, such as images, headlines, and descriptions.
Political polarization reflected in voters’ shopping, media habits
As November elections approach, here’s where Democrats, Republicans and Independents are shopping and getting their news.
Goodbye to cookies: Digital advertising’s leap in the dark
It's been one step forward, two steps back for Google's Privacy Sandbox as the IAB Tech Lab and other adtech players weigh in.
Marketing artificial intelligence (AI)
AI in retail media? Majority of marketers are optimistic
53% of marketers believe AI will significantly enhance targeting and ad relevance according to Cooler Screens study.
Meta suffers major outage at Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads
What the company is calling a "glitch" kept more than 500,000 users across the world from accessing the tech giant's platforms.
How the big holding companies are handling genAI
Across the big ad/media holding company space, there's a lot of talk about AI investments and partnerships. But that's not their only focus.
Google sued for $2.27 billion by European publishers
More European legal problems for Google as Axel Springer and other well-known German publishers sue over alleged abuse of its market position.
Google tells antitrust judge government trying to punish company for Search success
Google claims the U.S. Government is trying to penalize it for being successful in a post-trial brief submitted to a DC Judge.
Niche advertising: 7 actionable tactics for targeted marketing
Learn strategies for effective niche advertising to connect with specific audiences in an oversaturated marketing landscape.
Walmart buys TV maker Vizio to boost ad revenue
The $2.3 billion deal will offer Walmart advertisers more ways to connect with potential customers.
American Black consumers: More diverse, demanding and reachable than ever
The report uses Black Americans and not African Americans because it includes a growing number of immigrants and their children.
Google hits back at IAB Tech Lab Privacy Sandbox assessment
It took Google nine days to explain its pushback against the IAB Tech Lab's assessment. Criticisms are now detailed in a 28-page response.
5 Super Bowl LVIII takeaways for marketers
Who the winners were during the Big Game — on streaming, social media and audience engagement.
Clinch adds digital audio to dynamic creative campaigns
Marketers can leverage the growing digital audio space and serve relevant dynamic ads on podcasts, streaming audio and smart speakers.
IAB, MRC release augmented reality measurement guidelines
The IAB and MRC have released guidelines for measuring AR ad campaigns, opening them for public comment.
IAB Tech Lab slams Google Privacy Sandbox
IAB Tech Lab has published a detailed assessment of the Privacy Sandbox warning of major disruption for the advertising ecosystem. Updated with response from Google.
Super Bowl commercials and strategies to watch for
Super Bowl LVIII kicks off Sunday. Here are this year’s trends, including big brand nostalgia, more streaming options and more Taylor Swift Effect.
Current trends in marketing and data have deep roots
Macro-trends identified in the latest Winterberry Group Outlook presentation have roots in the recent past.
Amazon strikes pioneering deal with UK publisher in response to third-party cookie deprecation
Meantime, U.K. government to Google: Not so fast with cookie deprecation. There are competition concerns.
OpenX Deal Library will compare alternatives to cookies
Maybe we'll start to find out which alternatives to cookies work best.
IAB launches new privacy compliance tool
The IAB Diligence Platform allows digital advertisers and publishers to vet SSPs and DSPs for compliance in an increasingly regulated space.