Down with the middle man! Too many tolls on the path to publisher ad profits Why today’s $200B programmatic paradigm just doesn’t hold water There was a game we played as kids. A few lines would form and each person at the front would start with a full bucket of water. They’d dump it behind […]
Apple’s Not Your Friend. Apple latest to move goal posts in an unconvincing display of privacy theater It’s here. And it’s everything they promised. Apple’s infamous iOS 15 update represents the company’s latest efforts to thwart brand and consumer relationships. Uninstall Gmail and use OUR app. Google is sinister and wants to track you. But […]
Back to School Season is Here Sharpen those pencils folks, it’s that time of year again! As schools reopen and students welcome back in-classroom education, the 2021 back-to-school season is expected to make up for the shopping slack we saw in the previous year. Back to school spending is set to hit an all-time high […]
Don’t get stranded at the cookie party, put PII on speed dial When Google delayed blocking third-party cookies until 2023, the party animals took it as a sign to keep on raving. Two more years! That’s like, so long from now! Wooooohooooooo, cookies are the party that never stops! Thing is, the sun is coming […]
Follow these 4 Tips to Make the Most Out of Your Digital Ad Spend Digital ad spending in the US is expected to increase by more than 100% between 2019 and 2024. That’s $278.53 billion dollars being spent by marketers and brands around the country who are trying to deliver their crafted message to their […]
How Social Media Can Elevate Your Small Business Social media has paved the way for businesses to get their message across to new audiences. With over 3.2 billion users worldwide, it comes as no surprise that many businesses have turned to this digital marketing solution to reach new customers, increase sales, and drive online and […]
Walking the PII Talk AdExchanger was out recently with a great primer on how to evaluate an identity solution. The tl;dr is to respect privacy, focus on value, enhance data for targeting, and create a single view of the customer. Yes! Yes, yes, yes! It’s obvious, right? So…why aren’t more companies doing all these things? […]
PII scary? Not when it’s done right. Somewhere along the way, the perception of personally identifiable information (PII) morphed into a huge scary monster lurking under the bed. “It has nine eyes!” “Sharp claws!” “It eats children!” For what it’s worth, the naysayers, privacy hawks, and even your average consumer could be forgiven for having […]
Live sports are back and better than ever! Across the United States, there has been an increase in sports betting for live events held at casinos, sports arenas, and through consumers’ mobile devices. In fact, U.S. commercial gaming revenue in April grew more than 26 percent from April 2019, fueled by rising vaccination rates, an […]
Welcome to the final chapter of our Benefits of Advertising on TikTok series! In our last three chapters, we went over how advertising on TikTok can increase your brand awareness, drive sales and increase your revenue, as well as the use cases of different TikTok ad formats. In this final chapter, we’re going to show […]