Ad Tech
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The Big Story
The VC POV
Special guest and prolific ad tech investor Eric Franchi of Aperiam Ventures discusses his firm’s recent bet on attention metrics startup Adelaide. Plus: What’s up with Meta’s new third-party attribution partnerships?
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CTV Roundup
Will Alternative TV Currencies Ever Be More Than A Nielsen Add-On?
Ever since Nielsen was dinged for undercounting TV viewers during the pandemic, its competitors have been fighting to convince buyers and sellers alike to adopt them as alternatives. And yet, some industry insiders argue that alt currencies weren’t ever meant to supplant Nielsen.
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Data-Driven Thinking
Has Idealism Killed Google’s Pursuit Of Privacy?
It’s been a busy few weeks for those following Google. It all started with the Privacy Sandbox team announcing a pivot away from phased third-party cookie deprecation in Chrome to one driven by user prompts … for settings they already have. By now, many hot takes on the Sandbox announcement have already been written. But […]
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Marketers
Colgate-Palmolive’s First-Party Data Strategy Is A Study In Quality Over Quantity
When Brigitte King heard about Google’s third third-party cookie deprecation delay in April, she thought, “Oh no, here we go again.” As the chief digital officer of Colgate-Palmolive, a big part of King’s job has been to evangelize the need for cookieless prep, which is hard to do without the urgency of a deadline. And […]
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Data-Driven Thinking
Google Won’t Kill Off Cookies, Consumers Will – And That’s How It Should Be
Google’s decision to cancel cookie deprecation may just be the move that eliminates third-party cookies for good. Exact details are still unclear, but Google said it will offer Chrome users the chance to “make an informed choice that applies across their web browsing.” The fate of cookies is now in the hands of the consumer. […]
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Marketers
Can E.L.F. Cosmetics Become A Consumer Destination, Not Just A Brand?
For a startup, 20 years can feel like a long time. But for e.l.f. Cosmetics, the upstart beauty brand that made good, it doesn’t feel that way. “We might be pretty big right now,” e.l.f. Chief Brand Officer Laurie Lam told AdExchanger. “But we are not a leader, necessarily, in the sense that we don’t […]
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CTV Roundup
How Sensodyne Is Optimizing TV Ads Using Attention Metrics
Sensodyne wanted to do more than just get a sense of whether people were paying attention to its TV ads. The Haleon-owned toothpaste brand also wanted to optimize for attention.
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Data-Driven Thinking
How TikTok Shop Is Redefining Social Commerce In The US
Social commerce is already huge in the Asia-Pacific market, and it’s poised to blow up worldwide in the coming years. In 2023, social commerce generated an estimated $571 billion globally. With a compound annual growth rate of 13.7%, revenues are expected to surpass one trillion dollars by 2028. In China, the social commerce market is […]
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The Big Story
Agency Ad Tech
Inside Publicis’ play to be both an agency and an ad tech company. Plus: the dissolution of GARM and what it means for the future of brand safety.
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Marketers
DTC Brands Are Learning The Hard Way That Winning In Retail Can Be A Losing Bet
It can feel like a big win when a favorite regional or startup brand gets picked up by a national chain like Walmart or Target. But it’s important to point out that the retailer isn’t making a bet on that brand. The brand is placing a bet that it’ll be able to hack it on […]