Data-Driven Thinking Archives - Page 4 of 12

What Advertisers Need To Know About The FTC’s Shifting Priorities And Evolving Enforcement

Under the new leadership, the FTC is signaling a pivot away from sweeping rulemaking efforts to let Congress play that role. Instead, the agency will likely stay laser-focused on enforcement actions. Expect deceptive practices, fraud, consumer redress and select privacy concerns to take center stage. While the agency has historically looked to Congress for federal […]

From

Data-Driven Thinking

The Hidden Dangers Of Privacy-Preserving Attribution – And A Smarter Solution

Meta and Mozilla have proposed a new browser-based attribution system for web ads that they’re calling Privacy-Preserving Attribution. The goal is to track how advertising leads to conversion with less privacy risk to users. Unfortunately, while PPA appears to solve an interesting math problem, if applied to real-world advertising, it will increase privacy risks for […]

From

Data-Driven Thinking

Why – And What – Marketers Need To Know About AI Agents

Who would you hire if you were picking your marketing team from scratch? Team members that carefully strategize their work ahead of time, proactively collaborate and know when to look for external help to achieve the objective, with the right level of autonomy? If this sounds good, then you will love AI agents. And they […]

From

Data-Driven Thinking

Brands Have A Right To Control The Ad Placements Around Political Content

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan recently initiated investigations into the World Federation of Advertisers, the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, advertisers and agency holding companies based on concerns that brands are not advertising on conservative social media platforms like X. Jordan has also opened an inquiry into the merger of Omnicom and IPG based […]

From

Data-Driven Thinking

Federal Privacy Reform: Will 2025 Be The Year For Comprehensive Action?

The US will soon have a unified federal government under the incoming administration. While much of its agenda is unclear and margins in the House and Senate are razor thin, we can expect that the next two years will be relatively business-friendly, deregulatory and somewhat hostile to expansive regulatory regimes. Indeed, the unexpected resignation of […]

From

CES 2025

6 CMOs Dish on AI, Content Creation and Brand Building at CES

At C Space at CES, six brand-side CMOs shared insights on AI, content creation, brand building and more during the first official day of the show.

Data-Driven Thinking

What A Second Trump Presidency Means For Media And Advertiser Investment

Advertisers’ primary goals are increasing sales, whether directly through performance-focused marketing or indirectly via brand-focused marketing. Whatever individual occupies the White House won’t change those goals to any meaningful degree. But that’s not to say advertisers’ investments won’t change depending on the direction of federal policy. There are key variables that affect growth in advertising […]

From

Data-Driven Thinking

If Games Want Brand Advertising, They Should Play By Brands’ Rules

This year, numerous publications (including AdExchanger) have reported stagnation in the gaming segment of the advertising ecosystem. These reports reference recent studies by the IAB and WARC/Dentsu, which found that brand advertising spend on video games still lags behind audience time spent playing these games. For those who have been championing in-game advertising for years, […]

From

Data-Driven Thinking

Curation’s Double-Edged Deals: Balancing Efficiency, Transparency And Value In PMPs

Curation continues to gain momentum in our industry, yet the current dialogue seems to be missing some important nuance. On one side, the value argument for curation highlights its ability to refine audience targeting, increase efficiency and reduce waste, creating more meaningful connections between brands and consumers. Meanwhile, the ad network argument emphasizes the role […]

From

Data-Driven Thinking

The PPCCs Of Gen Z Marketing

Gen Z is the audience everyone’s chasing. Like millennials before them, they sit at the intersection of what’s next and what matters. But this generation is different; they were born into the social media age with instant access to millions. Their influence isn’t just significant; it’s exponential. Brands are laser-focused on capturing their attention because […]

From