New York Times to phase out all 3rd-party advertising data from 2021

The New York Times will no longer use 3rd-party data to target ads come 2021, and it is building out a proprietary first-party data platform. Beginning in July, The Times will begin to offer clients 45 new proprietary first-party audience segments to target ads. Those segments are broken up into 6 categories: age (age ranges,… Read More New York Times to phase out all 3rd-party advertising data from 2021

[eBook/PDF] IAB Europe’s guide to the post Third-Party Cookie Era

This Guide has been developed by experts from IAB Europe’s Programmatic Trading Committee (PTC) to prepare brands, agencies, publishers and tech intermediaries for the much-anticipated post third-party cookie advertising ecosystem. It provides background to the current use of cookies in digital advertising today and an overview of the alternative solutions being developed. As solutions evolve,… Read More [eBook/PDF] IAB Europe’s guide to the post Third-Party Cookie Era

Facebook just killed off its web supply in the Audience Network

Beginning on April 11, 2020, Facebook Audience Network will no longer fill any ad requests to web and in-stream placements. Facebook warned that campaign performance may fluctuate during the phase-out period. Read Facebook’s post on the change here. But why make the move now? Facebook is reading the writing on the wall, and the writing… Read More Facebook just killed off its web supply in the Audience Network

[VIDEO] Sir Martin Sorrel’s POV on COVID-19’s long term impact on the industry and priorities for AdTech and Publishers on Google phasing out 3rd party cookies

In this interview with Beet.TV, Sir Martin Sorrell says Google, Facebook, Amazon, Tencent, Alibaba and Tik Tok “are going to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis with huge advantages in terms of data“. For example, Sorrell says, Amazon, during the pandemic, is accumulating consumer data to make targeting more effective. “The targeting and the performance of… Read More [VIDEO] Sir Martin Sorrel’s POV on COVID-19’s long term impact on the industry and priorities for AdTech and Publishers on Google phasing out 3rd party cookies

Merkle launches an Identity Solution as the industry approaches the Cookie-less World!

Merkle launched the Merkury, an identifier designed to allow marketers to continue targeting audiences online without using third-party cookies. Merkle’s Merkury enables first-party, cookie less identity Clean and link offline and digital records for databases, data lakes, and technology platforms Turn anonymous site, media, and email engagements into cookie-less IDs of consumers Enhance cookie-less IDs… Read More Merkle launches an Identity Solution as the industry approaches the Cookie-less World!