Data + Privacy

In its antitrust suit against Google, the US Department of Justice is portraying the company as a monopolistic giant, but the reality of Google’s ad tech business – and its future – is far more complex and evolutionary. The courtroom drama is drawing attention away from the real changes already reshaping the industry. These shifts […]

As The Trade Desk grows more powerful, it’s attracting more attention – and frustration – from independent ad tech. Plus: an update on Google Chrome’s user choice mechanism.

For all the fireworks and detailed coverage of US v. Google – including financial disclosures that thrilled our analyst hearts – no one has yet suggested a sensible way to unpick the hideously complex “spaghetti football” of the world’s largest ad tech business. Closing arguments in the case aren’t until the end of November, but […]

It’s a wrap on the US v. Google antitrust case, at least for now. Then, behind the IP infringement claim on the OpenRTB spec that ruffled feathers at the IAB Tech Lab.

I’ve taught digital advertising at a leading American university since 2013. Before becoming a professor, I spent 25 years helping businesses develop effective digital marketing and advertising strategies. I’ve closely followed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) current case targeting Google’s digital display-ads business and calling for the company’s breakup – and I’m worried by the […]

Hear what the ad tech industry is saying about Google’s antitrust trial. Then, a rundown on how the election is playing out for political advertisers and news publishers.

Performance marketing has gone through a period of significant automation over the past decade. From advanced audience targeting algorithms to programmatic media buying across digital and traditional platforms, these advancements have created exponential value and performance for brands. The growth in performance media has also created a significant increase in the number of campaigns, and […]

One of the hottest trends in advertising effectiveness measurement, especially with privacy concerns killing user-level online tracking, is geographic incrementality experiments. These experiments are cost-effective, straightforward and reliable, if done right. Geo media experiments typically use large marketing areas, such as Nielsen’s Designated Market Areas (DMAs). Unlike traditional matched market testing, this modern approach involves […]

After eight days of the antitrust trial, who’s in the lead: the DOJ or Google? Details on the most gripping testimony so far with guest Arielle Garcia, director of intelligence for Check My Ads.

Programmatic is taking center stage in a courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. Since Monday, the mechanics of online ad auctions, header bidding and Google’s dynamic allocation and unified pricing rules have been discussed as part of the antitrust trial against Google, which kicked off this week but has been years in the making. AdExchanger has been […]