Data + Privacy

Periodically, the worlds of advertising and partisan politics collide. An impassioned and often politicized debate has taken center stage around the value of walled garden content moderation. There are those who proclaim that any initiative aimed at tackling harmful content on digital media platforms – and how advertising monetizes this content – infringes on freedom […]

The traditional media operating model is broken, demanding more money, time and resources as brands scale. Outdated metrics like CPMs and CTRs can hinder efficiency, while media fragmentation makes finding the right metrics tricky.  But it doesn’t have to be this way. Digital media standardization can make practices, formats and metrics consistent across platforms. Aligning […]

When it comes to managing identity, change and uncertainty can feel paralyzing these days. Will regulators start requiring more data-sharing opt-ins? How far will Google’s and Apple’s limitations on the IP address go? Will all the privacy disclosures and requests for data push consumers to say they’ve had enough? Rather than preparing for a single […]

The Big Story is celebrating its 300th episode! Back when we started recording The Big Story in 2018, Oracle had just acquired Grapeshot, its last nine-figure advertising acquisition. It would only take another six years for its advertising business to enter a decline and then get the axe on an earnings call on June 12. […]

In the tale of the Israelites and the golden calf, fear and doubt drive a once-faithful people to embrace a shiny object – a symbol of misplaced trust and faith. This story finds a poignant parallel in today’s digital advertising industry, particularly as we stand at the crossroads shaped by the impending sunset of third-party […]

Since removing IDFA on iOS, Apple has made it clear that probabilistic or fingerprint attribution is not allowed. Any method that lets an advertiser link users between apps is forbidden. SKAdNetwork is available for download tracking but imposes privacy restrictions, making life harder for advertisers and ad networks. Consequently, numerous campaigns are still tracked by […]

Reducing global climate emissions to a sustainable level requires such an overwhelming amount of work that the problem can feel disconnected from our daily lives.  At work, becoming more sustainable can seem particularly daunting. Companies rely on factories and trucks, computers and offices. Becoming less reliant on these things requires capital investment. And many people […]

The news that Oracle plans to shutter its advertising business by the end of September has sent shock waves through the ad industry. Over the past decade, the company has spent billions of dollars investing in various layers of the ad industry, acquiring companies like Datalogix, Moat, Grapeshot and BlueKai. Oracle’s solutions, including its data […]

This week, we bring on the CEO and CTO of privacy tech startup Anonym, which was acquired by Mozilla, to talk about PETs (privacy-enhancing technologies) and how Mozilla plans to use its tech to create a more private internet.

Another Cannes Lions is in the books. If last year’s event felt like the best to date, this one felt even better. The challenges facing digital advertising feel bigger than ever, however. We’re still grappling with entrenched but unfounded fears that prevent marketers from supporting premium publishers. And media quality concerns threaten to turn partners […]