TikTok's privacy debacle deepens: Internal documents reveal ByteDance employees have been sharing user data on internal platform Lark, undermining the company's claims of robust security measures and stirring fresh concerns about potential security risks and ties to China

Nearly two-thirds (65.8%) of US consumers said that a company being transparent about how they plan to use personal data would help that company gain their trust, per Razorfish. Over half (55.1%) said a company would be more likely to gain their trust if it didn’t unnecessarily collect personal data. Their satisfaction with a company’s product or service had less of an impact, with 49.1% saying it would earn their trust.

Consumers’ concern over how their personal data is being used has led brands to look for new ways to reach and engage their target audiences and measure performance. To find success, brands need a deep understanding of their customers and an ability to diversify the channels used to reach them

As economic uncertainty lingers, the dust has yet to settle on the TV currency battlefield. We review what’s changed since last year and which networks support which Nielsen alternatives.

Tying multiple online, offline, and device IDs to a single person was always complex and costly, even when third-party cookies and mobile identifiers were commonly accepted tools. As legacy identifiers continue to erode, the costs to target and track users’ digital activity have only risen.

US spending on identity solutions and services will increase by 13.0% YoY to reach $10.4 billion this year, per the Winterberry Group.

This third annual study ranks the seven largest Canadian banks (by domestic asset size) based on their support for 42 emerging mobile banking features, weighted by consumer demand for each feature.

We break down consumer demand for emerging mobile banking features and bank performance by category to identify the most important tools Canadian banks should prioritize.

Because data clean room technology is so new, it involves a lot of trial and error for marketers to get their strategy right. However, there are ways that brands can set themselves up for success, including creating a strategy that can be used across multiple clean rooms, having an identity solution in place, and working toward a holistic customer view.

Fifty-six percent of marketers in North America said that in-depth analytics drives their data clean room strategies, according to the CMO Council. Other leading drivers included the ability to measure campaign results (54%) and ease of data integration (52%).

The race is on for marketers to bolster their first-party data strategies. But navigating the collection, organization, and activation of that data can be tricky. Here are four tips from experts to help you get started, including creating a “primary source of truth” and keeping your tech stack up to date.

Ad spending is increasing across all transaction types, but growth rates are higher for programmatic direct and private marketplaces (PMPs).

A new report from demand-side platform RTB House suggests FLEDGE, Google’s privacy-preserving retargeting solution, is gaining traction. But it may not be happening fast enough to keep the industry afloat when third-party cookies are deprecated in Chrome in 2024.

B2B marketing leaders have lost their focus on the benefits of email marketing. Email is a key distribution channel, and investments will allow relevant messages with high engagement rates and ROI to be delivered efficiently and effectively.

Across generations, the majority of US adults are concerned about the privacy of their health data within smartphone apps, according to Morning Consult. While the percentage of those with concerns has declined for all except Gen Z since 2021, older adults are still more likely to have this worry.

Meta’s vow of efficiency marks renewed optimism: Meta shares rally after analysts upgrade stock due to Meta’s new, leaner direction. Meanwhile, the company continues to spend billions on an unrealized metaverse pivot.

TikTok is competing with just about everyone, according to our analyst Jasmine Enberg. Its lower costs per thousand are helping it pull ad share away from platforms like Meta, while its appeal to Gen Z consumers is pulling search dollars away from Google and Amazon. But it can play nice too, a strategy the platform has had to adopt in Washington to avoid a total US ban.

There’s a lot of noise surrounding customer data platforms (CDPs). Yet even with all the buzz, more than one-third of brands with a deployed CDP say they deliver little to no value. Atlassian shared what it learned while improving campaign awareness and strengthening customer acquisition, loyalty, and advocacy.

Facing signal loss and challenging macroeconomic conditions, advertisers are pumping the brakes on social network ad spending. But social video is shining through the gloom.

B2B marketers will increase spending on third-party data through 2024, but at a much slower pace than during the pandemic due to privacy regulations and economic conditions.