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The Ad Platform: Differential privacy and post-cookie ad measurement proposals

The Ad Platform: Differential privacy and post-cookie ad measurement proposals

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Jan 20, 2021

Most of the avian-themed Privacy Sandbox proposals to date have been about ad targeting, but measurement will also be affected by the planned deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome. Allyson Dietz, director of product marketing at Neustar, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss the measurement firm's PeLICAn proposal to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and explain what differential privacy means for ad measurement.

The Ad Platform: What to expect for mobile ads in 2021

The Ad Platform: What to expect for mobile ads in 2021

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Dec 16, 2020

US mobile ad spending will reach $96.07 billion this year, lower than our pre-pandemic estimate of $105.34 billion. eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Yoram Wurmser joins host Nicole Perrin to discuss why despite this year's blip, mobile ad monetization is on a better trajectory than before, how advertisers will deal with the SKAdNetwork, and what the future holds for contextual in-app advertising.

The Ad Platform: Recapping 2020 programmatic display trends

The Ad Platform: Recapping 2020 programmatic display trends

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Dec 09, 2020

The US programmatic digital display market started 2020 off strong, but everything changed in late March when the pandemic put many advertisers on pause. Freestar CEO Kurt Donnell joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss the publisher monetization partner's experience of pandemic volatility and the K-shaped recovery of ad spending.

The Ad Platform: Jane Clarke talks TV measurement issues

The Ad Platform: Jane Clarke talks TV measurement issues

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Dec 02, 2020

The Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) has been investigating how TV viewership is measured. CIMM CEO and managing director Jane Clarke joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss what the company has learned about using both set-top box and ACR-based measurement, why different attribution providers might show marketers different results, and how close marketers are to speaking the same language about traditional TV and digital video advertising.

The Ad Platform: Recapping Retail Media's Year to Date with Bryan Wiener

The Ad Platform: Recapping Retail Media's Year to Date with Bryan Wiener

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Oct 28, 2020

Ecommerce channel advertising is having a big year, with eMarketer forecasting accelerated growth for 2020. Profitero CEO Bryan Wiener joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss consumers' massive shift to ecommerce, how it's benefited the ad businesses of Amazon and other marketplaces, and what online sellers should consider as they strategize for Q4 and beyond.

The Ad Platform: How We Built Our Q3 Digital Ad Spending Forecast

The Ad Platform: How We Built Our Q3 Digital Ad Spending Forecast

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Oct 14, 2020

Based on a bottom-up look at the market, eMarketer has updated our estimates of US digital ad spending this year. eMarketer forecasting analysts Eric Haggstrom and Peter Vahle, along with junior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Nazmul Islam, join eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to talk about the building blocks of the forecast, what we know about performance at major digital ad sellers, and how it all adds up to the whole. Plus, they put our digital forecast in the context of other major media.

The Ad Platform: Addressable Media Is Having an Identity Crisis

The Ad Platform: Addressable Media Is Having an Identity Crisis

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Oct 07, 2020

Yes, it's really happening: The cookie-less future is on the way. Allison Schiff, senior editor at AdExchanger, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss what's been going on at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), what advertisers need to know about FLoCs of birds, and how optimistic they are about educating consumers about targeted advertising.

The Ad Platform: Why the Buy Side Wants Log-Level Data

The Ad Platform: Why the Buy Side Wants Log-Level Data

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Sep 28, 2020

Programmatic transparency has come a long way in recent years, with many supply-side platforms (SSPs) now offering an interface for buyers to get log-level data. Amanda Martin, vice president of enterprise partnerships at Goodway Group, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss why buyers are interested in this information, what is still making it difficult to understand and execute on, and her hopes for the future of transparency.

The Ad Platform: Taking the Pulse of B2B Digital Advertising

The Ad Platform: Taking the Pulse of B2B Digital Advertising

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Sep 23, 2020

B2B digital ad spending is bucking the general trend this year and actually accelerating its growth. Jillian Ryan, eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence, joins fellow principal analyst Nicole Perrin to discuss why that is, and what the future holds for in-person events.

The Ad Platform: Checking in on Programmatic Trends 6 Months into the Pandemic

The Ad Platform: Checking in on Programmatic Trends 6 Months into the Pandemic

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Sep 16, 2020

"Volatility" has been the watchword of the pandemic in regards to programmatic display ad buying. Nicolas Bidon, CEO of Xaxis, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss what the programmatic media firm has experienced in recent months, and what's coming as targeting and attribution challenges mount.

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The Ad Platform: Advertising in the Personal, Permissioned Environment of Email

The Ad Platform: Advertising in the Personal, Permissioned Environment of Email

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Sep 02, 2020

Publishers have renewed their focus on connecting directly with consumers via email after years of intermediation on social platforms. Kerel Cooper, senior vice president of global marketing at LiveIntent, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss how consumers are engaging with those messages, and how publishers are monetizing them with ads.

The Ad Platform: The Trouble with Real-Time Bidding and Personal Data Protection

The Ad Platform: The Trouble with Real-Time Bidding and Personal Data Protection

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Aug 19, 2020

When internet users open most websites or apps, a bid request broadcasts information about potential ad impressions far and wide. Johnny Ryan, senior fellow at both the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Open Markets Institute, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss why real-time bidding as it's currently executed has personal data protection problems.

The Ad Platform: Getting and Keeping Customers in the Social Distancing Economy

The Ad Platform: Getting and Keeping Customers in the Social Distancing Economy

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Aug 05, 2020

Shoppers' routines have been disrupted, and many have tried new brands or digital retailers as a result. Jaysen Gillespie, vice president and head of analytics and data science at Criteo, joins Nicole Perrin, eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence, to discuss acquiring vs. retaining customers during the pandemic, along with other marketing strategies for the social distancing economy.

The Ad Platform: How Political Advertisers Are Reaching Voters Through Digital Media

The Ad Platform: How Political Advertisers Are Reaching Voters Through Digital Media

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Jul 22, 2020

2020 has shaped up to be an unusual presidential election year, to say the least. Grace Briscoe, vice president of Candidates + Causes at Centro, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss how political advertisers are leaning on connected TV, audience targeting, Facebook and more as they work on fundraising and getting out the vote.

The Ad Platform: Advertisers Demand Flexibility in Uncertain Times

The Ad Platform: Advertisers Demand Flexibility in Uncertain Times

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Jul 08, 2020

Digital media is relatively flexible, which has benefited it during the pandemic. Ivan Markman, chief business officer at Verizon Media, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss how digital platforms can be even better at supporting this flexibility, as well as the explosion of connected TV advertising and the future of virtual and augmented reality.

The Ad Platform: Facebook Publisher Services on the Benefits of App Bidding

The Ad Platform: Facebook Publisher Services on the Benefits of App Bidding

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Jun 24, 2020

App bidding (think header bidding for mobile apps) is becoming a more popular way for developers to optimize yield from their mobile apps. Andy Berman, head of North America at Facebook Publisher Solutions, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss increased engagement with mobile games during the pandemic and how a hybrid model of in-app purchases and in-app advertising is working for app publishers.

The Ad Platform: Messaging to Consumers in a COVID-19 Reality

The Ad Platform: Messaging to Consumers in a COVID-19 Reality

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Jun 10, 2020

The research is clear: Consumers still want to hear from brands, even during the coronavirus pandemic. Ryan Fleisch, head of product marketing at Adobe Advertising Cloud, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss some of Adobe's recent research on consumer attitudes about brand messaging, how and where advertisers can reach them, and more.

The Ad Platform: Why Digital Ad Supply Chains 'Leak' Dollars

The Ad Platform: Why Digital Ad Supply Chains 'Leak' Dollars

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May 13, 2020

How well do you know the terms of your contracts with programmatic partners? Shailin Dhar, co-founder and CEO at Method Media Intelligence, an ad verification and analytics technology provider, joins host Nicole Perrin to explain how the programmatic media supply chain can leak ad dollars, including to fraud.

The Ad Platform: Consumer Confidence and Concern During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Ad Platform: Consumer Confidence and Concern During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Apr 29, 2020

Ellen Houston, managing director at research firm Civis Analytics, joins host Nicole Perrin to talk about some of the company's recent polling about how consumers are reacting to the coronavirus pandemic. They cover media usage, job and virus worries, shopping behaviors and more.

The Ad Platform: Advertising on Amazon During the Pandemic

The Ad Platform: Advertising on Amazon During the Pandemic

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Apr 15, 2020

Melissa Burdick, co-founder and president of Amazon ad buying technology provider Pacvue, joins host Nicole Perrin to explain Amazon's ad products and shares how the ongoing crisis (including logistics difficulties) is changing advertising on the ecommerce marketplace.

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