Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Down With OTT? Adobe has partnered with Roku to match its clients’ first-party data with Roku’s own user data for programmatic campaigns on the OTT platform. It is the first time the company has made its first-party data accessible to a DSP, though expect […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Hello Walls A series of quiet changes to Google and Facebook’s code in the past month show the two major walled gardens cooperating in unprecedented ways. Facebook has started firing Google AdWords pixels for retargeting on the news feed, as Zach Edwards, founder of […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Samsung’s Sneaker Party Samsung laid off several people in its marketing group for inappropriate dealings with media partners and agencies. While the practice of wining and dining clients is a long established part of doing business in adland, it can become a conflict of […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Streams Do Come True Streaming subscription fatigue may be setting in. That means marketing costs to acquire and retain new subscribers will go up and advertising models will remain under pressure. “Media companies and content owners … should not only continue to strengthen their […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Third Fine’s A Charm Google was slapped with its third EU antitrust fine in two years on Wednesday, to the tune of $1.7 billion. EU regulators determined the search giant used its dominance to block competitors from selling text ads on third-party websites’ search […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Instashop It was only a matter of time (and money). Instagram announced that it’s begun testing a checkout feature with brands like Adidas, H&M and Warby Parker that lets users purchase products without leaving the app. Read the blog post. Previously, Instagram had to […]
S4 Capital wants to acquire a company with access to unique first-party data. The holding company, helmed by former WPP CEO Martin Sorrell, is in discussions with two companies – one in the retail space with access to 90 million customer records and another in transportation with data for 100 million customers. “We would like […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. Price Drop, Inventory Hop All those digital buyers complaining about Hulu being sold out of ad inventory will see a reprieve. The streaming platform’s decision to lower the price of its ad-supported plan to $5.99 a month will bring more users and ad dollars […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. It’s Amazon’s World Amazon is testing a pop-up feature for its app that suggests its own private-label goods on competitor’s product pages, taking its aggressive approach to conquesting to another level. Amazon already places display and search ads on other brands’ pages, but this […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign up here. The Facebook News Cycle It was another tumultuous week for Facebook. In addition to the shocking departures of head of product Chris Cox and head of WhatsApp Chris Daniels, the Federal government has opened a criminal investigation into the company’s data dealings. A Grand […]
