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By applying Adelaide’s Attention Unit scoring, buyers can target low-, medium- and high-attention inventory via TTD’s self-serve platform.

Adelaide used this latest cash injection to boost its valuation to $60 million ahead of an all-stock acquisition of Rita, an Amsterdam-based data marketplace with a focus on the EU.

Advertisers are starting to gravitate toward attention as a way to measure a campaign’s impact on the lower funnel, including conversion rate. Luxury car manufacturer Audi recently experimented with using attention metrics to algorithmically adjust programmatic bidding on ad inventory based on the amount of attention those ad placements are likely to draw. Audi then measured the impact high-attention placements had on post-click conversions.

Rather than looking at one particular data signal, attention metrics include a variety of data points, which are fed into a machine-learning model to predict the likelihood that a given media environment and ad creative will draw attention from a hypothetical audience member.

Former Fox executive Joe Marchese’s early-stage investment fund, Human Ventures, is paying attention to attention with a $7 million seed investment in Adelaide, a startup that helps advertisers measure and evaluate media based on attention rather than proxy metrics like viewability or video completion rate.

Mobile ad exchange Kargo has acquired attention sales platform Parsec Media. The deal reflects Kargo’s investment in attention as a viable metric for post-cookie mobile advertising, said Kargo CEO Harry Kargman.

The National Basketball Association is scoring higher tune-in for live games by optimizing its media planning using attention, including on connected TV. The league has been on the hunt for a more effective real-time optimization metric tied to larger business goals, like brand lift and tune-in, said Larisa Johnson, VP of paid and CRM media […]

This article is sponsored by Adelaide Metrics. In the classic Where’s Waldo? books, Waldo was visible – but often well-hidden in a sea of other people. It often took several minutes before you could find him in the crowd – spotted only because of his famous red-and-white striped hat. Today, on many websites, ad placements […]

“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Marc Guldimann, CEO at Parsec Media. A few months ago, I was asked to share a surprising or counterintuitive perspective I held on the digital ad landscape. So, I uncorked […]

“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Marc Guldimann, CEO at Parsec Media. Paying for business outcomes has recently gained popularity with media buyers and brands. The idea is that media buyers only pay for advertising when […]