Posts filed under: Ad Blockers

  • GDPR will pop the adtech bubble
In The Big Short , investor Michael Burry says “One hallmark of mania is the rapid rise in the incidence and complexity of fraud.” (Burry shorted the mania- and fraud-filled subprime mortgage market and made a mint in the process.)...
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Yesterday the House of Lords published a report into the UK’s digital advertising market. It includes: a call for a CMA study into whether the market is working fairly for businesses and consumers; proposals for enhancing workforce skills and attracting...
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  • Google Chrome's Ad Blocker: Friend or Foe of Online Advertising?
Google launched its Chrome native ad blocker on Feb. 15 to a mix of fanfare and concern.   The blocker is based on standards set by the Coalition for Better Ads (CBA), of which Google is a founding member, aimed...
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  • Spotify reveals that 2 million free users were dodging advertisements by using ad-blocking apps
Spotify revealed that 2 million free users, 1.3 % of its total user base, have been dodging ads through unauthorized apps. As a result, Spotify reduced its monthly active user count of 2017 from 159 million to 157 million to...
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Google’s decision to equip their Chrome browser with an ad-blocker has caused controversy. What is seen as an all-too-easy solution for users to avoid exposure to ads is also a way for Google to eliminate their competition for ad dollars....
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  • Keith Weed: We need comparable metrics in a digital world
Original Article: www.marketingweek.com They say one swallow does not make a summer, but on the topic of viewability and fraud in digital advertising there seems to have been an encouraging flurry of swallows recently, and I hope we are gaining...
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  • Will February 2017 go down as the month that destroyed adtech?
Original Article: www.thedrum.com February 2017 has been a bad month for adtech. This month’s news should shake the industry down to its very core – and rightfully so. Marc Pritchard rocks the ad world February began with the fallout from...
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  • Is the gold rush to digital marketing finally backfiring?
Original Article: www.cnbc.com Digital advertising technology has the potential to reach consumers based on their online behavior, show them relevant advertising, monitor click-through rates and even attribute those clicks to sales. And advertisers have shown no sign of reducing their...
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  • IAB aims for simplicity in digital advertising with new councils and approach
Original Article: www.cmo.com.au The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Australia is streamlining its advisory council structure and says it’s putting simplification, transparency and trust at the core of its activities in 2017. The digital association has established a new Executive Tech...
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Original Article: martechseries.com GroupM has released its latest annual insight on digital transformation occurring across the organization. The report, titled “ Interaction: Preview Edition for Clients and Partners February 2017 ” , which is part of GroupM’s Worldwide Media and...
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