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UK finally opens antitrust probe of Google’s role in the adtech stack

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“The CMA is assessing whether Google’s practices in these parts of the ad tech stack may distort competition. Image Credits: CMA final report on online advertising and platforms market study, July 2020. Google was contacted for comment on the latest CMA probe.

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What every marketer needs to know about programmatic advertising

Martech

Programmatic advertising is now being used to sell ad space for CTV, digital radio and digital out of home (DOOH). When a person clicks on a website, the site’s owner uses a Supply-Side Platform (SSP) to notify one or multiple Ad-Exchanges to put the ad space up for auction. How does programmatic advertising work?

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Intro to Incrementality Series: Part II

Digital Remedy

Prior to 2020, there were three common methods for creating control (or holdout) groups for marketing and advertising campaign analysis: 1. In 2020, a new method for creating a holdout emerged called ghost bidding, which allows media buyers to create a holdout by setting a cadence against individual line items or ad groups.

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Smarter Advertising: How Small and Medium Businesses Can Harness the Potential of Programmatic Buying

Ad Monsters

The word “programmatic” refers to how it operates: instead of people, the algorithms buy and sell ad space. This technology can ensure your ads will be seen by the right audience in the right context. Also, the share of programmatic advertising in digital spending worldwide has increased since 2020.

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Big vendor risks: Friday’s daily brief

Martech

Ecommerce exploded in 2020, with an estimated leap of 44% YoY in online spending. Of course, that’s good news for merchants with robust e-commerce offerings, but it also means the space is more competitive than ever. But surely, no one wants Google to stop auctioning off ad space or ranking results. “If Why we care.

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The Ultimate Guide to Programmatic Advertising for Brands in 2021

Single Grain

In 2020, ad impressions sold programmatically reached $129.1 SSP (Supply-Side Platform) is a media-selling platform designed to help publishers manage their advertising inventory (and advertising on their sites altogether – position of the ad, allowed sizes, formats, resolutions, price, etc). If so, here’s what you should know.

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What Is the Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act?

Ad Monsters

Some of the terms and conditions of the Digital Advertising Act are as follows: No business with over $20 billion in digital ad revenue can own a digital ad exchange if that business already owns a DSP or an SSP or if it also monetizes off of digital ad space. No business can hold both a DSP and an SSP.