Advertising & Marketing

State attorneys general don’t buy Google’s argument: The Texas-led case against Google has been amended to include claims that a cookieless Chrome is anticompetitive, despite the tech giant saying that its browser changes have been welcomed by advertisers.

On today's episode, we discuss in-person events in 2021, how to put on an engaging hybrid conference, and how to consider making money from virtual events. We then talk about Twitch's "Brand Safety Score," new ads envisioning post-pandemic life, and TV makers leaving no ad spot unturned. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Jillian Ryan.

Apple is facing yet another potential hurdle to IDFA: As Chinese tech companies work on a new way to track users on mobile devices, Apple will be faced with either barring a slew of Chinese developers altogether or forging ahead on a policy with no teeth.

The availability and use of data has revolutionized advertising in recent decades. Shane McAndrew, chief data strategy officer at agency Mindshare, joins eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin to discuss the new Data Ethics Compass developed with GroupM and Unilever, what consumers expect from advertisers and their partners, and why experimentation is critical to attributing revenues to marketing touchpoints.

Facebook strikes News Corp. deal: The social giant is the latest to concede to Australia's new law requiring platforms to pay publishers. More deals are likely to come soon, as the News Corp. deal opens the negotiation floodgates.

When we spoke with experts in publisher ad monetization in January, most of them expected the field of identity solutions to narrow over the coming year as adoption continues, but they felt it was unlikely that a single identifier alone would replace third-party cookies.

On today's episode, we discuss what an out-of-home (OOH) advertising comeback will look like and which areas are driving growth. We also examine how OOH movie theater advertising could recover, the significance of March Madness's return, when people will want to attend sporting events again, and replacing "primetime" with something more personal. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer forecasting analyst Nazmul Islam and senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Ross Benes.

Google expands publisher IDs: The publisher-provided identifiers are another way for Google to help publishers and advertisers navigate a post-cookie world, but they won’t replace alternatives like the UID 2.0.

Under the CCPA, exploitative UX/UI design choices won't be able to trap Californians in data privacy opt-out loops.

UID 2.0 enters beta: After months of building traction in the digital media industry, the third-party cookie alternative begins beta testing this week.

Elizabeth Stein, founder and CEO of Purely Elizabeth, shares how the natural foods brand reallocated marketing dollars from in-store taste tests to digital discovery, and offers a special mantra for female executives to live by. Watch Industry Voices, a conversation between Elizabeth and Marissa Coslov, vice president of business development at Insider Intelligence, in celebration of Women’s History Month.

Even before the pandemic, the direct-to-consumer (D2C) space was heating up in Western Europe. But the side effects of stay-at-home orders helped accelerate D2C’s popularity, and the landscape looks to be permanently altered.