Pinterest Names Jason Fairchild GM of Programmatic and Affiliate
Pinterest has expanded tvScientific CEO and Co-Founder Jason Fairchild's title to General Manager of Programmatic and Affiliate, marking a significant move in the company's efforts to strengthen its programmatic advertising capabilities.
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Moloco Launches an Agency Partner Program, in Part to Expand Beyond Mobile Programmatic
Moloco has launched an agency partner program aimed at expanding its reach beyond mobile programmatic advertising, signaling the company's ambition to diversify its offerings in the ad tech space.
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Zillow Teams Up With Pinterest to Target People House Hunting
Zillow has partnered with Pinterest to offer targeted ads to individuals searching for homes, leveraging Zillow's extensive data on housing intent to provide more precise targeting capabilities.
Zillow's partnership with Pinterest to enhance targeted real estate ads using its own data highlights the importance for us to more effectively leverage Ichiba's rich merchant data in external media partnerships, thereby improving the targeting precision of RPP-Ex and TDA-EXP.
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Agencies Gain Direct Access to InMobi Ad Inventory Through Buyer Hub
InMobi has introduced a direct access model for agencies to purchase ad inventory through its Buyer Hub, streamlining the process and reducing intermediary costs.
InMobi's launch of direct ad inventory purchases through its "Advisor Hub" reflects a trend towards optimizing ad buying efficiency, a development we should monitor when considering transparency and efficiency in our external media partnerships.
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CTV lifts paid search conversions by 22.3%
According to Lifesight's report, CTV has increased paid search conversions by 22.3%, while paid social has increased by 8.5%. One anonymous test found a 3.03x incremental ROAS, mainly from existing buyers.
Lifesight's report demonstrating CTV's significant boost in paid search conversions and high incremental ROAS suggests the value of investing in video media that could indirectly enhance the performance of our search-linked ad products like RPP and RPP-EXP when considering our external media strategy.
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Basis blocks podcast episodes before bids are placed
Barometer's AI reads full transcripts and audio pre-release across Spotify, SiriusXM, NPR, and Acast, tagged to IAB Taxonomy 3.0.
Basis's use of Barometer's AI to block ads at the podcast episode level highlights the increasing importance of brand safety and contextual targeting, suggesting the potential for AI application in media selection and content suitability evaluation for our external ad products.
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Google's SerpApi case forces its licensing deals into the open
Google's two partners will remain unnamed until discovery opens; the court has already located the records inside Google. US and EU data orders complete the squeeze.
The disclosure of licensing agreements in Google's SerpApi incident highlights the importance of regulatory compliance concerning data sharing and privacy in partnerships with major platforms, suggesting the need for careful review of contract transparency and data governance as we consider Google as a new media partner for RPP-Ex.
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Google puts ad group targets in scope for the August 17 bidding change
Marvin rules out any benefit for campaigns already missing targets, and unconstrained accounts see nothing move. Which targets get reset before Monday, Aug 17?
Google's bidding changes targeting ad groups on August 17th mean that if we consider Google as a future media partner for RPP-Ex, we must understand the details and prepare our response, as this could impact merchant campaign settings and optimization logic.
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Google quietly gives ground on P-MAX controls
Google has begun to give ground on P-MAX controls, aiming to increase operability.
Google's introduction of exclusion features for P-MAX, enhancing operational control, demonstrates the importance of balancing automation with customer demand for control, a lesson relevant to our implementation of budget caps for RPP-Ex and improvements to the merchant experience for TDA-EXP.
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