Political Campaigns Are Bringing Broadcast Habits To CTV. That Could Cost Them Billions
U.S. political advertisers are applying linear TV flighting patterns to connected TV, risking massive overspend without digital optimization. While CTV offers viewer data and real‑time bidding, broadcast‑style planning leads to poor performance measurement. Advertisers need to allocate budgets using digital funnel insights.
The challenges of budget allocation in CTV advertising highlight the importance of digital optimization and effective measurement for our dynamic external ad products like TDA-EXP. We need to guide our merchants to leverage data-driven digital funnels for budget utilization, moving beyond linear TV advertising habits.
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Apple finally explains its Safari block, and identity companies are in its sights
Apple detailed updates to Safari’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention that block identity‑verification and data‑sharing firms, aiming to safeguard user privacy. This move pressures ad‑tech companies that rely on cross‑site identifiers and may force a shift toward new, privacy‑first targeting solutions.
Apple's enhanced Safari privacy and blocking of ID-related companies significantly impact the ad tech industry relying on cross-site identifiers, prompting a review of our targeting strategies for external ad products. We must further strengthen our first-party data utilization and build effective, privacy-conscious measurement and targeting solutions.
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Ad Tech Briefing: Can flipping the ad auction wrest control of ad tech from Google?
Prebid proposes reversing the real‑time bidding order, giving publishers greater control and reducing Google’s dominance in the ad stack. Adoption could reshape price discovery and revenue sharing across programmatic supply chains, signalling a potential shift in infrastructure.
Prebid's proposal to alter ad auction order could transform Google's dominance in the programmatic supply chain, impacting price discovery and revenue distribution for our RPP-EXP and TDA-EXP products as we expand external media investment. We must monitor this infrastructure shift to optimize our negotiation strategies with external partners and supply-side collaborations.
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SemaBOX finds African podcasts priced 71% lower despite higher engagement
SemaBOX’s analysis shows that African podcast ad inventory commands prices roughly 71 % lower than comparable markets, even though listener engagement on YouTube averages 2.75 %—well above the 1.5‑2.2 % benchmark. Meanwhile, Spotify’s Partner Program currently excludes Africa, contributing to the pricing gap.
The discrepancy between high engagement and low pricing in African podcast advertising suggests potential value in emerging media and untapped markets for us. For our live commerce expansion on Meta/YouTube and TDA-EXP media expansion, we should consider opportunities to evaluate effectiveness based on engagement, beyond existing benchmarks, and explore appropriate pricing models.
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Amazon shuts Black Friday deal submissions for sellers on October 20
Amazon has notified sellers that all Black Friday deal submissions must be completed by October 20. The submission process now includes four mandatory checks—account health, suppressed deals, listing status, and tax settings—so any delay means the seller could miss out on promotional ad exposure.
Amazon's clear Black Friday deal application deadlines and mandatory checks illustrate the importance of communicating precise procedures and timelines to Rakuten Ichiba merchants to maximize their seasonal promotion opportunities. We must support our merchants with advance preparation and accurate application processes to prevent loss of ad exposure, especially when encouraging the use of products like RPP and CA.
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ACCC says ads can’t present bought carbon credits as emission cuts
Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released guidance prohibiting ads that claim purchased carbon credits constitute “emission reductions” or “zero impact” unless the underlying project truly eliminates emissions. The regulator will target non‑compliant sustainability ads for enforcement.
The Australian regulator's tightened rules on carbon credit advertising suggest increasing global scrutiny on environmental claims in advertising. As we aim to capture brand budgets with RDA and expand external media, we must support advertisers in ensuring compliance and strengthen our review processes to prevent exaggerated or misleading claims.
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AgentExchange
AgentExchange is Salesforce’s marketplace launched in March 2025, offering apps, AI agents, actions, and MCP servers. In 2026 it merged with AppExchange and Slack, creating a hub for third‑party solutions that integrate with the CRM. Advertisers can deploy AI agents to automate media‑buying workflows.
Salesforce's launch of the AI agent marketplace "AgentExchange" indicates a trend towards advertisers automating media buying workflows with AI, providing insights for the evolution of our AI-powered TDA and RPP-EXP's self-serve capabilities. We need to strengthen AI automation features and integrations with external solutions to help our merchants manage their advertising more efficiently.
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Lead Gen Forms
LinkedIn’s Lead Gen Forms pre‑fill contact information within the ad, allowing advertisers to capture leads without a landing page. Similar formats exist on Meta, Google, and TikTok, reducing friction and boosting conversion rates for B2B campaigns.
Lead generation forms, like those offered by LinkedIn, that automatically pre-fill information within ads to boost conversion rates are crucial for reducing customer drop-off and maximizing ad effectiveness. We should consider offering such seamless user experiences when improving ad formats for RPP and RPP-EXP, and potentially for B2B customer acquisition as part of future brand budget acquisition efforts (RDA).
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Google Ads asset group A/B testing toggle spotted in Performance Max
Google Ads has added a hidden toggle in Performance Max campaigns that allows advertisers to enable or disable A/B testing at the asset‑group level. This lets marketers run experiments on specific creative elements without impacting the entire campaign, providing finer‑grained performance insights.
The introduction of asset group-level A/B testing in Google Ads' Performance Max campaigns highlights the importance of creative optimization in AI-driven advertising. For our AI-generated banner-focused TDA and other dynamic ad products utilizing AI agents in the future, we should explore providing a testing environment where merchants can thoroughly verify the effectiveness of creative elements to improve ROAS.
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Google expands financial services ad verification to the US and Canada
Google is extending its ad verification program for financial‑services advertisers to the United States and Canada, requiring additional disclosures and compliance checks before ads are approved. This adds a new layer of scrutiny for agencies handling financial clients.
Google's expansion of its financial services ad verification program to the US and Canada reflects a global trend of increased advertising regulation in specific industries. For RDA deployment aimed at brand budget acquisition and acquiring new advertisers, we should establish similarly high standards for ad review and compliance to ensure platform trustworthiness and safety, contributing to the suppression of fraudulent ads.
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5 Underrated Tools to Boost Your B2B PPC Performance in 2027
The article lists five low‑profile platforms that help B2B advertisers on Google Ads and Bing Ads improve budget allocation, keyword discovery, and competitive benchmarking. Each tool leverages AI‑driven bidding or advanced data visualisation, promising lower CPC and higher conversion rates as the market tightens in 2027.
The focus on PPC optimization tools utilizing AI-driven bidding and advanced data visualization for B2B advertisers provides important insights for maximizing customer ROI in our RPP and RPP-EXP. In an increasingly competitive market, we need to enhance our platform's optimization features to help customers more easily allocate budgets, select keywords, and achieve lower CPCs and higher conversion rates.
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Can Apple’s Safari Regulation Be Avoided? Media Rushes Server Migration Prospects
Apple’s latest Safari privacy updates block third‑party tracking, forcing publishers to accelerate server‑side tracking migrations. IAB Tech Labs’ Trusted Server solution is gaining attention as a cookie‑free measurement alternative. This shift is prompting the industry to adopt server‑side analytics more rapidly.
Apple's tightened Safari regulations and blocking of third-party tracking indicate publishers are accelerating their shift to server-side tracking, directly impacting measurement for our external ad products like RPP-EXP and TDA-EXP. We must promptly adopt server-side data collection and a first-party data strategy as cookie-less measurement alternatives to ensure accurate attribution across external channels.
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Apple Domain Blocking and the Cost to Publishers
IAB Tech Lab’s CEO explains the financial impact of Apple’s domain blocking on publishers. The block reduces ad revenue and drives the need for server‑side measurement and first‑party data strategies. Advertisers must work with partners to quickly implement mitigation measures.
Apple's domain blocking impact on publisher ad revenue accelerates the need for server-side measurement and first-party data strategies, prompting a fundamental reevaluation of our external media partnerships for TDA-EXP and RPP-EXP. To adapt to this change, we must strengthen our first-party data foundation and collaborate with partners to establish sustainable measurement solutions.
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