“At the moment, I feel like the industry has stalled; there’s not much innovation happening because everyone is waiting to see what Google does.” That was Amit Kotecha, CMO at digital advertising, audience insights and measurement platform Quantcast, talking to us back in May of this year. It turns out that three months is a…
(Story updated with information on the Montana privacy law which goes into effect on Oct. 1 and adds detail to Maryland’s law, which will be the strictest in the nation when it becomes operational.) The 118th session of the U.S. Congress is drawing to a close and the legislators have again failed to pass a…
On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a statement that hit home for many in the digital advertising and marketing industry. The FTC categorically stated that hashing — commonly used by companies to obscure personal data — is not a foolproof method to ensure anonymity or privacy compliance. This isn’t new…
The focus of most B2B companies is developing products and services customers need. Selling them requires detailed customer information. It falls on marketing to get that data, usually via event registrations, website forms and the like. Sometimes that isn’t enough, which is why data enrichment providers exist. The types of data they can provide include…
The IAB Tech Lab announced a change in terminology and an expansion of its U.S. privacy compliance agreement. What had previously been the U.S. National Section of its Global Privacy Platform (GPP) will now be known as the Multi-State Privacy Agreement (MSPA) U.S. National Section. In addition, the MSPA has now been expanded to include 14…
Update: On July 22, Google announced that it will not deprecate third-party cookies on Chrome after all. Instead, it will continue to develop Privacy Sandbox alternatives and allow users to make an “informed choice” about whether or not to accept cookies. Google’s Privacy Sandbox is a space where a series of complex proposals to protect…
The only constant in marketing is change. With new trends, technologies and techniques emerging almost daily, the importance of swiftly adapting only increases. Specifically, two connected areas in the marketing world have seen rapid evolution over the last few years: privacy and technology. The evolving landscape: Privacy regulations and technological advancements Privacy has become a…