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APB finds trusted news publishers to be brand-safe and establishes guidelines and standards for brand suitability in news   APRIL 6, 2020 —The 4A’s Advertiser Protection Bureau (APB) today released “Cross-Industry Collaboration to Redefine Brand Suitability in Trusted News Environments: A Call to Action,” a cross-industry position paper calling on all parties to restore a […]

Comprehensive research finds agencies, publishers, marketers and technology companies want automated workflow and smarter use of better data   New York, NY (November 14, 2019) — The 4A’s and The 614 Group today released “The Future of Programmatic and Automation,” a report that reveals that full automation is the future of programmatic advertising and data-driven […]

“The Future of Programmatic and Automation” report, based on a research initiative commissioned by The 4A’s and conducted by The 614 Group, shows that a lack of automation hinders the future of programmatic. The report is based on extensive one-on-one interviews and survey responses from representatives of agencies, marketers, publishers, and platforms. Find more details […]

As the culmination of the Making Measurement Make Sense (3MS) initiative, the 4A’s—in cooperation with the Media Rating Council (MRC), Association of National Advertisers (ANA), and Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)—this month introduced the release of Cross-Media Measurement Standards for combining measurement across channels. This allows for unified reporting on video advertising across online and offline […]

Addresses electronic measurement of video advertising and content audiences, with subsequent phases planned to focus on display and audio Release marks start of final phase of the Making Measurement Make Sense (3MS) Initiative   New York, NY (March 25, 2019): The Media Rating Council (MRC) announced today it has issued a draft version of its […]

The 4A’s, the leading trade organization for marketing communications agencies, today released two critical resources developed to strengthen current contextual brand safety practices. The two documents – a Brand Safety Floor and a Brand Suitability Framework – are designed to help agencies, advertisers, publishers, platforms, and ad verification vendors develop brand by brand digital buying guidelines that appropriately align advertiser ads with specific categories of content.

On April 27th Google announced that as of May 25th, the Doubleclick User ID would no longer be available in data transfer reporting from its Ad Server (DCM) and its DSP (DBM) for users in the European Economic Area. Google will also remove cookie IDs and User list names from data transfer from its exchange (AdX). Eventually this will roll out globally.

On March 27th, 2018, the IAB and the 4A’s released the Long Form Video Terms and Conditions Addendum. Working group members gathered to lead this educational townhall on the topic. Presenters include: Eric John and Elizabeth Wang from the IAB, Terry Cohen and Louis Jones from the 4A’s, Sara Axelbaum from FOX Networks Group, Brad Stockton from Henkel, and Joan Chakonas from NBCUniversal.

Gabe Bevilacqua, SVP Product Management, Advanced Advertising, Viacom Michael Bologna, President, one2one Media Adam Gerber, Senior Vice President, Investment, North America, Essence Raghu Kodige, Chief Product Officer, Alphonso Kavita Vazirani, EVP, Insights and Measurement, NBC Universal Moderator: Jane Clarke, CEO, Managing Director, Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement

Are we ready for a cross media world? The march toward cross media quantification will be complex and rewarding. As consumers adopt new behaviors and migrate to new technologies, the industry’s ability to follow these consumers and quantify the impact of their choices will be critical. In this session we will tackle cross media context from both a targeting and a measurement perspective. Come see the bets that are being made on following consumers across devices.

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation is set to take effect in May of 2018. These regulations impact how organizations collect store and use personal information on any EU customer. This session will discuss the implications on GDPR – what organizations need to know now and how this wil limpact the industry.