Industry Thought Leaders Collaborate on Use of UniversalAdId in VAST 2.0

5/18/2020 – Ad-ID, the industry standard for identifying advertising assets in the US, unveils the industry’s first stopgap solution for using the UniversalAdId, an element in newer versions of VAST, within VAST 2.0, the oldest version of VAST.   The UniversalAdId is a required element in VAST 4.0 versions and higher because it helps maintain […]

Why We Need A UPC Code For Ads

The article, by Vijoy Gopalakrishnan, Senior Vice President and Principal at the IRI Media Center of Excellence, provides a good ad tech topic on the need for unique identifiers for ads. “Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written […]

The 4A’s and ANA Call for Adoption of IAB’s VAST 4.1 and Ad-ID® Standards

These standards offer a significant step in developing more efficient workflows and provide the foundations for more granular data for advertising assets   NEW YORK, NY – December 12, 2018 –Together, Marla Kaplowitz, the CEO of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A’s) and Bob Liodice, the CEO of the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) […]