This Week’s Newsletter: How to Delight Your Customers, EU Comes for Google, and News Is Interesting Again? Digital Advertising: April 23rd, 2021

This Week’s Newsletter: How to Delight Your Customers, EU Comes for Google, and News Is Interesting Again? Digital Advertising: April 23rd, 2021

Hello Bidtellectuals!

Congratulations to Bidtellectual of the Week Tamanna Ghazvini!

The Latest

How to Surprise and Delight???? Your Customers

Winning over your customers is simple but not always easy. (Read that again). Bidtellect CEO Lon Otremba weighs in on Forbes. Read number twelve and remember: outperforming expectations never fails.

READ: 15 Excellent Ways To Surprise And Delight Customers on Forbes

 

Read this: Hungry for News, Ready for Ads

Did you know that news is one of only a few consumer interests that grew this year? People are hungry for news, and the places they go most often are open web sources. News sites both associated and not associated with print newspapers are used almost 80% of the time. Considering that people are spending more time online than ever before (hello, WFH), advertising on the open web has never been more lucrative. Read more here: Americans are Hungry for News

 

More Data Privacy Laws Are Coming

Follow the leader! It started with California, most recently Virginia, and now other states are hopping on the privacy law train: Alaska, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Maine, and Oklahoma all are in the process of passing and approving new legislation (or updating outdated legislation) covering data privacy. Read more on Adage.

 

The European Commission Comes for Google’s FLoC Citing Anti-Competition

The EU’s Margrethe Vestager just confirmed that “Google’s proposals to deprecate third-party cookies are within the scope” of its ongoing antitrust competition. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority already launched its own inquiry into Google’s plan to phase out third-party cookies after receiving complaints about how Google’s Privacy Sandbox proposals could impact competition. Read more on Adexchanger.

 

Why You Should Factor Diversity Into Your Strategy This Black History Month

How and why you should make diversity your advertising priority.

5 Holiday Mocktail Recipes With All the Flavor & No Alcohol

Holiday gatherings don’t need alcohol to be filled with joy. We found some holiday mocktail recipes full of flavor and holiday magic worth sharing.

Yeah, We Had To: Holiday Cocktail Recipes That’ll Make Santa Smile

Check out these holiday cocktail recipes to enjoy this year – at home, with family, or wherever the holidays (safely) take you this year. Cheers!

Canada Advertising Trends

Canadians are experiencing the full effect of digital advertising with trends like amount of spend on digital ads, mobile transactions, brand safety, and video ads.

Diversity & Multicultural Advertising Builds Trust

Diversity in advertising builds trust. Why representation matters.

PRIDE MONTH EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Members of the LGBTQ+ Community at Bidtellect

In this Spotlight Series, we have highlighted members of the LGBTQ+ community at Bidtellect to hear about their experiences and advice on how to best support and celebrate Pride Month at work.

3 Ways You Can Show Up For Pride Month As A Brand or Advertiser

How to create authentic Pride month campaigns to build trust with your audience and target consumers.

Spring and Summer Travel Trends & How To Reach Consumers

Spring and summer travel trends & tips that will help build trust and recognition for your brand.

Bidtellect Named Finalist for Three Dick Reed Awards 2022

Bidtellect is named finalist for three Dick Reed Awards! Read more.

 

ICYMI:

  • Sick of WFH? Here are 5 Ways to Make WFH More Productive by Director of Account Management Lysa Vincent. Because WFH can be productive and stress-free – no matter how many little ones are in Zoom school (and P.S. give yourself some grace).
  • Social Media got you down? How to avoid mishaps on the platforms, and why you should maybe avoid them all together. Read it on Forbes featuring CEO Lon Otremba: Nine Effective Ways Marketers Can Avoid Social Media Gaffes
  • Work in tech? Bidtellect Chief Technology Officer Mike Conway sat down with CIO Professional Network to discuss his career path, successes at Bidtellect, and the importance of working with others.
  • Looking for a dose of inspiration? Check out our SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW SERIES: WOMEN AT BIDTELLECT. Nominated by their peers, five Bidtellect women talk successes, challenges, leadership styles, and strengths of being a woman. Read each interview on the blog.

 

Case Study of the Week: How a Leading Insurance Company Used Targeted Content to Reach Consumers Across Multiple Regions

Bidtellect’s client services team paired unique Native creative units with each specific article landing pages to help generate awareness around multiple product offerings. The results exceeded client goals. Read more here.

Stay safe,
Charlotte

This Week’s Newsletter: WFH Tips to Stay Productive. Beating Social Media Gaffes. Latest News: April 16th, 2021

This Week’s Newsletter: WFH Tips to Stay Productive. Beating Social Media Gaffes. Latest News: April 16th, 2021

Hello Bidtellectuals!

Congratulations to Bidtellectual of the Week Andrew Sugrue!

Sick of WFH? Here’s How to Stay Productive

I’m currently writing this in the pajamas I haven’t yet changed out of, so this post was probably written FOR me. Director of Account Management Lysa Vincent shares her five tips to make working from home easier, more productive, and stress-free. From scheduling breaks to what to wear for success, including stats to back it up.

Whew, ty, you’re welcome. Let’s face it, ever since we have been working from home we have all needed a little guidance (sometimes a lot more), so any help that is made available we need to grab that! For instance, if you’ve got a slow internet connection, don’t put up with it, you need to look into some xfinity internet deals. It can provide you an insight on whether they can do something to boost that internet and stop you from freezing during your skype meetings with your boss.

As for the boredom, you can think of improving a few of the career skills that can help you in the future. You can try joining a training program for aws certification or DevOps courses that can provide you with knowledge of the IT sector and help you grow in the industry. Moreover, these types of classes can also help in getting a promotion in your office once you start taking more responsibilities in different departments of your office.

Moreover, if you are sitting in the same room and working for hours, you may also start feeling gloomy and depressed. It could be common for various people; however, as a remedy, you can look for solutions such as CBD vapes (check out https://www.canadacannabisdispensary.ca/product-category/vapes/ or similar websites for more details) or try doing some stretches between work hours. You can also take short breaks while working and go out for a 10-minute walk to get your mind to freshen up.

You may also feel bored by looking at those boring walls, and you may want to change the room or look for a better place. One option could be a home office, built in the midst of a beautiful backyard and equipped with an appealing shed (click to view home office shed designs). An office built in the garden may help you in increasing productivity and creativity. One helpful tip down, a few more to go…

READ: 5 Tips to Make WFH Easier & More Productive

FORBES: The Social Media Pickle

Social Media is a marketer’s greatest blessing and darkest curse. How can marketers avoid embarrassing “gaffes” or going viral for the wrong reasons? Are user-generated feeds even a risk even worth taking? I mean, you and I know the answer, but Bidtellect CEO Lon Otremba weighs in on Forbes for those that don’t.

Read: Nine Effective Ways Marketers Can Avoid Social Media Gaffes on Forbes

Why You Should Factor Diversity Into Your Strategy This Black History Month

How and why you should make diversity your advertising priority.

5 Holiday Mocktail Recipes With All the Flavor & No Alcohol

Holiday gatherings don’t need alcohol to be filled with joy. We found some holiday mocktail recipes full of flavor and holiday magic worth sharing.

Yeah, We Had To: Holiday Cocktail Recipes That’ll Make Santa Smile

Check out these holiday cocktail recipes to enjoy this year – at home, with family, or wherever the holidays (safely) take you this year. Cheers!

Canada Advertising Trends

Canadians are experiencing the full effect of digital advertising with trends like amount of spend on digital ads, mobile transactions, brand safety, and video ads.

Diversity & Multicultural Advertising Builds Trust

Diversity in advertising builds trust. Why representation matters.

PRIDE MONTH EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: Members of the LGBTQ+ Community at Bidtellect

In this Spotlight Series, we have highlighted members of the LGBTQ+ community at Bidtellect to hear about their experiences and advice on how to best support and celebrate Pride Month at work.

3 Ways You Can Show Up For Pride Month As A Brand or Advertiser

How to create authentic Pride month campaigns to build trust with your audience and target consumers.

Spring and Summer Travel Trends & How To Reach Consumers

Spring and summer travel trends & tips that will help build trust and recognition for your brand.

Bidtellect Named Finalist for Three Dick Reed Awards 2022

Bidtellect is named finalist for three Dick Reed Awards! Read more.

Bidtellect CTO Michael Conway Talks Career Path

Bidtellect Chief Technology Officer Mike Conway sat down with CIO Professional Network to discuss his career path, successes at Bidtellect, and the importance of working with others. Fun tidbit: can you guess his top book recs for leadership in tech? One is Start with Why by Simon Sinek.

“One of the many things that I have learned over my lifetime experiences, whether it be from going to a military college, coaching a football team, or running an organization, is that you cannot do things alone. It is important to rely on other coaches and mentors and their sharing of their own experiences. True growth comes from these relationships.”

Read: CIO Spotlight: Michael Conway, Chief Technology Officer of Bidtellect on the National CIO Review

ICYMI:

  • It begins: Criteo has started testing the SSO solution OpenPass that will serve as the consumer-facing component of Unified ID 2.0, aiming to use email as an alternative to third-party cookies.
  • Are you up to date on the CAID drama? CAID is the state-backed China Advertising Association’s overt attempt to bypass Apple’s upcoming AppTrackingTransparency (ATT) policy. And the Chinese arms of Nielsen, Deloitte, PwC and P&G are all coming in for the assist. Talk about a headache an Apple a day can’t cure.
  • Google’s recent press release on the deprecation of third party cookies offered little in the way of new information. Worse, they dashed any last hopes of a unique identifier to replace the cookie. Bidtellect VP of Product Arthur Hainline on how the ad tech industry should move forward.
  • Speaking of alternative, how is a top global agency is preparing for the cookie-less future? Bidtellect’s Jonno Burden talks with Just Global’s Kathryn Nassar in All Contextual is Not Created Equal.
  • And if you need a breakdown on contextual, Bidtellect CTO Mike Conway talks contextual solutions and what it all means for the future on Digiday: Contextual advertising is key to driving performance in a post-cookies world.
  • Looking for a dose of inspiration? Check out our SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW SERIES: WOMEN AT BIDTELLECT. Nominated by their peers, five Bidtellect women talk successes, challenges, leadership styles, and strengths of being a woman. Read each interview on the blog.

Case Study of the Week: A Top Canadian Bank Turned to Bidtellect for Brand Awareness & Account Sign Ups

This major Canadian Bank required an effective solution to generate awareness and account sign ups for both their Checking and Savings line of business. Bidtellect’s impressive reach and scale coupled with optimization towards the goal of the campaign proved the right recipe for success. the future of cookie-based identification looms closer, this longstanding technology client decided to “future-proof” their digital strategy with a multi-partner performance test. Read more here.

Stay safe,
Charlotte

Women At Bidtellect Interview Series. Social Media Gaffes. CIO Network. This Week’s Newsletter: April 9th, 2021

Women At Bidtellect Interview Series. Social Media Gaffes. CIO Network. This Week’s Newsletter: April 9th, 2021

Hello Bidtellectuals!

Congratulations to Bidtellectual of the Week Shannon Malley!

SPOTLIGHT SERIES: WOMEN AT BIDTELLECT

Who said celebrating women had to end in March? We certainly didn’t. Check out this inspiring Spotlight Interview Series: Women at Bidtellect. Nominated by their peers, five Bidtellect women talk successes, challenges, leadership styles, and strengths of being a woman.

READ THEM ALL: SPOTLIGHT: WOMEN AT BIDTELLECT

  • VP of Marketing Missy Steiner talks the power of “no,” the importance of listening, and her “5 Minute Rule.”
  • Director of UI/UX Carolina Escobar talks navigating a new country, mastering her craft, and Girls Who Code.
  • Senior Quality Lead Yulia Khudzik discusses team work, lifting up your colleagues, and setting priorities.
  • Director of Account Management Lysa Vincent discusses leading with empathy, empowering others, and finding your voice when it comes to family and professional success.
  • SVP of Sales Terah Bocchi talks the fallacy of work-life balance, embracing your unique communication style, finding mentors, and handling the challenges of the pandemic.

 

The Social Media Pickle

Social Media is a marketer’s greatest blessing and darkest curse. Many businesses ask is Growthoid legit because they are looking to increase their social media presence, but great power comes great responsibility. More eyes on your social media means less room for mistakes, and many a business has come under the negative spotlight for publishing a post in poor taste. How can marketers avoid embarrassing “gaffes” or going viral for the wrong reasons? Are user-generated feeds even a risk even worth taking? Bidtellect CEO Lon Otremba weighs in on Forbes.

Read: Nine Effective Ways Marketers Can Avoid Social Media Gaffes on Forbes

 

CIO Spotlight: Michael Conway Talks Career Path

Bidtellect Chief Technology Officer Mike Conway sat down with CIO Professional Network to discuss his career path, successes at Bidtellect, and the importance of working with others.

“One of the many things that I have learned over my lifetime experiences, whether it be from going to a military college, coaching a football team, or running an organization, is that you cannot do things alone. It is important to rely on other coaches and mentors and their sharing of their own experiences. True growth comes from these relationships.”

Read: CIO Spotlight: Michael Conway, Chief Technology Officer of Bidtellect on the National CIO Review

ICYMI:

Case Study of the Week: Bidtellect Top-Performance Partner in IDL Test in Preparation for Cookie-Less Future

As the future of cookie-based identification looms closer, this longstanding technology client decided to “future-proof” their digital strategy with a multi-partner performance test. Read how Bidtellect beat out the competition.

Stay safe,
Charlotte

We Asked Just Global How They’re Preparing for the Cookie-Free Future & More Context News. This Week’s Newsletter: March 26th, 2021

We Asked Just Global How They’re Preparing for the Cookie-Free Future & More Context News. This Week’s Newsletter: March 26th, 2021

Hello Bidtellectuals!

Congratulations to Bidtellectual of the Week Asdrubal Hernandez!

All Contextual Is Not Created Equal: How Just Global Prepares for the Post-Cookie Future

How does top agency Just Global prepare for the impending cookie-free world? Contextual solutions, of course. Bidtellect’s Jonno Burden chats with Just Global’s Kathryn Nassar on preparing for the future while maximizing performance goals for their clients, and why contextual solutions have been in their wheelhouse long before all this cookie-talk.

Read: All Contextual Is Not Created Equal: Just Global and Bidtellect Talk Post-Cookie, Context-First Solutions by Director of Sales Jonno Burden and Just Global’s Kathryn Nassar

The Latest:

• ICYMI: Bidtellect’s Native Report analyzing platform data from Q3 and Q4 2020 is HERE. Key takeaways: Dynamic goal setting consistently leads to max ROI. Consumers prefer relevant recommendation widgets. Pandemic habits led to longer desktop engagement but higher click-throughs on mobile and tablet
. Download the report and quick state one sheet.

• Are you a big nerd for reporting and insights AND/OR saving money on your campaigns? Check out our latest Behind the Platform videos: Advanced User Insights and Bid Shading.

• Still unsure about Google’s announcement? Read VP of Product Arthur Hainline’s op-ed on third-party cookie identifiers and the ad tech industry’s confrontation of reality. Read it here: 3 Possibilities for Cookie Depreciation and the Future of Post-Cookie Identifiers

• And for more on contextual solutions and what they mean, read Bidtellect CTO Mike Conway’s piece in Digiday: Contextual advertising is key to driving performance in a post-cookies world

Case Study of the Week: Bidtellect Top-Performance Partner in IDL Test in Preparation for Cookie-Less Future

As the future of cookie-based identification looms closer, this longstanding technology client decided to “future-proof” their digital strategy with a multi-partner performance test. Read how Bidtellect beat out the competition.

Stay safe,
Charlotte

3 Possibilities for Cookie Depreciation and the Future of Post-Cookie Identifiers

3 Possibilities for Cookie Depreciation and the Future of Post-Cookie Identifiers

While Google’s recent press release on the deprecation of third-party cookies offered little in the way of new information, it forced the ad tech world to face the future with a bit more clarity and perspective. Google dashed any last hopes of a silver bullet with regard to unique identifiers (I now realize there was a small part of me still hoping for a browser based Ad ID), and made it clear that they would not involve themselves in any alternative, consent-based identifier framework (though it also seems that they will not obstruct such efforts). The programmatic advertising world is facing their options having heard Google’s qualifications, but for real this time.

Three core tactics present themselves as Chrome depreciates the third-party cookie.

 

1. Consent-based, Cookie-less Identifiers and Strategies

One clear path will be to use consent-based, cookie-less identifiers. Many large players in the industry are working towards these identifiers including but not limited to LiveRamp, The Trade Desk, and Lotame. These solutions seek to preserve the framework by which the Lumascape primarily transacts programmatic advertising –identity–while sourcing identity in a privacy compliant manner. While Google clarified that they will not be investing in this type of solution, these new identity products should still work, with some caveats. The size and scale of the addressable web within the scope of these new identity products remains unknown, and the big question is, what portion of the web are advertisers willing to sacrifice in order to maintain the status quo? Quite a lot, I suspect, especially upon consideration of the investments made into DMP’s, first party data, and other countless data strategies over the years.

The typical tactics of audience targeting, re-marketing, and others will continue to work in some capacity, and agencies and brands will continue to be able to communicate those identities to DSPs and down the line for execution. The scale and addressability will all just be some amount worse, as it is now compared to a year ago, and as it was a year ago compared to the year before that.

 

google chrome no cookies

 

 

2. Google’s Proposal: FLoC Buy In

Another alternative is Google’s proposed set of solutions. The Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) adheres to the rigors of privacy restrictions (self-imposed or otherwise) without requiring user consent. It sounds great, but there are a few trade-offs, most of which remain murky. Google claims “that advertisers can expect to see at least 95% of the conversions per dollar spent when compared to cookie-based advertising,” but the methodology with which they came to that conclusion is not transparent. Google additionally proposed that audience creation and measurement can be accomplished using FLoC; these proposals, however, remain incomplete and subject to change. The lack of clear information and plans from Google makes FLoC difficult to plan for and invest in. No one is clear about how well it’s going to work, and how much work it will take to get it to work.

We can at least say that FLoC will be one solution among three that will make a large portion of the web semi-addressable, with “semi” being a flexible and unknown qualifier for some time. Another large portion of the web (everything but Chrome) will remain non-addressable.

 

3. Just Let All These Post-Cookie Identifiers Go

While staring down the prospects of unique identity and FLoC in the future, one must ask, is it really worth it? Have we strayed too far from the light? Are all these sacrifices and efforts worth hanging on to whatever scraps are left of addressable programmatic media?

Each will have to answer that question for themselves; however, we can say that with a combination of intelligent contextual targeting with aggressive optimization based on non-identity signals, audience targeted programmatic does not have a monopoly on digital performance marketing. In fact, in the grand scheme of targetable audiences that exist in the ecosystem now, very few can justify their price against their performance. Dynamic and algorithmic optimization that goes beyond bid modifiers using non-identity signals reign supreme in performance, and letting go of identity seems like the sustainable bet.

Furthermore, while the addressable web shrinks, the rest of it goes on sale. As buyers concentrate their bidding power on those auctions where the user is known and consented, those auctions where the user is not known will have fewer bidders and ultimately lower media cost.

In the end, the smartest strategy will be one that can make the best use of all the available tools. A programmatic media plan that can work with the addressable web in the new era and understand its limitations while also testing and applying non-identity based programs will be the winner. The best planners and executors will also have a keen understanding of how their different identity and non-identity tactics will interact with their measurement and attribution solutions.

 

arthur hainline bidtellect

Arthur Hainline is the VP of Product at Bidtellect