Why Programmatic Ad Fraud Exists
Open nature of the programmatic advertising marketplace
Ad fraud is technically not illegal
Lack of proper incentives across the entire supply chain
AdWords is obviously the king of search engine marketing
(SEM) platforms. But when it comes to display advertising,
the industry has evolved beyond what AdWords offers.
Superior reach, targeting, and optimization are now found
in the realm of real-time bidding technology and realized
through Programmatic demand-side platforms.
'The Programmatic Jargon Buster' is an in-depth view from Sociomantic Labs by dunnhumby, that serves as a tool to help digital marketers cut through the noise of the marketing industry’s tough-to-decipher acronyms and expressions, so they can discover the true value behind the buzzwords.
The Programmatic Jargon Buster is a tool to help digital marketers cut through the noise of our industry’s tough-to-decipher acronyms and expressions, so they can discover the true value behind the buzzwords.
NEW! In the 3rd edition, we introduce new Mobile and App marketing jargon from the programmatic industry.
Hearing a lot about Programmatic Marketing but still a little unclear on what it is? This SlideShare will go through the basic and need-to-know terms of Programmatic Marketing, why it's taking off now, and why your company should be using it to advertise. Enjoy!
AdWords is obviously the king of search engine marketing
(SEM) platforms. But when it comes to display advertising,
the industry has evolved beyond what AdWords offers.
Superior reach, targeting, and optimization are now found
in the realm of real-time bidding technology and realized
through Programmatic demand-side platforms.
'The Programmatic Jargon Buster' is an in-depth view from Sociomantic Labs by dunnhumby, that serves as a tool to help digital marketers cut through the noise of the marketing industry’s tough-to-decipher acronyms and expressions, so they can discover the true value behind the buzzwords.
The Programmatic Jargon Buster is a tool to help digital marketers cut through the noise of our industry’s tough-to-decipher acronyms and expressions, so they can discover the true value behind the buzzwords.
NEW! In the 3rd edition, we introduce new Mobile and App marketing jargon from the programmatic industry.
Hearing a lot about Programmatic Marketing but still a little unclear on what it is? This SlideShare will go through the basic and need-to-know terms of Programmatic Marketing, why it's taking off now, and why your company should be using it to advertise. Enjoy!
Intro to Programmatic Advertising with Matt Prohaska from Prohaska ConsultingStukent Inc.
Have you ever been watching TV and wondered how you could get an ad on television? This session won't show you how to make a killer super bowl ad, but it will show you the technology used to buy and sell ad time on television and on the web.
Fair warning, it gets pretty complex.
Don't worry though. Matt Prohaska consults with top companies to help them make sense of it all and get the most out of their advertising budgets. Today, he'll take you through the whole process and help you make sense of it too.
This is an overview of the ad tech ecosystem. Research was conducted by Thomvest Ventures. It covers topics such as DSP, SSP, Agency, Video, Mobile, and TV advertising.
In this slide show, the team at Green & Red Technologies walks you through paid search ads and paid display marketing (Both on google and with local ad networks).
Data Driven Media: Understanding Programmatic AdvertisingThe Holla Agency
This is the slideshow that was presented in this month's Data Driven Media: Understanding Programmatic Webinar where JJ Eastwood from and Rochelle Cass discussed Programmatic.
The very, very simple guide to how programmatic online ad buying works - the technology may be clever and complex - but the principle is not. We explain.
Programmatic advertising is primed for another monumental year, with total US programmatic digital display ad spending expected to reach $14.88 billion and for the first time ever account for more than half of all digital display ad dollars. Topics in this webinar include: How will the nearly $15 billion break down into areas such as open exchanges, private marketplaces, programmatic direct, video and mobile? How is programmatic evolving from a primarily open marketplace to a more private and direct one? Should marketers expect programmatic to infiltrate the ad-buying process on newer screens like wearables and older ones like TV?
Understanding the value of programmatic and how it can impact your brand.
Presented at the National Ski Area Association Convention and Tradeshow in San Francisco May 2015.
Rocket Fuel's Traffic Quality Webinar featuring Ari Levenfeld, Rocket Fuel's Senior Director of Privacy and Inventory Quality and guest speaker Susan Bidel, Senior Analyst with Forrester Research Inc.
Руководство для маркетологов по созданию эффективных рекламных кампаний. Помимо ценных советов, в нем содержатся успешные кейсы ведущих мировых брендов.
The term “programmatic” is not new or fresh. You’ve probably heard a lot about it. It’s a channel that is here to stay. However, many advertisers are still struggling to truly understand what it is, why they need it and how to get started. The landscape is a sea of logos and different technologies, all claiming to have the ultimate solution.
In this presentation, Hanapin Marketing’s Bryan Gaynor and MightyHive’s Myles Younger guide you through the Top 5 FAQs When Considering Programmatic. Whether you are an in-house marketer, or part of an agency team, we will guide you through some of the most common questions you should be asking when considering your programmatic stack.
Making money on mobile: acquisition, retention, monetizationWarply
A presentation by John Doxaras, CEO of Warply.
It includes an overview of the mobile marketing ecosystem in Greece and worldwide, useful insights on customer lifecycle value, highlights and real cases of successful practices, infographics and more.
Hosted at Founda.tion and its Educ.ation class, an educational platform aiming to help young people develop their knowledge and skills in the field of entrepreneurship.
Advertising effectiveness for cross screen modelsIABmembership
Join representatives from Jumptap and Operative to learn about how their approach to advertisers has changed, shifting the focus of the conversation from channel/screen specific models to a user-centric advertising model. They will discuss this topic from a marketer/sell-side perspective and will also address the technical and business challenges they’ve identified using these models. Ultimately, the goal is to understand how a cross-platform / cross-screen approach starting with the right audience can effectively deliver targeted content.
The Truth Behind Social Advertising with Simply Measured Katana Media
In 2017, the global advertising industry is projected to reach $510 billion in spend, and digital advertising is poised to account for $202 billion in market share. With investments at this scale, it’s incredibly important that brands and agencies are accurately managing and measuring attribution effectively across all channels. Social media is one of the fastest growing categories of digital, yet it’s reported that nearly 50% of social referrals occur outside of a social network, subsequently becoming unmeasurable.
For this installment of our monthly webinar series, Katana’s Executive Chairman, Andreas Roell, partnered with Colin Zalewski, the Product Marketing Manager at social media analytics platform, Simply Measured, Inc.
Intro to Programmatic Advertising with Matt Prohaska from Prohaska ConsultingStukent Inc.
Have you ever been watching TV and wondered how you could get an ad on television? This session won't show you how to make a killer super bowl ad, but it will show you the technology used to buy and sell ad time on television and on the web.
Fair warning, it gets pretty complex.
Don't worry though. Matt Prohaska consults with top companies to help them make sense of it all and get the most out of their advertising budgets. Today, he'll take you through the whole process and help you make sense of it too.
This is an overview of the ad tech ecosystem. Research was conducted by Thomvest Ventures. It covers topics such as DSP, SSP, Agency, Video, Mobile, and TV advertising.
In this slide show, the team at Green & Red Technologies walks you through paid search ads and paid display marketing (Both on google and with local ad networks).
Data Driven Media: Understanding Programmatic AdvertisingThe Holla Agency
This is the slideshow that was presented in this month's Data Driven Media: Understanding Programmatic Webinar where JJ Eastwood from and Rochelle Cass discussed Programmatic.
The very, very simple guide to how programmatic online ad buying works - the technology may be clever and complex - but the principle is not. We explain.
Programmatic advertising is primed for another monumental year, with total US programmatic digital display ad spending expected to reach $14.88 billion and for the first time ever account for more than half of all digital display ad dollars. Topics in this webinar include: How will the nearly $15 billion break down into areas such as open exchanges, private marketplaces, programmatic direct, video and mobile? How is programmatic evolving from a primarily open marketplace to a more private and direct one? Should marketers expect programmatic to infiltrate the ad-buying process on newer screens like wearables and older ones like TV?
Understanding the value of programmatic and how it can impact your brand.
Presented at the National Ski Area Association Convention and Tradeshow in San Francisco May 2015.
Rocket Fuel's Traffic Quality Webinar featuring Ari Levenfeld, Rocket Fuel's Senior Director of Privacy and Inventory Quality and guest speaker Susan Bidel, Senior Analyst with Forrester Research Inc.
Руководство для маркетологов по созданию эффективных рекламных кампаний. Помимо ценных советов, в нем содержатся успешные кейсы ведущих мировых брендов.
The term “programmatic” is not new or fresh. You’ve probably heard a lot about it. It’s a channel that is here to stay. However, many advertisers are still struggling to truly understand what it is, why they need it and how to get started. The landscape is a sea of logos and different technologies, all claiming to have the ultimate solution.
In this presentation, Hanapin Marketing’s Bryan Gaynor and MightyHive’s Myles Younger guide you through the Top 5 FAQs When Considering Programmatic. Whether you are an in-house marketer, or part of an agency team, we will guide you through some of the most common questions you should be asking when considering your programmatic stack.
Making money on mobile: acquisition, retention, monetizationWarply
A presentation by John Doxaras, CEO of Warply.
It includes an overview of the mobile marketing ecosystem in Greece and worldwide, useful insights on customer lifecycle value, highlights and real cases of successful practices, infographics and more.
Hosted at Founda.tion and its Educ.ation class, an educational platform aiming to help young people develop their knowledge and skills in the field of entrepreneurship.
Advertising effectiveness for cross screen modelsIABmembership
Join representatives from Jumptap and Operative to learn about how their approach to advertisers has changed, shifting the focus of the conversation from channel/screen specific models to a user-centric advertising model. They will discuss this topic from a marketer/sell-side perspective and will also address the technical and business challenges they’ve identified using these models. Ultimately, the goal is to understand how a cross-platform / cross-screen approach starting with the right audience can effectively deliver targeted content.
The Truth Behind Social Advertising with Simply Measured Katana Media
In 2017, the global advertising industry is projected to reach $510 billion in spend, and digital advertising is poised to account for $202 billion in market share. With investments at this scale, it’s incredibly important that brands and agencies are accurately managing and measuring attribution effectively across all channels. Social media is one of the fastest growing categories of digital, yet it’s reported that nearly 50% of social referrals occur outside of a social network, subsequently becoming unmeasurable.
For this installment of our monthly webinar series, Katana’s Executive Chairman, Andreas Roell, partnered with Colin Zalewski, the Product Marketing Manager at social media analytics platform, Simply Measured, Inc.
Content Marketing Guide To Google AnalyticsNitin Karkara
The most accomplished content marketers don't just write. They read. And they don't just read words. They read the numbers captured in Google Analytics and make data-informed decisions to perpetually improve their marketing.
What is online ad fraud and what does um do about itAlan King
Presentation on Brand Safety measures undertaken by UM London.
It's our view that agencies need to lead the charge against ad fraud. We use brand safety software as standard to protect clients' interests.
According to the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), bot-driven ad fraud caused $6.5 billion in losses in 2015. The worst part is that this trend is showing no signs of slowing down. The openness of the programmatic ecosystem allows bad apples to partake in and pollute the quality of the marketplace. What can you do to protect yourself against the many forms of ad fraud? And what can you do to join the fight against it?
Ian Trider, Centro’s Director of RTB Platform Operations, covers:
-The basics of ad fraud - what it is and its many forms
-How rampant ad fraud is and who (and what) is responsible
-Tips and best practices for identifying fraud and how to protect yourself
Making Programmatic Unproblematic - by AdCellerantBrock Berry
See how programmatic advertising has worked for a variety of advertisers, and find out how AdCellerant can help your revenue grow.
I will also be presenting this material at the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Conference in San Francisco on Friday, January 22.
Using Programmatic to Reach People in the Moments that MatterIncubeta NMPi
Is programmatic the biggest buzz word in advertising? Yes, because it has some of the biggest opportunities. These slides look at where the real opportunity in programmatic advertising lies. From audience data to creative design here are the tips and tricks.
What is Programmatic Advertising and how does it work? This talk by Webrepublic's Tech Lead Dorian Kind explains the basic principles and discusses the importance of creatives, media buying and tracking in a shifting advertising world.
The talk was given at the University of Zurich on November 4, 2016.
The value of being seen : a guide to digital advertising viewability - Turn -...Romain Fonnier
What’s hard to understand about advertisers wanting ads to be seen by real live consumers?
At first blush, it seems so simple: viewable ads reassure advertisers that their ads are delivered in-view (that is, on an active page or within frame). Yet, viewability does not guarantee that the end consumer will actually view the ad creative or engage with the message.
Successful digital advertising depends on a variety of factors -- including a nuanced understanding of what viewability is, when it matters, and how it fits into a broader campaign strategy.
BrandsLab Media Value Session 4 | Verification - Viewability, Fraud & Brand S...Ebiquity-NA
Ad fraud and viewability issues continue to plague the marketplace if left unmanaged, making ad verification vital to your brand dollars. In this session, out digital experts will go into the different steps you can take to protect your brand and also delve into how these verification issues intersect with programmatic.
“Many clients have asked me to assess and recommend fraud detection and mitigation companies. This deck is intended to provide clients an objective and independent point of view and commentary on the known players in the digital ad fraud space.”
Start with your email: http://eepurl.com/gNoJBL
Programmatic ad fraud is over 20 billion U.S. dollars. Projections show that it will reach 44 billion by 2022. The display channel has no regulation and offers no transparency. Most of the advertisers lack in skills to detect display fraud.
This article was originally published on https://www.ergoseo.com/programmatic-ad-fraud.html
Field Guide for Validating Premium Ad InventoryDistil Networks
Many of the current technologies used to detect fraud are great at detecting the amount of fraud (e.g., post-bid analysis). However, we need more technologies and techniques that focus on how to stop fraud before it happens. Having continuous, real-time data is important for this; but equally important are the policies and disclosures of the publishers and ad networks themselves.
Key Takeaways:
- The State of Digital Ad Fraud -- Terminology, landscape and trends
- The advertiser and publisher perspective -- Top issues and concerns
- Tools of the trade and best practices -- The different technologies and approaches to detecting and mitigating digital ad fraud
- Anatomy of a successful premium ad inventory program -- Whitepages’ guiding principles, policies and procedures
Very useful description and guidelines from the IAB about traffic fraud and digital ad fraud.
SOURCE: http://www.iab.net/member_center/traffic_of_good_intent_task_force
Few slides which will help you to understand consequences of updates in recent versions of Safari.
The newest versions of Safari has a new feature called intelligent tracking prevention.
The concept behind this feature is easy: release users from ‘creepy ads’.
How Safari updates are going to make marketers live harder?
As digital marketing budgets continue to grow, so do concerns over ad fraud, viewability and brand safety.
This whitepaper examines the top threats to ad quality and offers an in-depth view of Conversant’s holistic approach to ensuring the highest level of ad quality for its clients.
Topics include:
- Marketplace challenges and the damage poor ad quality can cause
- The necessity of advanced proprietary ad quality technology
- Conversant’s holistic 8-part solution
- Data's crucial role in preventing fraudulent activity
Monthly Social Media News Update May 2024Andy Lambert
TL;DR. These are the three themes that stood out to us over the course of last month.
1️⃣ Social media is becoming increasingly significant for brand discovery. Marketers are now understanding the impact of social and budgets are shifting accordingly.
2️⃣ Instagram’s new algorithm and latest guidance will help us maintain organic growth. Instagram continues to evolve, but Reels remains the most crucial tool for growth.
3️⃣ Collaboration will help us unlock growth. Who we work with will define how fast we grow. Meta continues to evolve their Creator Marketplace and now TikTok are beginning to push ‘collabs’ more too.
Most small businesses struggle to see marketing results. In this session, we will eliminate any confusion about what to do next, solving your marketing problems so your business can thrive. You’ll learn how to create a foundational marketing OS (operating system) based on neuroscience and backed by real-world results. You’ll be taught how to develop deep customer connections, and how to have your CRM dynamically segment and sell at any stage in the customer’s journey. By the end of the session, you’ll remove confusion and chaos and replace it with clarity and confidence for long-term marketing success.
Key Takeaways:
• Uncover the power of a foundational marketing system that dynamically communicates with prospects and customers on autopilot.
• Harness neuroscience and Tribal Alignment to transform your communication strategies, turning potential clients into fans and those fans into loyal customers.
• Discover the art of automated segmentation, pinpointing your most lucrative customers and identifying the optimal moments for successful conversions.
• Streamline your business with a content production plan that eliminates guesswork, wasted time, and money.
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
Financial curveballs sent many American families reeling in 2023. Household budgets were squeezed by rising interest rates, surging prices on everyday goods, and a stagnating housing market. Consumers were feeling strapped. That sentiment, however, appears to be waning. The question is, to what extent?
To take the pulse of consumers’ feelings about their financial well-being ahead of a highly anticipated election, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey. The survey highlights consumers’ hopes and anxieties as we move into 2024. Let's unpack the key findings to gain insights about where we stand.
When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
In this presentation, Danny Leibrandt explains the impact of AI on SEO and what Google has been doing about it. Learn how to take your SEO game to the next level and win over Google with his new strategy anyone can use. Get actionable steps to rank your name, your business, and your clients on Google - the right way.
Key Takeaways:
1. Real content is king
2. Find ways to show EEAT
3. Repurpose across all platforms
The digital marketing industry is changing faster than ever and those who don’t adapt with the times are losing market share. Where should marketers be focusing their efforts? What strategies are the experts seeing get the best results? Get up-to-speed with the latest industry insights, trends and predictions for the future in this panel discussion with some leading digital marketing experts.
The Secret to Engaging Modern Consumers: Journey Mapping and Personalization
In today's digital landscape, understanding the customer's journey and delivering personalized experiences are paramount. This masterclass delves into the art of consumer journey mapping, a powerful technique that visualizes the entire customer experience across touchpoints. Attendees will learn how to create detailed journey maps, identify pain points, and uncover opportunities for optimization. The presentation also explores personalization strategies that leverage data and technology to tailor content, products, and experiences to individual customers. From real-time personalization to predictive analytics, attendees will gain insights into cutting-edge approaches that drive engagement and loyalty.
Key Takeaways:
Current consumer landscape; Steps to mapping an effective consumer journey; Understanding the value of personalization; Integrating mapping and personalization for success; Brands that are getting It right!; Best Practices; Future Trends
Top 3 Ways to Align Sales and Marketing Teams for Rapid GrowthDemandbase
In this session, Demandbase’s Stephanie Quinn, Sr. Director of Integrated and Digital Marketing, Devin Rosenberg, Director of Sales, and Kevin Rooney, Senior Director of Sales Development will share how sales and marketing shapes their day-to-day and what key areas are needed for true alignment.
Influencer marketing isn't just for big brands or consumer products anymore. In 2024, marketers face hurdles like escalating paid channel costs, diminishing organic reach, and building trust in their ideal customer accounts. This session offers practical ways to bring influencer marketing into your organization, to provide cost-effective access to niche audiences, countering budget constraints and rising CPMs. We'll discuss the impact of social algorithms on reach, the trust deficit in traditional advertising and how influencer partnerships offer genuine connections with audiences. Attendees will gain actionable insights to integrate influencer marketing into their strategies, leveraging influencers for impactful campaigns in both B2B and B2C environments. Join us to unlock the potential of influencers in navigating the evolving marketing landscape of 2024 and driving meaningful business growth.
Key Takeaways:
- Educate on the various types of influence we can use as marketers
- Establish the problems that make influencers a priority
- Walk through some practical tactics on HOW to run a program leveraging several of these influence channels
Most small businesses struggle to see marketing results. In this session, we will eliminate any confusion about what to do next, solving your marketing problems so your business can thrive. You’ll learn how to create a foundational marketing OS (operating system) based on neuroscience and backed by real-world results. You’ll be taught how to develop deep customer connections, and how to have your CRM dynamically segment and sell at any stage in the customer’s journey. By the end of the session, you’ll remove confusion and chaos and replace it with clarity and confidence for long-term marketing success.
Key Takeaways:
• Uncover the power of a foundational marketing system that dynamically communicates with prospects and customers on autopilot.
• Harness neuroscience and Tribal Alignment to transform your communication strategies, turning potential clients into fans and those fans into loyal customers.
• Discover the art of automated segmentation, pinpointing your most lucrative customers and identifying the optimal moments for successful conversions.
• Streamline your business with a content production plan that eliminates guesswork, wasted time, and money.
SEO as the Backbone of Digital MarketingFelipe Bazon
In this talk Felipe Bazon will share how him and his team at Hedgehog Digital share our journey of making C-Levels alike, specially CMOS realize that SEO is the backbone of digital marketing by showing how SEO can contribute to brand awareness, reputation and authority and above all how to use SEO to create more robust global marketing strategies.
When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.\
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
A.I. (artificial intelligence) platforms are popping up all the time, and many of them can and should be used to help grow your brand, increase your sales and decrease your marketing costs.In this presentation:We will review some of the best AI platforms that are available for you to use.We will interact with some of the platforms in real-time, so attendees can see how they work.We will also look at some current brands that are using AI to help them create marketing messages, saving them time and money in the process. Lastly, we will discuss the pros and cons of using AI in marketing & branding and have a lively conversation that includes comments from the audience.
Key Takeaways:
Attendees will learn about LLM platforms, like ChatGPT, and how they work, with preset examples and real time interactions with the platform. Attendees will learn about other AI platforms that are creating graphic design elements at the push of a button...pre-set examples and real-time interactions.Attendees will discuss the pros & cons of AI in marketing + branding and share their perspectives with one another. Attendees will learn about the cost savings and the time savings associated with using AI, should they choose to.
First Things First: Building and Effective Marketing Strategy
Too many companies (and marketers) jump straight into activation planning without formalizing a marketing strategy. It may seem tedious, but analyzing the mindset of your targeted audiences and identifying the messaging points most likely to resonate with them is time well spent. That process is also a great opportunity for marketers to collaborate with sales leaders and account managers on a galvanized go-to-market approach. I’ll walk you through the methods and tools we use with our clients to ensure campaign success.
Key Takeaways:
-Recognize the critical role of strategy in marketing
-Learn our approach for building an actionable, effective marketing strategy
-Receive templates and guides for developing a marketing strategy
2. Mcounts Consumer Solutions
Ad Fraud has one or more of these characteristics
Non-human traffic (i.e., bots).
Zero chance of being seen (i.e., 0% viewability).
Intentionally misrepresented.
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Non-Human Traffic
Most non-human traffic is used to generate fake impressions (page views)
and fake clicks. In some cases, they go so far as to generate fake form
submissions, and therefore, fake conversions.
Simple Bots
Sophisticated Bots
Botnets
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Non-Human Traffic
Simple Bots
Simple bots are essentially just scripts that run from a server somewhere, like
Amazon Web Services or some other hosting provider.
Because they are simple, they are usually easy to identify — since they have a static
IP, user agent, cookie ID and so on — which makes fingerprinting and blocking them
relatively easy.
A simple look at some DSP* auction logs, or even Web server logs from those that click
through, make simple bots fairly easy to detect and block. For example, one could
simply block all known data center IPs.
DSP = Demand Side Platform
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Non-Human Traffic
Sophisticated Bots
Sophisticated bots, on the other hand, employ tactics like rotating user agents, using
random proxies (to rotate IP addresses), mimicking normal click-through rates, and in
some cases, even mimicking real mouse movements from captured browser activity.
All of these factors make it harder to fingerprint and block them.
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Non-Human Traffic
Botnets
Botnets are generally a large array of personal (residential) computers that have been
compromised by bad actors.
These actors have control of these machines, employing them for tasks like loading
and clicking on ads, which generates legitimate-looking, but ultimately fake,
impressions and clicks for advertisers.
Botnets are the hardest to detect and block, but they are also highly illegal and,
therefore, riskier for bad actors to deploy.
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Human Traffic
Human traffic, on the other hand, is perhaps even more sinister because the
end users are real, but the impressions (and in some cases, clicks) generated
are fraudulent. Since they are real people, it can be harder to detect by
vendors that are only looking for bots.
Invisible Ads
Arbitrage
Domain Spoofing
Site Bundling
Ad Injection
Cookie Stuffing
Click Farms
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Human Traffic
Invisible Ads
Two Main ways:
“Ad stacking” or “Impression stacking,”
Hiding ads behind other ads. In such cases, the publisher is generating multiple
impressions for a single page view, but the only ad that is visible is the top one.
"Invisible iFrames"
Intentionally hiding ads by loading ads in unviewable (1 pixel by 1 pixel) iFrames, an
impression or multiple impressions are generated, with no chance of ever being seen.
Such tactics are relatively easy to detect using off-the-shelf ad verification tools like
Integral Ad Science or Pixalate.
9. Mcounts Consumer Solutions
Human Traffic
Arbitrage
One of the most under-reported but insidious forms of human-based traffic fraud is a
form of arbitrage.
In essence, the bad actors purchase traffic for a very low cost and resell it for a
multiple of the price.
For e.g:, a publisher may sell their inventory for $5 CPM on average but may be
purchasing questionable traffic to their site for a fraction of that cost.
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Human Traffic
Domain Spoofing
In the RTB (real-time bidding) ecosystem, publishers are sometimes allowed to declare
their own domain and the label of their Site ID.
Fraudulent publishers use this as an opportunity to misrepresent their inventory.
They may identify themselves as washingtonpost.com, but if you dig deeper, the
actual domain the ad was served on was different. In other cases, the ad-serving
domain is spoofed within the bid request.
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Human Traffic
Site Bundling
Site IDs are how inventory is classified in the RTB ecosystem. The way RTB was
designed, each Site ID was supposed to correlate to a single domain.
But in practice, many publishers and exchanges bundle entire networks of domains
under single Site IDs. So an advertiser might think they are buying abc.com but end up
with ads served on xyz.com.
This configuration happens on the supply side, which is outside the control of DSPs
(demand-side platforms). This falls under the “intentionally misrepresented”
inventory category.
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Human Traffic
Ad Injection
As a result of browser toolbars and other adware plugins, ads can get injected and/or
replaced on any site, often without the user or publisher noticing.
This creates a situation where ad inventory might show up as facebook.com, for
example, but is no way related to Facebook’s actual ad inventory.
After all, any Facebook user could tell you that there are no 300×250 or 728×90 banner
placements. But with ad injection, inventory can be created on premium websites out
of thin air.
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Human Traffic
Cookie Stuffing
Cookies are just as important today, because they are the mechanism through which a
large part of the programmatic ecosystem targets audiences.
And with inexpensive sources of internet traffic available for purchase, cookie stuffing
to dilute or misrepresent audience target data is now a real thing.
It’s also worth noting that cookie stuffing can occur on both human and non-human
traffic, so technically, it could fall into either category, and sometimes both.
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Human Traffic
Click Farms
There are incentivized programs, often masked as “work from home” or “make money
online” schemes, that pay real people to click on ads and even fill out forms, resulting
in valueless impressions, clicks and conversions.
Since these are real people, it’s hard for most software vendors to catch these
schemes, but they are most definitely fraudulent activity.
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Why Programmatic Ad Fraud Exists
Open nature of the programmatic advertising marketplace
Ad fraud is technically not illegal
Lack of proper incentives across the entire supply chain
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The programmatic advertising ecosystem is based on being open. This
means that any advertiser or publisher should be free to participate in the
marketplace.
Because the barrier of entry for new players is so low, anyone can sell and
anyone can buy. This is a good thing for smaller advertisers, agencies and
publishers — but it’s also beneficial for bad actors.
Why Programmatic Ad Fraud Exists
Open Marketplaces
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Unlike credit card fraud, nobody is going to jail for ad fraud, and it’s not
exactly the sort of activity that elicits a crackdown from law enforcement,
which means there is significantly less risk involved.
Higher the payoffs, the higher the levels of fraud.
There is roughly twice as much fraud in video as there is in desktop display.
This makes sense when you consider that video CPMs average at about $9,
while traditional display is more in the $1 to $2 range.
Why Programmatic Ad Fraud Exists
Ad Fraud Is Not Illegal
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Programmatic advertising, and ad tech in general, almost everyone makes their money
on volume and transactions. In other words, the age-old CPM pricing model rewards
volume.
The first major problem with the whole CPM foundation of practically all display
advertising is that it incentivizes pageview-driven publishing practices: multi-page
slideshows, auto-refresh ads, click-bait journalism, regurgitated reporting and so on
degrading the user experience of the web for everyone.
Since CPM incentivizes and rewards scale, many publisers pursue scale by any means
necessary, including questionable traffic acquisition, which deteriorates the quality of
the ad tech ecosystem.
Why Programmatic Ad Fraud Exists
Lack Of Proper Incentives