Programmatic advertising has experienced substantial growth in recent years. According to Statista, the global programmatic advertising market was worth $558 billion in 2023, marking an 11% increase in investment in programmatic digital advertising compared to the previous year. This growth reflects the evolving digital landscape and advertisers’ increasing trust in programmatic platforms. It highlights the maturity of the sector and the significant role it will play in the future of digital advertising. Below are the key programmatic advertising trends that I predict will shape the current year.

The year 2024 will mark an important milestone in the digital advertising and marketing ecosystem – the end of third-party cookies, known as the ‘cookiepocalypse’. This change is a direct response to the growing user demands for more privacy and the changing regulatory landscape. Marketers face the challenge of fundamentally rethinking their strategies to navigate this new environment successfully.

In the digital advertising world, companies must now collect and analyse data directly from their users. This shift is a result of the decline in the use of third-party cookies, long considered the cornerstone of personalised advertising. The focus is now on first-party data, which includes behavioural patterns of target audiences obtained directly from visitors to companies’ own digital platforms. Investing in the development of proprietary digital media has become essential as this strategy paves the way for more targeted and effective digital advertising. In this post, we will explore why.

Digital advertising is constantly evolving and transforming, but the phasing out of third-party cookies represents a key turning point in its history. We are entering a new chapter of connecting with audiences, where activities will be based on the use of first-party data that companies obtain directly from their audiences on their websites or mobile apps. This marks the beginning of a new era in the buying of advertising space in digital media, which will require a deeper understanding and effective use of this valuable information for more targeted and personalised advertising.

In a digital advertising world dominated by fast turnaround and flexibility, it is often difficult to advocate for continuous investment in digital advertising. However, analytical data contradicts this notion. Brands that continue to invest at the top of the sales funnel over several months achieve better performance and ROI compared to those that stop after just three months.

In the digital advertising ecosystem, effective targeting is crucial for the success of campaigns. The shift to first-party data and advanced AI technologies has revolutionised digital media buying. One of the highlighted approaches is lookalike modelling, or modelling based on shared characteristics using AI. This approach allows brands to target their advertising campaigns more precisely to the right audiences with a much higher likelihood of liking a brand. In this blog post, I will explain how digital media buying is done using first-party data and lookalike modelling using AI and show a practical example.

In the world of digital advertising, data has emerged as a key tool for customer acquisition and retention. Now, more than ever, businesses need reliable and accurate data to adapt and optimise their marketing strategies. Digitally aware companies are already crafting advanced advertising strategies that successfully activate their own first-party data to reach their target audience more effectively.

In the digital age, where competition is just a click away, brands face constant pressure to stay one step ahead of the competition. Advertising technology, first-party data and artificial intelligence (AI) are at the heart of this evolution and play a key role in shaping the future of advertising and media buying. Brands that ignore these technological breakthroughs risk finding themselves in a precarious position, unable to compete in a rapidly evolving digital environment.

The Digital Markets Act, commonly known as the DMA, has quickly emerged as a central point of discussion for companies doing business in the European Union. This regulation, which aims to ensure fair competition in digital markets, also has implications for the advertising industry. In this article, I will briefly outline the essence of the DMA and introduce iPROM’s independent advertising solutions as an effective tool for navigating this new and dynamics digital environment.

When we talk about the implementation of display advertising using first-party data for better targeting and personalised advertising on the open web, we inevitably have to address the question of whether it’s possible and practical to automate the entire advertising process for our clients.