As digital advertising adapts to increased user privacy and stricter rules, the question arises: How do we target the right users without relying on third-party data? Since the traditional methods based on tracking online users are hindered by privacy requirements, advertisers and brands are now exploring new approaches that respect privacy while ensuring relevance and personalisation, which are key to success. For years, iPROM has pioneered alternative targeting methods that do not require the use of data from a third party. In this blog, we will focus on three primary methods shaping today’s digital advertising landscape.

Growing privacy concerns are challenging consumer trust in digital advertising, while e-privacy and data management regulations are becoming increasingly stringent. Companies are looking for new ways to cultivate customer relationships based on transparency and respect for user and regulatory privacy.
The concept of ‘privacy-first’ has become necessary due to consumer expectations and regulatory frameworks. iPROM is a key player in this new era of advertising, focusing on independent advertising solutions that protect the privacy of online users.

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.

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.

We live in an exciting and dynamic digital world where technological innovation, artificial intelligence and programmatic platforms constantly redefine the rules of the game in the advertising industry. Today, brands are taking on the role of value drivers in the digital crowd, ensuring the quality of products and services and attributing value to content. It comes as no surprise then that brand safety has emerged as the cornerstone of successful communication in the digital environment while advertising technology has become the holy grail of digital.