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Richard Kahn: May 3, 2023
This may come as a shock, but you can’t sell what you don’t have and get away with it. Three former Outcome Health executives learned this the hard way and now face years in prison for selling advertising inventory they didn’t have.
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Richard Kahn: April 26, 2023
As is true with most successful marketplaces, app stores attract fraudsters looking to benefit themselves on someone else’s dime. With millions of apps available on multiple store platforms, policing each app for fraud has become increasingly...
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Richard Kahn: April 19, 2023
Last February, the FCC proposed measures to “close the lead generation loophole,” lead generators and those who rely on them have expressed concern—and rightly so—over the impact any final rulings will have on their business.
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Richard Kahn: April 12, 2023
We did it again. For the fourth consecutive year, Anura has earned the Certified Against Fraud seal from the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG). The TAG “Certified Against Fraud” seal is a mark of excellence in the digital advertising industry...
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Richard Kahn: April 5, 2023
Publishers and other lead generation companies rely on affiliate marketing partners to grow their business, and with good reason. In its 2022 Affiliate Marketing Benchmark Report, Influencer Marketing Hub points out several reasons why these...
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Richard Kahn: March 29, 2023
One is the loneliest number. Two’s company. Three’s a crowd. 5,329 is too many marketing partners to share a lead with. According to the FCC’s cease and desist letter, sent in response to scam robocalls concerning student loan debts, even when...
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Richard Kahn: March 22, 2023
In this three-part series focused on the gaming industry, we’ve provided a broad overview of ad fraud in online gaming and the threats that span across this industry. We have also explored what game companies must do to succeed and the challenges...
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Richard Kahn: March 22, 2023
Online gaming has always helped foster connections between people no matter where they are. This can also make them an easy target for online fraudsters. When the pandemic kicked into high gear, keeping people close when isolated created a rich...
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Richard Kahn: March 22, 2023
We’ve talked about ad fraud in general and in very specific contexts on this blog. Though the situations and context can change, the results are the same: everyone loses when ad fraud is in play.
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Richard Kahn: March 15, 2023
Marketers say one of the biggest challenges they will face this year is generating more leads. While always a priority, economic uncertainties could make things more challenging as consumers and businesses may put off certain purchasing decisions.
