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Richard Kahn: April 19, 2018
Although the ads.txt initiative seems to be off to a good start, there’s still room for improvement.
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Richard Kahn: April 17, 2018
50 to 60% of the money lost to ad fraud is on mobile devices. While businesses are busy working to improve the customer experience for mobile, their focus on security and fraud prevention is falling to the wayside. Their distraction is leaving the...
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Richard Kahn: April 5, 2018
The price tag for ad fraud isn’t just in the millions, it’s in the billions. A $16.4 billion problem that isn't slowing down.¹ Latest numbers show 29% of programmatic and 12% of direct buy traffic is coming from fraudulent sources. It’s no surprise...
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Anura PR Team: March 27, 2018
Machine learning and artificial intelligence definitely have their perks. In fact, there is even an A.I. that reads privacy policies for you. But becoming too reliant on technology can backfire. There are some nuances that machines can’t pick up on,...
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Richard Kahn: March 22, 2018
More than 70% of publishers use programmatic tools like Demand Side Platforms (DSPs) for their media buying. Programmatic’s popularity stems from its ability to offer better ad buying efficiency and ad targeting; however, programmatic isn’t perfect....
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Anura PR Team: March 15, 2018
Fraudsters lack a moral compass and will jump at any opportunity to infiltrate a marketing campaign, withretargeting campaignsbeing no exception. The goal of most retargeting fraudsters is to eat away at your advertising budget, either to line their...
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Richard Kahn: March 1, 2018
Here’s the thing: ad fraud isn’t going away. In fact, it’s only expected to evolve. By 2023, global ad fraud will reach an estimated $100 billion, according to Juniper Research.
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Richard Kahn: February 22, 2018
Mention the words artificial intelligence (A.I.) or machine learning around human workers, and they get noticeably uncomfortable. The fear of robots and machines taking their jobs isn’t far-fetched. After all, automation has made many positions over...
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Richard Kahn: January 23, 2018
Determining if you have an ad fraud problem can be tricky when you don’t know what signs to look for. Reviewing your analytics is one way to identify signs of potential ad fraud. Analytics will reveal patterns in your data, enabling you to spot when...
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Richard Kahn: January 18, 2018
Ad fraud and brand safety are often lumped together as one in the same, but they’re not. While they cover the same topic (e.g. watching your traffic and ad placement), they’re completely separate, different ideologies. And the former heavily impacts...