Data

The latest news about data. Data is used in advertising in a variety of ways, including Audience targeting, Ad personalization, Ad optimization, Ad placement, and Measurement. Advertisers use data in advertising to reduce wasted ad spend.

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Meta restricts attribution windows and data retention in Ads Insights API

Meta announces significant limitations to attribution windows and historical data retention for Ads Insights API starting January 12, 2026.

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Nexxen licenses ACR audience segments to Yahoo DSP in three markets

Nexxen announced on October 16 it has licensed automatic content recognition audience segments to Yahoo DSP in the U.S., U.K., and Germany for cross-platform targeting.

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Google Ads API v22 adds targetless bidding for App campaigns

Google releases API v22 on October 15 with new bidding goals for app campaigns, generative AI asset creation, and expanded automation for Demand Gen campaigns.

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Chrome kills most Privacy Sandbox technologies after adoption fails

Google retires nine Privacy Sandbox APIs following years of development, low uptake, and widespread industry criticism of the cookie replacement initiative.

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DoubleVerify expands Microsoft Advertising measurement and automation tools

DoubleVerify announced expanded measurement capabilities for Microsoft Advertising inventory with new campaign automation tools on October 15, 2025.

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Utiq launches brand measurement tool in Germany

Utiq introduced Deterministic BrandLift in Germany on October 8, 2025, offering precise campaign measurement for budgets starting at 50,000 euros without cookies.

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Meta unveils Q5 marketing strategy for mobile game developers

Meta announces Q5 marketing opportunities for mobile game developers with lower CPMs and CPAs during late December to mid-January advertising period.

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Spotify deploys machine learning to automate user acquisition campaigns

Spotify engineers detail implementation of pre-ranking algorithm that reduced acquisition costs by 14% while maintaining performance after iOS privacy changes.

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Irish regulator rules remote access constitutes data transfer

Irish DPC's €530 million TikTok penalty establishes that remote access from third countries qualifies as data transfer under GDPR, setting precedent for digital platforms.

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Wunderkind challenges static marketing journeys with real-time approach

Marketing platform Wunderkind released guide on October 8, 2025 arguing traditional customer journey frameworks miss 77% of intent signals amid fragmented behavior.

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Google Analytics launches Meta and TikTok cost data import integrations

Google Analytics now imports cost data from Meta and TikTok through native integrations announced October 7, 2025, enabling automated cross-platform tracking.

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Google expands Web to App Connect across multiple campaign types

Google announced September 5 expansion of Web to App Connect to YouTube, Hotel, Demand Gen campaigns with unified reporting and measurement features.

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Meta showcases data clean room results at Australia's measurement conference

Meta's Advanced Analytics delivers 27-fold performance variation and 14% revenue lift from first-party data segments at IAB event.

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Nielsen and Adelaide integrate attention metrics with reach data

Nielsen and Adelaide announced October 7, 2025, integration combining AU attention metric with reach data in Outcomes Marketplace. New efficiency metrics gauge both reach and attention.

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Scope3 aligns emissions model with GMSF v1.2 framework

Scope3 updated its emissions measurement platform to align with GMSF v1.2 on October 1, 2025, offering three framework options for advertisers.

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IAB unveils incrementality framework for commerce media budgets

Advertising industry groups release measurement guidance as sector spending approaches $150 billion across US and European markets.

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Brave browser reaches 100 million monthly users

Brave browser hit 101 million monthly active users on September 30, 2025, with search platform processing nearly 20 billion annual queries.

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Acxiom partners with Client Command for automotive shopper tracking

Partnership announced October 2 grants Acxiom access to Active Shopper Network, analyzing 60 billion webpages monthly across 250 million consumer profiles.

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Google Analytics expands benchmarking to include absolute metrics

Google Analytics now offers benchmarking for 20 unnormalized metrics like total revenue and new users, estimating performance ranges based on active user counts.

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NIQ launches global data clean room on Snowflake for ad measurement

NIQ introduces data clean room on Snowflake platform enabling marketers to enrich first-party data and measure campaign outcomes across global markets.

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Apple announces Bulgaria euro transition for App Store on January 1

Apple notifies developers of comprehensive pricing and payment changes as Bulgaria adopts euro with fixed conversion rate of 1.95583 BGN = 1 EUR.

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Media.net launches sell-side attribution tool with Claritas

Media.net and Claritas introduce ELEVATE, the first sell-side measurement and optimization solution for programmatic advertising on the open web.

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Gracenote report highlights contextual targeting gap in CTV advertising

Survey of 600 media executives reveals 32% find CTV ineffective despite rising spend, with 80% prioritizing audience targeting over content-based strategies.

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LiveRamp introduces agentic AI tools for marketing automation

LiveRamp debuts autonomous agents with data collaboration access, natural language segmentation, and AI-powered marketplace search on October 1, 2025.

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WebKit introduces Digital Credentials API for Safari 26

WebKit announces Digital Credentials API support in Safari 26 for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, enabling websites to request mobile IDs from Apple Wallet and third-party wallets.