Tracking Trends from DMEXCO 2024 

This week almost 30,000 digital advertising professionals made their way to DMEXCO, one of the world’s largest online advertising and marketing conferences in Cologne, Germany organized by BVDW (IAB affiliate in Germany) and several presenting partners including IAB Europe.

Engaging Addressable Audiences – Snap Spotlights Innovations

With significant investments in machine learning models, improved signals, and optimized ad formats, IAB Canada member and Elite Corporate Sponsor, Snap has shared with us, recent product enhancements that demonstrate their dedication to delivering performance across the whole marketing funnel. 

IAB Releases Attention Metrics Guide

The IAB US Attention Task Forces has released a series of helpful resources on the state of attention measurement. Brands globally have shifted their efforts towards capturing attention metrics.

AI Challenges Sustainability

AI continues to be top of mind as a disruptive force to the ad industry as our members test, integrate and evaluate its impact to the value chain. It is quickly becoming clear that the growing and widespread use of AI for various applications can undermine sustainability initiatives.

The Cookie Lives On 

Google has made a dramatic U-turn on its plan to phase out third-party cookies. Instead of eliminating 3rd-party cookies, they have decided to introduce a new Chrome feature designed to give users more control over their browsing and privacy settings.