Author: Maciej Zawadziński

May 29, 2019 by Michael Sweeney, Maciej Zawadziński

Leading up to the year 2000, there were dire predictions circulating about a potential end to the digital world because of a software issue, known as the Y2K bug, that would kick in at the stroke of midnight on January 1. As it turned out, the world didn’t end. Computers still worked and digital calendars […]

May 16, 2019 by Michael Sweeney, Maciej Zawadziński

Founded in 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Adform has grown to become a leading software vendor in the online advertising ecosystem. Adform provides both media buyers (advertisers and agencies) and publishers with a range of platforms to help them create, run and manage media campaigns across display, video, mobile, audio, and digital out-of-home (DOOH). Adform Integration […]

May 15, 2019 by Michael Sweeney, Maciej Zawadziński

Data-management platforms (DMP) are popular among advertisers, agencies, and publishers. They are complex pieces of software that incorporate many different components and features. Let’s take a look at what components make up a data-management platform (DMP) and how they are connected. Click on the infographic to enlarge it. What Is a Data-Management Platform (DMP)? A […]

May 9, 2019 by Maciej Zawadziński, Michael Sweeney

First they introduced a set of new privacy features, then they introduced their Privacy Sandox, and now, Google Chrome has taken an axe to online advertising by announcing that they will kill off third-party cookies by 2022.

March 20, 2019 by Michal Wlosik, Michael Sweeney, Maciej Zawadziński

The European Union’s General Data-Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force for almost a year, but in spite of numerous publications in the media there is still a lot of misinformation and confusion around it. In our new webinar, we guide through the key concepts of GDPR, discuss what the regulation means for AdTech companies, […]

March 15, 2019 by Maciej Zawadziński, Michael Sweeney

When advertising moved online from the print world back in the late 1990s, the biggest opportunity for advertisers was the ability to reach people on an individual basis. They no longer had to rely solely on contextual targeting – advertisers could now create audiences based on interests, behavior, and location, and show ads to members […]

December 20, 2018 by Maciej Zawadziński, Michal Wlosik

Over the years, cookies have been the lifeblood of online advertising, driving targeted digital marketing and attribution. They are currently the most common method of identifying users online and enabling a personalized browsing experience. However, the growing awareness of privacy issues and the introduction of privacy-centered European laws (GDPR and ePrivacy) has put pressure on […]

October 23, 2018 by Maciej Zawadziński, Michael Sweeney

When you hear most people in the online advertising world talk about integrating a demand-side platform (DSP) with an ad exchange or supply-side platform (SSP), they make it sound as if it’s a matter of connecting the platforms together via a cable. In reality, integrating a DSP with other AdTech platforms is a meticulous technological […]

October 18, 2018 by Maciej Zawadziński, Michal Wlosik

When publishers first began their exodus from print media towards digital, they started looking for new ways to generate revenue. The most intuitive revenue model was the one they had already been using in print – advertising. Display advertising came about to replicate printed ads in the online world and enable website monetization, which is […]

September 19, 2018 by Maciej Zawadziński, Michal Wlosik

Traditional terrestrial and cable TV are long past their heyday, trailing behind streaming media in reach, measurability and content quality. Video-ad views on OTT (over-the-top) devices grew 63% year over year in Q3 2016, and the trend is expected to continue, further crippling traditional TV advertising. Traditional TV can offer advertisers a mere fraction of […]