Why advertisers find it so hard to quit the walled gardens

Breaking up with the walled gardens is hard to do but it’s not impossible as some advertisers are finding out.

Inside the state of data privacy fines and investigations in Europe

A year in, GDPR fines and warnings have been splintered across Europe.

The Rundown: Clients are starting to take ownership of transparency issues

CMOs use conference stages to talk loudly about transparency issues across the industry, but most problems in media begin and end with clients themselves.

Royal Bank of Scotland’s David Wheldon: Clients are to blame for agency transparency issues

Advertisers do more harm than good when they drag as much margin as they can from the coffers of agencies, said the senior marketer.

Digiday Research: Branded content production costs are growing

Half of the 80 publisher executives surveyed by Digiday this May said the cost of branded video production has risen in the past year.

Digiday Research: Most publishers show ads to their paying subscribers

In a survey of 93 publisher executives at subscription-based media companies, 75% said they serve ads to their paid subscribers.

A year after GDPR, General Mills is exploring new ways to use publisher data

GDPR-compliant marketplaces are being built by the advertiser nearly a year on from the regulation’s arrival.

As IGTV expands in Instagram app, advertisers push for more analytics

Agencies see IGTV as a good place for testing and creativity rather than providing huge wins given the lack of data and insights.