Feb 4, 2022Google Hands Privacy Advocates Another Dartboard with “Topics”Which side are you on? Are you a surveillance advertiser that tracks helpless consumers while you force them to buy things they don’t want? Or are you a privacy hawk who thinks it’s best if Floridians get ads for snow pants? It’s not quite that simple, but it’s starting to…Cookieless Future4 min readCookieless Future4 min read
Nov 4, 2021The Gardener’s Approach to Ad Campaign MeasurementHow will ad campaign measurement change as privacy regulation makes attribution much more difficult? As an ad measurement enthusiast and someone who eats and sleeps cookieless, this question is near and dear to me. But it’s also complex — so let’s use a metaphor to make it simple: You are…Cookieless Future3 min readCookieless Future3 min read
Jul 30, 2021The Anonymous InternetThe date was June 23rd, 2021, and the digital advertising world was right on schedule to eventually fall apart. The deprecation of 3rd parties cookies in Chrome — the most popular web browser globally — would come at year’s end. …Digital Advertising3 min readDigital Advertising3 min read
Jun 7, 2021LiveRamp ATS a Slam Dunk, says ForresterThe research is in: Forrester is suggesting massive revenue gains for brands that use LiveRamp’s new ATS cookie alternative. Should every advertiser expect this good of a return? Like many ad folks, I’ve been consuming various LiveRamp products for years. They’ve long set the standard for interoperability, and recently have…Cookieless Retargeting3 min readCookieless Retargeting3 min read
May 11, 2021Where Have All the iPhones Gone?With reports of opt-out rates over 95%, iOS 14.5 is feeling like an even bigger shock than anticipated for publishers and marketers. It’s hard to get an accurate count — because, ya know, Apple — but one thing is for sure: the…Cookieless Future2 min readCookieless Future2 min read
May 6, 2021Welcome to SugarFreeHi there. My name is Tom and you’ve found SugarFree, an advertising software company that helps brands & agencies navigate the cookieless world. The addressable advertising world is changing, with cookies and other heavily relied upon forms of direct targeting undergoing a process of extermination. Digital marketers are bracing for…Advertising2 min readAdvertising2 min read