ANA Pursues Global Support For CMO Masters Circle Initiative At Cannes

CANNES – The Association of National Advertisers made its first trip to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this month with a mission: to induce global CMO’s to embrace and participate in its CMO Masters Circle pro-growth initiative. As Masters Circle was being established in the U.S., the ANA “started to recognize fundamental flaws […]

 
 

Tremor Video DSP Adds Grapeshot To Its Brand Safety, Anti-Fraud Capabilities

If there’s a way to help clean up the digital media ecosystem—from TAG to ads.txt to DoubleVerify—Tremor Video DSP is a big participant and supporter. Because brand safety tends to be subjective depending on the advertiser, Tremor Video DSP is now relying on Grapeshot’s “contextual intelligence” capabilities, says CEO Lauren Wiener. Tremor Video DSP’s three-point […]

 
 

TAG’s Zaneis Claims Certification Cuts Ad Fraud By 600%

PALM SPRINGS, Calif — Over the last year, the scourge of digital ad fraud has risen up to become one of the industry’s biggest bogeyman. But what if you could cut ad fraud by up to 600%? That’s what Mike Zaneis claims he can do, for companies that follow his organization’s recommendations. Zaneis heads up […]

 
 

TAG’s Zaneis Wants Ad Fraudsters ‘Put Behind Bars’

ORLANDO — The collection of fears lumped under the “transparency” banner – ad fraud, viewability, and so on – have plagued advertising for the last couple of years. But now a concerted effort has helped overcome one of the key challenges – according to a cross-industry program established to tackle the problems. “We have turned […]

 
 

Ad Industry Joins Forces With Federal Agencies To Combat Digital Crime

ORLANDO, Florida  – For the first time, the digital advertising industry—via the Trustworthy Accountability Group—has a formal partnership with federal law enforcement agencies to combat criminal activity, TAG President and CEO Mike Zaneis says in an interview with Beet.TV. Since its founding, TAG members have been sharing intelligence about bad actors in the digital advertising […]