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The Brand Safety Continuum: The Role of Privacy Self-Regulation

October 30, 2017

By Lou Mastria

There’s much attention paid of late to brand safety – and that’s a good thing for the long-term growth and overall health of the digital advertising ecosystem.

In almost every measure, brand safety is enhanced where and when transparency is extended.  Cheers to the foresight of our trade association founders: In the Digital Advertising Alliance YourAdChoices program, we’ve known this to be the case for the six-plus years our Principles – and their independent enforcement – have been in-market.

Summit Snapshot: X-Factor -- Responsible Data Collection for Interest-Based Advertising Across Devices

October 7, 2017

By Lou Mastria

Big Idea: The number of different devices we use is growing -- and so are the ways they’re talking to each other. Companies are trying to keep up, connecting cross-device data and marketing responsibly, to meet consumer expectations.

Innovation at DAA Summit 2017….

As marketers continue to coalesce the customer experience through the myriad devices we interact with on a daily basis -- which comScore now estimates to be between 10 and 12 devices per household -- they are also diligently heeding ethical standards and best practices in an increasingly dynamic ecosystem.

Summit Snapshot: Is the IBA Ecosystem Ready for GDPR?

August 16, 2017

By Lou Mastria

Big Idea: Seeking concrete plans for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies with business in Europe are looking to their privacy teams, who are identifying practical challenges as well as opportunities.

This blog is Part II of II. Part I discusses what’s known as of June 2017 about GDPR regulation -- scheduled to take effect May 2018.  No information imparted in this blog series should be construed as legal counsel. Rather this post is strictly for information purposes only.

Heard at DAA Summit 2017...

Summit Snapshot: GDPR Policy Imperatives, Just the Facts

August 2, 2017

By Lou Mastria

Big Idea: On the policy front, European digital advertising organizations are formulating plans to address the fast-approaching GDPR, a European Union law that will alter how advertisers and marketers conduct business in Europe -- and possibly elsewhere.

This blog is Part I of II. Part II discusses how some parts of the interest-based advertising ecosystem are preparing for GDPR adherence.  No information imparted in this blog series should be construed as legal counsel. Rather this post is strictly for information purposes only.

Summit Snapshot: ‘Brand Champions’ Address Brand Safety and the Consumer Engagement Value Exchange

July 18, 2017

By Lou Mastria

Big Idea: Privacy, transparency and DAA Principles lead conversations that brand representatives are having about innovation inside their own organizations as well as with their advertising, media and tech partners.

Heard at DAA Summit 2017...

In a panel titled “Brand Champions: Brand Safety and the Consumer Engagement Value Exchange,” attendees at this year’s Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Summit heard from leaders in digital governance, who spoke about how and why well-known brands are innovating to engage with consumers through choice and transparency made possible by DAA program participation.

Network Advertising Initiative and Digital Advertising Alliance Launch New Version of Choice Tools for Interest-Based Advertising

New Version of Tools Addresses Non-Cookie Technologies, Offers Improved Consumer Interface and Enhanced Choice Options

WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY -- April 4, 2017 -- The Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) today jointly unveiled new versions of their easy-to-use consumer choice tools for setting preferences about digital advertising data collection and use.

Summit Snapshot: Publishers Set the Stage for Relevant Ad Content & Brand Engagement

March 2, 2017

By Lou Mastria

Big Idea: Self-regulation is effective, but privacy still concerns consumers -- so ever-vigilance inside companies and among publishers matter.

As we look to Digital Advertising Alliance 2017 this June, our 5th annual event, we’ve set a theme titled “Furthering Consumer Trust through Dynamic Self-Regulation” – representing the pace of innovation in our field and the enhancement and advancement of our program to keep in step with consumers and their brand engagement.

Digital Advertising Alliance Releases Guidance on the Application of DAA Principles to Cross-Device Environments

Guidance Emphasizes Transparency and Control for Cross-Device Advertising Practices

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 16, 2015 – The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) today released initial guidance to help companies apply the DAA’s Self-Regulatory Principles in the rapidly growing cross-device environment. The guidance makes clear that the transparency and choice obligations in the existing Principles apply to cross-device data practices, which are also subject to the DAA’s independent enforcement.

That Icon That You See? Yeah, You Know Me.

September 29, 2016

By Lou Mastria

Consumers' recognition of the AdChoices Icon -- and understanding of how it gives choice for ads based on their interests -- continues to rise.

One thing I’ve learned from working in the ad industry is that building a brand can be a long and challenging process. The DAA only started that process about six years ago, when the cross-industry program and its AdChoices Icon were first launched, but – happily – we’ve made significant progress since then.

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