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Kathryn Farrara, Unilever, spoke at DAA Summit 2015 and provides here additional thoughts on the company’s participation in the DAA Program. She is a senior marketing counsel at Unilever, a multinational consumer packaged goods company.
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The DAA Thought Leadership Series features top leaders discussing current and emerging trends in interest-based advertising derived from responsible data collection online. Changing consumer habits, expectations and evolving technology continue to shape the world of digital advertising. The Thought Leader Series discusses the ethical questions that arise with the changing technology that encompasses digital advertising. In this series we sit down with experts in the industry to discuss the DAA program, consumer privacy and security, and insights around transparency and choice with the consumer.

As we head closer toward September, and the independent enforcement of Digital Advertising Alliance’s Mobile Guidance, one of the most often asked questions we receive has to do with creative specifications for the indication of data collection and interest-based ads in mobile environments… Mobile Web display ads, in-app ads, and the like.  Just where do advertisers place the “Your Ad Choices” Icon and what links should be in place behind the icon?

As a reminder, the DAA has published specifications on the “Resources Page” of our operations site:  https://digitaladvertisingalliance.org/sites/aboutads/files/DAA_files/DAA_Ad_Marker_Guidelines_Mobile.pdf

Example:  In-App, In Ad…

Example:  Rich Media Ad…

Example: In App, In Settings…

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Photo:  Peggy Hudson, senior vice president of government affairs, Direct Marketing Association (standing), introduces a DAA Summit 2015 panel discussing self-regulation for online and mobile data collection, how DAA Principles are implemented in their respective companies, and the consumer trust the engenders as a result.  Seated left to right are Sheila Colclasure, public policy & privacy officer, Acxiom; Rachel Glasser, global marketing data protection and privacy program manager, GroupM Connect; Kathryn Farrara, senior counsel, marketing, Unilever; and Scott Meyer, CEO, Ghostery.

Big Idea: How companies implement DAA self-regulatory Principles and how these principles enable consumer trust create significant business benefits.

The Digital Advertising Alliance Summit 2015 in June featured several companies that examined their own respective journeys with self-regulation and the DAA Principles – and were willing to share just how they leverage adherence for multiple effects.

“Think of this panel as a how to,” began Peggy Hudson, senior vice president of government affairs at the Direct Marketing Association and a DAA Board member, as she introduced the market-facing panel to discuss the importance of self-regulation in engaging consumer trust. “Self-regulation is what...

[Photo:  DAA Executive Director opens Publishers’ Roundtable panel at DAA Summit 2015. Seated left to right: Clark Rector, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, American Advertising Federation; Michael Hauser, Assistant General Counsel, Turner Broadcasting System (CNN); Kyle McCarthy, Co-Founder and Editor, Family Travel Forum; Patricia Neuray, Vice President, Sales, TRUSTe; and Sal Tripi, Assistant Vice President, Digital Operations & Compliance, Publishers Clearing House and PCH.com.]

Big idea: As consumers embrace multiple platforms, the online publishing world evolves to engage site visitors with trust, control and transparency.

Publishers of all sizes took the main stage at the recent Digital Advertising Alliance Summit 2015 to discuss the role of responsible data collection in providing relevant content on their sites, both editorially and in advertising. Adhering to DAA Principles, they agreed, is essential to engender and bolster consumer trust.

“In our company we have democratized the approach to consumer protection and privacy,” said Michael Hauser, assistant general counsel for Turner Broadcasting System, the owner of CNN and other brands. Hauser noted that Turner has a cross-functional team that regularly meets to discuss privacy and information...

[Photo:  DAA Executive Director opens Publishers’ Roundtable panel at DAA Summit 2015. Seated left to right: Clark Rector, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, American Advertising Federation; Michael Hauser, Assistant General Counsel, Turner Broadcasting System (CNN); Kyle McCarthy, Co-Founder and Editor, Family Travel Forum; Patricia Neuray, Vice President, Sales, TRUSTe; and Sal Tripi, Assistant Vice President, Digital Operations & Compliance, Publishers Clearing House and PCH.com.]

Big idea: As consumers embrace multiple platforms, the online publishing world evolves to engage site visitors with trust, control and transparency.

Publishers of all sizes took the main stage at the recent Digital Advertising Alliance Summit 2015 to discuss the role of responsible data collection in providing relevant content on their sites, both editorially and in advertising. Adhering to DAA Principles, they agreed, is essential to engender and bolster consumer trust.

“In our company we have democratized the approach to consumer protection and privacy,” said Michael Hauser, assistant general counsel for Turner Broadcasting System, the owner of CNN and other brands...