Blog about Digital Advertising & Marketing Technology

In this Media Review, we bring together 5 stories, including accusations against Meta for using ad-related data to harm the competition, Apple’s allowance for outside app stores on its phones, and Google sharing its First Party Sets (FPS) concepts as ready for testing.

It’s that time of year again. The RTB House Team is closing the door on 2022, and our marketing team has been enthusiastically sharing their predictions about 2023. Fortunately, our writing team was there to take diligent notes and turn them into some useful marketing trend insights!

So grab yourself a warm beverage, and let’s take stock of where we ended up in 2022, and where marketing trends are going in 2023.

In this Media Review, we bring together 5 stories, including Apple facing a new lawsuit over its data collection practices, the Privacy Sandbox expansion for web testing in 2023, and the EU’s Digital Services Act entering into force.

Retargeting is one of the most powerful marketing tools in any brand’s arsenal, but building an effective retargeting campaign is as much an art as it is a science. To maximize the effect of their retargeting campaign, clients naturally want data that proves a retargeting provider is worth their salt. To do this, many companies rely on incrementality testing.

This makes sense, as incrementality testing is considered the gold standard for good reason. However, they are not a catch-all solution. They aren’t cheap to run, and without a dedicated analytics team to interpret the results, companies can end up spending money on a test they can’t interpret.

Let’s take a deep dive into incrementality testing, see how it works, and what you need to run one.

In an environment where customers have countless ways to engage with a product before purchasing, we need to rethink how we approach marketing activities. To achieve this, marketers often use a concept coined by Google called the “Zero Moment of Truth” (ZMOT). This represents the moment when customers engage with a product or service online before they make any commitments to purchase it.

Making the most of ZMOT is the key to a successful marketing strategy, particularly regarding retargeting, and this article will help you understand how to do just that.

In this Media Review, we present 3 stories from the last month, including the gaining momentum of the Privacy Sandbox, analyzing why the number of entities that tested FLEDGE was so small, and the newly launched tools from Google.